Malawi: Child Labour Encouraged By Poor Record Keeping Jun 4, 2008
com: Malawi: Child Labour Encouraged By Poor Record Keeping (Page 1 of 2). Use our pull-down menus to find more stories. (allAfrica.com)
Entertainment Report May 30, 2008
Lilongwe, Malawi - A judge on Wednesday approved Madonna's adoption of a Malawian boy she met in an orphanage in 2006. The 49-year-old pop star wasn't in court for the ruling, which took Justice Andrew Nyirenda an hour to read. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Malawi: Carbon Credits Could Fund Development May 30, 2008
The company owned by Fox intends to build on the initial work done by the Irish non-governmental organisation (NGO), Cara Malawi, which helped women in Kaphuka village, about 65km south of the capital, Lilongwe, make their own improved ceramic stoves. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Madonna Gets Green Light For Adoption May 29, 2008
LILONGWE, Malawi, May 28, 2008. Madonna carries David Banda in her arms, Thursday, April 19, 2007, at Consol Homes, a day care center that she is funding in the village of Masekese, Malawi. (CBS News)
Judge rules Madonna gets to keep the kid May 29, 2008
Madonna carries her adopted son David at the Home of Hope orphanage in Mchinji village, 135 km west of the Malawi capital Lilongwe April 17,2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
The Material Girl's top travel spots May 28, 2008
During her visits to Malawi, shes known to occupy a room at the rustic, family-owned Kumbali Country Lodge in the capital of Lilongwe. Her sense of curiosity has taken her to other remote corners of the globe, as well, such as the desert state of Rajahstan, India, earlier this year, where she and her family sampled a smattering of the countrys different flavors. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Malawi court approves Madonna adoption bid May 28, 2008
"It's a beautiful and positive judgement," Alan Chinula told reporters outside the courthouse in the capital Lilongwe. "Finally the court has granted Madonna full adoption rights of the boy ... It's all over, thank God.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Malawi coup claim mocked May 27, 2008
On Sunday, his detention sparked demonstrations in the capital, Lilongwe. Police fired on his supporters who had blocked roads, wounding three people. (BBC News -- Africa)
Lawyer says former Malawi president arrested May 26, 2008
Muluzi's arrest set off clashes between police and supporters who had gathered in the capital of Lilongwe to greet Muluzi on his return from Britain ... Muluzi's party had scheduled a welcome rally to be addressed by Muluzi in Lilongwe. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Malawi: Aid Not Conditional on Signing Trade Deal May 17, 2008
Pilirani Semu-BandaLilongwe ... He was speaking at the European Day commemoration celebrations on May 9 in the country's capital Lilongwe. (allAfrica.com)
Judge postpones Madonna adoption ruling May 16, 2008
LILONGWE, Malawi - Madonna wont know until next week whether a Malawian boy she found in an orphanage in 2006 will become a permanent member of her family, her lawyer said Thursday. Lawyer Alan Chinula had expected the judge to rule on the adoption Thursday but said the hearing was delayed after a Malawian human rights group presented arguments on shortcomings in the southern African nations adoption laws. (MSNBC -- News)
Madonna set to adopt May 15, 2008
A leaked report ahead of the hearing at the high court in Lilongwe reads: Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie have shown a strong commitment in providing the infant with all essential needs like love, safe home environment, care, protection, material as well as emotional support. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Madonna adoption cleared? May 15, 2008
More than 18 months after the US singer and her British film-maker husband Guy Ritchie began the process of trying to add young David Banda to their family, the high court in Lilongwe was expected to grant permanent custody at a hearing on Thursday despite a previous lack of rules on international adoption. According to a document compiled by a social worker that will be presented to the court, the ministry of women and child development has recommended a temporary 18-month custody order be... (iAfrica.com)
Buzz Briefs: Britney Spears, Madonna May 14, 2008
Alan Chinula said Madonna's legal team and government representatives would be in Lilongwe High Court on Thursday. The pop star and her husband, film director Guy Ritchie, are not required to be present. (CBS News)
Arrests follow Malawi 'coup plot' May 14, 2008
They were briefly held at the police headquarters in Blantyre before being transferred to the capital, Lilongwe, for interrogation, he says. Information Minister Patricia Kaliati denied that the arrests were politically motivated. (BBC News)
Malawi:Four Arrested, Accused of Plotting Coup May 14, 2008
The four men have reportedly been transferred to the capital Lilongwe. A lawyer representing one of the suspects told the AP that many other serving and retired police and military officers were also rounded up. (allAfrica.com)
Madonna adoption case nears conclusion May 14, 2008
Alan Chinula said Madonnas legal team and government representatives would be in Lilongwe High Court on Thursday ... She has set up a charity called Raising Malawi, and she is funding six more orphanages outside the capital, Lilongwe, that provide education and food for about 4,000 children. (MSNBC -- News)
Congolese mourn their Rumba king May 13, 2008
he was very much loved here in malawi i remeber watching him live when he came to malawi sometime in the 90 africa has lost a very true musical talent rest in peace madilu uwutse mumtenderethemba moyo, lilongwe malawi. Madilu's music is the most liked music here in South Sudan and people are deeply sorry for his but his music will never die and we shall continue to enjoy his music since he is one of The greatest old artist in DRC. May his soul rest in peace. (Yahoo News -- DR Congo)
* [ PLANET POP ] May 12, 2008
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the court in Lilongwe would hear a full review on Thursday of an 18-month interim custody order granted in 2006 for Madonna to adopt David Banda, and had received recommendations from the ministry of women and child development to make the adoption permanent. The document, referring to Madonnas filmmaker husband Guy Ritchie and herself, said: Mr and Mrs Ritchie have shown a strong commitment in providing the infant with all essential... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Battling to take death out of birth in Africa May 11, 2008
But a community in Dedza district, just outside the capital Lilongwe, is trying to change that. In under two years, Chitowo community, working with UNFPA, has reduced maternal deaths to seven from 33. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Malawi set to approve Madonna adoption... May 10, 2008
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the court in Lilongwe would hear a full review on May 15 of an 18-month interim custody order granted in 2006 for Madonna to adopt David Banda. The court had also received recommendations from the ministry of women and child development to make the adoption permanent. (The Drudge Report)
Madonna and child May 10, 2008
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the court in Lilongwe would hear a full review on 15 May of an 18-month interim custody order granted in 2006 for Madonna to adopt David Banda, and had received recommendations from the ministry of women and child development to make the adoption permanent. The document, referring to Madonna's filmmaker husband Guy Ritchie and herself, said: "Mr and Mrs Ritchie have shown a strong commitment in providing the infant with all essential needs... (iAfrica.com)
Word of Madonna film reaches village of David Banda's father May 8, 2008
Banda said that when he met the singer and her husband in a Lilongwe court in 2006, when a judge gave the celebrity couple temporary custody of David, he was promised he would be seeing his son occasionally. The judge is expected to rule on Madonna's adoption request later this month. (FOX 11, AZ)
Harare diaryZimbabweans are going vegetarian - but not by choice May 2, 2008
If it is missed, democracy will be missed again Chisale, Lilongwe, Malawi. A: You just need to see the heavy police presence on our city streets to answer that. (BBC News -- Africa)
Court grants Madonna adoption case delay Apr 22, 2008
LILONGWE - Malawis High Court has agreed to delay a hearing to finalize pop star Madonnas adoption of a boy from the southern African nation until May 15, a senior court official said on Monday. Madonna had asked the court to postpone the hearing from April 22 because she had to travel to the United States on business, a lawyer close to the case had said on Saturday. (MSNBC -- News)
Madonna seeks delay in Malawi adoption case-lawyer Apr 19, 2008
The singer's law firm in Malawi filed an application requesting the High Court in Lilongwe to hear her adoption of David Banda on May 15 instead of April 22, as originally scheduled, the lawyer said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Madonna's need to travel to the United States for business reasons was cited as the reason for the delay, the lawyer said. (AlertNet)
Be tough on Madonna adoption: Malawi rights group Apr 11, 2008
David was brought to an orphanage in Mchinji, 110 kilometres (70 miles) from Lilongwe, by his father Yohane Banda after his mother died shortly after birth. His father, who ekes out a living as a peasant farmer, said he let his son be adopted by Madonna to escape grinding poverty rampant in the southern African nation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Madonna due in Malawi for adoption hearing Apr 2, 2008
LILONGWE, Malawi - Pop star Madonna is due back in Malawi next week for what is expected to be a final court ruling on whether she can adopt a child from the southern African country, airport officials said on Tuesday. A senior official at Lilongwe International Airport told Reuters her jet was cleared for landing from April 8 and she was expected around that time. (MSNBC -- News)
Alliance One sells African plant for $14.8M Apr 2, 2008
The Morrisville company (NYSE: AOI) announced plans to sell the factory in Lilongwe, Malawi's capital, in spring 2007 ... Separately, the company said, it made an investment to improve the capacity of another plant in Lilongwe, "reflecting the company's continued commitment to and confidence in the Malawi tobacco industry.". (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Madonna to be back in Malawi for adoption ruling Apr 2, 2008
According to a senior official at Lilongwe International, Modonna's jet was cleared for landing from April 8 and she was expected around that time. The pop superstar was praise by Malawian Information Minister Patricia Kaliati for her efforts to rally support for orphans in the southern African country. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Apr 1, 2008
The government plans to transfer 10 cars that were originally intended to be donated to the Malawi Army to Swaziland after Lilongwe abruptly severed relations with Taipei two months ago, an African news report said yesterday ... She added that the government would not ask Lilongwe to give back any goods that have already been handed over. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Rising above the floods in Malawi Mar 4, 2008
Charles Mkoka in Lilongwe. In January 2006, heavy rains killed 18 people in Mozambique and caused damage in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malawi [EPA. (Aljazeera.Net)
* Malawi wants only `serious' investors, no Chinese traders Feb 27, 2008
"It's our duty to promote serious investors, not traders," Banda said yesterday in a telephone interview from Malawi's capital, Lilongwe. "What we're telling Malawian traders is that they shouldn't fear more Chinese selling their wares, because we won't allow them in.". (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Malawi: Enough Food for Everyone? Feb 8, 2008
Kutsaira said, "We have more than adequate stock of maize in our silos. For instance, the silos in Mangochi, in the south, have more than 15,000 metric tonnes while in Lilongwe [the capital] there is more than 80,000 metric tonnes [available]. "Our requirement as a country between now and April when people are expected to harvest their crop is around 30,000 metric tonnes. "A political tiff over exports?The government's decision to export more than 300,000 tonnes of maize to Zimbabwe in 2007 has... (allAfrica.com)
Malawian president meets Chinese assistant FM Jan 27, 2008
LILONGWE, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Malawian President Bingu Wa Mutharika met here Saturday with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun, who is on a visit to the African nation as an envoy of Chinese President Hu Jintao. At the meeting with Zhai, the Malawian leader expressed satisfaction with the establishment of diplomatic ties with China and said Malawi's decision to do so is in tune with the global trend in world affairs and has won support from the Malawian people. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Malawi official fled with Beijing funds, reports say Jan 25, 2008
However, Lilongwe waited until this month to announce it was severing its 42-year relationship with Taiwan when President Chen Shui-bian () was out of the country. Taiwan has since condemned the African country for colluding with Beijing to humiliate Taiwan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Farmers too pooped to make whoopie Jan 25, 2008
LILONGWE, Malawi Malawi will investigate fears that labour-intensive manual irrigation pumps distributed to poor farmers are hurting their sexual performance. The farmers say using the pump makes them too tired for sex and have voiced their anger to the government. (Globe and Mail)
Heavy Rains Kill 17 Canoeing on Zambia Lake Jan 22, 2008
(Additional reporting by Mabvuto Banda in Lilongwe; Editing by Charles Dick). REUTERS NEWS SERVICE. (Planet Ark, United States)
* Beijing, not Huang, should be blamed: Chen Jan 17, 2008
Taiwan terminated its 42-year-long diplomatic relations with the southeastern African country two hours after Lilongwe notified Taipei it was switching relations to Beijing, reportedly in exchange for a US$6 billion financial package ... Chen said he was saddened by Malawi's switch of recognition, but was not surprised because he had been kept well informed of Lilongwe's intentions from the very beginning ... Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika had even invited Chen to visit his country when... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Minister berates Malawi for `cheating and lying' Jan 16, 2008
ELOPING WITH CHINA: Malawian newspaper editorials criticized Lilongwe's secrecy about its plan to break ties with Taiwan and advised the government to `tread lightly' By Jenny W. Hsu STAFF REPORTER Wednesday, Jan 16, 2008, Page 3 ... "We have decided to switch from Taiwan to mainland China after careful considerations of the benefits that we will be getting from mainland China," said Malawian Foreign Minister Joyce Hilda Banda on Monday in Lilongwe, adding that ties between China and Malawi... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Malawi cuts ties with Taiwan Jan 16, 2008
Earlier this month, Malawian and Taiwanese media said the southern African nation's government cancelled a meeting with Taiwanese officials, raising speculation Lilongwe might end diplomatic relations with the island nation in favour of China. Malawi's decision comes at a particularly bad time for Chen Shui-bian, the Taiwanese president, who has emphasised Taiwan's status as separate from China. (Aljazeera.Net)
Southern Africa Floods Kill Three in Zambia Jan 16, 2008
(Additional reporting by Mabvuto Banda in Lilongwe and Stephanie Nebehay in Geneva; Editing by Phumza Macanda and Sami Aboudi). Story by Shapi Shacinda. (Planet Ark, United States)
* Malawi, Taiwan end 42-year relations Jan 15, 2008
Taiwan terminated its 42-year-long diplomatic relations with Malawi after the southeastern African country agreed to switch its allegiance to Beijing, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced at an emergency press conference at 6:30pm yesterday, two hours after Lilongwe notified Taipei of its intentions ... MOFA called the untimely break-up the "greatest insult" to the people of Taiwan and said that Lilongwe had failed to behave as a democratic country ... Lilongwe had been ambiguous... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Malawi is latest nation to follow China's lure Jan 15, 2008
"We have decided to switch from Taiwan to mainland China after careful consideration of the benefits that we will be getting from mainland China," Joyce Banda, minister for foreign affairs, said Monday in the capital, Lilongwe. She said they formalized their diplomatic relationship on Dec. 27, 2007. (International Herald Tribune)
Malawi Drops Ties With Taiwan For China Jan 14, 2008
In a press conference in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, Foreign Affairs Minister Joyce Banda confirmed that her nation was breaking its 42-year diplomatic relationship with Taiwan in favor of China. "The Government of the Republic of Malawi recognizes that there is but one China in the world, the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, and that Taiwan in an inalienable part of China's territory," she said. (CBS News -- World)
Malawians with HIV get pay rise Jan 9, 2008
Kissa Mwakibinga, Lilongwe, Malawi. This is a good initiative but I wish the money were given inform of a package of nutritious food supplements rather than real money because given the numerous needs of many Malawian civil servants, that money may not necessarily buy food thus compromising on the intended purpose. (BBC News -- Health)
* James Huang reiterates China threat Jan 9, 2008
En route to Malawi last week,Huang made a last-minute detour to Swaziland when Lilongwe informed him it could not receive him. He said that Saturday's legislative elections, the presidential election on March 22 and presidential inauguration on May 20, as well as the Olympic Games in Beijing, were all opportunities during which China could try to press Taiwan's diplomatic allies. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Oil Hits $100, Jolting Markets Jan 3, 2008
Pump prices in Lilongwe, the capital, climbed about 19% in October, to the equivalent of $5. 16 a gallon. (Wall Street Journal)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
New Opportunity for Poor Farmers in Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania Dec 13, 2007
com: National Agro-dealer Networks Launched to Reach 1. 6 Million Rural Farming Households in Africa with Essential Farm Suppliessponsored_home. (allAfrica.com)
Africa school succeeds against all odds Dec 10, 2007
LILONGWE, Malawi - Here at the Chiseka school on the rural outskirts of town, many children attend class outside, sitting among weeds in the shade of a towering blue gum tree. There are 1,531 students, six classrooms, no running water and no light bulbs. (MSNBC -- International)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Farmington native helps babies in Africa Dec 6, 2007
In the Crisis Nursery in the capital city of Lilongwe, she cared for 30 babies. Many of them were born with HIV. Some were premature and very small. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Through fertilizer subsidies, Malawi leads way for famine relief Dec 2, 2007
LILONGWE, Malawi - Malawi hovered for years at the brink of famine. After a disastrous corn harvest in 2005, almost 5 million of its 13 million people needed emergency food aid. (Boston Globe)
Drama out of a crisis Dec 1, 2007
As we pull up outside the offices of the British Council in Lilongwe, Malawi, a cheerful huddle of sex workers wave and welcome us to their workshop ... Now Young has decamped to Lilongwe with Atiemo and Saforo to begin their process here. (Guardian Unlimited)
Opinion: 2011 with Percy as coach Oct 30, 2007
It proved temporary salvation for South Africa, however, as a succession of coaches Andre Markgraaf, Chester Williams, Alastair Coetzee, Jomo Sono, Mike Catt struggled to turn around the Springboks, who hit their nadir with an 8-7 defeat to Malawi in Lilongwe. And while 2009 offered a slightly better start, new coach Dick Muir, outstanding fullback Frans Steyn and an inspired 9-10-12 axis of Du Preez, Pienaar and De Villiers combining for home wins against Australia, Italy and Whites... (iAfrica.com)
26 in Malawi's Opposition Die in Crash Oct 21, 2007
The supporters of the Alliance for Democracy, or AFORD, died Friday night when the truck they were traveling in overturned in the central mountainous district of Dedza, south of the capital, Lilongwe. Party spokesman Khwauli Msiska announced the suspension to assembled delegates on Saturday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Malawi opposition party suspends convention after delegates' deathsBlantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's second opposition party, theAlliance for Democracy (AFORD), has suspended its national conventionafter at least 26 people died Friday night in the central district ofDedza, some 80 kilometres south of the capital, Lilongwe, on their wayto the convention. 20/10/2007 Full Text... Oct 20, 2007
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's second opposition party, the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD), has suspended its national convention after at least 26 people died Friday night in the central district of Dedza, some 80 kilometres south of the capital, Lilongwe, on their way to the convention ... According to Dedza Police spokesman Franklin Gausi, the people were travelling in an open truck in a three-lorry convoy from the commercial capital, Blantyre, to Lilongwe for the special convention when... (Panapress.com)
African cassava breeders network moves to derail epidemic of devastating crop virus Oct 18, 2007
Yield increases will not only stem hunger, but are also essential to conserve African environments, which are being converted to agriculture, according to Dr. Ibrahim Benesi, a cassava breeder with the Chitedze Agricultural Research Station in Lilongwe, Malawi. The conversion of natural landscapes to farm fields is a major cause of deforestation in Africa. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Press Release: Statement by the IMF Mission to Malawi Oct 18, 2007
The following statement was issued October 9 in Lilongwe by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Malawi. "An IMF Mission, headed by Mr. Andrew Berg, visited Malawi during September 25 to October 9, 2007 to continue discussions on the fourth review under Malawi's Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) and to initiate discussions on the fifth review. The mission held extensive discussions with the Minister of Finance, the Governor of the Reserve Bank, and senior government... (IMF News)
Boerne family heads “home” to Africa Sep 29, 2007
This time their destination is Lilongwe, capital city of Malawi ... Thirty-five kilometers out of Lilongwe, n the bush, local authorities have donated 70 acres of land on which Child Legacy will first build a healthcare facility ... Although Lilongwe, where the family will live, is the country's capital, Karen Rogers said it doesn't resemble the sort of place that Americans might associate with an urban center of authority. (Boerne Star, TX)
Malawi: Civil Society Attacks Decision to Close Parliament Sep 27, 2007
The CHRR, among other NGOs who participated in the 14-day pro-budget vigil outside parliament in the capital, Lilongwe, said the deliberate distortion of Section 65 could only worsen the political situation in the country, and risked bringing "potentially disastrous consequences". Mutharika went on television to defend his decision to suspend deliberations, arguing that the parliamentarians were wasting taxpayers' money by debating issues that had no economic bearing on poor Malawians. (allAfrica.com)
Zimbabwean Asylum Seekers on Hunger Strike: Britain Wants to Deport Them to Malawi Sep 27, 2007
The flight leaves Heathrow Airport on Sept. 19 at 8:00 p.m. and connects with the 8:30 a.m. flight KQ424 to Lilongwe, Malawi, on Sept. 20. View the Worldpress Desk s profile for. (Yahoo News -- Zimbabwe)
Zimbabwe: British Airways to Cancel Direct Flights to Harare Sep 20, 2007
BA still has direct flights to Lilongwe in Malawi and Lusaka Zambia, where passengers would connect to Harare. Flying to Johannesburg is another alternative before connecting to Zimbabwe. (allAfrica.com)
Malawi: Torn Between the Lure And Danger of Uranium Sep 8, 2007
The human rights group CHRR, along with other NGOs, has complained that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) - a prerequisite for obtaining the mining permit - was procedurally incorrect and have lodged a case in the High Court in the capital, Lilongwe. Paladin has maintained that the EIA "was conducted in strict accordance with the law and to the highest international standards". (allAfrica.com)
