Tag: malawi government

Polytechnic principal treats himself to a K31 million car, staff unhappy

Published on March 7, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Some Polytechnic lecturers and support staff have expressed dismay at the procurement of a K31 million estate car by the […]

Cost of Malawi civil servants’ strike yet to be determined

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The two-week civil servants’ strike in Malawi might have ended, but public funds worth billions of kwacha went down the […]

Catch the ‘big fish’ in fighting corruption, key donors urge Malawi

Published on March 1, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Donors operating under Common Approach to Budgetary Support (Cabs) on Wednesday urged the Malawi Government to vigorously pursue corruption cases […]

Joyce Banda must protect Lake Malawi: An Urgent and Most Solemn Message

Published on February 27, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

This is an SOS call to Malawi Government, President Joyce Banda, Foreign Affairs Minister Ephraime Chiume, Attorney General Anthony Kamanga, […]

Kinnah Phiri and his technical panel sent on leave

Published on February 19, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Government has given former Flames coaching panel it redeployed to regional sports offices a month’s leave as it sorts […]

Malawi govt rejects Consumers Association January 17 petition demands

Published on February 18, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Government has rejected most of the demands which Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) presented to it during demonstrations held […]

Malawi Court Acquits Journalist Justice Mponda After Govt Fails Ton Provide Evidence

Published on February 8, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lilongwe Magistrate Court has this morning acquitted freelance journalist Justice Mponda after the Malawi Government failed to bring evidence that […]

Govt pays up K24bn fuel arrears

Published on February 7, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi government through Mera, has squared the K24 billion debt it owed fuel companies, raising hopes that the price of […]

Suppliers suspend selling drugs to Malawi public hospitals

Published on February 3, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Barely days after high-level confirmation that the public health system in Malawi has only five percent of required essential drugs, […]

Ndata University awaits JB’s assent

Published on January 14, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The $79 million imposing Malawi University of Science and Technology (Must), at Ndata in Thyolo, near the late President Bingu […]

Privatisation Commission snubs Comair on Air Malawi

Published on December 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Privatisation Commission (PC) has snubbed calls by Comair Limited, a British Airways franchisee, to participate in the restructured Air […]

World Food Programme, Mw govt and Airtel join hands to address food shortages in Malawi

Published on December 22, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has joined forces with the Government of Malawi and mobile telecommunications company Airtel […]

Malawi mulling study into maximizing the use of thermal coal for electricity generation

Published on December 22, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi government is preparing to engage a consultancy to study how the Southern African country can maximize the use […]

Govt backs VP role over MEC

Published on December 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi Government has said there is nothing sinister in placing the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) in the armpits of […]

Civil Society group backs January protests by Consumers Association

Published on December 5, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The wheels of protest against Malawi Government’s economic policies that are biting consumers hard are gathering momentum. Council for Non-Governmental […]

Messed Subsidy Program to affect Economic Recovery Plan

Published on December 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Famers Union of Malawi on Friday said chances that the Malawi economy will recover by the next agriculture season […]

Airtel launches daily telephone help line called dial a Doctor in partnership with Mw govt

Published on November 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Airtel partners with Mw govt, launches daily telephone help line called dial a Doctor. Through dial a doctor initiative callers […]

Malawi and its unbroken cycle of hunger

Published on October 10, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Over the past few years, Malawi Government has invested billions of kwacha in the Farm Input Subsidy (Fisp) in an […]