Reported by Kenson McCloud Youth activists have commended President Lazarus Chakwera for including youths in the newly appointed boards of directors for Parastatal organizations. According to a statement released on Tuesday evening President Chakwera has appointed board members for Sixty-Seven Parastatal organizations. Among the members Maness Nkhata is now the new chairperson of the National […]Read More
Reported by Meclina Chirwa The Presidential taskforce on Coivd-19 says it is disappointed with guidelines some schools have set aimed at preventing Covid-19.Co-chairperson of the taskforce Dr John Phuka says it is inappropriate to set a certified negative covid-19 result as a pre-requisite for admission of students.According to Phuka, the mentioned guidelines are not part […]Read More
Reported by Kenson McCloud NGO- Coalition on Child Rights has bemoaned low budget allocation towards child protection in the 2020/2021 financial year. This was disclosed during an engagement meeting with members of parliamentary committee on social and community affairs aimed at scrutinizing allocations towards child development. Speaking to Timveni News Desk on the sidelines of […]Read More
The Ministry of Labour has reiterated the need to engage young people in its quest to create One Million jobs. Deputy Minister of Labour Vera Kamtukule said this during Monday’s signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry and Plan International Malawi. Plan International Malawi has partnered the ministry in two thematic areas […]Read More
The Malawi Tourism Council has expressed concern over the omission of the tourism industry as a growth sector in the 2020/2021 national budget. Speaking to Timveni, council chairperson Jones Malili said the tourism sector requires top priority to drive the economy. Meanwhile, Malili says the council will sit down with government to consider providing financial […]Read More
The Polytechnic based economic expert Betchani TcherenisaysPresident Lazarus Chakwera’s maiden state visit to Zambia this week is economically viable to Malawi. Speaking to Timveni, Tchereni said the two neighbors have rich bilateral ties hence the one-day trip will further boost trade between Lilongwe and Lusaka. According to Tchereni, Malawi stands to benefit from the […]Read More
A Chancellor Collage based economic expert has said Malawi’s economy stands to benefit a lot following South Africa’s easing of its lockdown. Among other measures, Pretoria is reopening its borders to international travel which Professor Ben Kalua says is vital for recovery of Malawi’s economy. Speaking to Timveni, Kalua said Malawi will be able to […]Read More
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition says its whistleblower initiative has received a thousand complaints of corrupt practices. The rights body launched the program to unmask corruption committed in government and other sectors of the economy. Figure 1: HRDC Chairperson Gift Trapence speaking during press briefing Speaking at a media briefing in Lilongwe on Wednesday, […]Read More
In fulfilling its mandate as a state institution, the National Initiative for Civic Education—NICE Public Trust has launched a campaign that seeks to enlighten students, teachers and parents more about the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. figure 1: Minister of Civic Education and National Unity viewing the Timveni […]Read More
Malawians went to the polls on Tuesday for a much anticipated rerun of last year’s presidential vote, which was ultimately annulled by the Constitutional Court, with the top two candidates going head-to-head in a tense election. “There were a lot of people out to vote this morning, which is quite surprising because there were fears […]Read More
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