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Ministry of Lands says it is developing a bill which when enacted, will provide a necessary operating environment for the real estate sector. Principal Secretary responsible for Technical Services, Kwame Ngwira, made the remarks in Lilongwe during a Financial Intelligence Authority sensitisation workshop on money laundering and terrorist financing. Ngwira said the workshop has come due to a tendency of unregistered real estate agencies operating in the country which hurts the country's economic development. He added that government will continue to provide a policy and legal framework that will guarantee the growth of the real estate sector while eliminating elements that would promote financial crimes. Compliance and Prevention Manager for Financial Intelligence Authority (FI...

Malawi Law Society (MLS) President, Patrick Mpaka, says lawyers have a crucial role to play in ensuring development for every Malawian. He made the remarks in Mangochi during the opening of the society's Annual General meeting and Conference which has drawn over 500 lawyers. "The conference will look at the progress of development in the country since 1994 to determine whether it meets the aspirations of the constitution. " Said Mpaka. The AGM is being held under the theme: "Beyond Rhetoric Impunity, Law, Governance and Economic Transformation.' For her part, British High Commissioner to Malawi Sophia Willits-King commended MLS and the Government of Malawi for the effort and contribution towards opening up the economy.

Centre for Human Rights Rehabilitation (CHRR) has revealed its plans to seek litigation on safer reproductive rights by seeking the court’s determination on the Abortion Bill. Speaking Wednesday during a two-day workshop in Salima when the organisation (CHRR) engaged faith-based leaders and community-based organisations on litigation of Sexual Reproductive justice, CHRR Executive Director Micheal Kaiyatsa, said legal redress is their last resort. He emphasized that the country's Constitution provides for the right to seek legal action on matters that affect the wellbeing of people, therefore, it is high time that courts should be involved on unsafe abortions. On this point, he said building the capacity of faith-based and community-based leaders would help champion a common goal ...

Malawi Freedom Network zeal in the directive by President Chakwera on the Buy Malawi Strategy and is titled "President Chakwera's directive, a welcome move" Malawi Freedom Network ask Malawi President Chakwera to extend buy Malawi campaign to support our local pharmaceutical companies in bed sick, Local pharmaceuticals companies have been sidelined in this campaign of buy Malawi and companies are on verge of collapse risk massive retrenchment of thousands of malawians to jobless, President Lazarus Chakwera needs to ban some medical drugs to be imported from outside Malawi and impower local pharmaceutical to manufacture the drugs locally, this strategy will improve our economy, job security and maintain forex, On Friday, 17th February, 2023, President Lazarus Chakwera delivered h...

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera in the exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Section 89 of the Constitution of Malawi, has assented to six bills of Parliament recently passed and presented to him by the Legislature: The bills were passed by Parliament in the last meeting of the 49th session. The six bills include the Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Elections 2022 which outlines the process on how a second poll should be conducted in a presidential election where no candidate manages to realise a majority of more than 50 percent in the first poll. The other bills include Fertilizer bill of 2022, Roads Authority bill of 2022, Electoral Commission bill of 2022, Protected Flag, Emblems and Names (Amendment) bill of 2022 and Penal Code (Amendment) bill of 2022. ...