June 16
Malawi: Chilima's Family Wants Govt to Institute a Comprehensive Inquiry Into the Plane Crash
The departed Vice-President Saulos Chilima's brother Ben Chilima has asked government to institute a "comprehensive" inquiry into the plane crash that killed him and eight others. Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Govt Receives 1 Million Personalised ID Cards From India
The National Registration Bureau (NRB) over the weekend received 1 Million Identification cards through the Kamuzu International Airport (KIA). Read more »
June 14
Malawi: Good News - Foreign Exchange Improves Tremendously in April
Malawi's total economy foreign exchange reserves improved in April this year from $545.7 million (2.2 months of imports) in March to $595.2 million (2.4 months of imports), a… Read more »
Malawi: Us Secretary of State Blinken Consoles for Chilima's Passing Through Phone Conversation With Chakwera
Despite having already offered its condolences through their Embassy in Malawi, the US President Joe Biden, in a bid to underline US shared grief to Malawi, today instructed his… Read more »
Malawi: Chilima's Aide Complained of 'Too Much Turbulence' in a Message Sent At 10:10 Am, Pilot Also Spoke of Bad Weather
At exactly 10:10 am on Monday, one of Veep Saulos Chilima's aides on board, the late Chisomo Chimangeni, sent a message to his work colleague, Winnie Nyondo--who is also a media… Read more »
Malawi: Is the MDF Convincing Why It Took Them More Than 4 Hours to Respond to the Missing Plane?
The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) on Thursday released results of a preliminary assessment done after its plane crashed in Chikangawa Forest, explaining why it took more than four… Read more »
Malawi: FAM Moving Its Headquarters to Lilongwe, FIFA Nods, Says It Will Fund the Project
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) President Fleetwood Haiya has said the country's football governing body wants its headquarters to move to Lilongwe. Read more »
June 13
Malawi: Five Tough Questions We Haven't Asked About Chilima's Tragic Death
Who decided that Ralph Kasambara should receive a state funeral? Who authorised the flight the VP took? When did the MDF know the plane had failed to land, what measures did it… Read more »
Malawi: Can Mary Chilima Be the Uniting Factor Whom Chakwera Can Consider for Veep?
In the next 7 days, precisely by 19th June, President Lazarus Chakwera is mandated by the Constitution to fill the vacant position of the vice president created by the demise of… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Heeds Local NGOs' Call for Independent Inquiry
Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has heeded calls from the local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to have an independent investigation into circumstances that… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Will Regret If He Appoints Veep Outside UTM Party
Time is running out for President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera to appoint a new State Vice President for Malawi, following the tragic demise of the workaholic Saulos Klaus Chilima in… Read more »
Malawi: Did VP's Office Flout Procedure in Securing Ill-Fated Plane?
As the nation mourns the passing of Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima, Vice President of the Republic of Malawi, one detail that struck me on Thursday was the revelation by Army Commander… Read more »
June 12
Malawi: MACRA Irked With Circulation of Disturbing Materials On Social Media Related to Plane Crash Saga - Warns Its Illegal
Malawi's proactive communications regulatory body, the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), has said it is "deeply concerned" by the circulation of graphic and… Read more »
Malawi: Abdul Lapukeni, Chilima Deputy Chief of Protocol, Laid to Rest
Deputy Chief of Protocal for the late Vice President Dr.Saulos Chilima, Abdul Lapuken has become the first victim of the infamous Chikangawa forest MDF plane crash to be laid to… Read more »
Malawi: Fresh From South Korea, Chilima Allegedly Skipped Protocol in Flying Out of Lilongwe
In a twist to the tragic plane crash saga, highly placed government source with access to operations in the office of the office of the vice president, have confided in Nyasatimes… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera, Parley, CSOs Grieve Over Gaps Chilima's Departure Has Created in Public Sector, Democratic Governance
The nation is sobbing! The country is crying! Malawians are mourning! They are mourning the loss of their State Vice President, Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima, and eight other productive… Read more »
Malawi: Funera Committee Instituted, to Announce Detailed Programme Today
President Lazurus Chakwera has constituted a ministerial committee to run the funeral arrangements for the departed Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima who died in a plane crush along… Read more »
Malawi: Opposition Parties Unite With Chakwera As Malawi Mourns Chilima, Parliament Weighs in, 21-Day Mourning Period Declared
Major opposition political parties in Malawi brushed aside their politicking and locked hands with President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera as the entire nation is plunged in deep… Read more »
Malawi: In Mourning Chilima, Let's Not Be Exited By Baseless Social Media Suggestions
Kungokhala chete ndi bwino. Osatchukila pa maliro. We are all in grief. Assumptions and innuendos and childish conspiracy nzongopasula. Kwa anzeru inu, you are capable of sieving… Read more »
June 11
Malawi: President Announces Death of Veep Chilima, Nine Others
A visibly teary and shaking Malawi President, Lazarus Chakwera, has, exactly at 12:48 hours (CAT), announced the passing of the country's Vice President Right Honourable Saulos… Read more »
Malawi: President Says Search Ongoing for Missing VP
President Lazarus Chakwera has admitted that the plane carrying veep Saulos Chilima and nine others is still missing and, contrary to social media reports, that the Malawi Defense… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Welcomes Remains of Chilima and Nine Others At KIA in Lilongwe
President Lazarus Chakwera led thousands of Malawians Tuesday evening in welcoming the remains of vice president Saulos Chilima and nine others at Kamuzu International Airport… Read more »
Malawi: Presidential Aide Rev Kamwendo Calls Malawians to Prayer Over Missing Plane
Special Advisor to the President on Religious Affairs, Reverend Brian Kamwendo, has made an impassioned appeal to all religious leaders and Malawian citizens to go into prayers as… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Vows He Is Sparing No Available Resource to Find the Missing Plane Carrying Chilima
President Lazarus Chakwera has admitted that the plane carrying veep Saulos Chilima and nine others is still missing and, contrary to social media reports, that the Malawi Defense… Read more »
Malawi: APM Calls On Malawians to Pray for the Safety of the Missing Chilima and Nine Others
Former president Aand leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Peter Mutharika, says he abd his wife Getrude are "profoundly concerned by the events of the last hours. We… Read more »