Malawi’s parastatals get a governance pep talk, not a reckoning

Malawi’s state enterprises have been told, again, to behave. What was less clear after Monday’s gathering in Mangochi is whether anyone in the room has the power — or the will — to make that happen. Chief Secretary Justin Saidi opened the 2026 Team Building and Corporate Governance Training by urging boards and executives at […]

Zangazanga tells new boards of directors to get parastatals back on feet

Secretary to President and Cabinet (SPC), Zangazanga Chikhosi, Wednesday challenged the newly appointed boards of directors to revitalize the country’s parastatals which, according to the SPC, are currently serving unsatisfactorily. The SPC made the call in Mangochi during the official opening of a three day workshop aimed at orientating the new boards of directors. Chikhosi […]

Advertise positions for  parastatal boards, MP Lunguzi advises Malawi govt

Opposition law maker has advised the government to advertise for the positions of board members of parastatals in order to improve services in the statutory corporations. Dedza east MP Juliana Lunguzi said this on Friday in parliament when she responded on behalf of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to a bill on the borrowing of money […]

Mutharika appoints new parastatal boards: List includes DPP operatives, chiefs, and clergy

President Peter Mutharika has appointed new boards for 18 statutory corporations, most of them ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) operatives, traditional leaders and religious leaders sympathetic to the ruling party. Chief Secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) Lloyd Muhara said in a statement on Monday evening made available to Nyasa Times […]