Some people clad in rulling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regalia caused havoc at the Martyrs Day rememberance in Nkhatabay after they tussled with the organisers of the event who were trying to block them from going to a memorial pillar where people from all walks of life gathered to pay their respect to the fallen […]
Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Development Patricia Kaliati has underscored the need for people to be empowered with knowledge to enable them to participate fully and responsibly in the country’s socio-economic development. She was speaking on Thursday in Blantyre at Alendo Hotel during the official opening of a stakeholders meeting aimed at soliciting […]
Minister of Civic education, Culture and Community Development Patricia Kaliati has been the first Cabinet Minister to openly say ‘No’ to making abortion legal. Her sentiment comes barely a week following a citizens march which was organized by the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) and Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) in all the districts across […]
Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Development, Patricia Kaliati said civic education is vital to the social-economic development in the country. She was speaking at an interface meeting at Pacific Hotel in Lilongwe Tuesday with various stakeholders. The Minister said an enhanced civic education programme could transform the country social well being into reality […]
Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Development Patricia Kaliati clashed with opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member for Dedza East Juliana Lunguzi in parliament when she claimed power untility provider Escom which is blaimed for persistent black-outs has management with people from Dedza. Kaliati raised the issues when Lunguzi was making contributions in the […]
Minister of Gender and Civic Education, Patricia Kaliati has downplayed the existence of any conflict with President Peter Mutharika or the vice president Saulos Chilima, saying the relationship remains cordial and rejected reports that had portrayed cracks. Kaliati sad said there is no truth in reports that she has fallen apart with President Mutharika because […]
Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Services , Patricia Kaliati has been awarded with Doctorate Degree by the Africa University in conjunction with Royal Acadamy of the United Nations. Speaking during the ceremony held in Lilongwe, Africa University Vice Chancellor, Dr Jacqueline Chazema said the award has been given following scrutiny on the minister’s […]
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Atupele Muluzi on Friday conducted a sensitization workshop with senior chiefs in the central region at Sunbird Lilongwe hotel on Friday, together with the Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Development, Patricia Kalaiti and said traditional leaders in the country have powers on their land. Muluzi said […]
Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Development, Patricia Kaliati, has evicted Ministry of Sports’ officials from offices at Capitol Hill, Lilongwe without giving them enough time to move their stuff. Kaliati, who has been demoted in the recent cabinet reorganization- which has seen her powers being trimmed-, confirmed ordering the officials to relocate to […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is heading to civil war in its rank and file which has exploded to cabinet infighting, bordering on issues of self-enrichment of corrupt deals. President Peter Mutharika is already on record admitting worsening corruption. Several stories are flying around about how top government officials, including ministers are busy jumping up […]
Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Emmanuel Fabiano has expressed concern that over five million people out of the population of 17 million do not know how to read snd write. Malawi on Thursday joined the rest of the world in commemorating International Literacy Day under the theme ‘Reading the past, writing the future’ with […]
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. […]
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament vice-chairperson Kamlepo Kalua has hit back at Minister of Information, Communications Technology and Civic Education Patricia Kaliati for insulting his family, saying Kaliati is barking at him as one of the seven rotten ministers implicated in the recent forensic audit report. Kaliati has been flat out attacking Kalua who […]
Minister of Information, ICT and Civic Education Patricia Kaliati has called on people from Thyolo to continue supporting government in the implementation of various interventions aimed at uplifting the life of a common man. Kaliati made the call at Mtambanyama primary school ground in the district on Wednesday where she addressed a rally. The minister […]
Minister of Information, Communications Technology and Civic Education, Patricia Kaliati has said Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) vice-chairperson Kamlepo Kalua is defaming cabinet ministers by insinuating that they are all thieves, challenging him to disclosed names of ministers implicated in the recent forensic audit report. Kalua, who is also Rumphi East member of Parliament (People’s […]
Minister of Information, ICT and Civic Education Patricia Kaliati has called on journalists in the country to investigate and get first hand information from communities when writing development stories. Kaliati said journalists should use bottom-up approach to cover real issues affecting people. Kaliati said this in Blantyre on Wednesday during the opening of a two […]
She was expectedly not listed on the programme as one of the speakers, and she did not speak. But the minister of Information Technology and Civic Education, Patricia Kaliati, was stunning with her unusual attire, stealing the show. Clad in a maroon top and a skirt made from typical Hessian “cloth” (Chiguduli), Kaliati elegantly stormed […]
Minister of Information Patricia Kaliati has said protesters of the University of Malawi (Unima) fee hike who included students and civil society organisations (CSOs) were miserable lot despite forcing President Peter Mutharika to order a K50 000 reduction in the fees from a minimum of K400 000 to K350 000 per student per year. The protesters […]