US Millennium Challenge Corp delegation visits Malawi
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) acting vice president for the Department of Compact Operations Kyeh Kim, acting vice president for the Department of Policy and Evaluation Tom Kelly, and...
View ArticleFaulty alarm forces Reserve Bank of Malawi staff out of offices
A faulty alarm, attached to one of security gadges at Reserve Bank of Malawi, forced members of staff out of their offices, fleeing for their lives on Tuesday morning in the capital Lilongwe. The...
View ArticleUS Ambassador hails community for taking ownership of food aid programme
In a year troubled by one of the worst food shortages in memory, beneficiaries of World Vision’s Southern Africa Elnino Response (SAENER) have gone a step beyond being food recipients to create long...
View ArticleCost of living hits hard Blantyre residents
A survey has shown that Blantyre residents have been hit hard by the rise in cost of living. The Centre for Social Concern says a family of six in Blantyre would need K205579. Charcoal and... The post...
View ArticleGoodall insists Malawi economic rebound could emerge this year: Defends...
Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Gondwe insists that the economy is on a firm path to recovery this year. The country’s purse keeper said the remarks in his winding up speech of...
View ArticleAirtel opens new customer service shop in Ntcheu
Airtel Malawi on Tuesday opened a new shop located at Ntcheu district, as part of the company’s commitment to deliver best service experience and make its mobile solutions closer to its consumers....
View ArticleMRA admits presence of fake EFD machines, receipts
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has admitted the existence of both genuine and fake Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs) and receipts on the market but defended the development, saying it is not...
View ArticleMalawi tea farmers to open fertilizer making factory
Tea farmers in Thyolo district are planning to open up an organic fertilizer making factory this year having successfully run test studies. Wilfred Kastom, Chairperson of Mtendere Tea Cooperative said,...
View ArticleMalawi Bureau of Standards closes Peacock, Pacific hotels food departments
Malawi Bureau of Standards, enforcers of food standardisation in the country, have closed down food departments of two popular and upmarkets hotels in Lilongwe. The bureau officials confirmed they have...
View ArticleAfrican tax administrators’ indaba on in Malawi
Member countries under the African Tax Administrations Forum (ATAF) are having a two-day conference on Value Added Tax in Blantyre, Malawi. The conference which has started on March 1, 2017 is aimed...
View ArticlePeacock, Pacific Hotels face Malawi Bureau of Standards probe for serving...
Malawi Bureau of Standards says it has instituted investigations after reports that a Chinese upmarket hotel, Peacock and Pacific Hotel in Lilongwe continued serve food to customers after they were...
View ArticleMalawi fuel reserve tanks ready for opening – Msaka
Minister of natural resources, energy and mining Bright Msaka says the strategic fuel reserve tanks are ready for opening. Speaking when he toured Kanengo reserve tanks in Lilongwe, Msaka said the area...
View ArticleCentral Eastern African Railways probes cause of derailed train
The Central Eastern African Railways (CEAR) Limited says investigations are underway to establish the root cause of the accident involving its train that derailed at Makata industrial site in Blantyre...
View ArticleHundreds benefit from Habitat for Humanity K70mil house project
Over a hundred people have benefitted from a Habitat for Humanity (HfH) house construction project in the lakeshore district of Salima. HfH builds about a hundred houses for the vulnerable across the...
View ArticleMost Malawian businesses are not tax compliant -Consultants
Prominent tax consultants have acknowledged that there are many businesses and entrepreneurs in Malawi who are not paying taxes. The observation was made by Misheck Msiska, a partner at Ernst and...
View ArticleMHC rentals hike above 10%: Malawi landlords to follow suit
Tenants of the Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) will start to dig deeper into their pockets following the corporation’s rental hike “above 10 percent”. MHC general manager Eunice Napolo said Ministry...
View ArticleFirst Lady hails staff at Malawi mission in Kenya for exploring trade...
First Lady Madam Gertrude Mutharika has applauded the Malawi Mission in Kenya for its efforts in exploring trade opportunities between Kenya and Malawi. The First Lady said with consistency and support...
View ArticleMutharika blames current state of Chikangawa Forest on previous governments
President Peter Mutharika has blamed the current state of Chikangawa Forest on policies by previous governments but has said his own is working tooth and nail to reforest so that it regains its former...
View Article‘Katamu Katamu’: TNM dangles K1mil for Mpamba agents
As one way of rewarding its mobile money agents, Malawi’s integrated mobile network and ICT service provider TNM has unveiled the “Katamu Katamu” promotion in which one lucky agent will win a...
View ArticleBuy Malawi UK launches: March 19 designated as ‘Buy Malawi Day’
The Malawi High Commission in London has officially joined the Malawi Scotland Partnership, Just Trading Limited and Satemwa Tea/Rare Tea Company in the inaugural Buy Malawian campaign for the United...
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