Professor Edge Kanyongolo has been elected as a member of the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances during the Seventh Meeting of State Parties held in New York on Monday.
May someone in Malawi educate me please, why the sudden negative perception of 'mbatata' in our social media? What is it that am missing? As a dedicated consumer of 'mbatata', am getting worried🤔 Apparently we are one of the world's top producers👇
Gitu wa Kahengeri: The work we did in this country, we did the work with tears with sweat and blood so that we can make our country free and we did that. But when we see that what we envisaged has not come after 60 years, we must be very sorry #JKLive@KoinangeJeff
Take. 👏🏽 Imagination. 👏🏽 Seriously. 👏🏽
Sociologist and professor Ruha Benjamin shared a powerful message with the graduating class of University of Southern California Rossier School of Education. Couldn’t have said it better ourselves.
The discontinuation of the Muluzi case is part of a broader strategy to let all corruption cases - especially pertaining to politicians - die this way. This is the final nail in the coffin. Let's forget the fight against corruption, as it is. Thieves protect each other.
🚨 Statement from the gov. of Brazil:
“We refuse yet another racist assault against Viní Jr. We’ll notify Spanish authorities & La Liga. Brazil Government will NOT tolerate racism neither here nor outside. We’ll work so every black athlete can play without experiencing this.
Today the Nation on Sunday quantified the cost of repetition in Malawi's primary schools: K47.1 billion (US$47 million). Malawi is unable to recruit more than 15,000 teachers trained over the last 5 years. IMF advised a wage bill cap due to huge debts home and abroad. 1/2.
Negotiations over the next ECF are about to start. How prepared is the Malawi team to argue for education as an investment that can repay over the long term & help Malawi toward its 2030 agenda & 2063 vision? Failing which, there is no end in sight to the current crisis.
I was too young to remember Jim Brown’s playing days, but I knew his legacy. One of the greatest football players ever, he was also an actor and activist – speaking out on civil rights, and pushing other Black athletes to do the same. Our thoughts are with Jim’s wife Monique, his children, and everyone who knew and admired him.
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: AOC DESTROYS Kevin McCarthy for the holding the national debt hostage and for suggesting Washington needs to “spend less.”
“Ok, then undo the yacht and private jet tax breaks the GOP passed for themselves,” AOC retorted.
“Why should single moms and veterans have to pay for the GOP’s giveaways to the rich?
Especially when you don’t even have the votes of your own caucus?” She added.
Let’s get this straight:
The Republicans want nothing more than to pretend that the debt ceiling needs to be lifted to accommodate next year's budget. They frame it that way relentlessly, and sad to say, lazy journalists buy into their framing. The debt ceiling needs to be raised to pay for all the spending the Republicans authorized in 2017 when they gave away a substantial chunk of the Treasury to their rich pals.
So now the time comes that we need to pay the country's bills incurred in the last several years and now coming due. But we're a little short on cash since we gave rich people more money, so now it's time for disabled and retired citizens to pungle up, and single mothers living close to the bone have to forego SNAP benefits. Because Kevin McCarthy couldn't possibly ask
mega billionaires to pay more.
The middle class should no longer carry the majority of the tax burden and the tax breaks for the rich. Let them pay their fair share for a change.
#Malawi has a young, rapidly growing population - 42% of the population is younger than 15. Nearly 74% of its 19million residents live in poverty (less than US1.90 per day). But life expectancy increased significantly, from about 45 in 2000 to 65 in 2010 (Human Capital Report)
I did learn something new last night about politics. I have spent my life trying to convince folks that my views and those of my party are better than the opposition. But last night I came to the conclusion I will never again attempt to change the mind of a single Trump/MAGA supporter. Never. The audience last night convinced me these people are 100% lost. They cheered about Trump committing sexual assault and battery and malicious defamation. Then gave him a standing ovation for saying he would pardon all of the Jan6 traitors. When he called Jan6 beautiful. Again they clapped and they cheered. These are not normal Americans. These Trump supporters cheered for the end of American Democracy and for their leaders continued attacks on women. Anything Trump does is 100% OK with them. This is a dangerous cult who will once again use violence if Trump loses. These people are enemies of the U.S. and I will treat them as such from now on. @NewBlueUSA #DemVoice1