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Lazarus Chakwera. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera (born 5 April 1955) is a Malawian politician and theologian who has served as President of Malawi and minister of defence since June 2020. [1] He also serves as minister of defence per Malawian constitution, [citation needed] he has served as the leader of the Malawi Congress Party since 2013. [2]
Nyasa Times. Nyasa Times is an online newspaper providing Malawian news, founded by Edgar Chibaka in 2006. It began reporting in late 2006. [1] According to its own website, it received "over 8 million hits per month" in 2010. The publication has on numerous occasion been at loggerheads with the Bingu wa Mutharika government.
The Daily Times is a daily newspaper published in Blantyre, Malawi. It is the oldest newspaper in the country, founded in 1895 by the Central African Planter. Around 1900, it was rebranded to Central African Times, a weekly publication and later to Nyasaland Times. [1] With the Malawian independence in 1964, it simply became The Times (then ...
ASSOCIATED PRESS. More. BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi’s cholera outbreak has claimed more than 1,000 lives, according to the country’s health minister, who warned that some cultural beliefs ...
Joyce Banda. Joyce Hilda Banda (née Ntila; born 12 April 1950 [2]) is a Malawian politician, who served as President of Malawi, from 7 April 2012 to 31 May 2014. Banda took office as President following the sudden death of President Bingu wa Mutharika. She is the founder and leader of the People's Party, created in 2011. [3]
Politics of Malawi takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Malawi is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly.
The 2011 Malawi protests were protests aimed at winning political and economic reforms or concessions from the government of Malawi. [6] On 20 July, Malawian organisations protested against perceived poor economic management and poor governance by President Bingu wa Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party. [7]
Agnes Penemulungu is a Member of Parliament for Lilongwe South in Malawi. She was elected on President Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party ticket. Family. She is married to Malawian businessman Lucky Penemulungu. Mutharika's death. Penemulungu was in a meeting with Bingu wa Mutharika when he collapsed and died.