First Vice President Dr. Jane Ansah, has urged Cabinet ministers to honour Malawi’s renewed social contract with citizens by demonstrating patience, discipline and hard work.
Opening a strategic Cabinet retreat, she said the nation is facing deep macroeconomic pressures, including shortages of fuel, fertilizer, food, medicines, and the rising cost of basic necessities.
Dr. Ansah stressed that President Peter Mutharika is counting on the Cabinet to deliver policies that will stabilise the economy and restore public confidence.
She highlighted efforts such as payroll audits, strengthened digital systems, and action against forced labour.
The vice president called for innovation, accountability, and mobilisation of private capital, diaspora resources, and new technologies to finance development.
Acting United Nations Resident Coordinator in Malawi Letty Chiwara has urged the new Cabinet to focus on decisive, long-term reforms to address the country’s economic pressures and unlock development opportunities.
She highlighted Malawi’s fiscal challenges, debt vulnerabilities and rising public expectations, stressing that “Malawi’s crisis is man-made and solvable with sound policies.
She called for action on agriculture, industrialization, governance and digitalization.
United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa Director, Ahunna Eziakonwa, has called for people-centered, inclusive and accountable governance as Malawi seeks to deliver on the promise of democracy.
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