Tag Archives: Bingu

Malawi ex-first lady fired

May 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Blantyre – President Joyce Banda on Thursday sacked Malawi’s former first lady from a controversial job, in her latest purging of late president Bingu wa Mutharika’s allies. Banda’s office announced in a statement that well-known rights activist Dorothy Ngema will … read more »

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Banda: Malawi economy a total mess

May 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Blantyre – Malawian President Joyce Banda, who took office on April 7 after her predecessor’s sudden death, said on Monday that the country’s agriculture-dominated economy was in a “total mess”. She also urged her Cabinet to speak frankly to the … read more »

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Malawi president reshuffles cabinet, keeps finmin

April 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

New Malawian President Joyce Banda has named her cabinet from several opposition parties, state radio said on Thursday, in a move to garner broad parliamentary support and woo donors back to the impoverished nation. Banda, who this week fired the … read more »

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Malawi’s Mutharika buried in Pictures

April 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Blantyre – Malawi’s former president, who died of a heart attack earlier this month, has been buried after a funeral service that drew African leaders and thousands of Malawian mourners. Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Mwai Kibaki of Kenya and Armando … read more »

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Mugabe off to wa Mutharika burial

April 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

President Robert Mugabe yesterday left for Malawi for the burial of his ally, the late Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika. Wa Mutharika died of heart attack in a South African hospital two weeks ago. He was 78. Mugabe was accompanied … read more »

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Malawi: the Banda Succession

April 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Nick Wright Malawi prides itself on being a peaceful, friendly and law-abiding country, but it is also well-known for occasional lurches in the opposite direction. The recent transfer of power, from President Bingu wa Mutharika, who died on 5th … read more »

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Malawi president lashes donors

March 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Lilongwe – Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has accused Western donors of funding an opposition protest movement that is challenging his increasingly tight grip over the impoverished southern African nation. In a speech broadcast on state radio late on Sunday, … read more »

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Malawi president to step down

February 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Johannesburg – Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika has promised to step down at the end of his current term in 2014, saying he is not a ruler for life, media reports said on Monday. “For the record collection, I am … read more »

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Malawi’s Muluzi seeks damages

January 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Blantyre – Former Malawi president Bakili Muluzi is seeking compensation from the government after he was accused four years ago of plotting a coup against his successor, his lawyer on said Thursday. Muluzi has accused the government of defamation and … read more »

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