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Ministers from the 16-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) converged in the Malawian capital Lilongwe on Friday for a two-day meeting to discuss issues aimed at deepening regional cooperation.
Catholic bishops in Malawi have criticised President Lazarus Chakwera’s government for paying lip service to the fight against corruption and for lacking a clear plan of action to address the woes facing the country.
The United Nations plans to vaccinate about 2.9 million children in Malawi against polio after the southern African country declared an outbreak of the disease last month.
Private sector investment across Africa, essential to tackle the impact of COVID and unlock sustainable growth, will be accelerated by new financing totalling EUR 62 million confirmed by IB Global, the new specialised arm of the European Investment Bank on Thursday.
Malawi plans to introduce new measures that will see contractors imprisoned if they produce substandard roads, a cabinet minister has warned.
Malawi has received a US$14.2 million grant from the African Development Fund (ADF) to enable the southern African country to upgrade its information technology infrastructure and create a more efficient digital payment system.
Malawi will this week showcase it energy and mining projects to Canadian investors during an online business forum scheduled for Thursday.
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has announced a new cabinet which includes some new faces, days after he fired his entire executive on Monday in the wake of a corruption storm involving some of his former top lieutenants.
The United States has commended the “bold steps” taken by Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera after he dissolved his cabinet this week in the wake of a corruption storm involving some of his ministers.
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has dissolved the country’s entire cabinet amid a corruption scandal that has sucked in one of his ministers.