Month: May 2022 Posts

NGOs and CSOs contradict themselves on NGO Act amendment bill

May 03, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Some Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) contradicted themselves in their denouncement of the proposed new legislation on regulating international NGOs and composition of board members of the NGO Board of Malawi. The… ...

Chakwera commits to defend press freedom

May 03, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera this morning hosted journalists at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day. The President together with the First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera had a breakfast treat… ...

Organizations concerned over crackdown on freedom of expression under Chakwera

May 03, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Several human rights organisations have expressed concern over rising police surveillance and interception of private conversations by the police under the Lazarus Chakwera administration, saying the crackdown smacks of emerging authoritarianism and institutionalism of state… ...

Chilima: Munthu wanzeru saotcha tchire nyumba ilibe chimbudzi

May 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Wachiwiri kwa mtsogoleri wa dziko lino a Saulos Chilima ati munthu wa nzeru saotcha tchire lozungulira nyumba ngati nyumbayo ilibe chimbudzi. Iwo ananena izi dzulo ku Kamuzu International Airport poyankhula ndi owatsatira pomwe amafika mdziko… ...

I will discuss Malawians’ PAYE concerns with Finance Minister — Chakwera

May 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says he will discuss Malawians' concerns over the new Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system with Minister of Finance Sosten Gwengwe in order to resolve the issue. Chakwera made the remarks yesterday… ...

Malawi Govt owes SADC summit suppliers K854 million

May 02, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has disclosed that government has unpaid invoices of over K854 million out of a K2.9 billion budget for the 41st SADC Summit held in Lilongwe in August last year.… ...

Chakwera asks companies to re-employ retrenched workers

May 02, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has called on companies and organisations which retrenched  workers, or reduced workers' salaries due to Covid-19, to re-employ the retrenched workers or adjust upwards the reduced salaries. Chakwera made the call in… ...