Month: January 2017 Posts

Malawi risks being blacklisted on the international financial market

Jan 26, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 8 &

Malawi could be unrecogised on the international financial market should Parliament fail to pass the Financial Crime Bill by 15 February 2017, Malawi24 can report. The bill aims at repealing the Money Laundering, Proceeds of… ...

Parliamentary committee starts ‘Maizegate’ inquiry today

Jan 17, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 29 &

The Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture will from this afternoon start a parallel inquiry into how Admarc bought the now suspicious 100000 metric tonnes of maize from Zambia. The chairman of the Agriculture Committee of Parliament… ...

Malawians cause their own poverty by staying silent

Dec 30, 2016 Luke Bisani 125 &

A political analyst has faulted Malawians for not taking action on the challenges that have rocked the country. The analyst, Emily Mkamanga, has argued that Malawians have to be blamed for not standing up against… ...

100 bags of fertilizer to MPs for their personal use

Dec 29, 2016 Luke Bisani 122 &

The Social welfare committee of Malawi Parliament has disclosed that members of the National Assembly are now entitled to a fertilizer loan for the 2016/17 farming season, Malawi24 can report. The chairperson for the committee… ...

Politicians urged to focus on Malawians’ needs in 2017

Dec 22, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

As the year is going to an end, a political analyst in the country has advised politicians to put the needs of Malawians first in 2017. In an interview with Malawi24, one of the political… ...

Finally! Malawi Parliament passes Access to Information Law

Dec 15, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 41 &

...Govt fails to block the Bill Long at last. The Malawi Parliament last night passed the Access to Information (ATI) Bill which has been highly fought for years. However, there were what looked like deliberate ways… ...

Witchcraft bill not ready for tabling in Malawi Parliament

Dec 14, 2016 Richard Jimu 27 &

One of the much sought bills, the Witchcraft bill is not yet ready to be tabled in the Parliament, the Malawi government has said. This comes as the parliament is being asked to table the… ...