Member of Parliament for Lilongwe City Centre, David Bisnowaty, has said there should be a travel sanctions for civil servants in the next six months due to economic challenges and that government should investigate what he calls “travel allowances cashgate”. In his contribution to the State of the Nation Address presented by President Peter Mutharika […]
Malawi government through the Chief Secretary Charles Mkondiwa has promised to provide jobs to Civo United players as one way of encouraging them and to ensure they live better lives. Mkondiwa said this when he hosted the players to a luncheon at Sunbird Capital Hotel in Lilongwe on Thursday 5th November, 2015 as a token […]
The civil service is the key sector of society in a developmental State such as ours. If it is weak, incompetent and disgruntled, the ill-effects will be felt elsewhere. For this reason the reforms that have been undertaken should be resumes and concentrate on the role of the chief secretary. The title chief secretary was […]
Government has finally bowed down to Civil Service Trade Union demands to exempt civil servants from presenting bank statements and letters of appointments during the ongoing head count. Civil servants are instead allowed to present less demanding payslips and academic qualifications certificates. Officials from the union had aggressively argued that it was unrealistic to force […]
President Peter Mutharika has put a brave face following the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suspending of loans to Malawi for failing to cut its wage bill and improve revenue collection, saying his administration will implement what IMF has recommended and the economy will not collapse though it is less likely Western donors will resume budgetary […]
Malawi government decision to head count each and every civil servant has met with resistance from some quarters amid fears of ‘ghost workers’ and recruitment without following procedures fears. Ministry of finance spokesperson Nations Msowoya confirmed the exercise is going on now and that his ministry is doing the civil service population census. “We want […]
The death of Willie Samute will not just shock many, it will also sadden them. This I can bet with my index figure because generally he was a public servant extraordinaire. He aimed, from my observation, to make the public service be at the service of the public. He made you respond to public queries […]
A former high Malawi’s ranking civil servant Dr Andrew Daudi has warned government employees against a casual approach when discharging their duties. Daud, who is currently Chief Executive Officer for Mallenium Challenge Project in Malawi but once worked as Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, said civil servants should also be liable to dismissal […]
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe has apologised to civil servants after salary delays left them without their wages. Affected with the delay include judiciary staff, teachers, nurses, prison wardens, and a range of other civil servants. “I must apologise for the delay,” said Gondwe in parliament after being pressured by opposition […]
Rumphi East MP Kamlepo Kalua (People’s Party-PP)took government to task in parliament on on Tuesday June 30, 2015 to speed up the process to pay civil servants their June salary. The civil servants expect to receive their salaries by the 27 day of every month, but mostly they are paid late. Treasury said this month’s […]
Civil servants will have to hold on a little for government to process their June salary but treasury has promised that the salaries would be processed this week. The civil servants expect to receive their salaries by the 27 day of every month, but mostly they are paid late. This time around, the workers will […]
President Peter Mutharika has made a reorganisation of his government with a reshuffle of Principal Secretaries at Capital Hill aimed at strengthening performance in a number of ministries. Mutharika is said to be looking at cleaning up his government by getting rid of non-performers. Principal Secretary for Information, Tourism and Culture Chimwemwe Banda has been […]
Malawi government risks being declared bankrupt if it goes on to grant civil servants salary increase as the country’s public service salaries and wages are set to slide over the internationally recognised standard cut-off point of eight percent of gross domestic product (GDP), experts have warned. The Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) has given the […]
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Paul Chibingu has urged Buildings Department staff not to be intimidated by politicians during their course of duty. Speaking during the familiarization tour of the department on Tuesday, he said, politicians can affect the staff’s working environment by bringing in fear and confusion among workers. “Fear can affect end results of any job in the department therefore […]
Civil Servants have issued a strike warning if government overlooks the need to increase salaries substantially to match the cost of living in the country. Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) President Servace Sakala, said civil servants will start withdrawing labour, arguing that they have been waiting for an increment for a long time to match […]
Minister of Finance Economic Planning and Development, Goodall Gondwe on Friday told the National Assembly that government would increase salaries for junior public servants from December this year. Speaking when presenting the 2015/16 national budget, Gondwe said this would be one of the main features of the national budget and is going to push up the wage […]
It never rains but pours for some Malawi Civil Servants whose fight for better perks is perennial due to the ‘peanuts’ given to them as wages, had a rude awakening seeing their salaries deducted of loans they never took. Confirming about a suspected conman, Lilongwe Police Station Deputy Spokesperson Kingsley Dandaula, has said that so […]
Malawi government has been accused of mobilising traditional leaders with cash favours to march in the capital Lilongwe and present a petition to Office of President and Cabinet calling on President Peter Mutharika to fire all striking state workers without compensation. Economic problems facing Malawi have resulted in strikes by various government workers demanding higher […]