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The Malawi Local Government Association (Malga) has expressed excitement with the decision by the Central Government to sanction audit of debts in the councils, a process that will pave the way for a bailout package for the councils. Cumulatively, the councils owe various suppliers and service providers in excess of K14 billion, which they have […]

Lack of a bailout package for local councils in the 2021/2022 national budget will make the councils remain in perpetual debts that would render them more ineffective, the Malawi Local Government Association (Malga) has warned. Currently, debts for the councils stand at K14 billion; thus, MALGA, which is an umbrella body of all local governments […]