Government through Ministry of Labour has finally hiked per day statutory minimum wage for workers after a long fight with Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) and Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (Ecam). Secretary for Labour, James Kalilangwe, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the statutory minimum wage has been increased from K317 per […]
Directors and other senior officers in government departments have reacted furiously to Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) over its decision to bar them from self-driving official vehicles. The senior civil servants, from Grade D (P2) and above, were given authority by the Bingu wa Mutharika regime to self-drive official government vehicles. However, the […]
Government employees from the Northern Region have taken to task the Civil Servants Social and Economic Empowerment Network (CISSEN) demanding back their K700 which they paid as membership fee. CISSEN is a network formulated within the civil service to empower and promote the welfare of women working in the civil service across the country through […]
Tired of the continuous delay in getting salaries, civil servants in Malawi are calling for the restructuring of the Accountant General’s office as a measure of addressing the problem. The call from the Secretary General of Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) Pontius Kalichero comes after government announced that the civil servants will get their […]
Civil servants are expected to get their January salaries next month in what Malawi’s newly appointed Accountant General Thomas Makiwa said is due to almost a payroll hitch. Accoutant General disclosed that departments delayed in submitting employee details and payment vouchers. “The delay in submitting the GP5A forms and payment vouchers will affect the pay […]
As civil servants are itching for a three-week leave of absence from duty, the Malawi Health Equity (MHEN) has expressed worry over the public holiday, arguing it will stifle delivery of health services in the country. President Joyce Banda, in her capacity as Minister Responsible for Civil Service, has granted public officers leave of absence […]
Malawi’s 170, 000 civil servants have again been given a long holiday this festive season starting from December 16,2013 to January 3,2014, They will only report for duties on January 6. A statement from the Office of the |President and Cabinet (OPC) said the President has granted the holiday “to allow civil servants ample time […]
Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) said government seems not to know what it is doing as it tries to put its house inorder after infamous cash-gate scandal. Government announced Tuesday that it has instituted at least 19 financial control expenditure measures in the wake of aid freeze following the Capital Hill plunder. In a 13-paged […]
One of Malawi’s internationally respected scholars, Professor Thandika Mkandawire, has added his weight behind President Joyce Banda’soverhaul of her cabinet describing it as a good move. However, the United Kingdom based Malawian professor while commending the move observed President Banda’s real problem would be re-organising the civil service. Prof Mkandawire in a post on his Facebook […]
Government has transferred Nkhatabay district community development officer Victor Matayataya to Ntchisi district for cheating minister of Local Government and Rural Development Grace Maseko. Maseko was visiting Comsip projects in Nkhatabay early August and was embarrassed because beneficiaries shunned her despite assurances from Matayataya that the people were ready waiting for her. “I can confirm […]
Chief Secretary to the Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) Hawa Ndilowe has summoned all public service directors and principal secretaries.to an unprecedented meeting on Wednesday following reports of high level corruption. There have been fevered speculations on corrupt practices in the public service following the shooting of Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo recently. Nyasa Times […]
An Accounts Assistant for the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Patrick Sithole has been arrested for alleged illegal possession of K120 million which was in different currencies. According to Lilongwe Police Public Relations Officer Kingsley Dandaula, Sithole was arrested on September 7, 2013 following a tip off that the police got from the suspect’s housemaid who in fact stole part […]
About 400 government drivers have threatened to march to the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) to push for payment of their allowances after working during the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Summit. Some of the drivers were involved in driving the visiting Heads of State. The drivers since Monday have been assembling outside Civo Stadium […]
Government is failing to pay over K1.3 billion in arrears to primary school teachers it graduated in its various Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs) last year under the Initial Primary School Teacher Education (IPTE) programme, Nyasa Times understands. Some of the dillusioned teachers told Nyasa Times in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe that government is “insensitive” and taking […]
Barely six months after Malawi civil servants got a 61 percent salary hike last February, government has given the public workers another 43 percent salary increment. Nyasa Times has learnt that following a meeting Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) and Government Negotiating Team (GNT) held on 17 June 2013, it was agreed that government walk […]
Chief Secretary to Government, Hawa Ndilowe has said her office will not hesitate to scold any ministry or parastatal organization performing poorly to ensure the country’s citizenry receive quality public service. Ndilowe said this Sunday at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe during Africa Public Service Day commemoration under the theme: ‘Enhancing an ethical and productive public […]
Malawi government will launch the Malawi Public Service Charter and the Code of Conduct and Ethics for the country’s public service on Sunday at Civo stadium in Lilongwe. The launch will be part of the commemoration of the Africa Public Service Day which was declared by the African Union (AU) to celebrate and recognize the value and […]
Malawi Government has said it will soon start constructing houses for middle and low income Civil Servants in the country. Stibbe Vital Capital Funds Company has promised to support the project. Minister of Lands and Housing, Henry Phoya disclosed the news Friday in Lilongwe after he led foreign dignitaries to Kamuzu Palace to meet President Dr. […]