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Govt moves to cut spending

In a move akin to desperate situations demand desperate measures, the Malawi Government has unveiled austerity measures aimed at cutting public spending and restoring fiscal discipline for the remainder of the 2025/26 financial year. Unveiling the measures yesterday through a directive to all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), Chief Secretary to the Government Justin Saidi said the measures include a freeze on staff recruitment, suspen…

Government Suspends Recruitment, Cuts Fuel Allowances to Control Spending

The Government of Malawi has announced an immediate suspension of recruitment and a reduction in external travel as part of a broad plan to strengthen expenditure controls up to the end of the 2025/2026 Financial Year. In a statement dated November 6, 2025, Chief Secretary to the Government Justin Saidi said the measures aim to tighten fiscal discipline across all ministries, departments, agencies, and state-owned enterprises. Saidi said the exp…

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