Malawi Local Government Association (MALGA) has decried that the country's decentralization drive continues face hitches in fiscal autonomy of local councils, unlike functional transfer of powers that were previously predominantly for the central government.
The government has announced that compensation for residents of Area 54 under Senior Traditional Authority (T.A.) Chitukula in Lilongwe will begin this Friday, with an initial allocation of MK2.2 billion.
A TrialWatch report has unveiled alarming systemic failures in Malawi’s criminal justice system, revealing widespread unlawful detention of women—particularly survivors of gender-based violence.
Lingadzi police in Lilongwe have arrested four suspected armed robbers who have been terrorising and robbing households in New Area 43 in the city.
Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says he will move the Supreme Court of Appeal to seek an interpretation on the ruling by the Constitution Court in Lilongwe, which has barred legislators from taking part in the management of Constituency Development Funds (CDF) and water development funds.
