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CoST engages Procuring and Disposing Entities (PDEs), CSOs and the Media on a Pilot Testing of Information Platform for Public Infrastructure (IPPI)

Posted on: 6th October 2021

Representatives of CSOs and the Media pose for a group photograph.

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CoST Inducts President Lazarus Chakwera as CoST Malawi Champion

Posted on: 14th June 2021

CoST– the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative officially welcomed President Lazarus Chakwera as CoST Malawi Champion during an induction ceremony held on 21st April, 2021 at Mtunthama State Residences in Lilongwe. The hybrid event was attended in-person by members of the CoST Malawi Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) and CoST Malawi secretariat while the CoST International Secretariat and CoST […]

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Project Launch: Strengthening the Capacity of CSOs to Promote Transparency and Accountability in Public Infrastructure projects in Malawi.

Posted on: 14th June 2021

On March 8, 2021, the EU-funded Malawi Infrastructure Transparency and Accountability Project was officially launched through a virtual event. The project, entitled, “Strengthening the Capacity of CSOs to Promote Transparency and Accountability in Public Infrastructure Projects in Malawi” will train civil society organizations (CSOs) in Malawi to monitor infrastructure deals and hold officials accountable. This […]

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HIS EXCELLENCY THE STATE PRESIDENT DR LAZARUS McCARTHY CHAKWERA TO CHAMPION INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE

Posted on: 18th March 2021

CoST Malawi, the infrastructure transparency initiative, is delighted to inform its stakeholders and the general public that, His Excellency the President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has assumed the role of the ‘Champion’ for the initiative. This makes Malawi the first ever CoST member to have the Head of State in this role which focusses on […]

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Fresh ATI push to enhance contracts transparency

Posted on: 27th November 2019

Please read the story on https://mwnation.com/?s=fresh+ATI+push+to+enhance+contracts+transparency+&submit=

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Project delays cost dearly

Posted on: 27th November 2019

Read the story on  https://mwnation.com/project-delays-cost-dearly/

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Thought Provoking Public Infrastructure Governance Stories

Posted on: 12th September 2019

Kindly read this heart rendering story of a school block that killed learners on the following link: https://mwnation.com/why

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CoST Media Awards – Winning Article – Print

Posted on: 9th September 2019

The story on the following link won an award in the recent media awards under the Public Infrastructure Management award. Read it on: https://mwnation.com/ghost-project-draining-millions/

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Salima -Lilongwe Water Project in Mess

Posted on: 9th September 2019

Please read the story on: https://times.mw/salima-lilongwe-water-project-in-mess/

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1st Collective Action Regional Clinic Middle East & Africa held in Egypt

Posted on: 13th February 2018

By Jennifer Schoeberlein On February 7th and 8th 2018, the Integrity Network Initiative invited experts and practitioners to a 2-day Regional Clinic Middle East & Africa in Aswan on “Collective Action to Counter Corruption and Foster Integrity”. In the region, as elsewhere, corruption has been repeatedly identified as a key obstacle to economic development and impediment to […]

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