Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati has slamed the growing tendency by some men who are reportedly sleeping with their biological daughters and step daughters with the belief that they will cast out family spells and or get rich in Mulanje. Reports indicate that the tendency, coupled with lack of motivation […]
Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya has warned misbehaving legislators that they face stiff punishment if they continued disrupting business in the House. Msowoya did not name the culprits but this follows an incident on Friday when Minister of Gender, Children, Women Affairs and the Elderly Patricia Kaliati exchanged bitter unprintable words with Malawi […]
Minister of Gender, Disability and Child Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, on Thursday advised Civil Society and Non Government Organizations, that they should go into the rural areas and disseminate information on issues of national importance. Kaliati was speaking in Lilongwe when he presided during the official launch of this year’s NGO Week. The Munister said NGOs play critical […]
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati has asked women to be self-reliant for Malawi to develop. She said this on Friday at Mitundu in Lilongwe during joint commemoration of World Rural Women’s Day and Year of Women Empowerment. Said Kaliati: “Many women, especially in rural areas, die before attaining the age […]
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati has urged women in the country not to withdraw cases of gender-based violence (GBV), saying the trend defeats efforts to curb the vice. Kaliati said this on Tuesday at Chikomwe Primary School in Traditional Authority (T/A) Chowe in Mangochi at the launch of Girls and […]
Minister of Gender Children and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati says her ministry will continue lobbying for support from various ministries to ensure that women and youth in the country have access to farming needs in order to maximize their production. Kaliati said this in Mulanje district when she presided over the official launch of Women […]
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati says government is committed to respecting and supporting mothers in the country. Kaliati was speaking on Wednesday in Lilongwe during news conference to commemorate Mother’s Day, World Rural Mother’s Day and the International Year of the Women. “Government recognises the role women play in society. […]
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare , Patricia Kaliati has expressed “concern “ over increasing rates of defilement and child trafficking in the country, the vices it says frustrates efforts to properly develop the children into full potential. Speaking the during commemoration of 2015 International Literacy Day held at Yamba Primary School, in […]
Malawi government has warned that it will pounce on any parent who discriminates physically challenged children. The warning was issued on Tuesday by Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati when she visited beneficiaries of Social Cash Transfer Scheme in Chitipa East Constituency. Kaliati expressed concern that some parents who are ashamed […]
Minister of Gender Patricia Kaliati Wednesday took advantage of her political whistle stop tour in Chibanja ward, aimed at mobilizing support for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) aspirant George Manda, and lectured women on the importance of giving “good sex” to the husbands. Like in a classroom, Kaliati said it was because Malawian women were not […]
Ministry of Gender, Child, Disability and Social welfare Patricia Kaliati has advised people in Karonga to maintain their Members of Parliament (MP) who are delivering and not change for the sake of politics, saying that would minimise violence. She made the remarks during her visit in the district where she was responding to the Karonga […]
Despite the latest reshuffle, the Cabinet will remain largely male dominated as President Peter Mutharika has maintained three female ministers in his 20-member lean cabinet with one from each region of the country. However, Mutharika maintains that he will promote female talent so that Malawi women sit at the tables where decisions are made. In […]
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati on Wednesday evening stole the show when she was guest of honour during the launch of the Gender Equality and HIV/AIDS Policy by the Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM). The minister made a speech for about 45 minutes, making most people in the Capital Hotel’s Marquee tired […]
Malawi Government has established a free scholarship for the persons with disability to train them in various vocational skills. People with disability holding the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) are qualified candidates and must apply not later than 20th August 2015. Minister Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati said in Lilongwe that her […]
She has spoken with verve and squeaking aplomb to promote the rights of women at various forums in the country. To many people, she is viewed as a gender-equality hawk who will always defend the vulnerable of society and will not hesitate to chew-out anyone seen to tramp upon these universal rights. Many people who […]
It is clear, even to primary pupils that political campaign ended once we unanimously ushered in the new administration in the name of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Having given them the mandate to run the country, all what Malawians would expect is nothing but turning their dreams they touted during the campaign into reality. I […]
Malawi ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) director of woman Patricia Kaliati and marverick DPP orator George Saonda on Sunday took another attack on opposition leader Lazarous Chakwera who left his role as president of the Assemblies of God church to lead Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Kaliati and Saonda took turns to insinuate that Chakwera abandoned […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has asked President Peter Mutharika to consider reshuffling his 20 member cabinet and drop outspoken Minister of Gender, Patricia Kaliati for bringing government into disrepute. The call was made by MCP spokeswoman Jessie Kabwila at a news conference held in Lilongwe on Wednesday. Kabwila accused Kaliati of making crass remarks against […]