Month: April 2023 Posts

Parliament passes disaster risk management bill

Apr 13, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Parliament yesterday passed the Disaster Risk Management Bill which government says will bring an improved legal framework for preparation and management of disasters. The Bill seeks to repeal the Disaster Preparedness and Relief Act (Cap.… ...

Malawi Parliament passes Press Trust Reconstruction Bill

Apr 05, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Parliament yesterday passed Press Trust Reconstruction (Amendment) bill which reduces the percentage of profits the trust uses for social projects from 66 percent to 50 percent. The new bill also enhances the penalty for contravention… ...

Federalism Institute demands apology from Justice Minister

Feb 25, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Federalism Institute in Malawi is demanding an apology from Minister of Justice Titus Mvalo over remarks he made on Thursday in Parliament. On Thursday, the  Minister was responding to Mzimba North Parliamentarian Yeremiah Chihana's motion… ...

Ministers lie on Martha Chizuma’s unconditional release

Dec 06, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Two cabinet ministers Jacob Hara (Transport) and Titus Mvalo (Justice) told Malawi Parliament that ACB director Martha Chizuma has been released unconditionally but the truth is that Martha Chizuma has been released on police bail… ...

Corrupt Practices Act  to aid in quick prosecution of corruption cases

Sep 12, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Minister of Justice Titus Mvalo says the Corrupt Practices Act of 2022 will help to deal with  delays in the prosecution of cases. He  was speaking during Government Faces the Press which was held at… ...

Govt says it has hired 17 new lawyers at ACB

Sep 12, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Justice Titus Mvalo says the Tonse Alliance administration has improved the investigative and prosecutorial capacity of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) by hiring more lawyers and investigative officers. Mvalo was speaking this morning during… ...

Tonse is not the most corrupt administration, says Justice Minister

May 18, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Justice, Titus Mvalo, says claims that the Tonse Alliance administration is the most corrupt are false, arguing that there is no member of the alliance who benefitted from Government's alleged corrupt deals with… ...