Month: November 2022 Posts

Government contributing K50,000 per fertilizer bag under AIP – Kawale

Nov 17, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale says Government, which has received over 70,000 metric tonnes of donated fertilizer, is contributing K50,000 per 50 kilogram bag of fertilizer under the Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) hence farmers are… ...

Parliament to investigate Alliance Capital fallout

Nov 16, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Parliament of Malawi has instituted an inquiry to investigate Alliance Capital Limited, a company in which people invested and lost billions of Kwachas. This was disclosed in Parliament yesterday after a member of Parliament for… ...

Parliamentary Committee probes disappearance of NFRA maize worth K112.5 million

Nov 07, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Kalekeni The Joint Parliamentary Committee has today questioned National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) board over the disappearance of 7,500 bags of maize worth K112.5 million. The maize was taken in 13 trucks by businessperson Smollett… ...

Speaker derails K30 billion fraud investigation

Oct 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

..she is shielding corrupt MCP cartel, says Namalomba Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara has blocked Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament from investigating the alleged plunder of K30 billion meant for Affordable Inputs Programme… ...

3,122 people to lose jobs at ADMARC

Sep 06, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) says it will fire 3,122 employees as part of its restructuring exercise. Speaking with reporters on Monday at Parliament, Board Chairperson for ADMARC Kusamba Dzonzi said the state-owned… ...

Nankhumwa tells ADMARC employees to return to work on Monday

Sep 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has told Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) employees to defy a directive by the Lazarus Chakwera administration and return to work on Monday. Nankhumwa made the call at a… ...

Talking Blues: One rotten apple spoils the entire barrel

Aug 15, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

To set the context, I must bore you with some extracts from our Constitution. Sections 116 to 118 of the Constitution establish, outline the composition, and spell out the powers of the Judicial Service Commission… ...