Month: February 2018 Posts

Malawi opposition is full of thieves-in-waiting – Analyst

Feb 28, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 74 &

A social commentator has branded the opposition as thieves who are waiting for their turn to steal public funds. The analyst Onjezani Kenani suggested in a Facebook post on Tuesday that opposition politicians are no… ...

Goodall faces pressure to resign

Feb 27, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 45 &

Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) Tuesday morning continued to put pressure on Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe after he allocated K4 billion to selected constituencies. The opposition legislators forced proceedings in Parliament to stop for… ...

Govt planning to reduce domestic debt

Feb 17, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawi government has said it wants to reduce domestic debt from current 25 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to internationally recognised 20 percent of GDP in three years. The sentiments were made by Minister… ...

Gondwe spells out measures to cut spending

Feb 17, 2018 Bright Malenga 10 &

Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe has revealed measures which government has put in place to cut spending. When he was presenting midyear budget review in Parliament on Friday, Gondwe said the measures include a reduction… ...

Malawi upbeat dry spells, armyworms will have few effects

Feb 16, 2018 Russell Kondowe 6 &

At the heart of a worrisome dry spell and armyworms which have posed fears of a food shortage situation this farming season, Malawi government says the threat of hunger is not imminent. This has been… ...

Mid-year budget review starts Feb 5

Jan 25, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Members of Parliament will meet for the Mid-Year Budget Review starting on February 5. According to a statement on Malawi Government Facebook page, the meeting will give parliamentarians an opportunity to review the mid-year performance… ...

MCP warned of Maurice Munthali: He was DPP’s ‘secret’ agent

Jan 14, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 44 &

Democratic Progress Party (DPP) has warned Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to be wary of Reverend Maurice Munthali who joined MCP, saying the Reverend is unpredictable and  behaves in the manner of a 'political prostitute'. DPP’s… ...