Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) chief John Kapito, who is organising the highly publicised national wide demonstrations, is asking Malawi President Joyce Banda to learn from the mistakes of past administrations if she is to survive the pressure from consumers to reverse the rising cost of living brought by poor economic policies of her administration. […]
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Ralph Kasambara says he will not take any action on remarks made by Malawi’s Vice-President (VP) Khumbo Kachali to resurrect a case against consumer rights activist John Kapito. Nyasa Times reported during a public rally on Saturday at Chadza ground in Lilongwe addressed by President Joyce Banda, the VP asked Kasambara […]
Latest report by the Center for Social Concern (CSC) is indicating that poverty levels continue worsening among Malawi’s urban dwellers with most of them failing to access basic necessities despite government’s claims that its economic recovery plan has started bearing fruits. CSC is a faith-based organization registered in Malawi which seeks to ensure that every […]
As the count-down to the January 17 demonstrations championed by the Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) nigh, leaders of the Malawi’s opposition People’s Transformation party(Petra), say are yet to decide on whether they should take part in the protests . The Malawi’s consumer lobby group is organising the demonstration in a bid to push government […]
Veteran politician Green Lulilo Mwamondwe has accused government’s fierce critic John Kapito of being ignorant of what bad governance entails, saying the human rights activist and consumer advocate should visit some countries to get a sense of what he is talking about. Mwamondwe, who is former deputy high commissioner to Zimbabwe, claimed Kapito wanted cheap […]
University of Malawi academic Dr Jessie Kabwila, who led the battle over academic freedom, says the visit of the International Monitory Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde is not something that Malawians should be proud of as it just confirms that the country is now a puppet of the Bretton Wood institution. The IMF chief […]
Malawi President Mrs. Joyce Banda on Sunday opened the 25 Km Ekwendeni – Ezondweni road on Sunday at Emuvuyeni in Mzimba district and warned against acts of vandalism, saying the malpractice is costing government a lot of money. The upgraded road is the first phase of the Ekwendeni – Ezondweni – Kafukule – Eswazini- Mzimba […]
Malawian President Joyce Banda has strongly maintained that she won’t reverse the currency’s devaluation as consumer groups plan nationwide protests January 17 against soaring costs. Banda is strongly maintaining that her administration will never bow down to pressure from some economists and rights campiaigners who are asking her to reverse the devaluation and floatation of […]
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today (Saturday January 5, 2013) in Lilongwe: “It is a great pleasure to be in Malawi for my first visit as Managing Director of the IMF. I had the privilege to meet President Joyce Banda and her cabinet, as well […]
IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Saturday praised Malawi’s President Joyce Banda for “bold” economic recovery reforms, saying the measures will lead to a turn-around despite their unpopularity. “Notwithstanding the current hardships, many of my interlocutors were confident the ongoing reforms will turn the economy around, an optimism that I share,” said Lagarde, wrapping up an […]
International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde has predicted that Malawi’s GDP is more likely to double in 2013 due to reforms the Joyce Banda administration has made since April 2012. Lagarde was speaking on Friday at Kamuzu Palace in the capital Lilongwe after she had an audience with President Banda and other top government officials […]
Former vice-president Justine Malewezi has defended the country’s citizen’s decision to hold protest demonstrations against President Joyce Banda administration’s failure to address current economic challenges, saying it’s their constitutional right. Meanwhile, the organizers of the January 17 protests, Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) have released a schedule in readiness for the much touted demonstrations currently […]
Malawi’s opposition political party Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM) has threatened to mobilise its members to prop up the January 17 nationwide protests if government does not listen to its request. The party observes while mass protest is a constitutional right of people, it does not believe the planned demos will bring any solution to the […]
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has refused to take a stand on the anticipated January 17 national-wide demonstrations championed by Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama). DPP has since said would love to see the Constitution – which guarantees universal human right to hold peaceful demonstrations – prevailing amidst divided opinion among some sections of […]
Proponents for continued floatation of the Kwacha are her Excellency President Joyce Banda, advised by the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) and supported – in no small way – by the Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI). Please note that her Excellency President Joyce Banda has never claimed – at any fora – to […]
President Joyce Banda says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Mrs Christine Lagarde’s visit to Malawi is a vote of confidence in the economic reforms that her government are implementing aimed at improving the ailing economy. Largade, whose organisation forced the admin of Joyce Banda to devalue the kwacha as a condition to receive […]
Malawi Police Service will not interfere with massive protests against the government of President Joyce Banda which is being championed by Consumer Association of Malawi (Cama) scheduled for January 17. Cama is organising the demonstrations in protest against economic hardships people are facing, notably rising consumer and service prices in the wake of devaluation and floatation […]
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) authorities are strongly speaking against the call to fix the Malawi kwacha saying doing so would exacerbate the pain which Malawians are currently experiencing due to the floatation of the Malawi currency. The need to fix the kwacha is among the demand by the Consumers Association of Malawi which […]