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Malawi to hold Southern Africa People Solidarity Network Summit on August 17

Maravi Post Reporter

By Dorica Mtenje

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-As Malawi is hosting Southern African Development community (SADC) Summit ,civil society organization for the region will hold a parallel summit aimed at bringing together issues from all the SADC regions and present them to the heads of state.

The summit will be held on 17 to 19 August, 2021 under Southern Africa People Solidarity Network (SAPSN).

The summit which is themed on justice and equality will highlight climate change adaptations ,mining ,trade and industrial economic justice ,gender and social protection.

Malawi economic justice network (MEJN) publicist Mike Banda told The Maravi Post that SAPSN summit is expected to have 45 and 57 delegates from others countries and Malawi respectively.

Banda said the summit is pegged at MK50 million with help of local and international development partners.

He added that the delegates are expected to come from 16 countries of SADC region whose head of states are attending the SADC summit in Malawi.

This is the fourth parallel structure of civil society summit since the convincing of SADC summit heads of state in the SADC regions.

SAPSN is a group in of civil society network in the SADC regions.

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MEJN calls for transparency and accountability on CDF

Maravi Post Reporter

The Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN) has urged citizens to continue advocating for transparency and accountability in the implementation of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects.

MEJN Director of Finance and Administration Kondwani Kaunda said CDF funds belong to the citizenry and as such people should relentlessly fight for transparency and accountability from their district councils
and parliamentarians on all CDF projects.

Citizens should also participate in all developmental projects including those under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), said Kaunda.

Kaunda said the citizens should not be spectators in the implementation of CDF projects. As passiveness will lead to continued abuse of funds.

Citizens should therefore continue advocating for transparency and accountability in the implementation of CDF projects until they see some changes, said Kaunda.

Kaunda stated that the funds belong to the citizenry and as such they should relentlessly call for transparency and accountability from their District councils and parliamentarians on all CDF projects.

MEJN Executive Committee Member for Zomba Chapter Mphatso Zidana said it is important that citizens take the lead in budget tracking in their councils.

There should be coordination between citizens and their MPs for smooth implementation of CDF projects, said Zidana.

Director of Planning and Development for Mulanje District Council Emmanuel Bulukutu said citizens should know how to amicably engage their leaders.

Militant approaches will aggravate grievances between citizens and their leaders, said Bulukutu.