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Real Estate Bill To Eliminate Financial Crimes

Real Estate Bill To Eliminate Financial Crimes

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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 For Enhanced Economic Transformation

Malawi Law Society For Enhanced Economic Transformation

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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.
Mia To Lobby For Clean Water At UN 2023 Water Summit

Mia To Lobby For Clean Water At UN 2023 Water Summit

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Minister of Water and Sanitation Abida Mia says will lobby developed countries and organisations to assist Malawi with resources to ensure that people have access to clean water. The minister is in New York United States of America where she is to attend the UN 2023 Water Conference at the invitation of the United Nations leadership. Mia says access to clean water is an essential service to every citizen across the globe and it is a basic but important human right.
Chakwera To Meet Former Heads Of State Over Cyclone Freddy

Chakwera To Meet Former Heads Of State Over Cyclone Freddy

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President Dr Lazarus Chakwera will on Thursday, 23 March 2023 travel to Blantyre where he will be meeting former Presidents of Malawi, to update them on the current situation after the devastation by Cyclone Freddy. Dr Chakwera disclosed this at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Sunday during the national update on Cyclone Freddy. The Malawi leader said the meeting will provide an opportunity to brainstorm on relevant issues affecting the country including the calamity caused by Cyclone Freddy. The President is expected to meet Dr Bakili Muluzi, Dr Joyce Banda and Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre. Prior to the meeting with former Presidents of Malawi, Dr Chakwera announced that he will go to Parliament on Wednesday where he will appeal for more...
CHRR to seek legal action on Abortion Bill

CHRR to seek legal action on Abortion Bill

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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 ...
Gwengwe Budget Economic Recovery But Poor Left Behind

Gwengwe Budget Economic Recovery But Poor Left Behind

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Minister of Finance Hon Sosten Alfred Gwengwe has hinted that the financial plan has been aligned with the State of the Nation Address delivered by President Lazarus Chakwera recently. Minister of Finance Sosten Gwengwe says government has completed construction of trauma centres in Dedza, Ntcheu and Balaka districts to assist people involved in road accidents on the M1 road. He said this in his budget statement he is presenting at Parliament, adding the centres which will roll out soon have ambulances to ferry victims. Finance Minister Sosten Gwengwe says the 2022/23 financial year used a total of K3.04 trillion against a planned K2.85 trillion Gwengwe says the overspending resulted in a budget deficit of around K1.01trillion. Finance Minister Gwengwe says constructio...
FDH Bank Donates Five CCTV Cameras, Three Monitoring Screens To Limbe Police

FDH Bank Donates Five CCTV Cameras, Three Monitoring Screens To Limbe Police

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In a bid to strengthen security in Limbe and surrounding areas, FDH bank has on February 28, 2022 donated five Close Circuit Television(CCTV) Cameras and three 32 inch computer monitoring screens to the Station. The donation estimated at over K5 million, has come at a time the Station has embarked on CCTV camera initiative dubbed "fighting crime through technology" which will see cameras capturing activities in Limbe and the same being monitored via the screens at the Station. Speaking during the handover ceremony, FDH Bank Head of Marketing and Communication Levi Nkunika thanked the Station Commander for coming up with such a brilliant initiative. He said the bank has decided to give the cameras and screens as one way of honoring its corporate social responsibility and as it...
President Lazarus Chakwera Support Buy Malawi Campaign

President Lazarus Chakwera Support Buy Malawi Campaign

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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...
Chakwera Assents To  Bills

Chakwera Assents To Bills

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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. ...
Extend Postal Services To Remote Areas – Kunkuyu

Extend Postal Services To Remote Areas – Kunkuyu

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Minister of Information and Digitalisation, Moses Kunkuyu, has asked postal service operators to consider reaching out to underserved communities living in the country’s remotest areas that are disconnected from the information superhighway. He said this in Ntcheu on Friday during this year’s commemoration of World Post Day. “Government believes that a connected citizen is an empowered individual. We all must work together towards reducing the communication gap that exists, especially among those in rural areas,” Nkunkuyu said. He observed that postal and courier service providers remain an integral part of communications services in Malawi. During activities to mark the day, the minister handed over a data center to Ntcheu District Council which was renovated by Malawi Co...