Month: July 2021 Posts

Speaker threatens to name and shame absent MPs

Jul 10, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara has expressed concern over absenteeism among Members of Parliament and she has warned that in future sessions absent members will be named and shamed. The Speaker issued the warning… ...

Chakwera practicing nepotism – Nankhumwa

Jul 09, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Leader of Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa has condemned President Lazarus Chakwera for appointing his own relatives, friends and cronies to serve in foreign missions without regard to merit and qualifications. Nankhumwa made the remarks… ...

Malawi adopts anti-workers laws

Jul 07, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawi Parliament has passed the Labour Relations Amendment bill which gives employers the right to deduct wages of striking employees. Both the Labour Relations (Amendment) bill and the Employment (Amendment) bill contain the provision on… ...

Covid-19: Nankhumwa says Chakwera will be held responsible for rise in cases

May 19, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has warned that President Lazarus Chakwera will be held responsible for upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the country, saying the president showed recklessness by holding political  rallies earlier this month.… ...

Only MCP supporters accessing NEEF loans – Nankhumwa

May 18, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa says loans through the National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) are being given to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) supporters only. Nankhumwa was speaking in Parliament this afternoon where he delivered his… ...

PAC wants Nankhumwa to pay back Covid-19 allowances

Apr 30, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has given the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 seven days to recover allowances it gave to Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa. Nankhumwa, a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President… ...

Police probe MP after he shows support for striking teachers

Mar 02, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Police have started investigating Mulanje Bale Member of Parliament (MP) Victor Musowa over Constituency Development Fund (CDF) a day after the legislator spoke about the teachers’ strike in Parliament. Musowa on Monday urged government… ...

HRDC threatens to hold anti-govt demos over looting of Covid-19 funds

Feb 23, 2021 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says it will mobilize Malawians to take to the streets if Government fails to provide clear expenditure reports on the 6.2 Billion Kwacha Covid-19 funds. The rights group has also… ...

‘Covid-19 Presidential Taskforce blew K50m in allowances’

Feb 20, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi presidential taskforce on the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is alleged to have blown more than K50 million in allowances and fuel refunds. Each committee member is said to have pocketed about K60 thousand in allowances… ...

Nankhumwa pocketed K3.6M in Covid-19 allowances & fuel refunds

Feb 16, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa pocketed K3.6 million in Covid-19 allowances and fuel refunds. Nankhumwa who is competing for the position of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president seat received the money between October last… ...

DPP operations director says APM won’t handpick successor

Jan 20, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

National Director of Operations for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Joe Nyirongo has assured people that the next DPP leader will not be handpicked, saying the party will welcome anyone who wishes to contest for… ...

Nankhumwa urges Govt to reduce fuel prices, scale up cash transfer

Jan 19, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has urged Government to scale up cash transfer programme and reduce fuel prices to help cushion the suffering of Malawians due to rise in Covid-19 infections. He said this today… ...

Munakondwa ndi Kondwani? Kwabwela Dalitso ku DPP

Dec 31, 2020 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Akupitadi adad kutula pansi udindo mu chipani cha DPP, koma sikuti udindo amusiyila chabe Kondwani Nankhumwa uja wakhala akuchititsa misonkhano ngati mwini wachipani. Kuli mpikisano tsopano pamene mkulu wakale wa banki yaikulu mu dziko muno… ...

Former RBM governor poised to take on Nankhumwa for DPP leadership

Dec 31, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The race to replacing former President Peter Mutharika as leader of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has started garnering curious interest with reports that former Reserve Bank of Malawi governor Dalitso Kabambe is eyeing… ...

Nankhumwa tells Chakwera to reverse fuel price hike

Dec 19, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has demanded the Lazarus Chakwera administration to reverse the fuel price hike saying Malawians are suffering. Nankhumwa has said this today in a statement on the fuel price increase which… ...