Court faults APM on MEC
High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda has described the conduct of former president Peter Mutharika in the appointment of the 2020...
Ombudsman shakes TC, BWB
In what could be described as a parting shot, Martha Chizuma released two investigation reports on abuse and irregular recruitment...
House backs committee over Nocma
Parliament on Thursday adopted its Natural Resources Committee report on the dispute between Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) and National...
DPP says budget unrealistic
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday said the K1.9 trillion 2021-2022 National Budget, which Finance Minister Felix Mlusu presented in...
President’s 4th Date with MPs
President Lazarus Chakwera yesterday faced Parliament for the fourth time in his first year in office and tackled sticky issues...
State House steadfast on systems report release
As President Lazarus Chakwera faces pressure to release the public sector systems review report, governance and political commentators have differed...
Chilima submits civil service quick-fix report
Vice-President Saulos Chilima yesterday submitted the much-awaited report on quick overhaul of public service systems on allowances, procurement and employment...
Court rebuffs Mphwiyo, others
The High Court has dismissed an application by former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo and 16 other accused...
Sona casts fresh doubt on Covid-19 funds audit
President Lazarus Chakwera’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Wednesday cast doubt whether government will follow up the K6.2...
Mpinganjira political ‘gifts’ raise questions
Claims by former FDH Bank chairperson Thom Mpinganjira that he provided donations to various political leaders have sparked questions over...
Chakwera chides PAC over Chizuma
President Lazarus Chakwera yesterday criticised Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee (PAC) for rejecting Martha Chizuma as Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general...
PAC rejects Chizuma as ACB head
The Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament yesterday rejected Martha Chizuma as Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general. The rejection has...
Court to rule on refugees’ .relocation on May 26
The High Court in Lilongwe will on May 26 rule on whether refugees in the country should return to Dzaleka...
Ansah, Kaphale agree to benefits deduction
Former Attorney General (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Jane Ansah have agreed to repay K3.1...
Chakwera’s mining dream
President Lazarus Chakwera has outlined his administration’s policy on mining to support government’s efforts to restructure the country’s largely agro-based...
Nankhumwa must repay allowances—PAC
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has ordered the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 to reclaim allowances and payments that...
RBM to launch gold market
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) is set to start buying gold in a move that may transform the country’s...
40 India arrivals spark Covid panic
The arrival in Malawi of 40 technicians from India to work at Salima Sugar Factory in Salima has sparked anxiety...
Chizuma is new ACB boss
Martha Chizuma, the popular Ombudsman, is President Lazarus Chakwera’s choice for new director general of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). Secretary...
Committee wants Escom, Mera to rescind tariff hike
The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Environment has asked Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) and power utility Electricity Supply...
