Month: January 2021 Posts

Only DPP has political will to improve lives of Malawians – Mwanamvekha 

Jan 07, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Parliamentary  spokesperson on Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha has claimed that the DPP is the only party with the will to improve lives of Malawians. Mwanamvekha who also served as Minister of Finance… ...

Former Minister Mwanamvekha says change of fiscal year is pointless

Dec 23, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Former Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha has said that the change of the government’s fiscal calendar by the Tonse Administration will not make any significant difference. The government through the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development… ...

Mwanamvekha says Kwacha on free fall: K900 for US$1 on black market

Sep 29, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson on finance Joseph Mwanamvekha says the government's estimation of a stable exchange rate is a mere wish as the black market Kwacha to United States Dollar rate is already at… ...

Parliamentary committee wants more spending on development projects

Sep 28, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament has urged government to allocate more funds to productive development projects which will spur economic growth. Chairperson of the Budget and Finance Committee Gladys Ganda made the remarks… ...

Tonse’s promise to create one million job is cheap talk – DPP

Sep 28, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says the Tonse Alliance’s promise to create one million jobs in one year is cheap talk since the 202/21 national budget does not include ways of stimulating job creation. DPP… ...

Malawians have been cheated – DPP

Sep 12, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says the Tonse Alliance Government has cheated Malawians because it has not fulfilled several of its promises through the K2.2 trillion budget. DPP spokesperson of Finance in Parliament Joseph… ...

Two roads completed in 2019/20, several delayed

Jun 13, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Government says two roads were completed in the 2019/20 fiscal year while at least six roads which were expected to be finished in the same financial year have been carried over to the 2020/21 financial… ...