A senior Catholic bishop has blamed Malawi’s persistent poverty on corruption and greed among its leaders, telling a packed stadium that the country lacks politicians willing to sacrifice for its development. Bishop Adrian Peter Chikufwa of Dedza, vice-president of the Malawi Conference of Catholic Bishops, was main celebrant at the National Centenary Celebration of World […]
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 […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has said there is a “false narrative” that Malawi is one of the impoverished countries in the world, saying poverty in southern African nation is “man-made” and “must be unmade.” Chakwera said on Friday in Parliament when he delivered his maided State of the Nation Address (Sona) since his elected as President […]
Leader of the newly-established Citizens For Transformation (CFT), Timothy Mtambo, celebrated this year’s Easter Monday by visiting and cheering the sick and needy children in Traditional Authority (T/A) Chadza in the outskirts of the Lilongwe City. Mtambo also donated assorted food and non-food items to alleviate the suffering among the needy families. But it was […]
This piece is a reflection on a manifestation of urban poverty in Malawi and how it exacerbates the exploitation of women and children through the lived experiences of ‘incomplete house’ sitters in affluent neighbourhoods. There is death of literature in Malawi that discusses house sitters as a group of urban residents who occupy a special […]
Parents and guardians from Sub-Traditional Authority (ST/A) Chiunda and Traditional Authority Chowe in Mangochi have said poverty is the leading cause of school dropout among girls in the district. The observation comes after two girls selected to start Form One at Mbombwe Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) decided to leave school after fellow students mocked […]
The unsustainable use of natural resources and agricultural practices cost Malawi the opportunity to lift 1.9 people out of abject poverty between 2005 and 2015, the latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report says. The report states that more women farmers than men are not adopting modern farming methods and practices, which has tended to […]
People’s Party spokesperson on Finance John Chikalimba has said extreme poverty remains widespread in the country and accused government of painting a rosy picture of economic growth when people are still impoverished and suffering. His remarks comes at the wake of a report commissioned by the African Development Bank (AfDB) states that poverty stands at […]
Child poverty has reduced by 2.5 per cent but still remains the highest at 60.5 per cent according to an integrated household report which means children are more poor in Malawi than any other age group. The 2018 report cites rising cost of living and early marriages as the main reason pushing child poverty in […]
Poverty in Malawi is extensive and deepening with life expectancy for Malawians now stands at 63.7 from the previous 63.8 mark, a latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI) report has revealed. The report shows that people’s living standards stagnated in 2017 and categorised the country in the low human development category, […]
The situation of poverty in Malawi “is deplorable”, and the Council for Non-governmental organisations in Malawi (CONGOMA) has challenged government to up its game in addressing it. A taskforce, Global Call for Action Against Poverty (GCAP) on sustainable development goals in Malawi, which CONGOMA is championing said “poverty levels were worsening.” In an exclusive interview […]
Malawi government is “determined” to steer the country out of a group of poorest countries in the world within the medium term, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe has said . Gondwe said in Parliament on Friday when he presented a mid-term budget statement. He attached weight to The International Monetary Fund (IMF) […]
In Chief Kyungu’s ejaculation that those of us who take our time to analyse professor Mutharika’s presidency and point out where things could be better are fools, we see the evidence of the sycophancy that has crippled this nation’s progress from the moment Kamuzu Banda was sworn in as the first president of this republic. […]
Despite President Peter Mutharika projecting favourable economic data, a local newspaper columnist says the fact remains that Malawi has been reduced to the poorest country in the world by GDP per capita measure. Prominent columnist ‘Backbencher’ in Weekend Nation observed that Malawi’s human development index is also among the lowest. “On the other hand, corruption is rampant […]
One thing that makes me feel proud that I am a Malawian is the fact that despite our political differences, cultural and ethnic diversity, we have never experienced a civil war. We succeeded in forging a nation whose people have lived and continue to live in peace and harmony in every corner of the country. […]
The third Integrated Household Survey done by the National Statistics Office has estimated that Malawi’s poverty headcount is at 50.7 percent. The Wold Bank, citing NSO survey, said in its 2017 assessment of poverty in Malawi released on Thursday afternoon revealed that rural poverty continues to persist in the country with one in two people […]
German ambassador to Malawi Dr. Peter Woeste has said Malawi has failed to move forward economically in the past five years as compared to its neighbors. Woeste, who is the current chairperson of the Development partners Troika, threw away all the diplomatic language and was blunt to Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe and other senior cabinet […]
Lack of basic necessities amongst people living in suburban areas increases their risk of developing mental problems, a study by St John of God College of Health Sciences in Mzuzu reveals. The college presented findings of the research at Masasa on Thursday. The research study titled ‘Community Needs Health Assessment’ conducted this year (2015) in […]