National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) officials have engaged truck drivers into discussion after they protested on Thursday and Friday over the ruling Democratic Progressive Party officials on who comes first to transport maize. The drivers have been chanting anti DPP songs and blocked roads, demanding transparency in the way they are allocated maize for […]
Grain markers, Admarc has flatly denied accusations from some donors and NGOs that there is no openness and transparency in the way the government is buying maize in view of the acute looming hunger. Foster Mlumbe, the chief executive officer of Admarc said his institution gives out all necessary information to relevant authorities who need […]
A powerful international NGO has become the second in a week to accuse the government of lacking openness and transparency in the way it is buying maize. Head of Scotland Oxfam, Jimmy Lingson said there lack or very little information on where exactly the government is buying the maize from and has kept to its […]
Agriculture Minister George Chaponda is fuming wigh anger against Goodall Gondwe, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning for continueing to get involved in direct procurement of maize for over a K7.5 billion deal despite Cabinet rejection. Chaponda is also not amused that Gondwe is sidestepping him in procuring the grain and not the responsible ministry. […]
The government has finally cancelled the K7 billion maize purchase from Ukraine in what government officials say the agreement had serious problems. This follows press reports last week that indicated donors warned the government that the ‘middleman’ on the maize purchase could not be relied upon. Finance ministry spokesperson Nations Msowoya confirmed on Sunday the […]
The Salima Central parliamentarian Felix Jumbe has said that he is impressed with how maize is being delivered at the districts Admarc depot saying he does not see a room for hunger this year. This has comes at a time when other people were complaining that local sellers are not given a chance to sale […]
There is a recurrence of misconduct like cashgate in the government which calls for no selective justice in investigating abuses as Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe is getting involved in direct procurement. Nyasa Times has established that Gondwe is directly responsible for maize procurement which is signed at Treasury. Gondwe is the country’s purse keeper for […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda accused presidential aide Symon Vuwa Kaunda of lying that Malawi will only import maize when grain marketro Admarc exhaust buying local stocks from buyers. Kaunda made the remarks in Mzuzu after touring ADMARC depot. He claimed Malawi has “a lot of maize”. Vuwa Kaunda said: “ […]
After suspending his humanitarian pursuits for close to four months due to what he labelled ‘political obstacles,’ leader and founder of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, will be back to his humanitarian work after securing more maize worthy MK1 billion to distribute to the hungry across Malawi, Nyasa Times can reveal. […]
State grain dealer, Admarc has come under intense fire from the UN and the United States for lack of transparency. UNDP resident representative in Malawi Amakobe Sande and US ambassador to Malawi Virgnia Palmer told President Peter Mutharika in the face on Wednesday at Kamuzu Palace in Blantyre that Admarc is not open and involved […]
As the hunger continues biting hard the Lower Shire districts, women and children are on risk of crocodile attacks as they are always found in shire river searching for water plants called Nyika to feed themselves as they run away from police torture in ADMARC markets. A visit by the Malawi News Agency along the […]
Grain reserves have now been depleted and the country within a month run out of maize which will trigger inflation and the cost of life. The general manager of the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) Nasinuko Saukira has said only four out of the 36 silos have maize which means the country has only 20000 […]
Salima Central MP Felix Jumbe on Tuesday asked the government to come out and assure the nation that there are enough stocks of maize in the country following reports that Zambia will not be transporting the 300 million metric tonnes of maize until September. Jumbe said the delay to transport the maize to Malawi would […]
Malawi Police in Nsanje and Chikhwawa on Monday fired teargas to disperse angry customers at two different Admarc depots, just a month after people harvested maize from their gardens. There was stampede, shovelling and pushing as people wanted to buy maize at Mapelera Admarc depot in Nsanje. The people accused staff of hoarding 300 bags […]
A Kenyan-born BEN TV host Pauline Long, based in England who is popular for the Pauline Long Show which airs on Sky 182 Channel, has again donated maize to feed hunger stricken families in Malawi in her charity endeavours. This is the second time for Long, who is also Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television and […]
State controlled produce buyer and seller Admarc has managed to buy 200,000 metric tons of maize out of the targeted 300, 000 metric tons. Admarc general manager Foster Mlumbe’s revelation comes at a time President Peter Mutharika and his DPP-led government have been assuring Malawians that Admarc will ensure adequate maize stocks in its food […]
President Peter Mutharika has conceded response for relief food has been slow and too little saying the government has only raised US$63 million out of the needed US$300 million. Mutharika declared Malawi a state of disaster following prolonged drought in the south and prolonged flood causing rains in the north because of El Nino powered […]
Officials from Civil Society Agriculture Network (Cisanet) say the budgeted K6.8 billion that government has allocated for the purchase of maize this year in view of the severe persistent food shortages is too little to have an impact. Cisanet executive director Tamanda Nkhono said at least K250 billion to K300 billion would have been enough […]