A wealthy Asian businessman Karamat Ullah Chaudhry faces arrest over investigations of the procurement of a new mobile laboratory fuel testing van by Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera). Fiscal police have already arrested Mera chief executive officer Collins Magalasi and Bright Mbewe from Mera’s procurement department over the contract that relates to the procurement of a […]
Interim chairperson of a the newly-formed Interfaith Forum for Peace, Justice and Dialogue evangelical Bishop Joseph Bvumbwe will get the body registered despite embarrassing withdrawals from some clergy. Bvumbwe, who is also board chairman for Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Meray, said the membership was for individual church leaders not institutional church-based. “I have not seen […]
Political and governance commentators have discredited the newly-formed Intefaith Forum for Peace, Justice and Dialogue chaired by Evangelical Bishop Joseph Bvumbwe as a grouping comprising “ mercenaries of government” and that they want to defend their “eating.” The grouping has been formed to mediate in the post-election stalemate but commentators said their membership blends of […]
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has denied the Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi (ESCOM) proposed 60 percent tariff hike and instead approved only 31.8 percent to be spread across the next four years. MERA Board Chairperson Reverend Dr. Joseph Bvumbwe said during a news conference on Monday in Lilongwe that the adjustment will be spread […]
Energy regulators, Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has moved in to curb the rising corruption and fraud in the sector by launching corruption and fraud policy, a tool commentators say might help fight the vice at Escom and Egenco. Mera chairman Bishop Joseph Bvumbwe said his organization was forced to launch and adopt the policy after realizing that 30 […]
President Peter Mutharika has appointed a new board for the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) in which he has maintained Bishop Joseph Bvumbwe of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Malawi as its chairperson. Chief Secretary in the office of the president and cabinet Lloyd Muhara said in a statement that Bvumbwe has been maintained as chairperson […]
A critic of Public Affairs Committee (PAC) former vice-chairperson Bishop Joseph Bvumbwe of Evangelical Church has refused to comment on a stand by the quasi-religious organisation’s mother bodies to back the body following reports of cracks among the member organisations. There have been reports that a splinter group of Bvube, Bisop Brightson Malasa of the […]
Some of the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) quasi-religious governance watchdog are in the process of forming a different grouping that will offer different approach to what the body is taking on national issues, Nyasa Times understands. Former PAC chairperson Bishop Joseph Bvumbwe has accused the body saying its approach does not reflect on an organisation that is […]
Former chairman of Public Affairs Committee (PAC) Bishop Joseph Bvumbwe has riled present a quasi-religious body and governance watchdog officials for declaring that the government has failed. Bvumbwe, speaking on Sunday, said PAC has no moral standing to be judge and declare that the government has failed. “I always weep and pray when I see PAC […]
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) board has directed management to recover from Admarc the remaining K2.9 billion proceeds of the sale of maize for remittance to the Price Stabilisation Fund. Chairperson of Mera board of directors, Reverend Joseph Bvumbwe says in a statement that the board of directors of Mera has been engaging management and […]
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) board has said the siging of a K6.8 billion contract to Terrastone Limited to construct a Mera office complex will only be done once all issues regarding payment of management fees are resolved with the project managers. The statement has been made by Mera board chairperson Bishop Joseph Bvumbe following […]
Malawi religious leaders from different denominations who had an audience with President Peter Mutharika at Kamuzu palace in the capital Lilongwe on Thursday persuaded the Head of State to be focused in leading the nation to weather the storm of economic challenges and food crisis. The meeting, which was held in camera, saw over 20 […]
Vice president Saulos Chilima on Thursday received rare applause from religious leaders for religiously executing President Peter Mutharika’s public sector reform programme with zeal. Evangelical Lutheran Church’s Bishop Joseph Bvumbwe said he was impressed wih Chilima’s deep knowledge of the reforms he is undertaking in government. “What is happening in the country politically, socially and […]
Chief spy Nicholus Dausi lied to President Peter Mutharika that Catholic Archbishop Thomas Msusa and Evangelical Lutheran Church leader Bishop Joseph Bvumbwe’s sermons at the Independence interdenominational prayers on July 5 were calling the President to step down. Nyasa Times sources said Dausi in his security briefing to the Head of State, indicated that he […]
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Malawi through its development arm has called on government to consider provide adequate support to village clinics with referral facilities in a bid to arrest the problem of malaria incidents. Evangelical Lutheran Church of Malawi (ELCM) Bishop Dr. Joseph Bvumbwe made the call on Monday after a solidarity big walk against […]
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi (ELCM) Bishop, the Right Reverend Dr Joseph Bvumwe has said the plundered public resources in the Capital Hill cashgate scandal has affected development which could have assisted in eradicating poverty among the rural communities in the country. The Bishop said this at Namasalima Primary School in Zomba over the weekend […]
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi (ELCM) under its Malaria Programme has donated assorted drugs and two bicycle ambulances all valued at K700, 000 to Katema Heath Centre in Mangochi. Speaking Saturday during the donation of the drugs which coincided with the launch of a child feeding programme and the launch of a mobile clinic that was […]
Vice-President of Malawi, Khumbo Kachali Saturday asked the church to pray for the 2014 tripartite elections for them to be peaceful, free and fair to advance the country’s democracy. Kachali made the address during celebrations marking 30 years of existence for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Malawi (ELCM) in Lilongwe. “On behalf of the President […]