By Austin Kakande The Malawi National Assembly has launched a 2010/15 strategic plan to improve its fiscal and recourses management on top of restoring confidence in the public and donor community. Speaking at the New Parliament Building in Lilongwe during the launch of the paper, speaker of parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda said the plan would [...]
By Justice Mponda Government has said there would be no job loss following the merging of two public broadcasters, Television Malawi and Malawi Broadcasting Cooperation. Information and Civic Education Deputy Minister Kingsly Namankhwa said government would try to retain a good number of TVM and MBC employees and absorb into the civil services the remaining [...]
By Justice Mponda Police in Lilongwe on Wednesday morning stormed the residence of United Democratic Front governor for Lilongwe Urban William Ching’amba after being tipped that he is stocking bags of Chamba (Indian Hemp) Ching’amba told Malawi Voice that 10 uniformed and heavily armed law enforcers raided his house where they unsuccefully searched everywhere. “They [...]
By Austin Kakande Despite being pardoned on foreign debt, government has still a case to answer on billions of debts it is owning Malawians. According to research by African Forum for Debt Network and Development inconjuction with Malawi Economic Justice and Network (MEJN), from 1999-2009, the debts has risen with K120bn. The report faults government [...]
By Justice Mponda Outspoken DPP parliamentarian for Thyolo Thava Lifred Nawena has attacked fellow parliamentarian from the government side that they are promoting disunity in the house against president Bingu wa Mutharika’s recent appeal. During the state of nation address at the opening of current sitting of parliament, Mutharika called upon all parliamentarians and Malawians [...]
By Justice Mponda Malawi National Examination Board (Maneb) has intensified maximum security to ensure that there is no room for cheaters during this years Primary School Leaving Certificate (PSLC) examinations which has started this morning. Maneb Executive Director Mathews Matemba said they have engaged several relevant stakeholders to help cementing security during these annual examinations. [...]
By Austin Kakande It is finally time up for companies and organizations that fire its employees without proper reasons as parliament yesterday passed the Amendment Employment and Pensions bills that would enforce companies to pay its employees within one week after being retrenched or sudden termination of their services. Among other features, the bill mandates [...]
President Prof Bingu Wa Mutharika will attend the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s 50th independence celebrations that will take place on Wednesday in the capital Kinshasa. The Malawi President who is also the African Union chair will attend the ceremony in that capacity the State House announced on Tuesday. It is reported that the president [...]
Malawi Parliament has passed the Child Care, Protection and Justice bill which seeks to renew the country’s laws on the protection and rights of the country’s children. Speaking Monday afternoon when presenting the bill to parliament, Gender, Women and Child welfare Minister Patricia Kaliati said the bill would, among other things, seek to address issues [...]
By Justice Mponda Pop Music Star contest formerly known as E-Wallet is expected to be back on stage this August with more pomp and bang. The contest’ s director Felix Njawala said this time around they have increased the prize money from K100,000 up to K600,000 so as to make it more colourful and interesting. [...]
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