Minister Mussa ‘improperly’ dressed but not holding machine gun- Speaker

Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya informed parliament that Minister of Labour, Youth and Manpower Development, Henry Mussa is not using the official dress code of the august House because he has an injury on his shoulder. Making announcements in the House, the Speaker said Mussa has been affected with the injury. “”Some of you will see […]

Malawian girls in Kuwait facing court charges, Labour Minister meets them

Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower DevelopmentHenry Mussa  says it will take time before the 13 girls stranded in Kuwait after they went to work in the oil rich country, comes back to Malawi saying they are facing court charges. Mussa said the job agents that flew and found jobs as maids in the Arab country, are […]

Malawi to play China in launching Bingu national stadium

Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development Henry Mussa has disclosed that Malawi will playe China in an international friendly football match to officially open the Bingu National Stadium in October. Mussa said the Bingu stadium will be opened “not later than October.” He said the government will do “final touches” to do with the […]

Minister Mussa says is keen sports enthusiast: Man U fan, holds a taekwondo black-belt

Henry Mussa, who has been named as the new minister responsible for sport in Peter Mutharika’s  reshuffle, has said he is  keen  to develop sports in the country. In the  cabinet reorganisation, Sports, previously headed by Grace Chiumia now Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security, has been moved to Ministry of Labour, Youth, Sports […]

Malawi minister Henry Mussa denies corruption allegations: Pleads innocence over K577bn cashgate

Minister of Labour and man power Development, Henry Mussa, has exonorated himself from K577billion cashgate link after  release of  forensic audit conducted by RSM Risk Assurance LLP of the UK covering 2009 to 2014 . Mussa was reacting to reports going viral in both print and electronic media alleging that seven cabinet Ministers are believed to […]

Malawi ministers implicated in K577bn cashgate: ‘DPP rots from Chaponda, Mussa’ as NAO submits files to ACB

Seven senior cabinet ministers in the Peter Mutharika government have been fingured to have a key involvement in DPP-era Cashgate—the plunder of K577 billion (about $856 million) of public funds  the forensic audit for the period 2005 to 2014 indicates. The National Audit Office (NAO) has submitted 13 files related to the pilferage of public […]

Malawi to ban tobacco labour tenancy system -Minister

Minister of Labour and Manpower Development, Henry Mussa, on Tuesday disclosed that Government has activated plans to ban tenancy system in Malawi as way of addressing problems which tenants experience in the hands of the tobacco estate owners. The tobacco tenancy system in Malawi is partly responsible for child labour and poor working conditions. Briefing journalists in Lilongwe, Mussa said […]

Ex-miners accuse Malawi govt of snatching their documents: 9,000 to get paid

President of ex Teba Mine workers, John Dick on Thursday accused Malawi Government of snatching their identity cards making the whole process of receiving their money almost difficult. In a interview with Nyasa Times, Dick said government went around in different places snatching K1,000 and the Identity Cards. This follows revelation that out of 36,000 names of […]

Malawi to launch National Youth Service, Minister tells House: ‘Basic military training to be offered’

Malawi  government will soon launch the  National Youth Service program aimed at curbing unemployment among the youth and  see their  social and economic potential being exploited, Minister of Labour, Youth and Manpower Development Henry Mussa has told parliament. Mussa  disclosed this when he was answering to a question from member for Mchinji North East (MCP), […]

Minister gets praise from backbenchers as Malawi govt MPs open mouths in public health vote

Members of parliament from government side Wednesday afternoon contributed immensely to the mid-year budget review, a day after the opposition claimed President Peter Muthartika muted them with money. Minister of Labour Henry Mussa surprised his colleagues on the front bench of the House when he asked the government decision to reduce the Home Affairs vote […]

Labour Minister calls for efforts to promote quality of labour in Malawi

Malawi Labour Minister says the country needs concerted efforts to deal with issues affecting labour if the country is to develop. Minister of Labour, Youth and Manpower Development, Henry Mussa made the call at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe, at the launch of Human Development Report 2015. Malawi is ranking at 173 out […]

Ministers lose voice in political rallies to drum up support for govt in worsening economic situation

Some cabinet ministers are struggling to contribute in parliament because of loss of voice due to extensive political rallies the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) held over the weekend across the country. Henry Mussa, government chief whip asked the House to bear with him for the loss of voice. Mussa and other DPP officials held […]

Malawi to open embassy in Geneva – Minister

Malawi Government will soon open its Embassy in Geneva, Switzerland, Nyasa Times understands. Government intends to tap into number of opportunities from international institutions headquartered there. Minister of Labour and Manpower Development , Henry Mussa announced on Wednesday in the Capital, City Lilongwe that this follows President Peter Mutharika directive that there has to be permanent office […]

‘We care’: DPP chief whip counter argues PP counterpart

Chief whip for ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Henry Mussa stood on a point of order in parliament when opposition Peoples Party (PP) chief which said the opposition benches care and are the watchdog of the electorate while the DPP lawmakers did not care. The PP chief which said the opposition lawmakers are the ones […]

Malawi community colleges to reduce hunt for jobs – Minister

The introduction of community technical colleges will help to reduce unemployment rate and create wealth for the country, the Minister of Labour, Henry Mussa said on Thursday. Mussa, briefing the press in Lilongwe, also revealed that government would officially launch the community technical college programme next Friday at Ngala in Karonga. Mussa said the main […]

‘Kabaza’ creates job opportunity for ordinary Malawian

Slowness by government in creating job opportunity to its citizenry, has virtually forced some vulnerable individuals to “just” delve into bicycle cycling trade widely known as “Kabaza” by carrying passengers “to” and “fro” on a small fee, as means of survival. Government has since confirmed their existence saying mechanism measures are already in place on […]

Minister Mussa says labour sector strategic priority to drive Malawi economy

Minister of Labour and Manpower Development, Henry Mussa says Government designated the labour sector as a strategic and priority area to champion job creation and skills development. Mussa said government decided to embark on the initiative considering that a skilled labour force contributes to economic growth and improved living standards of the whole nation. “The […]