“For decades, Malawi has lacked patriotism.” Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has announced that he is set to make major reforms in the mining sector, including setting up of a government-owned mining company. In his special televised government policy national address at Mtunthama State Residence on Sunday, President Chakwera disclosed that the Malawi government plans to establish a Mining Regulatory Authority in order to reorganise the country’s mining industry. Chakwera announces new Mining Policy Said President Chakwera: “In the June sitting of Parliament, my administration will present a Bill to establish a Mining Regulatory Authority. “The Authority’s mandate will be to regulate the development, management, and utilization of our country’s mineral resources in line with sustainable development principles and practices.”