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Chakwera ready to receive counsel from Bishops

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Chakwera ready to receive counsel from Bishops

By Solister Mogha

President, Dr Lazarus Chakwera has said is ready to receive regular counsel from Bishops of the Catholic Church saying it is the only council chosen and speaks the word of God.

Speaking at Zomba Catholic Secondary School in Zomba during the consecration of Rev. Bishop, Alfred Chaima as Bishop of the Diocese of Zomba, he said he considers advices from Catholic Bishop helpful as they speak the truth and full of love for the country.

Chakwera said from the time he ascended to the seat of the presidency, he had convened six meetings with Bishops and each time, he has found their thoughts helpful.

“As President of the country, I must say I have benefited a lot from the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM). They always speak about things that affect Malawians and I believe that their advices come from God,” the President noted.

He described this Council of Bishops as people of high integrity, maturity and always fights for the right values.

Chakwera viewed the consecration of Bishop Chaima a divine favour of the Catholic Church.

The Presiden,t who wished the new Bishop successful discharge of his duties has since promised to continue supporting churches in the country including the Catholic Church as they are partners in developing the country.

Arch Bishop, George Tambala of the Arch Diocese of Lilongwe said God has a reason for everything and choosing Bishop Chaima is one such testimony.

He advised the church faithfuls in the diocese to support the new Bishop so that he could discharge his duties successfully.

Presidential Delivery Unit for fast completion of Domasi Hospital

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Presidential Delivery Unit for fast completion of Domasi Hospital

By Solister Mogha

Head of Presidential Delivery Unit and Deputy Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Janet Banda has appealed for fast completion of Domasi Hospital in Zomba whose construction works started in 2013. Speaking after touring the site on Friday, she said it is disheartening that 10 years after launching construction works; the facility is still at 65 percent completion rate.

Dr Banda said it is a bad sign of how developments should be implemented and that the delay has denied people of Zomba access to quality health care. “Domasi Hospital if completed would ease pressure on the Zomba Central Hospital while improve on provision of health services in the district,” Dr Banda noted.

The Head of the PDU said she would engage Secretary to the Treasury to make special provision that would see the facility completed and put to use.

During the meeting, an agreement was reached that the project be done in phases and that come January next year, the facility should start operating at a small scale.

Secretary for Health, Dr Samson Mndolo said it is the wish of the Ministry of Health to have the facility completed.

He said at the moment, the Zomba Central Hospital is overwhelmed with cases that could have been handled by the district hospital.

Govt restricts external travels for cabinet ministers, other seniors officials

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Govt restricts external travels for cabinet ministers, other seniors officials

By Chisomo Phiri

In an effort to ease pressures on foreign exchange reserves in the country, President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera’s government has again restricted external travels for Cabinet ministers and other senior government officials effective August 15, 2023.

This is according to a communication dated August 7, 2023 and signed by Secretary to the Treasury MacDonald Mafuta Mwale, addressed to the Secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet, all controlling officers to the government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) as well as chief executive officers of government enterprises and parastatals.

McDonald Mafuta Mwale

“Malawi is currently facing harsh economic conditions with inflation rising to 27.0 percent for June 2023 and experiencing an acute scarcity of foreign exchange pressure on the exchange rate. One way through which we can control the drain on foreign exchange reserves, foreign travel by Government MDAs as well as State Owned Enterprises(SOEs), must be restricted,” reads the statement in part.

Mafuta Mwale, further, states that external travel beginning at Cabinet level should be restricted to extremely essential trips approved by the President upon the provision of proof of funding and availability of resources from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs.

He says all principal secretaries, and directors from Government MDAs, CEOs, director generals and all senior management of SOEs should seek approval for any external travel from the Secretary to the President and Cabinet on condition that the Secretary to the Treasury provides proof of funding and availability of resources.

“Controlling Officers shall approve external travel only after consulting Treasury on availability of resources, proof of funding and budget allocation,” says Mwale.

He adds:”The number and composition of a delegation travelling outside the country shall be approved by Secretary to the President and Cabinet.

“Where external travel is donor-funded, there shall be no government financial outlay in the form of top-up allowances towards such travel.”

Last fiscal year, government introduced expenditure control measures, and according to Mafuta Mwale, they contributed towards the realisation of some savings on the external travel budget lines hence the need to continue implementing them in the current year.

Chokotho’s case against FDH Bank dismissed

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Chokotho’s case against FDH Bank dismissed

By Chisomo Phiri

High Court Judge Jabbar Alide has on Friday dismissed with costs an application by lawyer Tamanda Chokotho stopping FDH Bank plc from selling property which acted as a mortgage facility at K180 million, below the reserve price of K215 million.

The court learnt that Chokotho {the claimant} obtained a mortgage facility in the sum of K144 million from the defendant for purposes of purchasing property on Title Number LK3319.

But the claimant defaulted in the repayment of the loan; forcing the defendant to issue a notice of the sale of the property to recover the loan.

Tamanda Chokhotho

Again, the court heard that attempts to sell the property through public auction failed to attract buyers beyond the reserve price.
This prompted the defendant to get an approval for a waiver from the Ministry of Lands to sell the property at K180 million. But this didn’t amuse Chokotho who later obtained an injunction stopping the sale.

The claimant further argued that Section 73 of the Registered Land Act provides that variation of any powers of sale must be made by court.

He therefore said the variation of the reserve price by the Registrar of Lands was made ultra vires and not in good faith.

But in his ruling, Judge Alide found that the claimant’s action has no legal merit and failed to raise any triable issues.

“Further, it has brought remedies that are strange and not available under the applicable law.

“All I can see in this matter is the Claimant’s attempt to coin some confusion with a view of creating an impression that there is some controversy worth the court’s intervention,” reads Alide’s judgment.

It adds the present cause of action hinges on flimsy and untenable foundation bearing in mind the factual context and applicable in respect to the issues raised.

Further reads the judgment: “It is my view that the Claimant’s action doesn’t raise any arguable case. For the above reasons, the Claimant’s action herein fails entirely; and is dismissed with costs.”

Media professionals urged to popularize use of podcasts in information dissemination

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Media professionals urged to popularize use of podcasts in information dissemination

By Chisomo Phiri

Misa Malawi Chairperson, Golden Matonga has urged media professionals in the country to be in forefront popularizing use of podcasts in information dissemination.

Matonga was speaking on Friday at the end of a-five-day media training on podcasting at Mtolankhani House in Lilongwe.

The media body chair said the training was the first of its kind in the country and pledged that Misa Malawi would continue providing more hands-on training to help grow journalists’ passion and profession.

”We are sending you out there as ambassadors; go and represent us. In other countries, podcasting is very well-known nowadays and we believe that with the skills you have acquired, you will be able to develop your own podcasts and advance this new industry,” said Matonga.

One of the participants, Anthony Manda from Transworld Radio, hailed Misa Malawi for training; saying it would help him understand more about podcasts.

”I believe that I will now be able to develop a high quality podcast which will be appreciated internationally,” he said.

MISA Malawi organized the training in partnership with DW Akademie, Deutsche Welle’s centre for education, knowledge transfer and media development.

A total of 12 journalists, drawn from Zodiak Broadcasting Station, Yoneco FM, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, Umunthu FM and The Radar Digital News,received certificates after completing the training.

Simply put, a podcast is a digital medium consisting of audio or video episodes that relate to a specific theme.

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