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Malawi swears in top comedian as vice-president
Top comedian-turned-politician Micheal Usi has been sworn as Malawi's vice-president at a ceremony held in parliament in the capital, Lilongwe.The 55-year-old replaces Saulos Chilima, who died...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 12:55hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans stand with grieving Malawi
Zimbabwe stands in solidarity with Malawi following the tragic death of Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others in a plane crash, President Mnangagwa has announced. The crash, which oc...Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa will not accept conditional aid
President Mnangagwa has declared that Zimbabwe will not accept aid that comes with conditions undermining the nation's values, character, and beliefs. Speaking at the 376th Ordinary Session of the Zan...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 06:49hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Zambia's Chilima
President Mnangagwa expressed profound sadness at the death of Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others in a plane crash this week. In his condolence message, President Mnangagwa p...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 06:48hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Malawi Vice President die in plane crash
MALAWI'S vice president and nine others have been killed after their military jet crashed into a mountainous forest.A huge search operation was launched after the plane carrying Dr Saulos Chil...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 09:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Aircraft carrying Malawi vice president missing
An aircraft carrying Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others has gone missing, Malawi's presidency said on Monday."All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 17:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 40 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | | by Musa Kika
LIST: Top 50 African Trailblazers Awards nominees released
The inaugural Afri50 Trailblazer Awards will take place on May 1, 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa, coinciding with Workers Day. The event will recognize 50 African trailblazers who have made a sig...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 08:44hrs | 7 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man killed for visiting married lover
POLICE in Beatrice, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt for a 36-year-old man who allegedly killed his wife's boyfriend who had visited his homestead in the middle of the night....Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malawi President comes to Zimbabwe
The Malawi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement informing members of the general public that His Malawi President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera will be coming on a two-day Official Visit to ...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 21:07hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa meets Ramaphosa again
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa paid a courtesy call on President Emmerson Mnangagwa here yesterday, during which the two leaders had a wide-ranging tete-a-tete to share "successes and challen...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's packed in-tray as Organ Troika chair
As President Emmerson Mnangagwa assumes the chairmanship of the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation - also known as Organ Troika - from his counterpart from the sister republic of...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Let's embrace peace for economic development
Economic development is a process in which a nation is improving its economic, political and social sectors for the well-being of its people whilst peace can be defined as freedom from any form of dis...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 17:41hrs | 1 | by Chido Chikuni
Chihuri not in Malawi, says Electoral Commission
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has described as baseless media reports that former Zimbabwe's Commissioner-General of Police, Augustine Chihuri, was in Malawi.The MEC also refuted claim...Published: 21 May 2019 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chihuri faces deportation from Malawi
The country's vice president who is also UTM Party leader Saulos Chilima told the nation on Sunday that a Zimbabwean national Augustine Chihuri who is in the county to help Democratic Progressive Part...Published: 19 May 2019 at 18:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malawi President sacks deputy ahead of presidential polls
The Chronicle Malawi President Peter Mutharika has reportedly sacked his deputy, Saulos Chilima, in a cabinet reshuffle, ahead of a presidential election next year. AFP reported in July that C...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 09:41hrs | | by AP
Zambian ex-minister arrested for 'celebrating' Sata's death
Lusaka - Zambian police on Friday said they had arrested and charged a former government official for celebrating the recent death of President Michael Sata by firing a gun in the air."We ...Published: 31 Oct 2014 at 15:38hrs | | by AFP
Mugabe flies out to Malawi
President Robert Mugabe has arrived in Lilongwe, Malawi to join other regional leaders for Malawi’s 50th independence celebrations to be held on Sunday.He was met at the Kamuzu Internationa...Published: 05 Jul 2014 at 19:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Malawi's new president sworn in
Blantyre - Peter Mutharika was sworn in on Saturday as Malawi's new president after his arch-rival and predecessor Joyce Banda congratulated him and urged the country to move on from the disputed vote...Published: 31 May 2014 at 14:36hrs | | by AFP
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