Month: March 2016 Posts

Low involvement of women in gender programs worries govt

Mar 15, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 23 &

Government says gender programs which are being implemented in the country leaves out women who are also the target group. Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati says women especially those in… ...

Govt to save millions after retirements of PSs

Feb 24, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 46 &

The Government of Malawi is expected to be saving up to K144 million annually when six principal secretaries (PSs) retire as planned. By the end of this year, six PSs are expected to retire and… ...

Govt hailed for public works programme in Mzuzu

Feb 05, 2016 Thula Chisamba 18 &

The Malawi Government has been applauded for enabling local authorities to facilitate successful Public Work Programmes (PWP) across Mzuzu city. The remarks were made by beneficiaries of the project's first phase who received their wages… ...

Government raises wages

Jan 22, 2016 Geoffrey Banda 35 &

Malawians have a reason to smile following government’s decision to revise wages for beneficiaries of the pro-poor Public Works Programme (PWP). Government says it has revised wages for beneficiaries of PWP from K485 to K600… ...

Man fundraises for purchase of presidential jet

Dec 14, 2015 Luke Bisani 74 &

A man in Lilongwe has launched a fundraising project to raise money for the purchase of a private jet for Malawi Government. The man, Sidney Ndembe, said the project will generate US$20 million for the… ...

Malawi Government fails to pay water bills at Zomba Central Hospital

Nov 22, 2015 Grecium Gama 137 &

As public hospitals in Malawi continue to dance to undying economic woes the country is sailing through, fresh reports show that the  Southern Region Water Board has disconnected water at Zomba Central Hospital due to… ...