Month: March 2017 Posts

Govt warns foreigners against buying maize in Malawi

Mar 10, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 3 &

The Malawi Government has warned foreign nationals who are buying yet to be harvested maize in the country that they will be punished. Minister of information and communications technology Nicholas Dausi made the warning following… ...

Councils should initiate own development agendas – Govt

Mar 10, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

The Malawi Government has reiterated the need for district councils to initiate their own development agendas for local communities. Minister of local government and rural development Kondwani Nankhumwa said this happens under the decentralisation policy… ...

Malawi Govt to create 18,000 jobs for youths

Mar 03, 2017 Luke Bisani 96 &

As many Malawian youths are looking for employment, government has revealed plans to create 18,000 jobs through a loan from African Development Bank (ADB). During the last day of mid-year budget review meeting in Parliament… ...

Govt to relocate refugees from Dzaleka to Karonga despite opposition

Mar 01, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 40 &

The Malawi government through the Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Grace Chiumia has insisted that it will soon move all refugees from Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa to the Northern Region district of… ...

Electricity problems to end soon, government pledges

Feb 27, 2017 Martha Chikoti 89 &

Government through the Ministry of Energy, Natural Resources and Mining has assured Malawians that electricity challenges currently rocking the country will come to an end soon. The assurance was brought forward by minister responsible Bright… ...

DPP government shivers at the prospect of investigating Mutharika’s cabinet

Feb 26, 2017 Luke Bisani 63 &

The Malawi Government has brushed aside calls by the opposition for the Anti-Corruption Bureau to probe all cabinet ministers on suspicions of corruption. Members of Parliament during the week suggested that all cabinet ministers must… ...

Bumper yields for Malawi – Govt

Feb 24, 2017 Luke Bisani 36 &

Malawi government through the ministry of agriculture, irrigation and water development has projected bumper yields for the country in the 2016/17 farming period. According to the Agricultural Production Estimates Survey, the country is to have… ...