Month: May 2018 Posts

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… ...