Following the publication of CoST Malawi’s second assurance report (completed with support from the African Development Bank) highlighting extensive time and cost overruns on various public projects, a number of …
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Malawi’s citizens have their voice on infrastructure transparency
CoST Malawi recently held a live radio debate on, ‘Can transparency add value to the development of public infrastructure projects in Malawi?’ The debate came at a time when CoST Malawi …
Malawi Vice President is new CoST Malawi Champion
CoST Malawi has unveiled the country’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima as its new Champion. This follows an appointment made by the country’s President Prof. Peter Mutharika. In his acceptance speech at …
Coordinators undertake professional development
Three journalists scooped the CoST Malawi 2014 Media Awards for reporting important issues on public infrastructure projects. The journalists included Gabriel Kamlomo formerly from Blantyre News Papers Ltd who wrote …
CoST Malawi identifies 262% cost overrun on road scheme
CoST Malawi has identified a 262% or over 3bn Malawi Kwacha (USD 7.4m) cost increase on the rehabilitation of the Nkhotakota – Msulira Road. The Ministry of Transport and Public …
CoST disclosure requirements included in proposed Malawi procurement reforms
The Office of the Director of Procurement in the Government of Malawi has included the CoST disclosure requirements as part of a package of amendments to the Public Procurement Act. …