A former Cabinet minister has thrown Parliament’s investigation into the fatal Chikangawa plane crash into fresh turmoil, demanding that two of his fellow MPs be summoned to testify before the ad-hoc committee probing the tragedy that claimed the life of former vice-president Saulos Chilima and eight others. Moses Kunkuyu, the former Information Minister and MP […]
UTM Party MP Patricia ‘Akweni’ Kaliati has announced a series of new measures aimed at tightening oversight, improving coordination and strengthening accountability across development projects in Mulanje West, following a Constituency Development Committee (CDC) meeting she attended this week. Kaliati said the committee agreed to strengthen coordination of all Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects to […]
Timotheos Foundation, a local charity, is reportedly planning to hold demonstrations against the Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, who ordered the Foundation to submit expenditure reports for 2011 to 2021 or risk closure. Kaliati ordered the organization to submit expenditure reports for 2011 to 2015 to the NGO Board of […]
“We believe men need to lead by example.” A real good man, they say, protects, respects, love and provide the necessities to his woman, children, family and sometimes friends. That kind of a man, who is mostly, God-fearing is an asset not only to his family and friends but a treasure to the country, and […]
Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) Church Ironmen have been challenged to be open to their wives in order to have progressive families. Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati made the challenge Saturday during Lilongwe ECG Church Ironmen Conference whose theme was “Men of stability and strength,” held at Cross Hotel in Lilongwe. […]
The Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has deplored high levels of non-compliance among non-government organizations (NGOs) in Malawi to meet reporting requirements as required by law. Speaking in Lilongwe during the 2019 NGO sector report on Thursday evening, Kaliati reiterated that non-compliance among NGOs is undermining fundamental democratic principles of […]
Minister of Gender and Community Services, Patricia Kaliati on Saturday commissioned the information and communication technology classroom that has been provided by Blantyre Round Table No. 20 at Mpemba Reformatory Centre along Chikwawa Road in Blantyre. Kaliati applauded the charitable organisation of these young men of under 40 years of age for their long-standing partnership […]
Government has called for concerted efforts of all key stakeholders in addressing the wicked acts of Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Ministry of Homeland Security in conjunction with the Ministry of Gender on Wednesday presented licences to four designated Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) which would be providing shelter to victims of human trafficking at Bingu International […]
ActionAid Malawi exited as one of the long-time principal recipients of the Joint Tuberculosis (TB)/HIV and Aids Global Fund Program while celebrating “many successes” the organisation reportedly achieved especially during its principalship of the 2018-2020 program. Under this program, ActionAid worked through 10 subrecipients and 16 sub-sub recipients with goals to; reduce morbidity and mortality […]
Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati on Friday launched her book ‘She participates’ which she said will be a mouthpiece for Malawian women who are facing a lot of challenges in accessing justice in areas of gender, economic, political and social development. The book launch was held at the Bingu International Convention […]
Government has launched response to lean season aimed at cushioning vulnerable from food shortage during the lean period. Minister of Gender Patricia Kaliati officially launched the response to lean season at Mankhokwe Traditional Authority Ndamera in Nsanje. The initiative is part of the social cash transfer programme which seeks to cushion the effects of hunger […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, on Monday led Malawians in joining the rest of the world in cerebrating International Women’s Day with a call to ensure women are part and parcel of leadership and decision-making positions and also expressed concern over what she described as “high illiteracy levels” among women in […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati has threatened to post away from districts all non-performing officers to ensure the districts have officers who are serious with their work. Kaliati sounded the warning on Wednesday in Lilongwe when she officially handed over 15 motorcycles which government has bought, to community development officers […]
A UK firm has paid over K2 billion to 36 Malawian women as compensation for abuse in tea estates. The Camellia Group has paid the money to the women for compensation for abuse as in some cases the wonen were raped, and sexually harassed at two tea estates. According to the BBC, the women worked […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has applauded the Catholic-owned Luntha Television for playing a pivotal role in addressing gender based violence (GBV) and inequality in Malawi. With funding from Norwegian Aid for Development Cooperation (NORAD) through the Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), Luntha Television in partnership with Women’s Legal Resource Centre (WOLREC) and […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Dr. Patricia Kaliati, on Monday literally knelt in paying homage to the old-time frontline women’s rights activists. Kaliati was saluting Faustace Chirwa, Margaret Ali, Emmie Chanika, Emma Kaliya, Barbara Banda and Maggie Kathewera Banda, Mercy Timba, Jean Nkwanda, Reen Kachere and Cecilia who, from the early 1990s, […]
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati has called on social welfare and child protection workers for not delivering impressive and notable results in their expected roles of promoting social economic empowerment and protection of women and children using community and welfare approaches. The Minister made the remarks on Monday in Lilongwe […]
Former president Joyce Banda has decorated minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati as champion for women’ rights. The accolade has come at a time when the government is fighting gender-based violence as the country is witnessing increased cases of rape and defilement. Banda, herself a global member of the Women Leaders […]