The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), a social development arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has expressed worry over the continued food and drug shortage in the country’s Admarc deports and public hospitals, a development which puts lives of Malawians at risk. CCJP acting national secretary, Martin Chiphwanya has since […]
Communities from Traditional Authority (T/A) Chowe in Mangochi have been commended for the commitment and enthusiasm they have displayed towards a gender project which the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in conjunction with the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) is implementing in the area. MCA injected K190 Million to CCJP to implement a three-year […]
Executive Director for Centre for the Development of the People (CEDEP) Gift Trapence has described as potentially divisive and criminal in nature remarks made by Peoples Party (PP) Publicity and Administrative Secretary Ken Msonda in which he called for killing of gays. Reacting to the remarks which have attracted widespread criticism from many quarters, Trapence […]
When Group Village Heads (GVHs) M’madi Msosa and Chembe instructed their subjects to assemble at the chief’s headquarters to welcome officials from the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) to be briefed about a gender project it wants to embark on in their areas, the communities felt that was a rare opportunity to voice […]
Government’s deliberate austerity measures in the face of economic hardships is the best explanation why cabinet ministers are sometimes preferred to the Vice President Saulos Chilima when it comes to foreign assignments, a political and governance expert has noted. Undule Mwakasungula, who once headed several human rights and governance institutions, has said this while querying […]
Governance activist Chris Chisoni who was National Secretary at the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has quit his job. Chisoni is with the Higher Education Students Loan and Grants Board as its Executive Director. He says he leaves the CCJP, which is Catholic arm of Episcopal Conference of Malawi arm, a happy person having […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of Chikwawa Diocese has handed over cheques worthy thousands of kwachas to 7 secondary schools in Chikwawa district in a bid to assist the most vulnerable students progress in their studies. Chikwawa CCJP’s Project Officer, Jimmy Mlia handed over the cheques to schools with a call to […]
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) national secretary Chris Chisoni has discouraged calls for President Peter Mutharika to resign, saying there are no plausible grounds compelling a Head of State to step down. Last week, some civil society organisations (CSOs) called for Mutharika’s resignation, accusing him of failing to manage the country’s economy . […]
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has blamed government’s laxity in responding to issues of clean and portable water and sanitation in Karonga district as women now are exchanging sex with the life saver liquid. Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, recently urged Malawi women to remain vigilant and refuse […]
Malawi is sleepwalking into a failed state as the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) an arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), has noted that instead of transformational leadership, the country is still experiencing “the same way of governance styles.” In a statement released on Tuesday, CCJP said Malawi is “slowly becoming a […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) and the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) have said the recent murder of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director of Corporate Affairs, Issa Njauju highlights the levels of insecurity in the country. Njauju, who was laid to rest last Saturday, was found dead in Lilongwe after he was reported […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in Mangochi Diocese has said harmful cultural practices are a menace that are robbing of children right to education and has since called on authorities to abolish them. CCJP’s observation comes at a time when leaders, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders in the country are pressing […]
A social justice and advocacy arm of the Catholic Church in Malawi, the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has appealed to Malawi citizens in South Africa to come back home following a spate of xenophobic attacks against African migrants, saying they are encountering “rejection and prejudice.” CCJP national secretary said in a statement released on […]
Communities around Kanyika in the area of Traditional Authority Mwabilabo in Mzimba where Global Metals and Mining Company embarked on exploitation of samples for the mining project have expressed concern over delays by both government and the company in compensating and relocate them to another place. According to Chipele Jere, Chairperson of Mwabilabo Area Development […]
Mangochi Diocese of the Catholic Church through its arm, the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), has intensified efforts aimed at protecting albinos who are facing various attacks in the country. CCJP diocesan secretary Bruno Banda said they want to work with other stakeholders such as the Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA) and […]
A social justice and advocacy arm of the Catholic Church in Malawi, the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) says is deeply worried and unsatisfied with the deafening silence and passive approach which the government has taken on the problems faced by people with albinism in Malawi. It its strongly worded statement issued Wednesday, the […]
The misunderstanding that has arisen between communities from Traditional Authority (T/A) Mponda in Mangochi and the District’s Town Council over the council’s alleged mismanagement of funds meant for the construction of a classroom block and toilets at Mpondasi Primary School in the area has compelled Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) to intervene. Under […]
Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa is the new chairman of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), an umbrella body of the Bishops of the influential Roman Catholic Church. The leader of Archiepiscopal See of Blantyre was chosen during First Annual Plenary Meeting held at Catholic Secretariat in Lilongwe, according to Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Chimombo who is acting […]