By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mwnation
Malawi’s Labour Minister Joel Chigona announced consultations with workers and employers on a possible increase in the minimum wage, currently set at 126,000 kwachas a month. The monthly cost of living for a household of six has reached 1.149 million kwachas, according to the Employers Consultative Association, reports Mwnation.
In West Africa and the Sahel, 41.8 million people are facing acute food insecurity, including more than 1.4 million in an emergency situation, according to Senegalese minister Omar Ba. The ECOWAS Regional Food Security Reserve holds more than 69,000 tonnes of cereals, far short of its target of 400,000 tonnes, APS reports at the opening of a meeting in Dakar.
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Malawi’s courts have ordered the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority to pay 691.7 million kwacha to its former deputy director of finance, Elvin Mwapasa, for unfair dismissal and severance. In a separate case, the labour court also found that 16 other employees had been unfairly dismissed, Mwnation reports.
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Malawian Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamveka says the country borrowed 24 trillion kwachas over the past five years. He defends continuing austerity measures and warns traders who are stockpiling maize, according to Malawivoice.
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Malawian musician Joe Ikon has received a donation of 14 million kwacha from MP Vitumbiko Mumba to fund his Mwana wa Atate concert, scheduled for Saturday in Blantyre. The artist says the contribution will support the show and create opportunities for people in the music industry, Mwnation reports.
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Malawian truckers threaten to block Chiweta roadMalawi’s truck drivers’ union is threatening to suspend freight transport on the Mzuzu-Karonga road at Chiweta Hills unless repairs begin quickly. Potholes, subsidence, rockfalls and a lack of road signs make the strategic corridor to Tanzania dangerous, according to a letter cited by MaraviPost.
Zimbabwe to fix flaws in its traffic management systemZimbabwean authorities announce measures to fix malfunctions in the new traffic management system as police intensify their fight against road disorder. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi stresses that the tool is primarily intended to improve road safety rather than punish motorists, according to Dailynews.The week in Africa
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