Six shortlisted candidates face MPs to become commissioner of the Independent Complaints Commission, but only four turned up Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee (PAC) has started interviewing six shortlisted candidates for the job of commissioner of the Independent Complaints Commission (ICC), the body set up to police the conduct of judges and court officers. Committee vice-chairperson […]
A fiery parliamentary inquiry into the tragic plane crash that killed Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima descended into chaos on Monday after an explosive row erupted between furious politicians. The Ad-Hoc Parliamentary Committee hearing turned into a dramatic showdown when Lilongwe Mude MP Mphatso Boti Phiri blasted suggestions that phones were the only items damaged when […]
One MP openly asked whether Duma should be sent for a brain scan to examine his mental state MP questions how Chilima could have been standing at an open aircraft door mid-flight One MP suggested soldiers should be asked to fire shots to test whether Duma had been treated by a traditional healer to withstand […]
First Vice‑President Jane Ansah did not chair a Cabinet meeting — despite reports she was fully available to do so. The flashpoint came when Dedza Kasina MP Joshua Malango rose on Standing Order 69, demanding answers from the Minister of Justice on why Second Vice‑President Enoch Chihana ended up chairing the meeting after President Peter […]
An MP has demanded that Malawi’s security minister give a full account to parliament of how a Tanzanian ship entered Monkey Bay without being detected by maritime authorities, warning that the episode exposes significant gaps in the country’s border security. Joshua Malango, the MP for Dedza Kasina, told the National Assembly that he wished the […]
Malawi government through the Ministry of Health (MoH) has responded to former president Joyce Banda’s recent claims that there is a crisis in most of government hospitals in the country. Banda claimed to have received concrete reports that there are no drugs and food in public hospitals as well the facilities being hit hard by […]
Statistics don’t lie, they are hard facts. From an average of 13 new cases a day in February 2018 to around 5 cases a day now is factual evidence that the Government has done and it continues to do all it can, to address the cholera outbreak. Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease that can […]
The death toll from a cholera outbreak in the country has risen as Ministry of Health has confirmed. This follows the death of one more person on Tuesday, while 11 new cases have been recorded in the capital city and that there 15 people in the cholera treatment quarantine. Cumulatively, the number of those who […]
Malawi government has put 16 out of country’s 28 districts on high alert of cholera outbreak with advise from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to ensure quick response to the deadly disease. Ministry of Health has said it requires K700 000 to procure supplies – including vaccines – for the 1.6 millions lives threatened by […]
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has a new Public Relations Officer (PRO) in Joshua Malongo, who has replaced old timer Adrian Chikumbe. Confirming the development, Ministry of Health Principal Secretary, Dr. Dan Namalika, said his ministry is in the process of being strengthened whereby they are bringing in new staff to beef up the ministry’s […]