During my childhood days, a boy who had a football was a king. It didn’t matter if the ball was a collection of rugs or made from intricately glued Malawi Milk Marketing (MMM) fresh milk packets or when the ‘king’ came from a well-to-do family, that it was a ‘Wembley’ ball. A ball was a […]
A local governance analyst has welcomed the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) 6-days ultimatum directed to President Peter Mutharika and Parliament to act on the electoral reforms as proposed by the Special Law Commission on the review of electoral laws. The influential quasi-religious group joined by some key civil society leaders and citizens of Malawi on […]
Public Affairs Committee (PAC) on Thursday march in the Capital Lilongwe to present the petition to President Peter Mutharika and Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya at Parliament building demanding the tabling and passing of Electoral Reforms Bills. The quasi-religious grouping has given government seven days to table Elector0 PAC, which is demanding commitment […]
Public Affairs Committee’s (PAC) peaceful demonstrations aimed at pushing for tabling of Electoral and Local Government Act Reforms in the currently sitting of Parliament will take place on Thursday, 23 November 2017 in Lilongwe, Malawi’s administrative capital. According to information made available to Nyasa Times, the “peaceful match” organised by PAC executive committee, trustees and […]
The quasi-religious governance watchdog, Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has postponed its planned march to Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe and petition President Peter Mutharika over the missing Electoral Reforms Bills on Parliament’s agenda to Thursday this week. PAC was expected to march on Tuesday but its executive director Robert Phiri said Lilongwe City Council management advised […]
The quasi-religious governance watchdog Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has said it will march peacefully to Kamuzu Palace, the official residence of President Peter Mutharika in Lilongwe, to present a petition over the missing of Electoral Reforms and Local Government Council Composition laws in the business schedule of the current sitting in Parliament. PAC made its […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) – a grouping of religious organizations from across the country says it is geared to hold special prayers seeking divine intervention in the wake of increased road accidents claiming hundreds of lives in the country. The Department of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) recently reported that a total of […]
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Samuel Tembenu has asked representatives of the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) that they should not only look continued bias against opposition parties by taxpayer-funded Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) but also watch private media, claiming its coverage of the government is biased. Tembenu raised the complaint when he led the Government […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) and Malawi government have set out dialogue agenda in a preparatory meeting held on Wednesday in Lilongwe. Minister of Justice and CoNstitutional Affairs, Samuel Temebnu said the government tean will meet again with the quasi-religious body next week Wednesday. Tembenu said during the next meeting they will discuss “in more […]
The Public Affairs Committee (Pac) has advised political parties in the country to operate based on democratic values rather than personal interests. The quasi-religious body also observed that there is “breakdown of social cohesion” in opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). The observation was made during an interface meeting between Pac and MCP President Dr Lazarus […]
The Public Affairs Committee (Pac) has called on opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to support the proposed Local Government Act (LGA) to achieve transformative leadership in the country. Pac Chairperson Reverend Dr Felix Chingota made the call on Thursday when he held an interface meeting with MCP President Dr Lazarus Chakwera, who is also the […]
Public Affairs Committee (PAC) says decentralisation and democracy can be consolidated in the country if members of parliament’s voting powers at councils is removed. PAC spokesperson Peter Mulomole said recently in Zomba that the Local Government Act needs to be reviewed so that members of parliament should not be allowed to vote during council meetings. […]
Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has come out, hailing the government for implementing the indaba resolutions which among them called for the arrest of former embattled Agriculture minister George Chaponda on corruption charges. PAC spokesperson Father Peter Mulomole described the arrest of Chaponda as timely and relevant. Chaponda was arrested on Wednesday by the graft busting […]
Quasi-religious body, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has said it wants to meet President Peter Mutharika to present to him resolutions made at the recent indaba and chart the way forward. PAC publicist Father Peter Mulomole said despite Mutharika’s recent tantrums in Phalombe that PAC is bent on dislodging the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led government […]
Civil society organisations say they are becoming impatient with the government slow pace of implementing Public Affairs Committee (PAC) resolutions ahead of the expiry of deadlines. Activist Benedicto Kondowe said the civil society organisations want to see immediate change in the way the state broadcaster, the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) discharges its duties. MBC, though […]
Some charged delegates to the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) 5+1 All Inclusive Stakeholders meeting two weeks ago, may have touched a raw nerve when they suggested regime change as a solution for the teething problems dogging the country. This—regime change—in my understanding, included and was not limited to the removal of President Peter Mutharika from […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC), a quasi-religious body and governance watchdog, has warned a huge civil disobedience campaign if the government fails to implement recommendations which delegates to 5+1 All-Inclusive Stakeholders Conference in Blantyre made to President Peter Mutharika’s administration including independence of oversight institutions. PAC board said all recommendations made by delegates at its conference were plausible […]
A critic of Public Affairs Committee (PAC) former vice-chairperson Bishop Joseph Bvumbwe of Evangelical Church has refused to comment on a stand by the quasi-religious organisation’s mother bodies to back the body following reports of cracks among the member organisations. There have been reports that a splinter group of Bvube, Bisop Brightson Malasa of the […]