Month: December 2018 Posts

Senior citizens in Malawi to get K20,000 monthly allowance: Malawi Parliament endorses Saulos Chilima’s elderly income scheme

Dec 13, 2018 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Government is now mandated to give citizens aged 65 and above a K20,000 monthly allowance starting next year. Today, Parliament has passed a motion requiring government to provide financial assistance to older people who… ...

Parliament passes Tobacco Bill

Dec 04, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Parliament yesterday passed the Tobacco Industry Bill. Among other things, the legislation outlaws buyers from growing tobacco or engaging in the transportation and grading of tobacco and seeks to strengthen tobacco associations by increasing… ...

Blackout hits Parliament during Witchcraft debate

Nov 27, 2018 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Parliament was forced into an early adjournment Monday after blackout hit the House as members were discussing the Witchcraft Act. Malawi is experiencing power challenges with some areas having no power for over nine hours… ...

No allowances for absent parliamentarians

Nov 27, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Parliament has started deducting sitting allowances for Members of Parliament (MPs) who do not attend proceedings. Speaking with reporters at Parliament, Leader of the House Kondwani Nankhumwa said absent MPs  have not received their daily… ...

Malawi upbeat dry spells, armyworms will have few effects

Feb 16, 2018 Russell Kondowe 6 &

At the heart of a worrisome dry spell and armyworms which have posed fears of a food shortage situation this farming season, Malawi government says the threat of hunger is not imminent. This has been… ...

Chakwera walks out of Parliament

Dec 04, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 192 &

Leader of Opposition Lazarus Chakwera has this afternoon walked out of Parliament due to government’s reluctance to table the Electoral Reforms Bills. Reports say Chakwera and other opposition legislators walked out to express their anger.… ...

Chimunthu Banda survives car crash

Oct 20, 2017 Russell Kondowe 64 &

Former Speaker of Malawi Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda on Friday escaped death in a car crash in Mchinji. The car Banda was driving, a Toyota Prado, was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle… ...