Month: February 2022 Posts

One-hour jobs included in Malawi Government’s employment figures  

Feb 07, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Government says jobs where a person worked for an hour and gained income have been recorded as part of the 997,423 new jobs created under the Tonse Alliance administration. Minister of Labour Vera Kamtukule revealed… ...

Chakwera appoints 12 cabinet ministers

Jan 27, 2022 Chisomo Phiri 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed 12 cabinet ministers, including Sam Dalitso Kawale and Mark Katsonga Phiri as Ministers of Lands and Trade and Industry respectively.   The president has also promoted former deputy ministers Vera… ...

Malawi ex-miners start accessing benefits

Jan 20, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

Deputy Minister of Labour, Vera Kamtukule, says 15 ex-miners have received benefits from the Provident Fund of South Africa. Kamtukule made the remarks in Lilongwe on Thursday during a press briefing under Government Faces the… ...

Government launches Malawi Decent Work Country Programme II

Sep 12, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Government of Malawi of Malawi through the Ministry of Labour has launched Malawi Decent Country Programme II which aims to make a labour market in Malawi that is more productive, delivers a fairer income and… ...

Mapeto to retrench 1000 workers over tax evasion probe

May 01, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Mapeto David Whitehead & Sons has told Government that it will lay off about 1,000 workers as the company is being investigated for K0.7 billion tax evasion. Deputy Labour Minister Vera Kamtukule and Malawi Congress… ...