Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament for Dedza East, Juliana Lunguzi, has demanded a halt to a proposed tax on internet use, saying. this move will make Malawians unable to access internet services and therefore be denied their right to information. Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe announced that starting this […]
Economists and activists have added a positive voice to the calls for the legalisation of Indian hemp, saying Malawi stands to benefit much if it starts growing industrial hemp. Ntchisi North parliamentarian Boniface Kadzamira stood in Parliament last week—that Malawi should legalise the growing and usage of hemp, to beef up the national economy. Kadzamira […]
The 2015/16 National Budget which Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe presented in Parliament on Friday, largely with local resources, has widely been viewed as a bitter pill to swallow mostly for the impoverished Malawians other than the well –off citizens. Malawi leading newspapers said in their editorial comments on Saturday that the financial plan was not […]
Minister of Finance Economic Planning and Development, Goodall Gondwe on Friday told the National Assembly that government would increase salaries for junior public servants from December this year. Speaking when presenting the 2015/16 national budget, Gondwe said this would be one of the main features of the national budget and is going to push up the wage […]
Malawi Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe on Friday said the 2015/16 budget which has no budgetary support from donors will be financed by local resources and announced new tax measures including a 10 percent excise duty to be levied on phone text messaging and all data transfers, including internet and similar services. […]
Malawi Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe has said government has started the process of establishing a National Planning Commission “in order to ensure effective economic planning” for the country. Gondwe disclosed this when he delivered his 2015/15 national budget statement in Parliament on Friday afternoon in the capital Lilongwe. The Finance Minister […]
Malawi Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe unveiled Friday the 2015/16 financial plan which he said has no budgetary support but projected the economy to grow by 7 percent, saying inflation will decline to 16.4 percent and that interest rates will fall. Until 2014/15 budget when donors withdrew aid, donors contributed up to 40% of Malawi annual budget. […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has challenged members of Malawi Parliament especially those from the Catholic Church to strive and proclaim for the truth about human dignity hence denounce anything which is unjust to the society. Acting Secretary General for the ECM, Fr. Emmanuel Chimombo […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson on legal affairs and Lilongwe South West MP, Peter Chakwantha, advised new chief justice Andrew Nyirenda to uproot the judge shopping and delayed case hearing which he said is bedevilling the justice delivery. Chakwantha, a trained lawyer, made the appeal in parliament when the House unanimously confirmed Nyirenda as the […]
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 […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP for Lilongwe Mapuyu South, Joseph Njobvuyalema, has told parliament that he had information some well wishers who donated money towards the flood disaster were complaining that they do not know how their monies were spent. He asked Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development to explain how prudent the […]
An independent member of parliament for Karonga Central, Frank Mwenefumbo, has proposed that Malawi should consider introducing a carbon tax. “I would like to propose that there must be an imposition of carbon tax,” Mwenefumbo told parliament. “If you go to our neighbouring countries and when you are driving, you are asked to pay something […]
Debate on whether Chamba (Indian Hemp) should be legalized or not resurfaced Monday in the National Assembly with Ntchisi North Member of Parliament arguing that Chamba fetches more per acre than trees. According to the MP, Boniface Kadzamira (Malawi Congress Party) apart from paper, “hemp can be used to produce fibre, fabric, soap, lighting oil, […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which has a parliamentary coalition with United Democratic Front (UDF) and is on a drive to recruit independent MPs, has said opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and Peoples Party (PP) are working together in parliament. Leader of the House Francis Kasaila said MCP-PP parliamentary alliance is meant to frustrate […]
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe had to apologise to the national assembly on Tuesday for not appraising the House of latest developments developments surrounding the controversial disposal of the wholly State owned Malawi Savings Bank (MSB). Gondwe said he had not informed parliament because of the court injunction which some MSB […]
As expected, President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) as he opened the fourth meeting in the 45th Session of Parliament. The President’s major speech also marked the official opening of the 2015/16 Budget Meeting. A lot has already been said about the speech and I will not […]
Malawi Congress Party lawmaker Peter Dimba picked the controversial recapitalisation of state-owned Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) to parliament and described it as one of the most heinous corruption scandals, saying government has shielded loan defaulters with tax payers money. Government has come under intense criticism for injecting K6 billion into MSB to clear off toxic […]
People’s Party (PP) leader in Parliament Uladi Mussa has said government is not only implementing a zero-aid financial plan but a “zero-development” budget. Malawi’s major donors are withholding budget support for Malawi worth $150 million (over K60 billion) following the massive public funds abuse at Capital Hill popularly known as cashgate dating back from 2005. […]