President Lazarus Chakwera is due to lead the country’s delegation to the 32nd AFREXIM Bank Annual Meetings in Abuja, Nigeria, from June 25-27. The summit, themed “Building the Future on Decades of Resilience,” will discuss boosting intra-African trade and investment. Chakwera will join other African and Caribbean leaders in high-level talks and hold bilateral meetings to promote the country’s investment opportunities in agriculture, energy, and infrastructure. According to a statement by the ministry of foreign affairs the President is expected to depart from Kamuzu International Airport this afternoon at 3:00

State Vice President Dr Michael Usi who is also a leader of Odya Zake Alibe Mlandu on Friday,20th June 2025,toured Kasungu town where he engaged with the local business community. Usi met various market vendors and local business owners to actually appreciate some of the challenges they meet. He also interacted with a child,bought him a few gifts,and encouraged him to work hard in school. The market vendors were very happy to see the State Vice President visiting them.

The body of David Njewa, a 16-year-old Form 2 student at Michru Private Schools, who was supposed to sit for his JCE exams this year has been laid to rest. David, a devoted Catholic and member of the children’s choir at Likuni Parish in Archdiocese of Lilongwe, succumbed to complications from Malaria , low blood pressure, and Leukemia on June 17, 2025. He has been laid to rest today June 19th, 2025, at his father’s home in Ntcheu, leaving behind his grieving parents, teachers, and friends. May his Soul Rest in Peace

Credible sources have informed KBN TV that the family of Edgar Chagwa Lungu has made a firm decision to bury the former Head of State in South Africa, following a significant disagreement with the Government. According to separate interviews with individuals close to the family in South Africa, Lungu’s remains will be exhumed and repatriated to Zambia at a later date. Burial arrangements are currently underway in collaboration with South African authorities, with the possibility of holding the burial ceremony on either Saturday or Monday. The repatriation of Lungu’s remains to Zambia, initially scheduled for this afternoon, was cancelled at the last minute due to concerns raised by the family regarding unilateral decisions made by the Government that deviated from an earlier agreement.

Renowned female journalist Leah Malekano formerly of Zodiac Broadcasting Station has joined Times Group. Malekano is rumored to replace Jonah Pankuku who recently transitioned into active politics. Malekano is a seasoned journalist with vast experience in hosting high_level exclusive interviews and providing political analysis. She is expected to make her dubut on the forthcoming episode of Hot Current Tv program,alongside Brian Banda and Wonder Msiska.

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is informing all stakeholders and the general public that, Head Office in Lilongwe will remain open over the weekend on Saturday, 14 June 2025 and Sunday, 15 June, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m for the duration of the period open for collection of nomination papers for the 2025 General Election. Sangwani Mwafulirwa who is the Director of Media and Public Relations of MEC says this arrangement is intended to enable prospective candidates and their representatives to collect nomination papers for the Presidential Election. Mwafulirwa further states that in the same spirit, all MEC offices at councils across the country will remain open during the stated days and hours to facilitate the collection of nomination papers for the Parliamentary and Local Government Elections. According to the Director of Media and Public Relations, Sangwani Mwafulirwa this arrangement does not extend to payment or deposit of nomination fees, which  should be done through FDH Bank branches during their regular banking hours. For clarification or assistance regarding the collection of nomination papers or the nomination process, stakeholders are encouraged to directly contact the MEC District Elections Officers responsible for their respective councils. MEC is urging members to contact the Director of Media and Public Relations Sangwani Mwafulirwa and relevant officers at the Malawi Electoral Commission MEC for more information and clarification.

His Excellency, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi has expressed delight at the prospect of a revitalized Marine transport network, following investment plans that will see the country’s legacy vessel “The Illala”, being replaced with a more modern passenger / cargo vessel. President Chakwera shared the sentiments during a meeting with a delegation of German investors. consisting of business persons, at Chikoko Bay, Monkey Bay. The meeting is a follow up to an interaction President Chakwera had with potential investors, when he visited Frankfurt, Germany in 2024 and explored various business opportunities to benefit the country. Subsequent to these fruitful engagements, the delegation is now in the country to cement the discussions led by His Excellency, with a tour and assessment of various marine transport infrastructure. The delegation had the opportunity to visit the Port of Chipoka in Salima, the Ship Yard and the Maritime Training College in Monkey Bay. The Port in question is a multimodal set up connected to both rail and road but has not been operational due to siltation that ended up reducing the depth of water permissible for berthing of vessels. Once reestablished, Chipoka will be able to handle coal from the North to central and Southern parts of Malawi for manufacturing industries further bolstering Malawi’s ATM strategy by facilitating transportation in the mining sector. Critically the investors also inspected the Illala and appreciated its resilience for over 70 years of service, with the view to promptly replacing it with a more innovative and morden vessel. The Illala is the only vessel offering a passenger service at present. To this end the investors have commenced works by requesting structural and architectural designs of the Illala and other vessels operating on lake Malawi; as well as a chart of the passenger and cargo routes in place, in order to map a viable reconstruction and replacement plan for the famous vessel. In his remarks President Chakwera said he is happy that the investors have seen the challenges the maritime transport sector faces and have conceived solutions to these challenges. “Lake Malawi is not just a tourism attraction but a viable means to addressing some of Malawi’s economic challenges through effective transportation infrastructure, among other attributes.” Said Chakwera. Leader of the delegation Daniel Imhauser said he is pleased with what he has seen thus far and recognized the breadth of potential for development that is evident from the structures he has seen, reiterating that the Illala needs to be replaced swiftly and that the Herman team is ready to do so. Imhauser expressed that a team of 20 experts in Germany are keen to change the conversation whose genesis was Frankfurt Germany, to action here on the ground in Malawi, adding that the investors wish to offer training opportunities to indigenous Malawian maritime technical staff, in order to empower the Malawi workforce. In his opening remarks, Minister of Transport and Public Works, Hon. Jacob Hara also highlighted that the investors are prepared to also replace cruise vessels that would facilitate the tourism industry. The investors also visited Marine Training College – the only institution that trains seafarers and marine engineers in Malawi where they appreciated need for the college to partner with German experts and training institutions to ease the challenges the college is facing in terms of IT support, learning materials, and modern training equipment and simulators. President Chakwera has since tasked his government to finalize the administrative details of this venture in order to attest transforming the marine transport network and by extension work towards attaining the 2063 agenda which espouses self reliance among other things. President Chakwera is currently in the Eastern Tegion where he carrying out a number of official engagements.

Vice President of the Republic of Malawi, Right Honourable Dr. Michael Bizwick Usi, resumed his series of public sector reform review meetings with selected parastatal institutions and local councils in the Southern Region, in his capacity as Minister Responsible for Public Service Delivery. This follows the successful engagements he held last month with various ministries and government departments, where he reviewed the implementation of ongoing reforms aimed at improving efficiency, transparency, and service delivery across the public sector. Over the next two days, the Vice President will assess reform progress in several key parastatal organisations, including the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC), and the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), among others. He will also meet with officials from local councils such as Mulanje District Council, Mangochi Municipal Council, Chiradzulu District Council, and Thyolo District Council to evaluate the status and impact of reforms at the local government level. These meetings form part of the Vice President’s continued efforts to promote accountability, strengthen institutional performance, and ensure that public service delivery meets the expectations and needs of Malawian citizens.

His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi, has reconstituted the Presidential Private Sector Council and the new membership is as follows: 1. Dr. Betty Chinyamunyamu, Chief Executive Officer, NASFAM 2. Mr. Ronald Ngwira, Managing Director, Pyxus Malawi Limited 3. Mr. Boyd Luwe, Managing Director, SeedCo Malawi Limited 4. Mr. Manzoor Bheda, Managing Director, Kakuyu Estate 5. Mr. George Kachingwe, Managing Director, Hail & Cotton 6. Mr. Andrew Baron, Baron Estate 7. Mr. Sam Mwale, Chief Executive Officer, Sunbird Tourism 8. Mr. Ranjan Pereira, Managing Director, Serendib Group of Hotels & Chairperson of the Asian Association of Malawi 9. Dr. Napoleon Dzombe, Entrepreneur, Kalipano Hotel 10. Dr. Grain Malunga, Consultant 11. Mrs. Lusubilo Chakaniza, Chief Executive Officer, Ethanol Company Limited 12. Ms. Daisy Kambalame, Chief Executive Officer, MCCCI 13. Mrs. Temwani Simwaka, Chief Executive Officer, NBS Bank PLC 14. Dr. Christopher Guta, Consultant 15. Dr. Ronald Mangani, Group Chief Executive Officer, Press Corporation PLC 16. Mr. Vizenge Kumwenda, Group Managing Director, NICO Holdings P17. Mr. Jayesh Patel, Managing Director, Chipiku Stores. 18. Mr. Arnold Mbwana, Consultant 19. Mr. Jimmy Lipunga, Consultant 20.Mr. Ufulu Loga, Managing Director, Trans Tech Logistics. The Presidential Private Sector Council is a body established by the President to advise and collaborate with him on innovative ways and policies to create an enabling environment for investment, trade and private sector growth. Its existence aligns with His Excellency’s ATMM Strategy of targeting private and public sector investments in the sectors of Agriculture, Tourism, Mining and Manufacturing as engines for achieving wealth creation, job creation and food security in pursuit of the Malawi 2063 Vision of turning Malawi into an inclusively wealthy, self-reliant, industrialized middle-income economy by 2030. The Council will serve as the highest platform for public-private dialogue and will meet the President directly and regularly over the course of its two-year tenure. However, some concerned citizens have cast doubt on the effectiveness of this council without assessing the previous one. This is just another way of wasting public resources.