Malawian government ‘fed up’ with Madonna

The Daily Caller ^ | March 14, 2012 | Alexandra Myers

[expat1000]

The southern African country of Malawi is not thrilled with Madonna’s plans to build 10 new schools in the area, because they claim she didn’t consult with them first and don’t feel her intentions are pure.

The government feels as though the singer is more concerned with upping her global image than helping with the country’s education, Reuters reported.

Madonna’s charity “Raising Malawi” is teaming up with the non-profit group buildOn for the project that hopes to educate at least 1,000 children per year.

However, Malawi’s Ministry of Education said that the government was “fed up” with Madonna after she scrapped a project in that country last year.

Spokeswoman Lindiwe Chide said that Madonna canceled the building of a girls’ school because of alleged mismanagement and the project going over budget without informing the Malawian authorities.

“Now she decides to announce that she plans to build ten schools without getting authority from us again,” Chide said. “We now feel like this is all about propping up her global image and not in our interest.

[dfwgator]

Malawian government ‘fed up’ with Madonna

Join the club, we've got jackets.

[SuzyQue]

You got a jacket? I just got a goofy hat!

[Zhang Fei]

No bribes, no schools...

[marron]

Spokeswoman Lindiwe Chide said that Madonna canceled the building of a girls’ school because of alleged mismanagement and the project going over budget without informing the Malawian authorities.

Or, there might be more to the story. Maybe she isn't playing ball.

[AtlasStalled]

Madonna, like most celebs, can become tiresome rather quickly; I find pop stars are best experienced in very small doses.

[freedumb2003]

I was fed up with her by 1985...

[Uncle Lonny]

I just looked up “slut” in the dictionary and it showed her photo as an example.

[freedumb2003]

>>I just looked up “slut” in the dictionary and it showed her photo as an example.<<

You must have last year’s dictionary. Mine has a picture of that ugly fluke chick under “slut.” They moved madonna’s picture to “skank” and again under “washed-up.”

[KarlInOhio]

Self aggrandizing skank vs. likely corrupt third world bureaucrats.

I have to admit that this is a tough one to choose sides.

[PowderMonkey]

"...hopes to educate at least 1,000 children per year."

The seeds of an insurgency just waiting to happen. In Malawi that translates into thousands of well-educated, unemployed, dispirited, and angry yoots wandering about in a few short years. In some Third World countries, teaching the impoverished masses to read and write, is perceived as a threat to the established order.

[fruser1]

No bribes, no schools...

Yep. I wish more folks were wearing the "fog-proof" goggles that you obviously have on today.

[dfwgator]

A pox on both their houses.

[hosepipe]

This drama queen is getting a long in the tooth and very short on knowing how “things work”..
Her fake british accent is not well traveled its funny.. even peculiar..

[avalonmistmoon]

You guys are killing me!!! Thanks for the laugh! I needed it because our company moved to a new platform on our computers and it has been hell for the last two weeks.

Thanks again for the laugh!!!

[avalonmistmoon]

Oh...by the way I’m a woman and not offended in the least...thanks for the laugh.

[freedumb2003]

Happy to have helped, Ma'am :)