AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEl Niño Preparedness: Malawi has set up an ad hoc Cabinet committee and launched a MK488.5bn National El Niño Preparedness Plan, warning of below-normal rainfall and dry spells in parts of the south and centre, with a financing gap of MK324.8bn. Parliament vs DPP: Political analysts say the DPP risks damaging its own image by publicly attacking Speaker Sameer Suleman over Parliament’s plan to form joint committees to investigate national concerns, arguing oversight must not be treated as an attack. Anti-corruption in focus: Collins Magalasi has been refused bail and ordered to stay in Maula Prison in the Amaryllis Hotel money-laundering case, while the court also ordered PCL to pay K7.07bn over the PTC collapse. Justice and safety nets: Malawi declared the end of cholera and mpox outbreaks after no lab-confirmed cholera cases for 28 days and no mpox cases for 90 days. Human trafficking returns: Two South African children repatriated from Malawi after a trafficking case arrived back in South Africa with support from social development authorities. Local development finance: MEDF says it has cut loan processing from 30 days to 12 days, and in Zomba disbursed MK91.5m to 23 women and youth groups under CDF empowerment funds. Sports: Simba arrived in Lilongwe for the CAF Champions League first preliminary round against Mighty Wanderers, while Malawi’s Flames begin AFCON 2027 qualifiers at home against South Sudan on 25 September.
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