In a true spirit of the warm bilateral relationship existing between Germany and Malawi, the Federal Republic of Germany Embassy in Lilongwe has donated various football equipment worth about K1.5m for the development of grass-root women football in Malawi’s central region. The donated items include 50 sets of footballs, two sets of jerseys with pairs […]
Auditor General Stephenson Kamphasa has told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament that his office alongside audit firm PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PwC) has commenced the K92 billion investigations into the forensic audit covering 2009 to 2013. A comprehensive forensic audit of ministries and departments covering the period between 2009 and 2012 under the Democratic Progressive […]
Germany has donated 58.3 million Euros (about MK 34 billion) to Malawi to assist in sectors of education, health and private sector development for the period up to 2015 Making the donation in Lilongwe Thursday, the German leader of delegation Alois Schneider said “Malawians are not alone and this underlines our continued commitment to improve […]
It is welcome news that British aid to Malawi has produced a forensic audit of Malawi government accounts by Baker Tilly and that German aid is about to produce another similar audit by Price Waterhouse. Maybe there will be some more arrests. Maybe the reports will be made public. It is certain that Aid-money will […]
Germany government has funded a comprehensive forensic audit of ministries and departments covering the period between 2009 and 2012 under the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rule in what is being christened as ‘DPP K92bn cashgate’ scandal. Germany has given EUR18 240 000.00 (K 9.76 billion) to conduct an audit into the fraud. “The German-funded audit is to […]
Germany clinched the Fifa World Cup on Sunday night for the fourth time and becmae the first European team in history to clinch soccer’s greatest prize on South American soil. Mario Goetze volleyed in the winning goal in extra time to give Germany its fourth World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Argentina today. […]
Malawians living in Germany on Tuesday kick-started Malawi’s 50th Independence celebrations at an event hosted by the honorary Consul of the Republic of Malawi in the city of Hamburg, Dr. Heiko Meinhardt. Charge de Affaires at the Malawian Embassy in Germany, Oliver Kumbambe graced the occasion and said Malawi’s Golden Independence Jubilee is a critical moment […]
President of the Federal Republic of Germany Government Joachim Gauck has become the latest head of state to convey his congratulations to Malawi’s newly elected President Peter Mutharika. Gauck said in a statement issued Thursday he wished Mutharika the very best in the functioning of his duty. “Mr President, allow me to sincerely congratulate you […]
The Germany government has said it has decided to change its membership within the “Common Approach to Budget Support-Group” (CABS) to an observer status as it will no longer provide budget support for Malawi in the subsequent national budgets. CABS is a mechanism developed by a group of donors to provide general budgetary support to […]
Germany embassy in Lilongwe denied media reports suggesting that Berlin has secretly suspended its aid to Malawi over the Capital Hill ‘cash-gate’ scandal which government is vigorously fighting. There has been reports suggesting German has cut aid and that its ambassador in Lilongwe has communicated the development. However, Malawi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ephraim Mganda […]
Germany Government has dismissed media claims that it will not release budget support to Malawi until 2015 describing the news as “absolutely wrong” adding that the European country is pumping more money into the country now than ever before. Similarly, Minister of Information Moses Kunkuyu said in a press briefing in Lilongwe on Friday that […]
Germany’s Parliamentary State Secretary, Ms Gudrun Kopp, has urged Malawi President Mrs Joyce Banda corruption in its totality. Kopp is on her four-day visit to Malawi and met with Banda, Africa’s second woman leader after Liberia’s Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, at her official residence State House in Lilongwe on Tuesday where the two exchanged warm words. She discussed […]
Germany on Tuesday gave Malawi 53million Euros which will, among others, help in reducing the country’s growing population and poverty rates. The money will also be used to improve the health sector through quality health care services. Speaking to journalists after she held talks with President Mrs Joyce Banda at the New State House in […]
Germany government has said it will release 14 million euros (around K4.7 billion as part of Malawi’s health sector pool funding. In a statement issued by Dr. Peter Woeste at German embassy in Lilongwe said the release of the funds is as a result of “bold reforms” Malawi has undertaken since President Joyce Banda ascended […]
The so called Pirates, a new entry in the Berlin Federal State Parliament, may have broken the jinx in the Germany political scene by becoming perhaps the only party so far without a clearly defined agenda, ideology or leadership structure. Similarly in Malawi, the 40 or so political parties may borrow a leaf from the […]