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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.
Capital Hill Cashgate Scandal. Capital Hill Cashgate Scandal or "Cashgate" is a financial scandal involving looting, theft and corruption that happened at Capital Hill, the seat of Government of Malawi. The scandal was uncovered during the administration of President Joyce Banda, though it is believed to have begun prior to her taking office. [1]
Martha Kwataine. Martha Kwataine is a Malawian health and human rights activist, and former executive director of the Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN). MHEN is an "independent alliance of organizations and individuals promoting equity and quality" in health care, and is based in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. [1]
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 ...
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.
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]
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.
Rafiq Hajat. Rafiq Hajat (14 September 1955 – 13 September 2021 [1]) was a prominent Malawian civil rights activist. [2] He was born in Blantyre. [3] He was the director for the Institute for Policy Interaction (IPI) in Malawi. [3]