Month: March 2016 Posts

MPs nearly exchange blows in parliament

Mar 10, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 228 &

...govt accused of imposing the revised budget  There were clashes in parliament today between the opposition and members of the ruling party after one of the opposition legislators called Malawi President Peter Mutharika a 'dictator'… ...

Malawi government under fire!

Mar 10, 2016 Luke Bisani 25 &

One of the country’s activists has slammed government for slashing the ministry of education budget by K500 million. On Tuesday, legislators from the government side backed the motion to have the education budget cut from… ...

ATI bill to be tabled in June

Mar 09, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 3 &

The Access to Information (ATI) bill will not be tabled in the current sitting of Parliament but will be discussed in the next sitting of the national assembly, according to the Media Committee of Parliament.… ...

Malawi govt under fire!

Mar 03, 2016 Richard Jimu 45 &

Malawi's Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe might have finished all the paperwork in the mid-year budget, but the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has no kind words for government for slashing funds to relief. In the mid-year budget he… ...

MP wants insurance for police officers

Feb 26, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 56 &

Member of Parliament (MP) for Mchinji North East, Alex Chitete has asked government to introduce insurance for police officers who die while on duty. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, Chitete said he made the plea… ...

Malawian activists urge Parliament to impeach Mutharika

Feb 26, 2016 Pearson Nkhoma 658 &

  ...APM is negligent and unfit for presidency Civil Society Organisations have said impeachment of President Peter Mutharika is “the only way in which Malawi, a country rapidly heading towards the doldrums of social existence,… ...

Chiefs trash homosexuality, call for abortion debate

Jan 07, 2016 Thula Chisamba 41 &

Some traditional leaders in Malawi’s northern region have described the debate surrounding homosexuality as useless saying it can be better if people can switch their focus to important issues such as the abortion bill. In… ...