Malawians threaten parliamentarians- foot to foot
Region: MalawiTrouble is brewing in Malawi after the opposition rejected to discuss the National Budget for the 2007/2008 session . Concerned citizens are jamming up radio stations and the only television station threatening to deal with opposition Members of Parliament(MPs). They have been putting adverts on radio stations calling people to a general meeting on July 31,2007 to pave the way forward. They have ,h... more
Views: 1211No salary for civil servants in Malawi
Region: MalawiCivil servants in Malawi, Southern Africa ,will not receive salaries for August, 2007, It has been learned. Parliament adjourned indefinely last week after the opposition refused to discuss the budget insisting to discuss section 65 which empowers the Speaker to declare vacant seats of Members of Parliament who have joined other parties. Most Members of Parliament have joined the government side. Because of disagree... more
Views: 1132Malawi civil servants, chiefs angry with Parliament
Region: MalawiCivil servants and chiefs in Malawi are angry with their legislators because they have not approved the 2007/2008 budget in time to implement increases in their salaries. In the budget ,cheifs have been given over 300 percent increament while civil servants have been given 20 percent. Chiefs throughout the country are teaming up to force the Members of Parliament to pass the budget saying they have a hand i... more
Views: 1024Bingu threatens to call for early elections
Region: MalawiPresident of Malawi Dr Bingu Wa Mutharika has threatened that he will call for early general elections should the opposition insist that they will not pass they 2007/2008 budget until section 65 which impowers the speaker to declare seats of Members of Parliament vacant is invoked. The President was speaking during a rally he addressed in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi on Saturday. He said he had learned ... more
Views: 820Bill Clinton pledges support to farmers in Malawi
Region: MalawiFormer American President Bill Clinton recently pedged to farmers in Malawi that he will help them to ensure that there is a good road from their area to Blantyre city to ensure they do not suffer when selling their produce. He was speaking after visiting the construction site where a hospital is being built from funding from him and Sir Hunter of United Kingdom. He said he is committed to uplift the lives of people ... more
Views: 913Zimbabwe maize exports get wrath from private sector
Region: MalawiThe private sector in Malawi have warned the Malawi Government not to sell all the food surplus to other countries fearing that the country may face food shortage in few months to come. Government is selling large quantities of the staple food to Zimbabwe which is facing food shortage. The other maize is sold to Swaziland. This is in the wake of maize surplus the counrty has had for two onsecutive years.... more
Views: 1403Chiefs in Malawi condemn members of Parliament
Region: MalawiChiefs in Malawi have acacused Members of Parliament(MPs) for insisting for the Speaker of Parliament to invoke section 65 which allows him to declare some seats vacant. Most government MPs have cross the floor to the government side. The chiefs from all over the country recently went toParliament while it was in session to reason with the MPs to pass the 2007/2008 budget before invoking the sction to all... more
Views: 910Pandemonium in Malawi Parliament
Region: MalawiPandemonium broke in the Malawi Parliament few days ago when the Speaker of Parliament Louis Chimango could not declare seats of some Members of Parliament(MPs) vacant after the ruling of the Supreme Court two weeks ago. The Supreme Court ruled that MPs who join other parties cross the floor. The leader of the opposition Hon John Tembo wanted the Speaker to deal with the issue of crossing the floor before attending t... more
Views: 1137Malawian Ministers Tells Employers to Pay Journalists Properly
Region: MalawiMalawi Information Minister tells employers to look after journalists well. Malawian Minister of Information and Civic Education Patricia Kaliati has advised organisations that employ journalists to properly look after them to avoid them being an embarrassment to the society. Kaliati, who was speaking at a press conference recently in Malawi’s Capital Lilongwe told media bodies to take up the is... more
Views: 1039Man Gets Healed
Region: MalawiA man was instantly healed after he had difficulties to breath for more than one year. Innocent said in an interview he had problems to breathe whenever it was approaching 22.00 GMT. He said he was prayed for by Pastor Mrs Grace Chidzalo at her Church after which he no longer had those problems. "Iam now able to run for a long distance.Even if I walk in he cold I do not have problems of breathing," h... more
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