Month: September 2018 Posts

Lilongwe-Salima water project puts govt in trouble: World Bank pulls out K60bn

Sep 14, 2018 Russell Kondowe 1 &

The controversial Lilongwe-Salima project has landed Malawi Government in trouble with the World Bank. The World Bank has said it will not provide K60 billion budgetary support to Malawi following government’s decision to go ahead… ...

Malawi Govt mocked over China’s 20 tablet donation

Aug 27, 2018 Bright Malenga 9 &

Malawians have mocked Malawi Government for organising an event just to receive 20 Android tablets for the 2018 population and housing census from the Chinese government. Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Goodall Gondwe presided… ...

MHEN calls for delinking of water boards from agriculture ministry

Aug 26, 2018 Luke Bisani 1 &

Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) has called for delinking of water and sanitation from the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development saying the issues are being neglected. MHEN has proposed that water and sanitation… ...

This is thieving by trickery, civil servants threaten govt

Aug 19, 2018 Bright Malenga 4 &

Concerned civil servants have expressed dissatisfaction with the contributory pension scheme which government has introduced saying it is discriminatory and an act of thievery. In a letter dated 7th August, 2018 addressed to Heads of… ...

UK, Ireland donate K6.6 Billion to Malawi

Dec 20, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 100 &

The UK Aid and Irish Aid have donated £6.8m (K6.6 Billion) to the Malawi government– funds meant to meet the food needs of over 500,000 vulnerable locals. Malawi Vice President, Saulos Chilima together with UN… ...

Govt cheated in Malawi-Rwanda extradition treaty

Sep 22, 2017 Luke Bisani 1 &

The Malawi government is said to have acted dishonestly in an extradition treaty with Rwanda. Lawyer for Rwandan genocide suspect Vincent Murekezi has faulted the Malawi's executive arm for bypassing Members of Parliament (MPs) in… ...

Buses keep operating at night despite government ban

Jul 26, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 84 &

Though the Malawi government placed an order stopping buses from operating at night, the ban is being ignored by operators. The government of Malawi through the minister of transport and public works, Jappie Mhango ordered… ...