The Malawi Government has warned private employment agencies it will take drastic action against those deviating from the Labour Export Guidelines (LEG). The warning comes amid reports that two young Malawian women alleged to be working in Iraq as domestic workers are subjected to harsh working conditions. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, Minister […]
Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development Francis Kasaila has asked students graduating from newly constructed community technical colleges to embrace entrepreneurship for them to create employment for others. He was speaking on Wednesday at Hewe in Rumphi District when he toured Zolokele Community Technical College under construction. The Minister pointed out that the […]
Minister of Labour, Youth and Manpower Development, Francis Kasaila has said by end of this year every district in the country would have a functional community technical college to help train the youth in skills development. He was speaking after inspecting the rehabilitation works of old Nkhata Bay District Hospital which is being turned into […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson Francis Kasaila who is also Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development has been told that his so called evidence which he presented to Parliament chronicling abuses and killings of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in Nsanje when it was ruling in one party state is not credible and has […]
I have always known and regarded Democratic Progressive Party spokesperson Francis Kasaila as one of the very few people in DPP who use their brains more than their emotions when making decisions. He is cool, cautious and invests a lot sense in what he says. He is a huge contrast with the party’s vocal secretary […]
Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development Francis Kasaila has tendered what he calls his evidence to Parliament chronicling abuses and killings of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in Nsanje when it was ruling in one party state. Kasaila had claimed in the House last week that during MCP regin Nsanje was not developed but […]
Ministry of Labour Youth, Sports and Manpower Development has changed tune on the statutory minimum wage for all workers, saying it is K980 per day and not K1 250 per day as earlier announced. Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe announced in Parliament that the minimum wage had been increased from K680 […]
Nsanje Central Member of Parliament (MP) Francis Kasaila, who is also Minister of Labour, Youth and Manpower Development, on Monday afternoon provoked the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) when he said Nsanje district is developing under Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as it was dead during MCP reign. Making his contribution to President Peter Mutharika’s opening […]
Unicef has donated five motor vehicles to the Ministry of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development towards easing mobility challenges in some district youth offices in the country. The presentation ceremony was held Wednesday at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. Speaking in an interview after handing over the vehicles, a representative from Unicef Malawi Kimanzi […]
Spokesman of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Francis Kasaila has accused the media for portraying people in the Lower Shire as ‘masikini’ [beggars] to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) politician and business tycoon Sidick Mia . He made the remarks Wednesday in Lilongwe during a news conference in which minister of information Nicholas Dausi was […]
Minister of Labour, Manpower Development, Youth and Sports, Francis Kasaila said urged the youth in the country to venture into entrepreneurship and not just wait to secure white collar jobs. Kasaila made the remarks on Friday in Zomba, when he opened the first ever trade fair organized by Center for Free Market Business Enterprise aimed […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says the party is still strong in all the four regions despite some few individuals joining the opposition parties and arrest of its vice-president responsible for the party’s Southern Region George Chaponda will not affect it . DPP’s spokesperson Francis Kasaila said DPP the party will sill form government […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Francis Kasaila has called on religious leaders in the country to take a leading role in enlightening their congregation about the importance of having national identity cards. Kasaila made the call over the weekend when he met Pastors’ Fraternal for Nsanje Central Constituency. He said the clergy has […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Francis Kasaila has advised religious leaders in the country to take a leading role enlightening their congregation on the importance of having national identity cards so that everyone should get register. Kasaila made the observation over the weekend when he met pastors’ fraternal grouping of his Nsanje Central constituency […]
The administration of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government has said it is “very satisfied” that it has transformed the country in three years President Peter Mutharika was elected president and is moving Malawi forward. DPP spokesman Francis Kasaila, who is also Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said he is confident the ruling […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Francis Kasaila has pledged to continue promoting multi-sectoral reforms embarked on soon after coming to power in 2014. Kasaila said this Wednesday in Lilongwe during the commemoration of Norway’s National day. He said government continues to implement various reforms in order to meet the challenges the country is […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francis Kasaila and Times Group Editor In-Chief, George Kusakula on Friday traded barbs during a live televised programme Hot Current on Times television as the minister accused the renowned writer of advancing opposition Malawi Congress Party’s (MCP) agenda. Hot Current, according to the hosts Kasakula and Brian Banda, is designed to […]
Malawi and its northern neighbour Tanzania have set a deadline for talks on the disputed Lake Malawi after a four year stalemate. Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation minister Francis Kasaila said the two countries have agreed this year end as a deadline for the talks. This follows the meeting of President Peter Mutharika and his […]