The Ministry of Finance says it has started translating national budget documents into local languages in order to provide summarized and simplified contents of the budgets to rural citizens to enable them take part in tracking implementation of the fiscal plans. Assistant Budget Director, Lawrence Ngwalangwa, said government has termed the translated, surmarized and simplified […]
Lilongwe-based Centre for Social Concern (CfSC)= a social and research arm of the Roman Catholic church in Malawi–says corruption and mismanagement of public resources are becoming increasingly widespread in the country and pose a serious challenge to development. The organization adds that the country has or suffers from various types of corruption–from high level political […]
The Center for Social Concern (CfSC) has challenged journalists in Malawi to engage an extra gear in the dissemination of information on Public Finance Management and development projects in order to enable citizens to hold their duty-bearers accountable. CfSC is a faith-based organization working to transform the unjust structures through research and advocacy to ensure […]
The Center for Social Concern (CfSC) has called upon members of Parliament (MPs) to critically scrutinize the loans the new government intends to bring before the National Assembly and ensure they are directed towards improving productive sectors. The call comes follows the announcement from the Speaker of the National Assembly, Catherine Gotani Hara, that parliament […]
Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has challenged government to consider ‘depoliticizing’ Agriculture Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) failing which the institution will continue serving the interests of politicians and their cronies at the expense of the larger good. The Centre’s executive director, Father James Ngahy observed that the grain marketor has the potential to improve […]
Malawi may end up grappling with untold malnutrition related illnesses among thousands of farm workers especially women as they are failing to meet nutritional requirements because they are receiving exactly the meager minimum wage or something slightly above that. A study which the Centre for Social Concern (CFSC)–a social arm of the Roman Catholic Church […]
Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has asked members of Parliament (MPs) to seriously consider revising the minimum wage upwards, warning that maintaining it at the current amount of K35, 000 will push many Malawians into the poverty bracket. But CfSC executive director, Father James Ngahy, argues that the current minimum wage is far below the adequate […]
Lilongwe-based Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) executive director, Father James Ngahy, says Malawi needs servant and ‘messiah’ leaders to steer the aspirations of the citizens for the country to achieve meaningful socio-economic transformation. Ngahy made the remarks during a training for the Local Advisory Committee (LAC). The training was held Friday under the Inter Religious Dialogue/Conflict Management Project, which the […]
The Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) – the social arm of the Roman Catholic Church in Malawi – has bemoaned the rising levels of domestic debt amidst failure by the central government to deliver quality services to citizens. A recent report by the CfSC indicates that Malawi’s domestic debt is growing at an annual average […]
Centre for Social Concern (CFSC) says it is concerned with the plight of the poor hence keeping a critical eye on the domestic and foreign debt. Director for Centre for Social Concern, Fr James Ngahy said this in Lilongwe during a presentation of Malawi Indebtedness finding to legislators. He said the study, which seeks to […]
Maize prices are soaring, reaching K15, 000 for a 50-kilogram bag from K8, 000 just a few two months ago, prompting the Centre for Social Concern to ask for government intervention to protect the poor. Centre for Social Concern (CSC) monitors the cost of life by monitoring food prices every month. Lucky Mfungwe, the programs […]
Centre for Social Concern (CSF) has asked government to quickly buy off maize from the markets to avoid commodity vendors exploit ordinary people. CSF executive director Father John Cuppins says commodity vendors are now buying off the maize in readiness to exploit ordinary people. “The government needs to intervene to protect ordinary Malawians,” said Cuppins. […]
Latest report by Center for Social Concern (CFSC) shows that Malawi has a debt of about K3.3 trillion both locally and internationally as economic commentators say the rising fiscal deficits and debt threaten the current economic gains, a situation which could rob citizens of access to quality social services in the near future. CFSC’s Economic […]
Lilongwe-based Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has commemorated 15 years of existence in Malawi at an event that took place at their headquarters at Kanengo on Thursday under theme; ‘opting for the poor leaving no one behind’. Executive Director of Center for Social Concern, Father Jos Kuppens said the organization has grown from humble beginnings. […]
Center for Social Concern (CFSC) has called for the enactment of the tenancy labour bill that would protect the rights of both tenants and landlords in the tobacco industry. CFSC in a research conducted in 2014 revealed gross exploitation of tenants in tobacco estates as there is no clear legal instruments that would protect their […]
Centre for Social Concern (CFSC), an arm of the influential Catholic Church in Malawi has urged government to standardize the tenancy labour contract with a framework that promotes the personal development of the tenancy labour worker and the estate owner. CFSC Director, Father Jos Kuppens, told tobacco stakeholders in Lilongwe on Friday during dissemination of report findings […]
A survey by Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) in urban Malawi has revealed that most teachers are surviving on loan sharks, vernacularly referred to as Katapila, to cope with the country’s extortionate costs of living. With loan sharking a money lender charged exorbitant rates of interest, typically illegal. CSEC executive director Benedict Kondowe told a […]
Malawians have since 2004 been forced to service a total of K30 billion (US$94.4 million) in foreign debts for funds acquired to implement non-existent and stalled projects which have not gone down to benefit the intended citizens who are responsible for re-payment of the loans, Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has revealed. The projects under […]