Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN) Board Chairperson, Bishop Dr. Martin Mtumbuka, says Malawi’s major problem with the national budgets is not the figures or amounts the government allocates to various ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), but institutionalized corruption. Mtumbuka observed that more than half of the money allocated to MDAs is being stolen by some […]
Government has challenged traditional and community leaders in Dowa and Ntchisi to take a leading role in safeguarding and promoting the rights of girls and women in their societies. Gender Officer in the Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Kondwani Mhone, observed that violence is contributed to rising levels of inequalities in Malawi. […]
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has challenged the civil society, the media and other stakeholders to assume a leading role in tracking public expenditure in an effort to increase levels of transparency and accountability on public resources. CCJP National Coordinator Boniface Chibwana said the mismanagement of K6.2 billion Covid-19 Management Funds should act […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe (CCJP Lilongwe) has challenged local leaders to start questioning and changing patriarchal and cultural practices that have, for decades, given women and girls lower status in Dowa and Ntchisi districts. Authorities blame patriarchal and cultural for contributing significantly to the incidences of sexual […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe (CCJP Lilongwe) has called upon its volunteers to spearhead the reforestation initiatives in all the Catholic parishes spread across the Central Region. This in response to the call the Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources, Nancy Tembo, made recently that Malawians should actively participate […]
Malawi Police in Ntcheu are puzzled with the trend of defilement cases in the district, saying the district has so far registered 57 cases this year. Ntcheu Police Station Community Policing Coordinator, Inspector William Bunya, disclosed this over the weekend during a community sensitisation meeting organised by the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) and Public Affairs Committee (PAC) have recommended the prosecution of perpetrators of violence that characterized the 10 November parliamentary by-elections especially in Karonga Central and Lilongwe North West Constituencies. CCJP and PAC have since challenged the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and the Malawi Police Service to rise […]
The consortium of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) and Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has challenged the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to go beyond merely warning the candidates and political parties of stiff punishment for inciting violence and start disqualifying the sponsors of the vice. Speaking during a news conference held at the […]
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), an umbrella body of the Catholic Church in the country, and members of Parliament (MPs) have bemoaned delays by the criminal justice system to dispense justice in murder cases involving persons with albinism. ECM national coordinator for the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), Boniface Chibwana, observed that […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe (CCJP) has challenged police and traditional leaders in the Lilongwe North West Constituency to be extra vigilant against political violence ahead of the impending by-election. The seat fell vacant because Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera resigned to contest for presidential election […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has challenged government to go beyond arresting people suspected to have taken part in K1 trillion (over $1 billion) looting from public coffers through corruption during former president Peter Mutharika’s administration, saying there should be efforts to recover the money from the culprits. Money Laundering Act states that […]
The National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust, Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) and the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) have agreed to undertake a joint voter education and election observation for the fresh presidential election. The forthcoming poll follows the nullification of the May 2019 presidential election by the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) and […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), Mangochi Diocese has advised political party, religious leaders, chiefs other influential leaders in Mangochi to nurture peace ahead of the fresh presidential election. CCJP Mangochi Diocesan Secretary, Bruno Banda made the call on Friday in the district when the organisation met the leaders on the need to […]
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of Karonga Diocese has cast doubt over the current Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) credibility to hold free, fair and credible fresh Presidential elections slated for July 2 if the current tensed up political situation is not contained. The influential social justice and peace Catholic institution made the observations […]
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe (CCJP Lilongwe) has challenged religious, traditional and political leaders to find lasting measures to stop the buying of national identification (ID) cards business, fearing the practice has potential to ignite political violence as Malawians prepare for the fresh presidential election. CCJP Lilongwe governance project […]
First Grade Magistrate Fred Juma Chilowetsa has hailed Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of Lilongwe Archdiocese (CCJP Lilongwe) for introducing Primary Justice Project, saying the project has helped in reducing backlog of cases on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the courts. With support from the Charles Stewart-Mott Foundation, CCJP Lilongwe is implementing Enhancing Access […]
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe (CCJP Lilongwe) has gone flat out spreading messages on the role every Malawian can take in contributing to the prevention of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19). From Thursday to Saturday this week, a team of officials from CCJP Lilongwe is in Nkhotakota where it is […]
Lilongwe City Council (LCC) has hailed the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe (CCJP) for facilitating the building of effective communication and coordination between the council and its residents. LCC Development Strategy Manager, Gift Kasamira, disclosed that the enhanced effective communication and coordination has helped create a platform where the council and residents can […]