The Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA) had called for the immediate establishment of an interim all-inclusive governing council comprising of various stakeholders saying Malawians have lost confidence in the PP led government. The Council may include political parties, faith based community, civil society and youth groups, according to CAMA. CAMA has also made various demands […]
The Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has observed that Mike Appel and Gatto Limited’s “fraudulent behavior and unscrupulous business practice” have revealed a deep-seated problem in Malawi where many suppliers or traders of goods and services continuously cheat their consumers. The High Court of Malawi has in the cases of Council of University of Malawi […]
In a dramatic twist of events, Mzuzu City Council Chief Executive Officer Thomas Chirwa on Friday refused to receive a petion from Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA) to be delivered to state President Dr Joyce Banda on the abuse of state broadcaster MBC. The consumer body’s northern region chapter organized a march from the City’s […]
Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA), the country’s main consumers’ body, has defied an order by the Mzuzu City Council to postpone its solidarity march against state broadcaster the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) for its perceived bias towards opposition political parties. The association’s northern region chapter has organised the march, which will be held on Friday, 27th […]
The Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) has no kind words for the Immigrating department in the North brandishing it as a bunch of corrupt guys who are busy demanding K40 000 for a passport of K15 000 for fast processing. CAMA regional coordinator for the North Isaac Gondwe has since warned of unspecified action if […]
Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA), the country’s main consumers’ body, has announced that it will hold a solidarity march against state broadcaster the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) for the deplorable manner in which it is conducting itself. The solidarity march – being orchestrated by the association’s northern region chapter – will be held on Friday, […]
The Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has taken to task the problem rocked Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) which has reportedly spent almost K1.4 billion on new fleet of vehicles for its top bosses despite its current poor financial status. Verified information indicates that the parastatal has purchased 33 vehicles, 4×4 Toyota Fortuners and […]
The Consumers Association Malawi (Cama) has condemned the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) for donating K35 million to the Presidential Initiative on Safe Motherhood claiming the money should have been channeled to the rehabilitation of its old plants at Nkula Hydroelectric Power station. CAMA said in a statement that the donation was shocking considering […]
African Alliance Securities has noted that Malawi’s money market and commercial bank interest rates continues have slightly dropped which they said is a good economic sign that consumers will access credit on cheaper terms. The money market yield rates have gone down to 30% from around 43% and several commercial banks have reduced their lending […]
Annoyed with what it has described as high rate of inefficiencies in its services, the Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) has asked the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) to ensure its licensees comply with terms and conditions of their licenses and applicable regulations. CAMA has observed that the services of the country’s mobile phone service providers- […]
The Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) has lambasted President Joyce Banda claiming she is grossly failing her duties and instead is busy wasting tax payers money to promote her Peoples Party (PP). CAMA said it was dismayed with Banda’s continued draining of taxpayers’ money through subsistence allowances she gets together with her husband (the first […]
The Consumer Association of Malawi (Cama) has appealed to authorities to urgently assess ordinary people’s welfare and reverse some hardships which have come because of adopting to every governance proposals made by Western countries. Cama said this in reaction to a newspaper revelation that household in Malawi have been hit hard by skyrocketing electricity tariffs. […]
In twist of events, the Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has distanced itself from a ‘bogus group’ that is planning to hold second round of public demonstrations on July 17. The group in question, led by demonstration’s organizing committee chairperson, Henry Mikuwa announced last Thursday that it would hold public demonstrations from July 17 this year to force […]
Malawi government has warned companies that continued to defy its call to reduce goods and services prices following the increase in the buying power of the Kwacha currency that they will be taken to task. Minister of Information, Moses Kunkuyu, who is government spokesman said authorities will pursue companies who defy the call and that […]
Some farmers and the Consumer Association of Malawi (Cama) have called on traders and service providers to be fair to members of the public and reduce prices due to gains that the Kwacha is registering. Already the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) announced the decrease of fuel price . Cama Executive Director John Kapito said […]
Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) boss John Kapito has said he has been mobilizing consumers to stage a second round of protests against the rising costs of food and services, against the government of President Joyce Banda, calling it a non-listening government. Kapito said the government had “ignored” issues they raised early this year when […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi has been commended by Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) for his stand to declare his assets before 2014 polls. Muluzi said in Zomba on Sunday when he addressed a rally at Mponda Primary School grounds in the Eastern Region citythat he is ready to declare his assets even before the […]
President Joyce Banda has written a letter of demands to Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) Executive Director John Kapito, demanding a retraction of his remarks that the country’s current maize scarcity is her creation or risk legal action. Banda through her lawyer Wapona Kita of Ralph & Arnold Associates on March 8, 2013 wrote Kapito […]