Month: February 2023 Posts

Donors assist Malawi to get back maize from NBS Bank

Feb 22, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale says 50,000 metric tonnes of maize which was under collateral at NBS Bank is now back in the hands of government following the intervention of donors. Government-owned Agricultural Development and… ...

President Chakwera to appear before Parliament next week

Feb 21, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Speaker of National Assembly Catherine Gotani Hara yesterday in Parliament announced that the President of the Republic of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera will appear in Parliament on 28th February to answer questions from Members of Parliament.… ...

DPP MP suspended for defying orders

Feb 21, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara yesterday suspended Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Naomi Kilekwa for defying marching orders during President Lazarus Chakwera's State of the Nation Address. Kilekwa who represents Mulanje South East has… ...

Malawi Mps wear sackcloth as Chakwera is set to address Parliament

Feb 17, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) have turned up at Parliament in sackcloth as President Lazarus Chakwera is set to address National Assembly this morning. The opposition MPs are wearing jackets, trousers, dresses and blouses  made… ...

Parliament Committee given seven days to audit blood availability in health facilities

Feb 10, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has penned Parliamentary Committee on Health demanding for an audit on blood collection, distribution and accessibility. In a letter addressed to Health committee Chairperson Dr Matthews… ...

Parliament passes Pensions amendment Bill

Dec 16, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Parliament yesterday passed the Pensions Amendment Bill which, among others, provides for increasing the proportion of pension benefits to be paid as a lump sum at retirement from 40 to 50 percent. The bill also… ...

If opponents won’t score, maguire would score for them: Man Utd player discussed in Ghanaian Parliament

Dec 02, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Manchester United and England defender Harry Maguire has been mocked in Parliament in Ghana where a legislator described the country's Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia as an "economic Maguire" who has destroyed the economy. Maguire became… ...