President Peter Mutharika on Thursday took the 2019 election campaign to new heights when he hosted civil servants at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe for luncheon and promised them instant promotions. First Lady Gertrude Mutharika initially invited the civil servants for lunch but later on Mutharika appeared to meet the unsuspecting civil servants. Mutharika then ordered […]
Government has asked all cotrolling officers to submit names, numbers of national IDs and employment numbers to the Office of the President and Cabinet as Capital Hill busts ghost workers through the national identity cards. A memo from the Department of Human Resource in the Office of the President and Cabinet say the government is […]
The continued rise in cost of living is causing serious challenges for Capital Hill as Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) is asked for salary adjustment for junior civil servants to 30 perecent and a 20 percent pay rise for senior civil servants. MCTU Secretary General Dennis Kalekeni said civil servants were driven to the […]
District Commissioner for Mangochi, Reverend Moses Chimphepo has warned civil servants under Mangochi District Council to refrain from active politics while serving as public officers, saying it is against government rules and regulations. He sounded the warning when he updated District Executive Committee (DEC) members on the calendar of events and the new procedure for […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary general Grazider Jeffrey wa Jeffrey has warned civil servants whom she said deliberately sabotages programmes initiated by President Peter Mutharika. Jeffrey sounded the warning on Monday in Jali, Zomba where President Mutharika held a political rally at Pirimiti Boys PrimarySchool ground. “We know who you are, the President has one million […]
In a quest to continue providing tailor-made financial solutions to customers Standard Bank has launched a new loan offer that allows civil servants to get loans of up to K15 million at a low interest of 10 percent. Announcing the offer, Head of Products Charity Mughogho said Civil Servants loan represents Bank’s bold commitment towards […]
Ministry of Labour Youth, Sports and Manpower Development has changed tune on the statutory minimum wage for all workers, saying it is K980 per day and not K1 250 per day as earlier announced. Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe announced in Parliament that the minimum wage had been increased from K680 […]
Department of Human Resource Management and Development has embarked on an exercise six week programme to emboss pictures of civil servants in the Human Resource Management Information Systems (HRMIS) as one way of curbing the creation of ghost workers on the payrolls throughout the country. Director for HRMIS,Mike Majabula issued a circular to various Ministries […]
Members of staff in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Food Security have been told to improve on their performance or risk being fired from the Civil Service. Minister of Agriculture, Joseph Mwanamvekha, sounded the warning in Blantyre on Monday during an interface meeting with members of staff from Blantyre Agriculture Development Division (ADD). Mwanamvekha […]
There are fears that Malawi’s civil servants might not receive their August salaries amidst suspicions that government has diverted part of the funding for the salaries to fund the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) campaign during the forthcoming parliamentary and ward by-elections. Malawi is to hold by-elections on October 17 in three constituencies that include […]
Civil servants, mainly those serving in the Malawi Police Service, National Assembly and the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, will not have their August salaries on time, Nyasa Times has learnt. Secretary to the Treasury, Ben Botolo, said there will be a “slight delay” in payment of their August salaries. Botolo said the […]
Amidst the rising cost of living and the long-term effects of poverty government has increased the statutory minimum wage for all workers from K787.70 to K962.00 per day effective July 1, 2017. Parliament on June 22 passed the 2017/18 national budget worth MK1.3 trillion, with a proposed minimum wage increase from K19,000 to K25,000 per […]
Malawi government has committed to increase salaries of civil servants up to 20 percent from the proposed 10 percent to prevent a planned stay away from work following workers demand for a 45 percent slary hike but they have asked to give a commitment letter and official circular from Office of President and Cabinet. After meeting […]
Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU), which represents a majority of the public service workforce, will meet Wednesday to decide on when to start their planned stay away from work following a deadlock during a meeting with the Government Negotiating Team (GNT) on workers demand for a 45 percent slary hike. CSTU secretary general Madalitso Njolomole said […]
Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has called off the strike about 40,000 teachers across the country have been staging since last week after government through the Treasury paid their leave grants. And in related development, Civil Service Trade Union (CSTU) has also cancelled its strike planned for Monday 19th June as government has agreed to […]
Civil Service Trade Union (CSTU) has protested the 10 percent pay hike and counter demanded a 45 percent hike, saying if government fails to address their concerns they will go on strike on Monday as they warned the public to expect the biggest action. The strike which will include nurses in public hospitals will herald […]
Civil Service Trade Union (CSTU), which represents a majority of the public service workforce, is threatening a strike if government will not meet its demand for a pay hike of a living wage as they protest against the 10 percent increment offer. Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Goodall Gondwe offered a 10 percent […]
A renowned gender activist Seodi White, a former commissioner for Public Sector Reforms, has been appointed as Chief Director for Public Reforms at the Office of President and Cabinet (OPC). Chief Secretary Lloyd Muhara confirmed Seodi’s appointment as one of those the President has made in the civil service reorganisation. Muhara said the President want Seodi to […]