Malawi’s civil servants have presented a petition to the National Assembly with a demand that members of parliament should consider reducing the K60 billion earmarked for the country’s Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) and instead give the money to salary increments. Presenting the petition to one of the MPs Nicholas Dausi for Mwanza Central on Thursday, […]
Representatives of civil servants unions in Malawi have agreed to march to Parliament on Thursday to present a petition to the Speaker which seeks to push the lawmakers to debate and pass the Public Service Remuneration bill. The public servants believe the bill which they say will pave way for the establishment of public service remuneration board, […]
Malawi government is advising public servants who are contemplating to contest in next year’s tripartite elections should resign from civil service. Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) spokesman Arthur Chipenda confirmed, saying the call is made through a circular issued by Chief Secretary to Government, Hawa Ndilowe. “In order to maintain the independence and neutrality […]
Another strike is looming in Malawi’s civil service following dissatisfaction over how government has handled the civil servant’s salary increase in the 2013/2014 budget. The Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) on Friday was forced to organise an impromptu meeting with its members at Capital Hill where the workers expressed concerns that there were not happy with the […]
If Civil Servants were hoping that they would push the government into raising their salaries anytime soon they should forget—as news coming from the Capital Hill says the salary increments will only be made in the 2013-14 financial year. It had become a norm that, every year, when the finance minister is presenting budget in […]
Malawi’s former Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) Alfred Upindi died Wednesday afternoon in a South African hospital after a long battle with diabetes, his daughter, Miriam, has confirmed. “Because of old age and having suffered diabetes for quite sometime, he had a number of complications due to diabetes and he was unable […]
Malawi’s Minister of Labour Eunice Makangala says government would soon increase the current minimum wage pegged at r K8 242 (about $20) per month per month for workers. Speaking on Malawi’s state television on Friday evening during the Malawi Lero (Malawi Today) program, Makangala said she is impressed with what the shop owners have done by increasing the monthly salaries […]
Malawi’s ruling People’s Party (PP) says it does not subscribe to the threats by its Central Province governor Kizito Ngwembe to dismiss civil servants deemed affiliated to opposition parties. Ngwembe speaking during a rally to commemorate President Joyce Banda’s one year in office at Masintha ground in Lilongwe on Sunday said some civil servants and […]
Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) president, Eliah Kamphinda-Banda has ranted at governing Peoples Party (PP) officials, Kamlepo Kalua and RevMalani Mtonga accusing them of ‘politicizing’ recent 61 percent civil servants’ pay rise. Kamphinda Banda has since asked the two to apologize for giving government especially President Joyce Banda credit for endorsing the pay increment despite […]
Barely days after Malawi government announced a salary increment of 61 percent for civil servants, employees at the education ministry in Capitol Hill are refusing to resume work until Principal Secretary of the ministry Mcphell Magwira is removed, Nyasa Times has established. A visit by Nyasa Times reporters to the ministry of education block on Monday found out that […]
We interrupt your surfing to bring you a special news bulletin…. The Malawi Police Headquarters has confirmed interrogating several people as part of its pursuit of two prime suspects believed to have mobilised kids all over Blantyre to demonstrate as the ‘against the Civil Servants demonstration’. The Police spokesperson said that contrary to public belief, […]
There was jubilation and drama at Capital Hill in Lilongwe on Friday, February 22, 2013 as civil servants cheerfully welcomed the 61 percent pay hike following the pact signed on Thursday evening between Government and Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU). When CSTU President Elia Kamphinda Banda broke the news to thousands of civil servants who […]
Malawi’s Civil Service Trade Union (CSTU) and government of President Joyce Banda on Thursday night agreed a 61-percent pay hike for the lowest paid public-sector employees and a five-percent rise for high earners effective January 1 2013. CSTU president Elia Kamphinda Banda, reading a communiqué during a joint news conference with the Government Negotiating Team […]
Malawi state workers have called off a strike for higher pay that started last week after agreeing a deal with the government, their union said on Thursday. Civil servants had demanded a 65 percent pay rises. They say last year’s currency devaluation implemented by the government of Joyce Banda has caused massive price hikes. Government […]
The ongoing national strike by civil servants throughout Malawi cannot be wished away by the Peoples Party (PP) no matter how much they so wish. PP as the governing party should deal with it to the contentment of the striking workers or at the very least strike a compromise deal if they cannot meet their […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda has for the first time spoken about the ongoing strike by civil servants demanding pay rise. Most of Malawi’s estimated 120,000 civil servants are on strike demanding wage increases to counter the rising cost of living. Classrooms in public schools countrywide were empty due to the downing of tools by teachers […]
Some government officials have accused opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) acting president Peter Mutharika of sponsoring mass strike of civil servants through their mother body, Civil Service Trade Union (CSTU). This follows some officials of CSTU claiming their president Elias Kamphinda-Banda was seen going to Peter Mutharika’s house to collect money in order to continue […]
Immigration Department has said it will not be joining the nationwide civil servants strike. More than 100,000 state workers started strike last week demanding a 65 percent wage increase – about double the inflation rate – to counter a rising cost of living triggered by a devaluation of the kwacha currency. By Wednesday, the strike […]