Malawi Parliament on Tuesday approved the controversial construction of two stadia for Nyasa Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers despite stiff criticism from the public and other sectors of the society. Parliamentarians from both sides of the aisle approved a K9 billion budget for the ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. The K9 billion national budget […]
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Joseph Mwanamvekha has bowed down to public pressure and announced withdraw of the proposed one percent withholding tax on non-bank mobile money transactions. Mwanamvekha made the announcement in his 2019/20 Budget Debate winding up statement in Parliament in Lilongwe on Monday evening. Several commentators argued that the proposed […]
Member of Parliament (MP) for Mulanje West Constituency, George Chaponda added a chorus to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators singing praise of President Peter Mutharika when contributing to the 2019/20 budget statement in Parliament, saying signs that Malawi will develop beyond recognition in his tenure are showing. Making his contribution to the budget statement presented by Minister of […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) director of strategic planning Ken Zikhale Ng’oma, who is also member of parliament for NkhataBay South, united the National Assembly on Monday when both sides of the House clapped hands to his contribution to the 2019/20 budget statement. In his contribution to the fiscal plan presented by Minister of Finance, Economic […]
Legal Affairs Committee of parliament has asked Treasury to increase resources towards the Legal Aid Fund to allow more Malawians who cannot afford a private lawyer access free legal services. The Legal Aid Bureau was established under Section 3 of the Legal Aid Act of 2010 to provide legal aid services to vulnerable people in need […]
Government has come under intense fire from parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee for drastically slashing budgets for governance institutions, saying this is putting democracy on death bed. Treasury has drastically slashed budgets for the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Ombudsman and the Malawi Human Rights Commission. Chairperson of the Legal Affairs Committee Kezzie Msukwa said the governance institutions […]
The Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) has called on government to withdraw the the proposed one percent withholding tax on non-bank mobile money transactions, saying the tax is against financial inclusion initiatives. CAMA has since urged the Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha to remove the proposal from this year’s national budget currently being deliberated in […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) have accused government of the proposed one percent withholding tax on non-bank mobile money transactions which threatens the financial inclusion agenda as the cost of the service will likely rise. In his 2019/2020 national budget, presented recently to parliament, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Joseph […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) have given official response to the 2019/20 national budget statement in Parliament as UTM and People’s Party (PP) will not be making formal statements as parties owing to their diminutive number in the House according to Standing Order 190(1) (d). Presenting an official response on behalf […]
The only two parties who can give official response to the national budget statement in Parliament, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) have spoken in support of the Be Forward Wanderers and Nyasa Big Bullets stadium projects. President Peter Mutharika during the May 21 Tripartite Elections campaign promised to build stadia for […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) says there is need to infuse the sense of urgency on the way the country will be governed in the next five years and beyond observing Malawians are no longer patient as they demand to enjoy the fruits of economic success. UDF’s Blantyre Malabada MP Ishmael Nkumba, who is the party’s […]
One of the most famous buildings in Rome is the Coliseum. This building is now a major tourist attraction in Rome. In Ancient Rome it was also a major attraction for those who wanted to see the various events that were put on at this vast building. The Coliseum could hold over 50,000 people and […]
Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara announced that only Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) will give official response to the 2019/20 national budget statement when the House re-convene for general debate as tiny parties UTM and PP will not be making formal statements. UTM and Peoples Party (PP) have four and […]
International NGO, Oxfam has advised the government to rescind its decision to construct two stadia for privately owned football clubs and instead direct the K1.6 billion to improve the dwindling social services in the country. In a statement released by Oxfam country director Lingalireni Mihowa, Oxfam says at the state in which public health and […]
Leader of opposition Lobin Lowe of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has described the 2019/20 National Budget as “the same, old song” and doubt the capacity for government to implement the fiscal plan. Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Joseph Mwanamvekha on Monday presented his maiden full budget whose nominal value in terms of total […]
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Joseph Mwanamvekha on Monday delivered a masterclass in modern budget delivery when he presented the 2019/20 National Budget which has been widely touted as “inspiring” fiscal plan and he pointed out that “substantial amounts” to governance institutions. Presenting his maiden national budget in Parliament, Mwanamvekha said government remains […]
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has been given a lion’s share in the 2019/20 National Budget presented by the Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha in Parliament on Monday with K172.8 billion allocated from K142,2 billion in the last fiscal year. Described by educationists as action-packed budget for the sector, Mwanamvekha announced that K9 billion has […]
The promise of President Peter Mutharika to roll out a housing project for all security agencies this year will be fulfilled as Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Joseph Mwanamvekha has announced in his budget presentation on Monday that the construction will commence in 2019/20 fiscal year. Government intends to construct 10 000 houses […]