Thank You Malawi! was the very first tweet from a Malawian President ever! President Mrs Joyce Banda posted her first tweet on 10th April, 3 days after assuming the presidency. Since then she has only managed to post one more tweet.
President Banda joins few other African leaders who are using the social networking site to engage their followers. The most popular African leaders on Twitter are John Atta Mills of Ghana, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, South AFrican President Jacob Zuma, and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Paul Kagame has 64, 617 followers. Zambian President, Micheal Sata's twitter account is protected.
Amongst the world leaders, Barack Obama's account remains the most popular Twitter account with more than 16 Million followers according to an article by the Radio Netherlands Worldwide.
Madame Joyce Banda is also maintaining a personal website with a link to a page to her People's Party. She can also be found on Facebook.
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Showing posts with label Hon. Joyce Banda. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Malawi President's health / death - Where to get reliable news
Every Malawian is talking about the health / death of President Bingu wa Mutharika following news that he was rushed to Kamuzu Central Hospital in the Capital, Lilongwe on Thursday 5th April. While some reputable news sites are reporting that the President has died after suffering a heart attack, there is still no official communication on his health status from the government. News sites like BBC, CNN, France24 and Reuters have all reported of the death of the Malawi President.
At a 10 minute press conference held by the Information Minister Hon. Patricia Kaliati and other 4 senior government officials, government failed to make it clear on the health of the President. However the conference was held to clear the mist on the issues regarding succession of the President. Kaliati only said that government will make a statement tomorrow (today).
Following the information blackout government has chosen to take, many Malawians and and other observers have resorted to the use of Social Media (Facebook and Twitter) Since there is too much information being published i have created a list of sites and individuals you can follow to get up to date news, opinions and latest rumours.
1. You can listen online to Zodiak Broadcasting Radio , Read Nyasa Times, Malawi Voice, Maravi Post, Malawi Democrat, Malawi Today and Face of Malawi.
2. For all the tweets talking about Malawi i (@kristungati) have created a site to aggregate them all visit Malawi on Twitter
3. Kondwani Munthali's blog is well updated with accurate information.
4. Mabvuto Banda who write for alot of international media houses also maintains an in depth blog and updates it as the news happen. Mabvuto is also on Twitter - @bvutoB
5. Rebecca Chimjeka is also updating her blog with news from the corridors of power.
6. Kim Yi Dionne's love for Malawi and Africa keeps her very much in touch with news about Malawi. She blogs about well researched and professional issues about Malawi. She is more active on Twitter as @dadakim
7. Though Jimmy Kainja is not writing about the Malawi President's health / death on his blog, he is more active about that on Twitter. Follow @jkainja
8. Follow Fredrick Bvalani on twitter @fredbvalani
9 Follow the Nation newspaper on twitter @malawination and they are updating their news website as it happens
10. Austin Madinga @austinmadinga
11. Idriss Ali Nassah on twitter @mynassah
12 Waswa @malebopo
13. Capital Radio Malawi @CapitalRadioMW
14 Lawyer Wapona Kita on Facebook
15 Civil activist Billy Mayaya on Facebook
16. Dannie Grant Phiri on Facebook
17. Mzondi Lungu on Facebook
18. Sugzo Khunga on Twitter @sugzokhunga
19. Bright Mhango on Facebook and Twitter as @mutafire
20. Edmond Kachale on Twitter as @ceekays
21 Stanley Onjezani Kenani on Twitter as @onjezani
22. Ben Chiza Mkandawire on Facebook and Twitter as @khadiba
23 Chimwemwe Msuku on twitter @chimwemwemsuku
24. Malawi Voice on Twitter as @malawivoice
25. Towards Malawi Elections 2014 on Facebook and @Malawi2014 on Twitter
26. Face of Malawi on Twitter as @malawinews365
You can also join and follow news on these Facebook groups:
People's Party , Malawi Freedom Network, Occupy Parliament Malawi, Malawi at 50: Towards a New Crop of Malawian Leaders Youth Association For the Restoration of Democracy in Malawi YARDEMA and Capital Radio Malawi.
At a 10 minute press conference held by the Information Minister Hon. Patricia Kaliati and other 4 senior government officials, government failed to make it clear on the health of the President. However the conference was held to clear the mist on the issues regarding succession of the President. Kaliati only said that government will make a statement tomorrow (today).
Following the information blackout government has chosen to take, many Malawians and and other observers have resorted to the use of Social Media (Facebook and Twitter) Since there is too much information being published i have created a list of sites and individuals you can follow to get up to date news, opinions and latest rumours.
1. You can listen online to Zodiak Broadcasting Radio , Read Nyasa Times, Malawi Voice, Maravi Post, Malawi Democrat, Malawi Today and Face of Malawi.
2. For all the tweets talking about Malawi i (@kristungati) have created a site to aggregate them all visit Malawi on Twitter
3. Kondwani Munthali's blog is well updated with accurate information.
4. Mabvuto Banda who write for alot of international media houses also maintains an in depth blog and updates it as the news happen. Mabvuto is also on Twitter - @bvutoB
5. Rebecca Chimjeka is also updating her blog with news from the corridors of power.
6. Kim Yi Dionne's love for Malawi and Africa keeps her very much in touch with news about Malawi. She blogs about well researched and professional issues about Malawi. She is more active on Twitter as @dadakim
7. Though Jimmy Kainja is not writing about the Malawi President's health / death on his blog, he is more active about that on Twitter. Follow @jkainja
8. Follow Fredrick Bvalani on twitter @fredbvalani
9 Follow the Nation newspaper on twitter @malawination and they are updating their news website as it happens
10. Austin Madinga @austinmadinga
11. Idriss Ali Nassah on twitter @mynassah
12 Waswa @malebopo
13. Capital Radio Malawi @CapitalRadioMW
14 Lawyer Wapona Kita on Facebook
15 Civil activist Billy Mayaya on Facebook
16. Dannie Grant Phiri on Facebook
17. Mzondi Lungu on Facebook
18. Sugzo Khunga on Twitter @sugzokhunga
19. Bright Mhango on Facebook and Twitter as @mutafire
20. Edmond Kachale on Twitter as @ceekays
21 Stanley Onjezani Kenani on Twitter as @onjezani
22. Ben Chiza Mkandawire on Facebook and Twitter as @khadiba
23 Chimwemwe Msuku on twitter @chimwemwemsuku
24. Malawi Voice on Twitter as @malawivoice
25. Towards Malawi Elections 2014 on Facebook and @Malawi2014 on Twitter
26. Face of Malawi on Twitter as @malawinews365
You can also join and follow news on these Facebook groups:
People's Party , Malawi Freedom Network, Occupy Parliament Malawi, Malawi at 50: Towards a New Crop of Malawian Leaders Youth Association For the Restoration of Democracy in Malawi YARDEMA and Capital Radio Malawi.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Aford wins Rumphi Central Constituency - a vote of no confidence to Bingu
The most talked about by - election in Rumphi Central Constituency finally took place yesterday, 6th September, and unofficial results indicate that Alliance for Democracy (Aford) candidate, Enock Chihana has won. According to results monitored on independent radio, Zodiak Broadcasting Station, Aford got 6,641 votes, DPP 3,197 votes, PP 2,808 votes and PDM 1,654 votes. The Democratic Peoples Party was represented by Norman Nyirenda.
This by election also served as a litmus test for two newly registered parties, Peoples (PP) and PDM backed by the influential Livingstonia Synod. PP and PDM were represented by Chidumba Mkandawire and Peter Chihana respectively. The results show that people of the north are still unpredictable in terms of where their loyalties fall. It also served as a test for the DPP's popularity in the North following some unpopular decisions made against the region.
Some analysts are concluding that the results shows a vote of no confidence to the ruling party and its leader, Prof. Bingu wa Mutharika. "If you add all the votes that the opposition has received it adds up to 14,300 votes total against Bingu and his DPP, while they only got 3,197. This is a landslide win by Aford" claimed one analyst.
If Enock Chihana makes it to Parliament, he will bring the number of its legislators to two the other one being Hon. Khwauli Msiska. Malawi Electoral Commission will announce the official results later in the day. The by-elections follws the death of the former legislator, Prof. Moses Chirambo who passed away last year.
This by election also served as a litmus test for two newly registered parties, Peoples (PP) and PDM backed by the influential Livingstonia Synod. PP and PDM were represented by Chidumba Mkandawire and Peter Chihana respectively. The results show that people of the north are still unpredictable in terms of where their loyalties fall. It also served as a test for the DPP's popularity in the North following some unpopular decisions made against the region.
Some analysts are concluding that the results shows a vote of no confidence to the ruling party and its leader, Prof. Bingu wa Mutharika. "If you add all the votes that the opposition has received it adds up to 14,300 votes total against Bingu and his DPP, while they only got 3,197. This is a landslide win by Aford" claimed one analyst.
If Enock Chihana makes it to Parliament, he will bring the number of its legislators to two the other one being Hon. Khwauli Msiska. Malawi Electoral Commission will announce the official results later in the day. The by-elections follws the death of the former legislator, Prof. Moses Chirambo who passed away last year.
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