Month: August 2020 Posts

MPs asked to help end corruption at ADMARC

Aug 31, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Center for Social Concern has called upon Members of Parliament to support the Tonse Alliance government to end corruption and depoliticize ADMARC if they really want Malawi to be free from hunger. The appeal was… ...

CDEDI wants local languages in Parliament: ‘MPs struggle with English’

Aug 25, 2020 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has called for a debate on the use of local languages in Parliament, saying some Members of Parliament (MPs) struggle to speak English in the House. CDEDI… ...

There are too many decisions made by a president – Chakwera

Aug 09, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has urged Malawians to support his plan to trim presidential powers, saying a president in Malawi has too many decisions to make and has too much appointing power. Chakwera made the remarks… ...

Chakwera to deliver SONA next month

Aug 08, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera will open the 49th session of Parliament next month when he will deliver a State of Nation Address (SONA). Chakwera confirmed on Friday that Parliament will re-convene from September 4. “I held… ...

CSOs demand referendum on tenure of MPs, Councillors

Aug 08, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have asked Government to let citizens decided in a referendum on whether the tenure of Members of Parliament (MPs) should be extended by a year with parliamentary elections being shifted from… ...

Parliament shuts down for two weeks over Covid-19

Jul 16, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi Parliament has shut down its operations due to the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases among members of staff and legislators. Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara said in a statement on Wednesday that Parliament… ...

Phungu wa DPP wapezeka ndi Coronavirus

Jul 07, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Phungu wa chipani chotsutsa boma cha Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) wapezeka ndi kachirombo ka Corona komwe kakumayambitsa matenda a COVID-19. Izi ndimalingana ndi phunguyu, a yemwe analembera anzake komaso achibale ake kuwadziwitsa za nkhaniyi. Olemekezeka… ...