Budget Archives

Atupele laments inadequate drug funding

Jun 09, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawi Minister of Health Atupele Muluzi says the allocation for drugs and medical supplies in the 2018/19 budget is falling far short of the required amount. Speaking when he addressed Parliament on Friday, Muluzi said… ...

Govt hikes civil servants’ salaries

May 18, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 10 &

Government has increased salaries of junior civil servants by 20 percent. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration has also hiked honoraria that traditional leaders receive. Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe announced the increments when presenting… ...

Malawi’s 2018/19 budget pegged at K1.5 trillion

May 18, 2018 Macmillan Mhone 3 &

Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe has this afternoon presented the K1.5 trillion 2018/19 national budget which include plans to recruit teachers and medical workers and increase civil servants' salaries. When presenting the budget in Lilongwe,… ...

Malawi upbeat dry spells, armyworms will have few effects

Feb 16, 2018 Russell Kondowe 6 &

At the heart of a worrisome dry spell and armyworms which have posed fears of a food shortage situation this farming season, Malawi government says the threat of hunger is not imminent. This has been… ...

Good news from government: poverty to end in 10 years

May 20, 2017 Bright Malenga 328 &

Government has said it can pull Malawi out of the list of the world’s poorest countries within the next 10 years. Speaking when he presented the 2017/2018 National Budget, Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe said… ...

K1.7 Billion given to Sports Council in new budget

May 20, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 20 &

…Youth Centers and Sports Academies to be constructed Malawi Government has allocated K1.7 billion to Malawi National Council of Sports through the Minister of Labor, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development during the on-going Parliamentary sitting… ...

No holds barred! A reflection on Gondwe’s K1.1 trillion budget

May 29, 2016 José Safarao 24 &

In his remarks at the beginning of his 77-page budget statement, Malawi's Finance Minister, Goodall Gondwe, decried what he described as “Western-style bonuses to top executives in the private sector,” and called them a major… ...