Month: December 2019 Posts

Govt angry with MHRC for releasing Msundwe report

Dec 27, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

The Government has condemned the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) for releasing the Msundwe report before presenting it to the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare. In a statement today, Minister of Gender… ...

EU demands decisive action against police officers who raped women

Dec 27, 2019 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

 The European Union in Malawi has called on authorities to take action against police officers who raped women and girls at Msundwe in Lilongwe. In a statement on Thursday, the Heads of Mission for European… ...

Recalled EU ambassador leaves Malawi, wishes Mutharika ‘Merry Christmas’

Dec 14, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Recalled European Union Ambassador to Malawi, Sandra Paesen, sent season’s greetings to President Peter Mutharika before flying out of the country on Friday. Paesen sent out a tweet on Thursday saying she was travelling for… ...

ECAMA calls for youth involvement in formulation of Vision 2063

Dec 02, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA) says the formulation of the successor programme to the Vision 2020 should incorporate the views of the youth in its implementation process. ECAMA Secretary General, Andrew Kumbatira made the observation… ...

EU Ambassador to Malawi recalled

Dec 02, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The European Union (EU) has recalled its ambassador to Malawi, Sandra Paesen. According to state broadcaster MBC, the ambassador who is also EU Head of Delegation has been told to leave the Southern African country… ...

Malawi gets K18 billion from EU

Nov 25, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The European Union (EU) has given Malawi €22 million (about K18 billion) to support government’s efforts to improve the transparency and accountability in the use of public funds. The funds will support Public Finance Management… ...

Malawi, EU sign agreement for M1 Road Rehabilitation project

Nov 14, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The European Union and Malawi have signed an agreement for the rehabilitation of the M1 Road. The agreement was signed by Malawi’s Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha, together with the Minister of Transport Ralph Juma… ...