According to a brief report on the state broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), Gondwe was voted by fellow Finance Ministers from across the world who were meeting in Washington DC, USA the last two weeks.
Gondwe, who is tipped to be President Bingu wa Mutharika’s running mate for next May general elections, has won top accolade for the economic achievements Malawi has reportedly realised during the four years that he has been the country’s purse keeper.
The ministers were meeting to, among others, discuss and come up with possible solutions to the financial turmoil currently facing Third World countries.
Gondwe’s continental award comes barely a few months after President Mutharika won three different awards.
Meanwhile, another Malawian, Marie Da Silva, is keeping her fingers crossed after she was nominated among seven individuals from across the world for the 2008Â CNN Top 10 Heroes for their outstanding contribution in championing children’s right to education and life. Â
If she is voted she will receive US$ 100 000. The winner will be announced in New York on November 28, 2008. Â
Already all the nominees have been given US$ 25 000 and will be profiled in a documentary that will be shown across the world. Â
Da Silva, who work as a nanny in Los Angeles, USA has been nominated for the Championing Children Hero Award for using her salary as a nanny to feed, dress, educate and give medical care to over 200 orphaned children at her Jacaranda Foundation in Chigumula, Blantyre. – Nyasa Times