Month: August 2023 Posts

Don’t take Malawians for granted – LITA tells Chakwera

Aug 21, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

…Chakwera told to either fix problems or resign One of Malawi’s Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Leadership Institute for Transparency and Accountability (LITA), has bashed the Lazarus Chakwera administration for “consistently taking Malawians for granted”. This… ...

CSO leaders ask to be appointed into parastatal boards

Sep 30, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Leaders of  various Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) said at a press briefing on Thursday that they want President Lazarus Chakwera to appoint CSO leaders into parastatal boards to provide checks and balances. The CSO leaders… ...

Zomba CSOs say NGO bill will weaken CSOs

May 09, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Zomba Civil Society Organisations Network has expressed concern over the newly amended non-governmental organisation (NGO) bill saying it is aimed at weakening civil society groups. In a statement signed by chairperson for the group, Sammy… ...

CSOs worried about continued violation of human rights in Malawi

Apr 01, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) and Council for Non-governmental organisations in Malawi (CONGOMA) have come up with a Civil Society Issues paper 2022/2023 describing the status of human rights in the country, and the… ...

Zomba DHO appeals to CSOs to raise awareness on polio vaccination

Mar 15, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By Raphael Likaka The District Health Office (DHO) in Zomba has appealed to the Civil Society Organisations in the District to raise awareness in their respective impact areas on the polio vaccine which will target… ...

CONGOMA drills CSOs in procurement monitoring

Aug 11, 2019 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The council for non-governmental organizations in Malawi (CONGOMA) has emphasized on the need for the public to take an active role in various interventions bordering on public procurement at local and national level. The call… ...

CSOs call for holistic approach towards gender responsive budget

Jun 24, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Karonga district say government should come up with deliberate policies that will further decentralize the department of gender at council level by having gender experts in various council departments. According… ...