Malawi's President Mutharika brings hope as he vows to rebuild ailing economy

As he was sworn in on Saturday, President Peter Mutharika offered new hope for Malawians and the country’s ailing economy. In his inaugural speech, he vowed to root out government corruption, rebuild the economy, and restore integrity and...

Malawi’s Turning Point: President Mutharika’s Roadmap for Unity, Accountability, and National Renewal

A Comprehensive Analysis of Leadership, Vision, and Challenges for the DPP Government President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika’s inauguration on 4 October 2025 marked a defining moment in Malawi’s political history, as he outlined a bold agenda...

Malawi’s President Mutharika Pledges Tough Fight Against Corruption

Malawi’s newly sworn-in President, Peter Mutharika, pledged a hardline stance against corruption and the misappropriation of public funds during his inaugural address in Blantyre on Saturday. “I warn you, whether you are a civil servant,...

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President hails Malawi’s new leadership ‘Zim, Malawi share deep-rooted ties’

Wallace Ruzvidzo in BLANTYRE, Malawi ZIMBABWE and Malawi share deep-rooted ties, while Harare will always be grateful of the support it receives from its sister republic, President Mnangagwa has said. Speaking to the media after the swearing-in...

Standard Bank Backs Malawi’s New Government Economic Recovery Efforts

Standard Bank Malawi has welcomed the new administration’s resolve to restore economic stability, predictability and sound governance following the inauguration of President Arthur Peter Mutharika. “We welcome the new administration’s resolve for...

Malawi’s election results a win and a loss for Africa

Malawi’s election is laudable for its peacefulness, but the lack of younger leaders can only hold the country back Four years ago, then-Malawian president Lazarus Chakwera flew 11,265km with a 10-member delegation to attend an online conference...

Chakwera bows out with dignity as MCP commends peaceful transfer of power

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has released a statement announcing that outgoing President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has peacefully transferred power to President-Elect Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika. Signed by the...

Zimbabwe, Malawi share deep-rooted ties: President . . . Newly inaugurated leader vows to make bold decisions

Wallace Ruzvidzo in BLANTYRE, Malawi ZIMBABWE and Malawi share deep-rooted ties, while Harare will always be grateful for the support it receives from its sister republic, President Mnangagwa has said. Speaking to the media after the swearing-in...

Chakwera graciously hands over power to Mutharika

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says outgoing President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera though not physically present at the inauguration ceremony of Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika as Malawi’s 7th President, has graciously and happily handed over the...

Malawi President Mutharika vows to tackle corruption in new term

Malawi's new president, Peter Mutharika, took office on Saturday with a pledge to stamp out endemic corruption and revive the struggling southern African nation's battered economy. The 85-year-old, who previously served as president from 2014 to...

No More Looting, Says Malawi’s New President Mutharika

Home Africa No More Looting, Says Malawi’s New President Mutharika In his inaugural address, he said his administration was inheriting a country in economic crisis. After being sworn in for a second term on Saturday, Malawi’s President Peter...

Mutharika sworn in as Malawi’s president, pledges tough reforms

Peter Mutharika has been sworn in as president of Malawi. The 85-year-old Mutharika secured more than 56 percent of votes in the September election, Lazarus Chakwera, defeating outgoing president, who scored 33 percent of the votes. Mutharika was...

Malawi’s Mutharika sworn in for second term as president

BLANTYRE (Reuters) -Malawi’s Peter Mutharika vowed to root out government corruption and rebuild an ailing economy after he was sworn in on Saturday for a second term as president of the southern African nation. Mutharika, 85, secured more than...

ZAMBIA’S MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE HON. REUBEN MTOLO REPRESENTS PRESIDENT HAKAİNDE HICHILEMA AT MALAWI PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION

ZAMBIA’S MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE HON. REUBEN MTOLO REPRESENTS PRESIDENT HAKAİNDE HICHILEMA AT MALAWI PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Reuben Mtolo, has arrived in Blantyre, Malawi, to represent President Hakainde Hichilema...

Statesman’s Farewell: Chakwera Sets Example in Peaceful Transition

As President Peter Mutharika prepares to take office today, politicians, analysts, and members of the public have hailed outgoing President Lazarus Chakwera for his graceful and dignified exit from power following the September 16 elections....

Lazarus Chakwera’s cowardly flight from accountability: A shameful exit from Malawi’s political stage

In a drama unworthy of a statesman, Lazarus Chakwera has pulled a last-minute vanishing act from the swearing-in and inauguration ceremony of President-elect Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika at Kamuzu Stadium today. What was initially billed as a...

The folly of barring Chakwera, Zamba at Mutharika’s inauguration, undermines power handover

By Kenneth Bwanali The news that President Lazarus Chakwera and outgoing Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC) Colleen Zamba have been barred from attending the Swearing-In and Inauguration Ceremony for President-elect Peter Mutharika is...

Mutharika sworn in as Malawi’s 7th President

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has officially taken his oath of office as the seventh President of the Republic of Malawi. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre before a packed...

Mutharika sworn in as Malawi president

Arthur Peter Mutharika, the newly elected seventh president of Malawi, holds a Bible as he takes oath of office from the Chief Justice of the Malawi Supreme Court, Justice Rezine Mzikamanda shortly after his inauguration at the Kamuzu stadium in...