Economic reforms in Malawi are not surviving changes of government, according to Eliya Zulu, executive director of the African Institute for Development Policy (Afidep). Speaking at the Economics Association of Malawi (Ecama) 2026 Annual Economic Conference in Mangochi, Zulu said the failure to sustain reforms across successive administrations has weakened institutional continuity and undermined long-term […]
Malawi’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has put his foot down, demanding that heads of the country’s key legal and governance bodies sign up to sweeping public sector reforms — or explain why not. Charles Mhango oversaw the signing ceremony at the Ministry’s headquarters at Capital Hill in Lilongwe today, as officials from institutions […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima says he has finally completed quarterly progress reviews on reforms contracts for ministries and government departments. The contracts were signed between the responsible ministers and President Lazarus Chakwera, on November 23, 2020. Chilima, who is also Minister of Economic Planning and Development and Public Sector Reforms, started the exercise with the Ministries […]
An influential preacher has warned delays in implementing delays in government can lead to frustration among Malawians which might be a recipe for an uprising. Reverend Zacc Kawalala of Word Alive ministries said this Sunday during his online sermon. Kawalala said the Tonse alliance leaders should be agents of change in government, saying they need […]
Picture him in his boots, khaki trousers and shirt, sleeves rolled up and in a heated debate with officials why the Salima Solar project is taking long to complete or why the construction of three Teacher Training Colleges is moving at snail’s pace in Chikwawa. He then gives them a deadlines, saying Malawians have waited […]
For the first time in Malawi’s democratic dispensation, Cabinet ministers will sign Public Sector Reforms Performance contracts with President Lazarus Chakwera, a move aimed at inculcating a culture of accountability and responsiveness in the public sector. A statement from the Office of the Vice-President says the signing ceremony will expect take place from 9am at […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has dazzled the nation with his lecture on ‘Mindset Change’ which he ably delivered on Friday night at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe, rapping Malawians for their obsession with trivia. Chilima gave a powerful 40-minutes televised lecture which was aimed at challenging Malawians on the need for mindset change as a precursor to […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has said the Northern Region has abundant critical factors for development: natural resources, tourism and cultural richness, saying councils should maximise and capitalise on these opportunities to develop the region into a potential economic and tourism hub. Chilima, who is also Minister of Economic Planning and Development and Public Sector Reforms made the […]
After months of relentlessly engaging ministries and parastatal organisations on public sector reforms, Vice President Saulous Chilima has now turned the reforms drive to local councils to improve service delivery. Chilima on Monday met officials from Kasungu Municipal, Kasungu District Council, Nkhotakota District Council, Salima District Council and Mchinji District Council. ” As the administration […]
Former Chief Director for Public Sector Reforms Seodi White has publicly commented about her contract being terminated, says politicians will not change the destiny of Malawi but a vibrant civil service. President Lazarus Chakwera, a former church preacher, is on record to say God has given Malawi through the Tonse Alliance of 9 parties the […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima has called for stronger collaboration between National Assembly and the Executive arm of government especially on legislative reforms in parastatals and government ministries that are blocking progress for reforms in order for the Public Sector Reforms to have meaningful impact on the people of Malawi. Chilima, who is also Minister of Economic […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has persuaded President Lazarus Chakwera to swiftly appoint new board of directors for statutory corporations so that Vice Presiperdent Saulos Chiima’s meetings with management of parastatal entities should be more productive. Since the Tonse Alliance won the June 23 elections, Chilima has been crisscrossing the country meeting with chief executives […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima, has commended the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Board of Malawi for being an effective regulator of civil society sector in the country–propelled by the zeal to reform NGOs so that they are transparent and accountable and their work aligned to national development goals. Chilima said this on Monday on his Facebook post after […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has expressed his deep disgust with management team of the Malawi Institute of Management (MIM) calling their presentation the most uninspiring portrait of an organization since he resumed working on public sector reforms. MIM’s poor show forced Chilima to cancel the discussion halfway through and sent the team back to fully prepare […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has said his government’s public castor reforms program being championed by Vice-President Saulos Chilima will be extended to the country’s foreign missions, accounding that Malawi will establish a diplomatic mission with Israel in Jerusalem. In his maiden State of the Nation address (Sona) at Parliament in Lilongwe, Chakwera—who was elected in a […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima met the Judiciary management to appreciate the progress of the reforms that they are undertaking as well as to discuss new areas of reform, giving assuarance that the Tonse administration, which President Lazarus Chakwera is leading, remains committed to supporting the justice delivery system- not in words but in practice. The Veep, […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has given Blantyre Water Board (BWB) management 30 days to address the endemic problem of dry taps in Malawi’s commercial capital, Blantyre and its environs. Chilima, who met with the BWB management as he continues with engaging parastals on Public Reforms, said it is unacceptable that people should stay for two days […]
Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima has expressed satisfaction with the financial status of the Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) and the strategic direction it is taking to achieve its goals. However, Chilima says he is concerned with the mess that is at the Electricity Supply of Malawi (ESCOM), which he believes is responsible for the financial […]