INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE REACTS TO CSOS CONDEMNATION OF THE SECURITY SWEEP
As the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and some law experts are condemning the security operation which was conducted by the Malawi Police Service (MPS) in conjunction with Malawi Defence Force (MDF), Immigration Department and Intelligence agencies on September 12 and 13 last weekend.
FOM speaking to the Inspector General of Police Loti Dzozi said the work of police is tougher than that of CSOs. The...
GOVT REBUFFS SHOOT TO KILL POLICY
Malawi government has said it will not re-implement the shoot to kill policy as it violates people’s right to life.
So far the public has burst with outcries saying government the need to put in place “The Shoot to kill Policy”
Sources show that 95% of people were in support of the policy, citing that it had led to a reduction in crime.
Many people believe that...
GOVT AMENDS WORKING HOURS FOR CIVIL SERVANT
President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has approved some civil service reforms, among others, working hours for civil servants from 7.30 am to 4.30 pm with a one hour lunch break.
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) said: “official working hours for the Public Service have been amended so that officers work from 7.30 am to 4.30 pm, with the provision of a one...
GOVT DEMANDED TO RE-CONSIDER CSTU AND TUM SALARY INCREMENT
Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) and Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) leadership has asked government to consider a reasonable increase in salary.
The Trade Unions revealed to our FOM reporters that the lower increment that government proposed was low and contrary to their expectations as such it needs to reconsider.
A Press Statement signed by the leadership of the two unions which showed that they had...
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER HAS DISMISSED ALL REPORTS CLAIMING MPS SALARY RAISE
Speaker of National Assembly Richard Msowoya has dismissed reports that Parliament increased salaries of Members of Parliament (MPs) by 100 percent.
Recent reports indicate that parliamentarians’ payment package have doubled to about K1.4 million, a development which has been condemned by both the public and civil society organisations that feel that the adjustment is not in line with economic steps to resuscitate the ailing economy...
