{"id":50951,"date":"2023-10-16T08:01:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T08:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-reaffirms-commitment-to-transform-malawi-despite-economic-hardships"},"modified":"2023-10-16T08:24:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T08:24:26","slug":"chakwera-reaffirms-commitment-to-transform-malawi-despite-economic-hardships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-reaffirms-commitment-to-transform-malawi-despite-economic-hardships","title":{"rendered":"Chakwera reaffirms commitment to transform Malawi despite economic hardships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has assured Malawians that his government remains committed to transforming the nation in spite of the economic problems weighing down on citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at Monkey Bay Living Waters Church in Mangochi on Sunday, Chakwera appealed to Malawians to remain resilient, stressing \u201cMalawi will rise again despite mountain of challenges the country is going through\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged the economic difficulties his people are currently going through. 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President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has assured Malawians that his government remains committed to transforming the nation in spite of the economic problems weighing down on citizens. 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