Month: June 2023 Posts

Mzimba DHO employee arrested for theft of K10.9 million

Jun 08, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Mzimba have arrested a 28-year-old Assistant Human Resources Manager for Mzimba South District Health Office for allegedly embezzling K10.9 million. The suspect, Boyd Chipeta, is alleged to have embezzled 10.9 million Malawi Kwacha… ...

Malawi civil servants to down tools over high cost of living

Dec 29, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Chakwera Civil servants in Malawi have said they will  start striking on 9 January, 2023 over government’s failure to address their concerns relating to the high cost of living. This is according to a letter… ...

Young civil servants pen Ministry of Finance over pension scheme

Nov 24, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Concerned Young Civil Servants have penned the Ministry of Finance demanding the withdrawal of mandatory pension contributions deduction and a refund of the whole deducted amount plus interest accumulated. In  2017, the Government of Malawi… ...

Ecobank loans of up to K15 million extended to Civil Servants

Sep 09, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Ecobank Malawi has extended unsecured personal loans of up to K15 million on a 36-month tenure to civil servants, including those who are not the bank’s customers. This is according to Ecobank Malawi's Country Head… ...

Cyclone Nepotism: Agriculture Ministry demotes directors from the South

Aug 11, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture is being accused of reshuffling its top layer managers through unprecedented 'political overhaul' as some  directors have been moved from the Ministry's headquarters to various stations across the country. According to… ...

45 Malawi Govt principal secretaries undergo leadership training

Jul 24, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Commonwealth Secretariat’s Public Sector Governance Division organised an intensive training programme for 45 Principal Secretaries in Malawi aimed at preparing them with the right skills and knowledge to lead their respective ministries and effectively… ...

K100 billion suspected to have been stolen from Malawi Govt

Jun 13, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Over K100 billion is suspected to have been stolen from Malawi Government from 2015 to 2020, with K30 billion unaccounted for in 2015 alone. The National Audit Office (NAO) published Audit reports following investigations into… ...