Parastatals Archives

Board rejects Govt’s pick for ESCOM CEO role

Jun 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The board of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has refused to appoint a candidate who came fourth during interviews for the role of ESCOM chief executive officer, amid pressure from the government. According to… ...

Chakwera wants NOCMA acting CEO removed for being DPP supporter

Nov 05, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Helen Buluma should be removed within two weeks because she is a known operative of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party… ...

Chaos: Parastatals run dry of salaries

Oct 01, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Several parastatals have revealed that they will not be able to pay employees their salaries in time because the companies do not have enough money. Admarc, AHL Group and Airport Development Limited (ADL) have informed… ...

NGOs threaten legal action over parastatal boards

Sep 28, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Four non-governmental organisations say they will drag government to court over lack of women in parastatal boards if President Lazarus Chakwera fails to reconstitute the boards within seven days. The NGOs are Human Rights Defenders… ...

Does Chakwera hate women? It seems so

Sep 25, 2020 Aubrey Makina 1 &

There is a troubling pattern already with Lazarus Chakwera’s leadership and it can no longer be glossed over: it is a patriarchal leadership that favours men, regardless of their competencies, over women. When Lazarus Chakwera… ...

Blantyre Water Board’s K8.9b loss disappoints Chilima

Aug 28, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has expressed disappointment over the K8.9 billion loss incurred by Blantyre Water Board (BWB) in the 2019/20 financial year. Chilima on Thursday met with management of Blantyre Water Board where he… ...

Govt seeks solution on debts owed to parastatals

Aug 28, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima says government will come up with a plan in order to pay debts owed to parastatals. Chilima said this after meeting Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) management. He noted that… ...