Month: March 2019 Posts

Parliament approves K155 billion loan

Mar 16, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Parliament Friday authorised Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development to borrow  K155 billion for improving water supply schemes in Blantyre. The objective of the bill is to increase access to improved water services by… ...

Goodall fails to recall Chimulirenji’s name

Feb 18, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President Goodall Gondwe had to be reminded of the name of President Peter Mutharika’s runningmate. During a rally at Mchengautuba in Mzuzu, Gondwe – who is also Minister of Finance,… ...

Goodall confident DPP will get five more years

Jan 27, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 3 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President for the North Goodall Gondwe says it will be difficult for any party to boot the ruling party out of government in the May 21 elections. He was speaking… ...

Only DPP youth set to benefit from K5 billion tree planting program

Dec 09, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Government is mobilising Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youth to benefit from the taxpayer funded K5 billion tree planting program. The government funded project is set to employ 10,000 youth countrywide and will be managed by… ...

Goodall justifies fuel price hike

Nov 23, 2018 Luke Bisani 2 &

Malawi Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe has justied the fuel hike by the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) saying it will prevent a fuel crisis. On Thursday, MERA effected six percent fuel hike that has… ...

Govt tells Chilima to resign

Jul 27, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 7 &

Senior cabinet ministers have today asked Vice President Saulos Chilima to resign. The ministers made the call this morning during a press briefing in Lilongwe. Ministers at the press conference included Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe,… ...

Goodall Gondwe left in charge

Jul 18, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

President Peter Mutharika has left Finance and Economic Planning Minister Goodall Gondwe in charge of the country. Mutharika departed for Zambia on Wednesday morning to attend the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA)… ...

Parliament passes budget

Jun 23, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Parliament yesterday passed the 1.4 trillion kwacha 2018/2019 national budget. The budget was initially pegged at K1.504 trillion but earlier this week Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Goodall Gondwe announced that it has been… ...

AG contradicts Goodall on IFMIS: says K5bn is for training

May 25, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawi's Accountant General (AG) has contradicted Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe on the K5 billion allocated to Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS) in the 2018/19 national budget. When presenting the budget last week, Finance Minister Gondwe… ...

DPP Govt accused of trying to steal K5 billion

May 19, 2018 Lyonike Mughogho 6 &

A Malawian analyst has raised eyebrows over the allocation of K5 billion for the procurement of a new Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS). In his presentation of the 2018/2019 budget on Friday, Minister of Finance… ...

Budget should benefit Malawians – EU says

May 19, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The European Union has asked Malawi government to make sure that the 2018/2019 national budget benefits all Malawians. Speaking after presentation of the 2018/2019 budget   by the Minister of Finance Economic and Planning Development,EU Head… ...

EU says Malawi yet to qualify for budget support

May 19, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The European Union (EU) says there are various measures that Malawi government need to take for the organisation to resume budgetary support. Head of delegation to Malawi Marchel Gerrmann said this when reacting to the… ...

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,… ...

Chaponda found with no case to answer

May 18, 2018 Luke Bisani 13 &

Zomba magistrate court today has acquitted minister of agriculture, irrigation and water development George Chaponda on all three corruption related charges levelled against him. The chief magistrate Paul Chiotcha told the court today that Chaponda… ...