President Peter Mutharika says there is a lot of work to be done before implementation of the Access to Information-ATI law which he recently assented to. Among others, the President said there is need to amend the Malawi Human Rights Commission-MHRC so that it gives powers to the commission to be able to implement the […]
Although former late president Bingu wa Mutharika is the only one famed to have displayed opulence by constructing a multi-million kwacha White House styled Ndata Palace, Malawi News can tell that former Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service the late Maximiano William Lunguzi also built a similar palace in Salima over 20 years ago. […]
Former Inspector General of Police who was father to parliamentarian Juliana Lunguzi of Dedza is on record to have stolen millions of Kwacha from Malawi Police Service, and used the money to build a 25 roomed two storey mansion in Salima as well as Mulangeni Holiday Resort in Mangochi, a popular holiday resort in the […]
Pressure continues to mount for the Anti-corruption Bureau to probe MCP’s Czar Lazarus Chakwera over a K650million personal mansion he is constructing in Lilongwe. The mansion has close to 15 rooms excluding spaces for kitchens, bathrooms and storerooms. It also has got 6 staff houses.The said mansion sits on a 5-acre land in an exclusive […]
President Arthur Peter Mutharika on Wednesday removed from his cabinet Geroge Chaponda who has served in his cabinet since 2014 when he took over the reins of power. A statement from State House says the President has used constitutional powers vested in him to relieve Chaponda of his duties as Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and […]
President Peter Mutharika has been hailed for appointing well balanced new boards for 18 statutory corporations. Chief Secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) Lloyd Muhara said in a statement that the appointments have been made following expiry of mandates for previous directors or dissolution of their boards. Air Cargo has business […]
Lilongwe’s newly-elected mayor, Desmond Bikoko, has unleashed a partisan display by forcing the council’s chief executive officer Moza Zeleza to fire 100 labourers who he suspects are Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members. The council has since replaced them with 200 labourers whose only merit is that they are from his Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Bikoko […]
Government members of parliament managed to hold the opposition from passing the Electoral reforms bill. Lilongwe South MP Peter Dimba presented the contentious bill to the House on Thursday but the government side rejected it, saying a serious bill of national importance could not be presented by a member of parliament as a […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has appointed Ben Botolo as new Secretary to the Treasury (ST) replacing Ronald Mangani. Botolo was serving as principal secretary (PS) of Vice president and commissioner for disaster management affairs. He will be replaced by PS (admnistration) Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) Chinthu Phiri at VP’s office. Director of Cabinet Lucky Sikwese has […]
President Prof. Peter Mutharika has assured flood victims of government support and has since tipped them to utilize the Decent Affordable Houses Program (DASHP) Malata Subsidy) to rebuild houses damaged by the floods The president made the call Monday when he visited 570 displaced people camping at Ngwirizano Primary School in the area of T/A […]