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Malawi

Tanzanian President Samia Hassan in Malawi

Maravi Post Reporter

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday, afternoon arrived in the country through Kamuzu International Airport (KIA), for a three-day State Visit from 5-7th July, 2023.

Upon arrival, Hassan was welcomed by President Lazarus Chakwera and First Lady, Monica Chakwera, Cabinet Ministers, Senior Government Officials, and Religious and Traditional leaders, among others.

The two leaders will depart for Civic offices where President Hassan will sign the visitors’ book and will be presented with a symbolic key by the Mayor of the City of Lilongwe, Richard Banda. Later, she will proceed with a visit to Kamuzu Mausoleum where she will pay her respects to the founder of Malawi, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda.

Hassan will also visit the Parliament building, where she will hold discussions with the Speaker of Parliament, Catherine Gotani Hara, and will later sign the visitor’s book.

During the State visit, the President of Tanzania will carry out several official engagements, including attending the national service of worship, joining President Chakwera in commemorating the 59th anniversary of independence, visiting the cyclone Freddy-affected sites, and holding bilateral talks with Chakwera on other matters of mutual interest between the two nations.

Human Rights, Lifestyle

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan criticized over stereotype on women

Maravi Post Reporter
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan

By Thandie Chadzandiyani

DODOMA-(MaraviPost)-Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is being criticised online for her remarks on female footballers having “flat chests” and being unattractive for marriage.

The president was speaking at state house in Dar es Salaam to receive a trophy won by the national under-23 men’s football team for the season’s Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) challenge cup.

“If we bring them here and line them up, for those with flat chests, you might think they are men – not women,” she said of female footballers.

She said while some of the sportswomen were married, most of them were not, “and for the way they are, a life of marriage… is a just a dream”.

The president said sportspeople were living a tough life after their career in sports and asked the authorities to ensure their future was well taken care of after retirement.

She noted that it was particularly harder for women “where their legs are tired, when they have retired from the sport”.

Some people have been criticising her remarks.