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Malawi’s immediate-past Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda has been appointed a member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Administrative Tribunal, an independent judicial forum responsible for resolution of employment disputes arising between the IMF and workers.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has extended the mandate of its force mission in Mozambique to help the country fend off an armed insurgency, a communique from the regional bloc’s extraordinary summit said on Wednesday.
Malawi’s Attorney General Thabo Nyirenda has given companies and individuals a 60-day ultimatum to return funds allegedly received through shady state procurement deals or risk prosecution.
President Lazarus Chakwera has declared the first week of 2022 as days of national prayer to seek divine intervention in the dry spell facing the country, presidential spokesman Anthony Kaunda has said.
Malawi’s Lands and Urban Development Minister Kezzie Msukwa was arrested on Thursday on abuse-of-office allegations involving some land shady deals with a businessman.
Malawians are mourning the death of former First Lady Anne Muluzi who succumbed to cancer at a Kenyan hospital on Tuesday.
The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has rubbished speculation that some of its members are planning a coup d’etat against President Lazarus Chakwera, according to media reports monitored here on Monday.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Monday called on western countries to reverse the “discriminatory and unfair” travel bans imposed on eight members of the regional bloc in the aftermath of the discovery of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
Political activist Bon Kalindo has threatened to close the country’s borders if President Lazarus Chakwera’s government fails to address the socio-economic challenges facing ordinary Malawians.
Malawi’s annualised inflation rate rose marginally to 8.9 percent in September on the back of an increase in the cost of foodstuffs, official data released on Thursday showed.