The Minister of Lands, Housing and Rural Development Atupele Muluzi has said rapid urbanization is affecting the housing situation of people worldwide and Malawi in particular. He made the remarks Friday in Lilongwe at a news conference on the 2016 World Habitat Day Commemoration. “It is a known fact that access to adequate housing is […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has decreed that the Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Programme (Dahsp), popularly known as Malata and Cement Subsidy programme, will not end as long as he is the Head of State. Dahsp, one of President Mutharika’s campaign promises, was launched on December 18 2014 at Traditional Authority (T/A) Chadza in Lilongwe […]
Malawi government has admitted the much touted Cement and Malata Subsidy Programme; the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) campaign tool in the run up to the 2014 has hit a snag as there is no money. Spokesperson in the ministry of Lands and Housing Charles Vintulla said the government would continue with the program next […]
The trend of subsidies has been around for several decades even centuries with varying degrees of execution in different societies. But the question is; what really determines government’s intervention in subsidies? Any country that decides to roll out subsidies will first have to look at their reserves and choose the kind of subsidies they want […]
In a bid to curb lack of proper accommodation among the country’s uniformed and disciplined forces, government has commenced construction of close to 10,000 housing units across the country. Nyasa Times understands that the construction will yield 6000 houses for Malawi Police Service, 3500 for Malawi Army and 250 each for Malawi Prison Services and […]
The parliamentary committee members on government assurance and public reforms on Wednesday visited the Decent and Affordable Housing Programme (DAHSP) beneficiaries in Mchinji to familiarise themselves with the programme. Speaking after the tour at Chimbadzo village in Traditional Authority Zulu, Chairperson of the committee Harry Mkandawire called on district councils to ensure that they closely […]
For Zeria Chirwa, a divorced mother of four children, living in a decent house roofed with corrugated iron sheets and floored with cement was a mere dream. Chirwa from Mphambuseni Village in the area of Traditional Authority Zulu in Mchinji District has been living in grass-thatched mud houses since she was born decades ago. She […]
An opposition politician has joined choruses of economists and donors calling on the government to abolish all subsidies, saying they are a harmful to the economy. Mark Katsonga, president of People’s Progressive Party (PPM) said Malawi is probably the only country in the region with subsidies. “It is only in Malawi where a child is […]
Minister of Lands Housing and Urban development Atupele Muluzi on Wednesday told parliament that a subsidy that allows poor families build a dry, clean home is an efficient investment to the rural population. Lands minister’s statement comes at a time when opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) members have been calling for the suspension of the program. But in […]
Minister of Lands and Housing Atupele Muluzi has said government officials will soon visit Dedza east to ask traditional leaders if indeed they do not need the subsidised malata and cement programme following MP Juliana Lunguzi’s request for its suspension. Muluzi told the state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) that it was surprising that the […]
There fierce debate in Parliament over the Automated Car Park system and the Malata and Cement Cement Subsidy which clearly showed that all is not well between the government and opposition. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Mzimba Solola legislator Jacob Hara questioned governments wisdom in subjecting civil servants who work at Kamuzu International Airport to a […]
The World Bank has described the Malawi government bankrolled subsidies as inefficiencies that are worsening the economic situation. However, the bank’s Malawi Economic Monitor, a by-annual newsletter has not said whether the government should abolish the subsidies or not. The World Bank statement came as opposition parliamentarians in the National Assembly on Tuesday called on […]
Leader of opposition in Parliament Lazarus Chakwera has criticised the Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Programme, widely known as Malata and Cement Subsidy, saying instead of building productive capacity to generate adequate revenues in future in the absence of budgetary support, the DPP government is busy building “consumption capacity” like the Malata and Cement Subsidy. […]
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Atupele Muluzi said he is satisfied with the level of work in the Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Programme widely known as Malata and Cement Subsidy Program. Muluzi was speaking on Wednesday at Bunyenga primary school ground in Traditional Authority Makwangwala in Ntcheu district during the handover ceremony […]
Almost 7000 out of the targeted 15, 440 houses under the Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Program (DHASP) are nearly in the completion stage across the country, , Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Atupele Muluzi has said. Speaking after monitoring the progress of the program in Mbwatalika, Traditional Authority (T/A) Malili in Lilongwe, Muluzi expressed satisfaction […]
President Peter Mutharika has issued a stern warning to companies supplying sub-standard iron sheets and cement in the Decent and Affordable Housing (Cement and Malata) Subsidy Program (DAHSP). Mutharika said he will not hesitate to deal with the the unscrupulous suppliers, saying he has has information about those involved in the malpractice and warned “they will […]
Malawi Government on Thursday rolled out its distribution of Decent and Affordable Housing (Cement and Malata) Subsidy Program (DAHSP) materials to beneficiaries starting with Lilongwe District. Speaking during the Handover ceremony of the materials at Malembo School in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Khongoni, Lilongwe District Commissioner (DC) Charles Makanga requested the beneficiaries to implement the program […]
Controversy has rocked the t Decent and Affordable Housing (Cement and Malata Subsidy Programme) with revelations that there has been favouritism as tenders were awarded mostly to ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) functionaries. Parliament allowed Government to spend K7 billion in the 2014/2015 financial year for the programme. In a report by Malawi News on Saturday, […]