Undule describes court order restraining Lake Malawi Water Project as strange, retrogressive
Malawi's revered governance and human rights advocate, Undule Mwakasungula, has described as strange and retrogressive an action taken by the Forum for National Development (FND) to stop government from borrowing money for the Lake Malawi Water Supply Project.
Korea gives UNFPA MK200m support for Cyclone Freddy survivors in Mulanje, Phalombe
The Government of the Republic of Korea has given the United Nations agency on sexual and reproductive health and rights agency – UNFPA – US$ 200,000 (more than MK200 million) to supplement its on-going response in Mulanje and Phalombe, which were among the districts affected by Tropical Cyclone Freddy.
CfSC urges Malawi Government to enforce farm-gate prices compliance
Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has challenged the Malawi Government to enforce compliance to farm-gate prices, warning smallholder farmers will not benefit anything from the set down prices if authorities at the Capital Hill do not monitor the situation on the ground.
DPP cadet Fryson Chodzi stops banks from bankrolling Lake Malawi Water Supply Project
Disgruntled Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadet Fryson Chodzi has put spanners to the Lake Malawi Water Supply Project after securing a court injunction that stops the government from borrowing money for the project.
Chakwera assures journalists of his administration’s commitment to promoting freedom of expression
Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has assured journalists that his administration remains firm in upholding the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi by, among others, respecting and promoting freedom of expression.
Govt urged to create structured markets for groundnuts
MwAPATA Institute – a local agricultural policy think tank – has urged the Malawi Government to create structured markets for groundnuts, stressing that this is key in addressing challenges affecting groundnut value chain efforts.
