{"id":997,"date":"2021-06-22T12:10:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T12:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/lazarus-chakwera-attends-sadc-summit-wednesday"},"modified":"2021-06-22T12:10:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T12:10:44","slug":"lazarus-chakwera-attends-sadc-summit-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/lazarus-chakwera-attends-sadc-summit-wednesday","title":{"rendered":"Lazarus Chakwera attends Sadc summit Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>President Lazarus Chakwera is expected to depart for Mozambique Wednesday, where he will attend an extra-ordinary Southern African Development Community summit with other heads of State and government.<br \/>\nThe President\u2019s Executive Assistant Sean Kampondeni said this Monday during the State House press briefing at Chikoko Bay State Lodge in Mangochi District.<br \/>\nSpeaking later, State House Press Officer Brian Banda urged Malawians to be more patient with the current administration as it works towards fulfilling campaign promises.<\/p>\n<p>Banda said Malawians should expect more, in terms of job creation and public infrastructure development, from the current administration.<br \/>\n\u201cThe government has plans to create more jobs through road infrastructure projects and the tourism industry once the budget is passed, such that Malawians must not lose hope,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nHe said the President was also committed to the development of sound infrastructure, citing Chakwera\u2019s plans to construct Mangochi-Makanjira Road and Mangochi- Katuli Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. 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