As the number of people projected to face hunger in the coming months increased to 1.6 million from 1.4 million, a monthly maize market report has also shown a sharp price increase in the staple food. According to the report, in December 2021, maize retail prices averaged K152 per kg which was four percent higher than the previous month but […]
Attorney General (AG) Thabo Chakaka-Nyirenda is scrutinising the K6.2 billion Covid -19 Response Funds report and will advise government on what action to take. Minister of Information Gospel Kazako, who is also government spokesperson, told Weekend Nation on Thursday: “The Attorney General is working on the report and we will keep you updated on further advice he will give.” He […]
by JONATHAN PASUNGWI in National News It has emerged that some unscrupulous vendors have raided rural areas in the country and are buying national identity (IDs) cards from some beneficiaries of 2021/22 Affordable Input Programme (AIP) to access the subsidised fertiliser. In an interview yesterday, Centre for Social Accountability and Transparency (Csat) executive director Willy Kambwandira said his organisation […]
by Suzgo Chitete in Editors Pick, National News State House has justified President Lazarus Chakwera’s recent frequent travels, saying the President needs to get first-hand impression of projects taking place in the country. The justification through the acting presidential press secretary Anthony Kasunda at Bi-weekly State House Briefing in Lilongwe on Monday comes amid observations that the President is […]
In an interview, Centre for Social Accountability and Transparency (CSAT) executive director Willy Kambwandira said authorities should take action against the named officers but bemoaned that previous reports have failed to bring the needed responses from relevant offices. “We are not surprised at all as this has been the culture now, for us this is an organised scheme that was […]
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday said the K1.9 trillion 2021-2022 National Budget, which Finance Minister Felix Mlusu presented in Parliament yesterday, is premised on unrealistic revenue expectations that could be swept away by the Covid-19 pandemic. The party’s spokesperson on finance Joseph Mwanamvekha said he foresees revenue being subdued and expenditure increasing. He said: “Many things will not be […]
by Golden Matonga in National News Martha Chizuma, the popular Ombudsman, is President Lazarus Chakwera’s choice for new director general of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). Secretary for Justice and Solicitor General Reyneck Matemba confirmed Chizuma’s appointment yesterday, saying State House has written the Minister of Justice notifying his office of the President’s decision. Appointed new ACB boss: Chizuma Her appointment […]
President Lazarus Chakwera says his administration is determined to build a new Malawi “one step at a time, one day at a time” despite the impact of Covid-19 frustrating achievement of election campaign promises. Delivering his televised Eighth National Address on the War on Covid-19 from Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe last evening, the President was also upbeat that the fight […]
by Joseph Mwale 29/01/2021 in Editors Pick, National News Findings by Transparency International (TI) in its Corruption Perception Index (CPI) show that corruption continues to worsen in as Malawi as it ranked 129 out of 180 countries after scoring just 30 points. The score reflects a continued downward spiral as the country scored 32 points in 2018 and was on […]
Government-owned microfinance firm National Economic Empowerment Fund (Neef) has admitted that it is struggling to recover loans disbursed last year under the Democratic Progressive Party administration. About K6.8 billion was disbursed nationwide when Neef was operating as Malawi Enterprise Development Fund. In response to a questionnaire, as to how they have been enforcing repayments, Neef public relations and marketing officer […]