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A bout 39 legislators of the former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are expected to meet party president Peter Mutharika in Mangochi tomorrow reportedly to back his 2025 presidntial ticket. In an interview yesterday, Blantyre City Central legislator Chipiliro Mpinganjira said the members of Parliament (MPs) will endorse Mutharika to lead the party in the

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has obtained an injunction restraining its national governing council (NGC) member Nicholas Dausi from granting media interviews in the capacity of party publicity secretary. The DPP, according to a copy of the court order we have seen, argues that Dausi had excused himself from working in that capacity. The order granted

Ministry of Education Principal Secretary Chikondano Mussa says government needs about K80 billion to address the country’s existing combined shortage of 65 000 teachers for primary and secondary schools. Speaking on Wednesday when the ministry appeared before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, she said the ministry’s wish is to recruit the teachers it has

Five years after awarding a $13.8 million (about K14.1 billion) Integrated Financial Management Information System (Ifmis) procurement contract to a Zimbabwean firm, government has written the contractor threatening to cancel it. A letter from the Accountant General Henry Mphasa to the contractor Third Century Systems Private Limited (TTCS), which Nation on Sunday has seen, claims

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament on Wednesday emphasized the need for Ministries, Departments and Agencies to be following all the guidelines

Malawi Government faces a daunting task to balance between protecting local manufacturers’ monopoly of the sugar market and interests of consumers who feel local sugar prices are exorbitant and require import competition. Following issuance of two sugar import licences to Mugisha Investments to bring in 20 000 metric tonnes (MT) of brown sugar, local giant

Officials from the Roads Fund Administration (RFA) were Thursday morning summoned by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament to answer on public

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has not been audited for three years, a situation corporate governance gurus have said provides room for abuse and is a serious violation of fiscal and audit rules. Escom public relations manager Kitty Chingota, in a written response yesterday, confirmed the status and attributed it to challenges in the

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament on Wednesday emphasized the need for Ministries, Departments and Agencies to be following all the guidelines