A good number of statutory corporations are running without boards despite the appointment of the same being announced by Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) three months go in a move linked to internal succession battles with the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Nyasa Times sources at OPC says Chief Secretary to Government Lloyd […]
Members of Parliament (MPs) under HIV/ Aids and Nutrition Committee have asked government to revert the Department of Nutrition, HIV and Aids (DNHA) back to the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) if the department is to stay relevant. The committee chairperson Deus Gumba argued that there has been compromised service delivery at the department […]
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has ordered all parastatal organizations in the country to contribute K2 million each to be used for the presentation of nomination papers for President Peter Mutharika at Comesa Hall in Blantyre on Friday. Nyasa Times can reveal that the verbal instructions are being coordinated by an official […]
Malawi government has terminated employment contracts of three public officers including former first lady Callista Mutharika, George Saonda and Chiza Mbekeani who are aligned to the United Transformation Movement (UTM), predominantly breakaway political grouping from the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Callista – the widow of former president Bingu wa Mutharika and in-law of incumbent […]
Leader of opposition in parliament Lazarus Chakwera has angrily reacted to the failure by the Auditor General to audit state residences and Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC). A recent released audit report for government ministries and agencies has spared the State House and Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC), government entities known […]
A recent released audit report for government ministries and agencies has spared the State House and Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC), government entities known for abuse of public money. The Auditor General’s office has not explained why the state residences and OPC are glaring missing out in the audit report amid concerns that […]
The office of the President and Cabinet and the Malawi Police have admitted being in the wrong n relation to their action to withdraw security from the vice president Saulos Chilima and they have since been ordered to pay the costs for the legal action that followed their action. Following the admission by OPC and […]
Malawi government has finally responded to the petition which civil society organisations (CSOs) who led the April 27 civil nationwide protests presented, trashing allegations that the President Peter Mutharika led government is an illegitimate administration. The response, from Chief Secretary to government Lloyd Muhara, said a Special Taskforce comprising senior government officials was mandayed to […]
President Peter Mutharika has stripped Vice President Saulos Chilima of the role of Minister of Disaster Management Affairs following a recent fallout between the two and now all the tasks the latter had been empowered to oversee are removed. Chief Secretary to the Government Lloyd Muhara said in a statement made available to Nyasa Times that President […]
Chief Secretary to the Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) Lloyd Muhara has been given a three-day ultimatum by civil society organisations (CSOs) to annul the appointment of new Auditor General (AG) Harold Mwala, saying it did not comply with the laws of the country. Muhara is a lawyer by training and in OPC on […]
Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) through the National Peace Architecture will soon establish Malawi Peace Commission, a body that will have overall responsibility for peace building and conflict resolution in the country. National Peace Architecture Project coordinator, Dyton Kang’oma disclosed in Karonga during a district stakeholders’ collaboration meeting organised with financial support from […]
President Peter Mutharika has rewarded former Director of Women in Peoples’ Party (PP) Clara Makungwa, who recently joined the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), to be a presidential adviser. Government Chief Secretary Lloyd Muhara confirmed in a statement on Tuesday seen by Nyasa Times that Makungwa, who served as Minister of Gender, Children and Social […]
A major government shake-up has taken place at Capital Hill as President Peter Mutharika has given the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) the nod to appoint a new Accountant General, new Budget Director and new director in the Office of Director of Public Procurement(ODPP), Nyasa Times understands. Accountant General William Matambo, who has […]
Government has warned it will startto withhold wages of striking judiciary support staff across the country they dont return to work. Judiciary support staff downed tools mid July demanding for house allowances and also harmonisation of teir conditions of service with those of judicial officers. The nationwide sit-in has crippled the judicial services across in […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Friday commended Vice-President Saulos Chilima for his chairmanship of the Public Service Reforms Commission, which he had held for two-and-a-half years, saying he did “a good job” as he handed over the mantle to the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC). Speaking at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe, President Mutharika […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has made changes to his cabinet in what is billed as a cabinet reorganization to ensure service delivery and has created a new ministry of civic education, culture and community development, naming Patricia Kaliati as portfolio holder. Mutharika has also re-allocated some ministers. Kaliati was previously Ministers of Information Minister, Civic Education and ICT developmen. […]
President Peter Mutharika’s prompt civil service reforms which he directed soon after taking office two years ago have hit a snag, leaving Malawians surprised and frustrated. In a memo dated July 12, 2014, Mutharika directed that chief executive officers of public institutions, principal secretaries and other senior public officers needed to spend more time attending […]
Veteran civil servant Willie Samute, the deputy chief secretary in the Office of President and cabinet, has passed away, government has confirmed. He had suffered a short illness of heart problem and died as South African hospital Wednesday. Chief Secretary George Mkondiwa has since said the body of Samute is expected to arrive in the […]