Month: December 2021 Posts

Malawi Parliament to summon tea and macadamia producers

Dec 02, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament says it will soon call tea and macadamia estate owners to appear before the committee following concerns that the companies do not disclose their proceeds. On Tuesday 30th November… ...

Mwanamvekha says 5000 Malawi Kwacha banknote will fuel inflation and money laundering

Nov 25, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 1 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson on Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha who is also Member of Parliament for Chiradzulu South and a former Finance Minister says the introduction of K5000 Malawi Kwacha banknote has a potential of… ...

Chimwendo defends absenteeism in Parliament

Nov 21, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Leader of the House in Parliament, Richard Chimwendo Banda, says some Members of Parliament fail to report to the House because they have other equally important activities to attend. Banda made the statement on Friday… ...

Malawi Govt addresses concerns over withdrawal of fertilizer suppliers from AIP

Nov 19, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Following the withdrawal of some fertilizer suppliers from the Agriculture Inputs Programme (AIP), Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe says suppliers who are currently supplying fertilizer will be given additional contracts to supply more fertilizer. Lowe… ...

Pastor Ngwira confirmed as head of Malawi intelligence agency

Nov 17, 2021 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Public Appointments Committee (PAC) has confirmed Pastor Dokani Ngwira as director general of National Intelligence Services (NIS) following his appointment by President Lazarus Chakwera. Chairperson of the Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament Joyce Chitsulo… ...

My protests were never violent, Mtambo declares

Nov 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Civic Education and National Unity Timothy Mtambo says the demonstrations which he led before he became minister were never violent. Mtambo was speaking in Parliament today after opposition Members of Parliament said he… ...

Malawi Parliament passes motion on interest rate capping

Nov 11, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Parliament has passed a motion allowing the tabling of a bill which seeks to amend the Financial Services Act to include interest rate capping. Member of Parliament for Dowa West Abel Kayembe moved the… ...

Rev Nyondo confirmed as Malawi ambassador to Brazil

Nov 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Reverend Levi Nyondo, the former Secretary General of CCAP Livingstonia Synod, has been confirmed as Malawi's Ambassador to Brazil. Public Appointments Committee of Parliament Chairperson Joyce Chitsulo has approved the appointment of Nyondo who still… ...

Chakwera assents to anti-workers legislation

Oct 15, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has assented to the controversial Labour Relations (Amendment) Act which critics say infringes on the right of employees to take industrial action. Chakwera’s press secretary, Anthony Kasunda, has confirmed that the president… ...

Passportgate: Malawi probing Techno’s K50bn passport deal

Oct 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Techno Brain, the company banned by World Bank and African Development Bank (ADB) for fraud and corruption is facing a new multi-billion Kwacha probe in Malawi over a passport deal with the Malawi Government. In… ...

Parliament confirms that Chiwaya’s suicide is connected to frustrations over benefits

Sep 30, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawi Parliament has confirmed that former Deputy Speaker Clement Chiwaya’s suicide is connected to frustrations over implementation of his benefits at the National Assembly. Parliament has released a statement following the incident this morning at… ...

Chiwaya commits suicide in Clerk of Parliament office

Sep 30, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Former deputy speaker of Parliament Clement Chiwaya has shot himself this morning in the office of Clerk of Parliament at Parliament Building in Lilongwe. Chiwaya shot himself in the head right in front of COP… ...

Mzimba East MP dies

Sep 01, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Member of Parliament for Mzimba East Constituency Wezzie Gondwe has died this morning. Parliament has said in a statement that the legislator has died in South Africa. According to Deputy Speaker of Parliament Madalitso Kazombo,… ...

Cartel forcing Admarc to borrow from banks – Chiphiko  

Aug 19, 2021 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) General Manager Rhino Chiphiko says there is a cartel involving officials from various ministries and banks as well as some individuals that benefits when Admarc borrows money from local… ...

Talking Blues: Is President Lazarus Chakwera still with us and for us?

Aug 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Nothing for us without us is the charismatic maxim with which President Lazarus Chakwera dazzled the political scene after quitting his clerical frock. Today, that era feels like another lifetime. Nothing for us without us… ...