Adventist Relief Agency (ADRA) Executive Director Michael Usi has rendered his support on the need for Civil Society Organizations (SCOs) in the country to be transparent and accountable in their dealings by making their budgets and project spending public through the NGO Board. “The public should know how these organizatios work. How much goes where? […]
Five civil society organisations (CSOs) pushing the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to refund money from some State enterprises have resolved to proceed with their intention to sue the party, saying they are terminating the dialogue process. CSOs, through their lawyer Wesley Mwafulirwa, that the party secretary general Greselder Jefffrey wa Jeffrey that they have noticed “lack […]
The parliamentary committee on Social and Community Affairs has backed the proposed me Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Act that will ensure that local organizations should make full disclosure of their financial sources and use as one way of being accountable to the communities they serve. The committee’s Chairperson Richard Chimwendo-Banda said that the new Act will […]
Five civil society organisations (CSOs) pushing the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to refund money from some State enterprises have expressed concern with the antics of DPP as it cancel its scheduled dialogue meeting on Friday at the eleventh hour. DPP informed the CSOs, through their lawyer Wesley Mwafulirwa, that the party secretary general Greselder Jefffrey wa […]
Governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president for Centre Hetherwick Ntaba was on the forefront soliciting money from some parastatals and city councils during the party’s fundraising dinner on July 29 2017, Nyasa Times sources have disclosed. DPP has been under pressure from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to refund the money donated by 10 parastatals and other […]
After display of Executive arrogance, the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has toned down from its Zachamba (nonsense) blast and is begging to meet civil society organisations (CSOs) demanding the party to refund money received from some parastatals and city councils at its fundraising dinner on July 29 2017. The CSO’s threatened to take legal […]
The governing Democratic Progress Party (DPP) has been given seven days by civil society organisations to disclose to the public information about the money it received from State enterprises in a fund-raising drive branded ‘Blue Night’ or risk being dragged to court for illicit transactions irrational abuse of resources. The ultimatum is contained in a letter […]
Government has told civil society organisations to engage in tax payment awareness in view of dwindling revenue making it hard for the government to fund the education sector adequately. Director of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance Kenneth Matupa said this on Wednesday when Civil Society Education Coalition, activists for quality education met him and […]
State Vice President Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima has expressed gratitude at the cordial relationship between government and the Civil Societ yOrganisations (CSOs) but urged the watchdogs to “shift away from ideology hypocrisy where you advocate for one thing and act differently.” The Vice President was speaking in Lilongwe Wednesday when he opened a high level review conference of a multi donor funded […]
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Karonga say government can go to hell with its newly proposed non-governmental organization (NGO) policy, saying there a battalion of aspects that have to be looked at. The CSOs, among others, are conservative on making government’s NGO board to be CSOs regulator whose powers, if passed into law, will equip […]
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are vulnerable when they have no solid structure, little independent funding and key activist in Malawi have fallen for subtle charm or enticement to vociferously back the controversial South African based billionaire Simbi Phiri $500-million Malawi government water scheme. Major questions have also been raised about whether the project – to pump […]
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Malawi have advised the government to embrace transformational leadership if it is to truly realize the aspirations of the newly adopted African Union’s development Agenda 2063. The Agenda 2063 is a framework reflecting African solutions to its spearheaded by the African Union and adopted by member states. Speaking during a […]
Civil society organisations say they are becoming impatient with the government slow pace of implementing Public Affairs Committee (PAC) resolutions ahead of the expiry of deadlines. Activist Benedicto Kondowe said the civil society organisations want to see immediate change in the way the state broadcaster, the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) discharges its duties. MBC, though […]
In an effort to create a wider platform for stakeholders’ inputs into the draft NGO policy, the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Malawi Law Society (MLS) will, starting this week, hold consultative meetings with selected district civil society networks, Community Based Organisations and interest groups to generate comprehensive and diverse inputs into […]
Council for Non Governmental Organisation (Congoma) says it is finding ways on how best to discipline activists who are politically charged. Congoma chairman MacBen Mkandawire said there are some NGOs who solely register to back government mediocrity. “Some NGOs are in politics against the rules of NGO board,” said Mkandawire. He said it is sad […]
Presidential Advisor on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Mavuto Bamusi has cautioned the civil society to never divert from their core values and being influenced by politics. Bamusi’s remarks comes hot on the heels following the public’s resistance to partake in demonstrations organized by the civil society organizations (CSOs) as majority of the population regard them to […]
So, on Thursday, a group of civil society organisations (CSOs) took to the streets in Lilongwe and presented a petition to Parliament. Among other things addressed in the petition is the call to end corruption, impunity, nepotism, electricity/water shortages and the need for government to turn around the collapsing economy. I commend the organisers of […]
The civil society organisations which protested and handed a petition to parliament on high levels of corruption in government and impunity, accused the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of conducting a reign of terror. They CSOs said apart from state sponsored corruption, they are concerned with politicisation of governance institutions, threats to human rights campaigners and […]