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Britain rebuffs Mutharika’s aid plea: UK Minister for International Development signs Energy Compact with Malawi

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi’s biggest donor,Britain has rebuffed President Peter Mutharika’s plea to resume budgetary support to the impoverished country, until the government clamped “firmly down on corruption”. The southern African nation has been rocked by the plunder of public resources, known as Capital Hill Cashgate scandal since 2005 and corruption is seen worsening now. Mutharika sounded a distress call to the […]

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UK announces additional K8bn to Malawi for hunger

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The United Kingdom (UK)  Minister for the Department for International Development (DfID) James Wharton, who is on a three-day visit to Malawi,  has announced an additional £8.1m (approximately MWK 8bn) of funding to support the ongoing humanitarian crisis response. This will enable the World Food Programme in collaboration with the private sector to provide maize […]

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UK Minister for International Development to visits Malawi 

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The UK Minister for the Department for International Development (DFID), James Wharton, is visiting Malawi from 9 to 11 November 2016. Minister Wharton, who oversees development aid in Africa, will see the impact of the humanitarian crisis which has left 6.5 million in need of food aid and the impact of the UK’s response in coordination […]

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Britain pumps $11mil for Malawi ID cards: Mutharika launches project for ‘transformative change’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Britain has said it is pleased to to support  Malawi government’s flagship national identity cards (IDs) project  which will provide all Malawians with a legal identity. President Peter Mutharika launched the National Registration and Identification system  project on Thursday at Bingu International Conference centre in Lilongwe. Head of DFID in Malawi, Philip Smith, disclosed that  […]

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DfID suspend procurement process of X-Ray machines in Malawi:  Demand investigations

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Department of International Development (DFID), has written Malawi Government on behalf of Sector Wide Approach (SWAP) development partners to announce suspension of funding to the procurement of three Digital X-ray Machines process, following Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB)  issuing prohibition order on the same contract. The x-ray machine in some public hospitals,  like Kamuzu Central, are […]

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UNICEF in mass screening for malnutrition: Hunger looms in Malawi

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) said Tuesday it is carrying out a mass screening for malnutrition in children under five across the country amid reports of increasing hunger. Mahimbo Mdoe, UNICEF country representative, said in a statement made available to Nyasa Times that the mass screening – in 25 districts, 90 per cent of […]

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UK seeks to train more lady teachers in Malawi

By Nyasa Times Reporter

UK’s Department for International Department (DfID) is bankrolling projects aimed at increasing the number of lady teachers in Malawi primary schools. This has been disclosed Thursday in Mzimba when DfID bankrolled K1.2 billion for the phase two of Mzimba DAPP Teachers College. DfID deputy head Philip Smith said lady teachers are often role models for […]

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Malawi gets $15m DFID donation as food aid

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Britain’s aid agency, the Department for International Development (DfID) on Friday announce a K8.75 billion (about US$15 million)  for humanitarian food assistance in Malawi responding to President’s call for food assistance. DFID Country representative Jen Marshall made the announcement in the capital Lilongwe on behalf of British Government. “As one of the leading humanitarian donors to […]

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Britain commends Malawi for farm input subsidy reforms

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Government has been commended by UK Department for International Development (DFID) for instituting reforms that would make the Farm Input Subsidy Program (Fisp) more efficient and effective. The reforms include privatisation of procurement and distribution of fertiliser and seeds under Fisp. Head of DfID in Malawi, Jen Marshall, speaking during the 2014/15 FISP Evaluation […]

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Donors still lack trust in Malawi govt financial system -DfID

By Nyasa Times Reporter

There is still a lack of trust in Malawi government financial systems following the cashgate affair which started in 2005, Britain’s Department for International Development (DfID) director in Malawi, Jen Marshall, has said. She said with the lack of trust, donors including Britain are using off-budget support which she said, does not use government financial […]

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UK gives Malawi K7.8bn for construction of more learning facilities

By Nyasa Times Reporter

United Kingdom (UK) has given Malawi K7.8 billion for the construction of more learning facilities for over 30,000 pupils in the country. The visiting UK Minister of International Development Grant Shapps announced K7.8 billion (£11.6 million) support for the country’s education sector at Namilongo Primary School in Zomba. “Malawi has a young population, so investing […]

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UK to support Malawi ‘not through govt financial systems’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Visiting United Kingdom Development Minister Grant Shapps said his government will continue support Malawi in its efforts to reduce poverty but said London will not be channelling its funds through government systems. Britain, Malawi’s former colonial master and major bilateral donor, first suspended direct budget support to Malawi in 2009 after being angered by a […]

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‘Ridiculous elite’: Mutharika gets UK criticism over Malawi new jet ambitions

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has been subjected to criticism in the UK media after a report by Nyasa Times quoting Information Minister Kondwani Nankhuwa that hinted plans for government to purchase a presidential jet in order for the Head of State to avoid airport queues or the “inconvenience” of waiting for flights. The Express picked […]

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Britain increases Malawi support to flood victims

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Britain has increased its funding to Malawi response t o provide more food, blankets and essential supplies for the thousands of people who have lost their homes due to the floods in Malawi. UK’s International Development Secretary Justine Greening  announced on Thursday that the increase of the support  will include food for 370,000 people and […]

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Britain still giving Malawi aid through non-governmental system – High Commissioner

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Britain did not stop assisting Malawi as its funding to budgetary support which was withheld, instead, is directed through non-governmental organisations and other bodies working in the country, London’s diplomat has said. The British High Commissioner Michael Nevin told a local press that direct funds to the Malawi treasury for poverty reduction – known as […]

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Donors insist no return to Malawi budget support: Channel  humanitarian aid to agencies

By Nyasa Times Reporter

International donors, who provide 40 percent of Malawi’s budget,  have said they  will not be able to resume aid support to the impoverished country and they are  channelling humanitarian aid to flood  victims through aid agencies. Malawi lost up to 40 percent of the budget support it was receiving from foreign donors after the European Union, the World Bank and the […]

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Britain releases K2.6bn to assist Malawi flood victims : AU pledge support

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Britain is  providing support to those affected by the floods in Malawi by releasing  £3.8 million (about K2,6 billion) through Department for International Development (DfID). The rains have swept away roads, bridges and destroyed thousands of crops. An estimated 100 000 people have been left homeless. President Peter Mutharika called for international assistance and declared […]

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