Thousands of Malawian civil servants were left without their June salaries this week after a technical failure at the Accountic General’s Office disrupted the payment process — despite the salaries having been processed on 30 June 2026. The office has since resolved the problem, with spokesperson Loness Gwazanga Chowawa confirming that payments began reaching affected […]
Civil servants might have delayed salaries this month as government’s Integrated Financial Management and Information System (Ifmis) is facing challenges. There are also fears that some unscrupulous civil servants might take advantage of the situation to plunder government financial resources in another cashgate. Spokesperson for the ministry of Finance Williams Banda has confirmed that Ifms […]
Malawi government has given pay rise to civil servants with effect from October 2020. This is confirmed in a circular issued by Principal Secretary for Human Resource Blessings Chilabade that government has effected an across-the-board increment, pushing the wage bill up. The lowest paid civil servant will now get at least K118 000 before deduction, which […]
Secretary for Human Resource Management and Development, Blessings Chilabade has announced that government will from September 21 carry out personnel audit of all serving civil servants as well as other public servants, who are currently receiving service remuneration from public funds. The memo, dated August 27 and addressed to all principal secretaries, heads of government […]
A combination of low wages and perverse incentives motivate civil servants to supplement their income with per diem payments connected to participation in seminars and workshops but the United Nations has come out in full support President Lazarus Chakwera’s recent commitment to end the allowance culture he termed “most difficult form of corruption.” UN Resident […]
Malawi government has started updating employment records of all civil servants in a comprehensive job evaluation to assess every employee’s suitability for positions they hold to end cronyism and political hand-clapping as a qualification for civil service. The Department of Human Resources Management and Development has since asked all government ministries, department and agencies (MDAs0 […]
Vice President Salous Chilima has assured civil servants and those working in parastatals that Tonse Alliance will introduce a new standardised salary structure for civil servants and those in public service which will be higher than what they are receiving now. “Tonse Alliance will introduce a new and higher salary structure for the civil and public […]
The Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) has told the government to stop piece meal forced promotions for civil servants and make bracket promotions for all civil servants instead. This is after the government announced promotions galore in the Immigration department, prisons, the police and the army after strikes in some instances. CSTU has since given […]
Most Malawians on Friday went about their businesses as usual, ignoring a call for a stay away from work by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and its alliance partner, UTM Party, was a monumental failure, as civil servants reported for duty, as well as shops and banks were open as usual. MCP-UTM alliance called for ‘day […]
Government has ordered ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) which were affected by salary delays to prioritise processing of the remaining salaries for civil servants and other urgent payment now that the a technical hitch in the government paying system of Ifmis—government’s electronic payment system— has been rectified. Civil servants a yet to receive their November […]
Civil Servants Trade Unions (CSTU) has told the government to pay up civil servants’ November salaries, saying the delays in paying them is inflicting pain and untold misery to them. General secretary of the CSTU Madalitso Njolomole said the delays in paying the civil servants has resulted in poor service delivery as the civil servants […]
Government says it will intensify public servants performance appraisal so that the system better serves Malawians. Secretary for Human Resource Management and Development, Hiralio Chimota made the remarks Friday during the 2019 Africa Public Service Day Commemorations held at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe under the theme ‘The Intersection of Youth Empowerment and […]
The United Civil Servants Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) has urged civil servants in the country to start saving their money to assist them in times of need and after retirement. SACCO’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Francis Waliwa made the call during a meeting on Tuesday aimed at mobilizing civil servants working in Mwanza. “It […]
Gvernment says salaries for public and civil servants will delay this month due to election processes that affected the operation of the treasury. In a statement purportedly issued by presidential press secretary and spokesperson Mgeme Kalilani says the salaries would be paid before June 15. “The government wishes to assure the general public and civil […]
President Peter Mutharika has promised civil servants a pay hike every year. Mutharika was speaking Friday at Mzuzu State Lodge when he appeared briefly at a luncheon First Lady hosted for lady civil servants in the northern region. “I promise you every year I will be raising the salary for civil servants. If I am in government […]
President Peter Mutharika has admitted that civil servants in the country receive low salaries, hence government’s plans to increase their perks in the near future. Mutharika said this on Thursday when he addressed lady civil servants that were gathered at Sanjika Palace, courtesy of the First Lady, Gertrude Mutharika’s call to give the women words […]
The civil society organisations (CSOs) have asked government not only to fire former president Bingu wa Mutharika’s widow Callista and two others—George Saonda and Chiza Mbekeani—for engaging in active politics through their association with United Transformation Movement (UTM) but also crack the whip to those in the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leaders […]
Some civil servants, including public officers at State House, are yet to get their September pay cheque four days into October as fingers point at government for blowing the money on United Nations General Assembly expenses in the United States. Sources have confided in Nyasa Times that the most affected are ministries of Health, Education, […]