Friday, September 29, 2023
  • Login
The Southern African Times
  • Home
  • Southern Africa
  • Business
    • African Start ups
    • African Continental Free Trade Area
  • Technology
    • Lifestyle
      • Health
      • Culture
      • Food and Drink
      • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • SAT Jobs
    • Events
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Southern Africa
  • Business
    • African Start ups
    • African Continental Free Trade Area
  • Technology
    • Lifestyle
      • Health
      • Culture
      • Food and Drink
      • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • SAT Jobs
    • Events
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
The Southern African Times
No Result
View All Result
Home Business

Malawi names former insurance executive as finance minister

by SAT Reporter
June 30, 2020
in Business, in Southern Africa, Just In, Malawi
0
0
VIEWS

BLANTYRE (The Southern African Times) – Former insurance executive Felix Mlusu was named Malawi’s new finance minister on Monday, a week after a re-run presidential election that unseated the incumbent. 

Mlusu, 69, was managing director of Nico Holdings Plc – a listed financial firm with interests in insurance, banking and property management across Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Mozambique – from 1996 until his retirement in 2015. 

He was named in a statement by the new government of President Lazarus Chakwera, who won 58.57% of the vote in Tuesday’s poll and was sworn in on Sunday. 

That result was a dramatic reversal of the result of the original election in May 2019 that gave the win to then president Peter Mutharika. His victory caused months of protests and was overturned by the courts. 

Monday’s government statement also named former vice president Saulos Chilima as minister for economic planning and development. Chilima bowed out of the presidential race to join forces with Chakwera in what may have been a decisive move. 

Lawmaker Richard Banda was named minister of homeland security, lawyer Chikosa Silungwe was appointed attorney general and Modecai Msiska, Chakwera’s lawyer, was made minister of justice and constitutional affairs.

Msiska had represented Chakwera and other disgruntled opponents as they challenged the original vote result in the courts. Silungwe was also involved trying to get the vote annulled. 

The repeat vote was seen by analysts as a test of the ability of African courts to tackle ballot fraud and restrain presidential power. 

It echoed a similar judgment in Kenya in 2017, but it was unusual in delivering a new election that resulted in a reversal of the previous result.

Previous Post

Congo president vows not to accept judicial reforms that undermine the judiciary

Next Post

Australia postpones August one-dayers against Zimbabwe

SAT Reporter

Related Posts

Tanzania Extends Welcome to Chinese Investors to Fuel Industrialisation Drive
Business

Tanzania Extends Welcome to Chinese Investors to Fuel Industrialisation Drive

by SAT Reporter
September 27, 2023
Avian Flu Ravages South Africa’s Poultry Industry, Threatening Soaring Costs
Business

Avian Flu Ravages South Africa’s Poultry Industry, Threatening Soaring Costs

by SAT Reporter
September 27, 2023
Zambia’s Former President Edgar Lungu Faces Police Warning Over Morning Jogs Seen as “Political Activism”
in Southern Africa

Zambia’s Former President Edgar Lungu Faces Police Warning Over Morning Jogs Seen as “Political Activism”

by SAT Reporter
September 26, 2023
Zambian Neobank Lupiya Secures $8.25 Million in Series A Funding to Drive Financial Inclusion in Africa
Business

Zambian Neobank Lupiya Secures $8.25 Million in Series A Funding to Drive Financial Inclusion in Africa

by SAT Reporter
September 19, 2023
Angolan Minister Stresses Vital Role of Oil and Gas, Vows Investment
Angola

Angolan Minister Stresses Vital Role of Oil and Gas, Vows Investment

by SAT Reporter
September 19, 2023
Next Post

Australia postpones August one-dayers against Zimbabwe

Browse by Category

  • African Continental Free Trade Area
  • African Debt
  • African Start ups
  • Algeria
  • All News
  • Analysis
  • Angola
  • Asia
  • Botswana
  • BOTSWANA
  • BRICS
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Business
  • Business
  • Cameroon
  • Central Africa
  • China
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Changev
  • Congo Republic
  • COVID 19
  • CRYPTOCURRENCY
  • Culture
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Eastern Africa
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Egypt
  • Energy
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Ethiopia
  • Europe
  • Fashion
  • Feature
  • Finance
  • Food
  • Food and Drink
  • Foods
  • GABON
  • Ghana
  • Global
  • Guinea
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • in Southern Africa
  • International news
  • Just In
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Libya
  • Life Style
  • Lifestyle
  • Malawi
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Markets
  • Middle East
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Africa
  • North-Eastern Africa
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Property
  • Racism
  • Rwanda
  • SAT Jobs
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sports
  • Startup Africa
  • STOCK EXCHANGE
  • Sudan
  • Sustainablity
  • Tanzania
  • Technology
  • Telecommunications
  • The Power Of She
  • Togo
  • Travel
  • Travel
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Uncategorized
  • West Africa
  • World
  • World
  • ZAMBIA
  • Zambia
  • ZIMBABWE
  • Zimbabwe

Browse by Tags

africa African business news Africa News african footballer African investments african markets African news African start-up Agriculture banking Business China Classic Climate change Content currency economy Explore Bali Finance football Investment Kenya Life Style Markets Market Stories Nigeria oil and gas Opinion Pandemic Politics Premium Russia South Africa Southern African News sports Stay Home technology Travel United Kingdom United Stated Vaccine Work From Home Wuhan Zambia Zimbabwe

WHO WE ARE

The Southern African Times is a regional bloc digital newspaper that covers Southern African and world news. The paper also gives a nuanced analysis on news and covers a wide range of reporting which include sports, entertainment, foreign affairs, arts and culture.
  • Home
  • Southern Africa
  • Business
    • African Start ups
    • African Continental Free Trade Area
  • Technology
    • Lifestyle
      • Health
      • Culture
      • Food and Drink
      • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • SAT Jobs
    • Events
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • Contact Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist