Month: December 2021 Posts

MP urges Govt to pay honorarium to CBCC caregivers

Dec 02, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Member of Parliament for Zomba Ntonya Ned Poya has expressed dismay over delay by Ministry of Gender in paying honorarium to Community Based Care Centres (CBCC) caregivers. Poya on Tuesday asked the Ministry of Gender,… ...

Chimwendo tells Parliament to push ESCOM for speedy electricity connections

Nov 29, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Leader of Government business in Parliament Richard Chimwendo Banda says Parliament must ensure that Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is delivering, especially on electricity connections to customers who already paid connection fees. Chimwendo was… ...

Call him Dr Nankhumwa: Malawi Leader of Opposition buys degree

Nov 15, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The pandemic of fake papers continues to terrorise Malawi after it has emerged that Leader of Opposition who is also Presidential aspirant, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has purchased himself a doctorate degree. Nankhumwa, who is also the… ...

Portugal bans bosses texting staff after work

Nov 13, 2021 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Portugal has banned bosses from texting and emailing staff after working hours. The ban, reports the BBC, is part of changes being introduced to improve work-life balance with the country's Minister of Labour and Social… ...

Only PAC has power to confirm ACB director – Kasambara

May 14, 2021 Russell Kondowe 2 &

Lawyer Ralph Kasambara says the Public Appointments Committee (PAC) is the only one mandated to confirm the Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and such power cannot be taken over by the whole National… ...

Ya ma 1 pin a ku chipatala yavuta

Dec 29, 2020 Mike J. Kangwele 0 &

Ena akuti ikumveka ngati ya ma kadi ija a Malawi anaikana pa dzana mu ulamulilo wa Kongeresi. Ena akuti tisakambilane iyiyi pamene tikukanika kulimbana ndi katangale. Otakasika ena akutsindikanso kuti imeneyi ibwele ndithu, pasakhale munthu… ...

The Putsch is done. The real losers? Malawians

Oct 01, 2020 Aubrey Makina 1 &

The glue holding the Tonse Alliance is only strong at its weakest links: the Presidency. Outside of it, the Alliance is falling apart. The events and statements from Karonga Central are just a testament of… ...

MPs want stiff penalties for officers who misuse public funds

Sep 26, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament says there should be stiff penalties for public officers who abuse public funds or fail to provide supporting documents on how funds were used. The committee on Wednesday… ...

Chakwera’s speech was empty

Sep 05, 2020 Danwood M Chirwa 2 &

About President Chakwera’s first SONA, I expected that he would identify his priorities for the next five years. What I’ve seen in the address is surprisingly just a banal report about everything concerning government. I’m… ...

Presidential election materials handed over to Parliament

Jul 14, 2020 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has today started handing over to Parliament of MalawI materials that were used during the Presidential Election held on 23rd June, 2020. The decision to hand over the materials are in… ...

Parliament cancelled: Lawyers question decision

Apr 17, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Parliament has postponed the budget meeting which was expected to start on May 8 due to the Covid-19 lockdown. In a statement on Thursday, Clerk of Parliament Fiona Kalemba said the budget meeting which was… ...

Mcheka takes Political Parties Law to constituents

Dec 30, 2018 Andrew Mukhuwa 0 &

First Deputy Speaker of Malawi Parliament, Mcheka Chilenje has said there is need for electorate to know the laws that their parliamentarians make in the august house for them to act and behave according the… ...

ACB to investigate banks

Dec 17, 2018 Alex Chikanga 0 &

The Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) plans to investigate allegations that commercial banks in Malawi bribed members of parliament (MPs)  to turn down a Financial Services (Amendment) Bill. The investigations follows claims made by whistle-blowers and one… ...

Trouble for Mzomera Ngwira, George Chaponda

Oct 27, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

It does not rain but pours for ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Members of Parliament for Mzimba Hora Constituency, Christopher Mzomera Ngwira, and Mulanje South West,George Chaponda. The Director of Public Declarations of Assets Christopher… ...

Vandalism delaying completion of Bingu Stadium road

Oct 19, 2018 Evan Mtomodo Maseko 1 &

Communities along Parliament-Bingu National Stadium road which is under construction in Lilongwe have been blamed over the delay to complete the road. It is reported that communities along the road are vandalizing materials used in… ...