Addis Ababa University To Honor President Mutharika

Addis Ababa University of Ethiopia has decided to honour His Excellency, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika with an award of Degree of Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa.

The Addis Ababa University of Ethiopia to honour Malawi President His Excellency, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika with an award of Degree of Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa, the Malawi State House office has announced.

Addis Ababa University To Honor President Mutharika

Addis Ababa University of Ethiopia has decided to honour His Excellency, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika with an award of Degree of Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa.

The Addis Ababa University of Ethiopia to honour Malawi President His Excellency, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika with an award of Degree of Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa, the Malawi State House office has announced.

Catholic Church Echo Appeal For Food Assistance In Malawi

Most Rev. Msusa signed the statement 

The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has appealed to people of goodwill to quickly assist thousands of Malawians facing hunger during this 2016/2017 consumption year as the magnitude of the food shortage threatens lives of many Malawians.

Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee Report (MVAC, 2016) indicates 6.5 million Malawians require humanitarian assistance.

Parliament Pass 2016/17 Appropriation Bill, Customs & Excise, Taxation Bills

On Friday, the National Assembly passed Bill No. 27 of 2016 Appropriation following passing of the 2016/17 National Budget by the House on Thursday night.

The House pass Appropriation bill without debate and amendment to formally allow Government to appropriate resources in form of taxes for the resources to fund the activities of the Government.

World Bank Tips Malawi On Economic Recovery Through Agriculture Resilience

The third Malawi Economic Monitor (MEM) by World Bank has underline that development of a better system to mitigate agricultural shocks while continuing fiscal discipline will set Malawi on an economic growth recovery path in 2017. 

MEM titled Absorbing Shocks, Building Resilience released on Wednesday in Lilongwe notes that Agriculture which is the country's backbone continues to face risks associated with the drought, flooding, disease, price volatility, and low levels of on-farm adoption of risk management practices and technologies and that these have all contributed to volatile and often negative rates of agricultural GDP growth. 

Low Paid Civil Servants To Get A Raise

Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development has increased budgetary allocation to the Department of Human Resource Management and Development with K7.7 billion in order to allow lower paid workers in civil service to get better salaries. 

Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe told the National Assembly during the Committee of Supply before the passing of 2016/17 budget that the increment has been made to avert possible strike if workers continue to get little salaries. 

CDF Allocation Increased To K18 Million Per Constituency

There was jubilation in the National Assembly during Committee of Supply when Finance Minister, Goodall Gondwe announced that Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to each constituency has been increased to K18 million from K12 million.

CDF is under National Local Government Finance Committee budgetary vote and Members of Parliament were proposing increment of K20 million allocation per each constituency from K12 million. 

But the Gondwe earlier told House that Government was willing to raise CDF per each constituency from K12 million to K15 Million. However, the Finance Minister motion was defeated and the Committee of Supply deferred the vote forcing the Minister to make further consultation.