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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>The new appointed Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba says her office has observed an increase in the submission of substandard papers by ministries in the country.<\/p>\n

In a letter addressed to principal secretaries and heads of departments, Zamba observes that says substandard papers contain poor presentation designs, illegible fonts and grammatical errors. The SPC has also noted lack of adherence to stipulated guidelines and submissions deadlines.<\/p>\n

Zamba says there is a need for all principal secretaries and heads of departments to make sure that Cabinet submitions are of high quality and beyond reproach as they form basis for cabinet decisions, action minutes and consequently government decisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI, therefore, remind you all to always work with the Cabinet office when developing cabinet papers and policy documents before they are formally submitted to the Cabinet and relevant cabinet committees for consideration,\u201d says Zamba in a letter.<\/p>\n

To ensure consistency and legibility, the SPC has further advised all principal secretaries and heads of departments to always use aerial font size 14 and single spacing in all cabinet documents.<\/p>\n

She concludes, \u201d All Ministries are urged to cooperate as my office remains committed to ensure that Cabinet submissions are of high standard and quality.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Malawi. The new appointed Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba says her office has observed an increase in the submission of substandard papers by ministries in the country. 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