Presidential press secretary Brian Banda has said President Lazarus Chakwera administration would not allow some people to take away what belongs to Malawians and that his aides will not be involved in wrongful self-enrichment like in the previous administration, saying he has set an example by declaring his wealth to the Office of the Director of […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima has stressed commitment in ensuring transparency and accountability in domestic and external resources for attainment of national development in line with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Chilima made the assertion on Wednesday during a virtual media conferenced hosted by the UN office of the High Representative for the […]
As Nyasa Times, we welcome the arrests Malawi Police Services has made, so far, on figures such as Osman Jomo, Norman Chisale, Rosa Mbilidzi, Ahmed Chunara and several others for their involvement in alleged crimes committed during the previous regimes. We view such as arrests as positive steps toward ensuring that the rule of law […]
Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Malawi say the requirement to submit externally audited annual financial reports to the NGO Board of Malawi, is the main reason some of them are not reporting to the board because they cannot afford fees for hiring independent auditors. External auditors fees is allegedly very high, ranging from MK2 million […]
A report of the Auditor General on the accounts of the Government of the Republic of Malawi for the Year ended 30th June 2019 has exposed continued embezzlement of money at the Malawi embassies where billions of kwacha were spent without supporting documents. A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) which was submitted to the […]
About two decades ago, as a cub reporter at one of the two print media giants, I was a newsroom resource of little consequence and so my editors placed me on call to periodically travel the country with several NGOs, covering their projects and documenting the success stories (only success stories) for the newspaper’s features […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) plea to discharge a case where five civil society organisations (CSOs) want the party to pay back K13.5 million it got from parastatals during its dinner and dance dubbed the Blue Night has been dismissed by the High Court in Zomba. DPP is alleged to have solicited the from […]
The Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) – an umbrella mother of 122 church denominations and 58 Christian organisations in Malawi- has said the tabling and enactment of the Political Parties Bill will go a long way in the fight against corruption by enhancing transparency of sources of political parties funding. In a statement released on […]
Sixteen civil society organisations (CSOs) have teamed up to form what they have termed Civil Society Network on Accountability and Transparency to promote and ensure inclusive local governance in the country. The network, according to its Chairperson Timothy Mtambo, will also ensure that public funds are used for intended purposes and in favour of all […]
Government has repeated its threats to deregister “noisy” non-governmental organisations that are operating without following proper procedures such as registering with the NGO Board. Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati commenting in the National Assembly on the budget for the NGOs responding to a question from Boniface Kadzamira and independent MP […]
Germany has donated 58.3 million Euros (about MK 34 billion) to Malawi to assist in sectors of education, health and private sector development for the period up to 2015 Making the donation in Lilongwe Thursday, the German leader of delegation Alois Schneider said “Malawians are not alone and this underlines our continued commitment to improve […]
It is over 13 months since Malawi wake up to a story of a near fatal shooting of the then Budget Director in the Ministry of Finance, Paul Mphwiyo. It is this story that sparked revelations of systematic looting of government resources (cashgate). So far, there have been two convictions and over 70 arrests in […]
President Peter Mutharika has called for transparency and accountability from civil society organisations (CSOs) to ensure that the corruption is not entertained. Mutharika encouraged NGOs to be “accountable” especially in the way they manage results from various programs and the way they manage funds in various institutions. “We need to root out corruption not only […]
There is one statement in Professor Peter Mutharika’s inaugural speech that will be the ultimate test on which his term of office will be evaluated. Taking over the reins of power at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre on 2nd June, the president said: “Today, we are launching a government that must be accountable to the […]
Malawi’s development partners under the Common Approach to Budgetary Support (CABS) say they will make a position when to resume funding after they appreciate the commitment of the new administration of Peter Mutharika in addressing the concerns they raised over the country’ public finance management. The CABS chairperson Alexander Baum told a local radio that […]
The United Democratic Front (UDF) torch bearer in the May 20 tripartite elections, Atupele Muluzi on Tuesday told the nation that by clearly and openly showing what the money realized through taxation has been used for, Government could regain confidence of the tax payers in the country who at the moment are said to doubt […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi has pledged to re-organize the civil service so that it is able to deliver quality service to the public. Atupele said this during the second presidential debate held in Lilongwe on Tuesday evening which attracted 11 candidates and only President Joyce Banda snubbed it. The UDF torchbearer pointed out that […]
Malawi government has been taken to task by Malawi Economic Justice Network (Mejn) following revelations that poor fiscal policies on public resources and financial expenditure have resulted in billions of Kwachas of tax-payers going in drain without sanctioning the culprits. Mejn in its statement made available to Nyasa Times, has lamented on how grants and […]