Dausi says Malawi govt to take mobile phone services to hard to reach areas
Minister of Information, Communications and Technology, Nicholas Dausi has said government is committed to improving accessibility of mobile phone services to people living in hard to reach areas of...
View ArticleSimbi’s Khato Holdings to transform Lilongwe skyline with 14-storey office...
Conglomerate construction and engineering giant, Khato Holdings, says it plans to construct a modern office and shop complex at City Centre in Lilongwe which upon completion the structure will tower...
View ArticleMalawi assures Indian investors of stable electricity
Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bright Msaka has assured Indian investors of stable and uninterrupted power following a number of interventions such as power sector reforms which the...
View ArticleSimbi touts K28bn game changer: Lake Malawi water project by Khato Holdings
Khato Holdings Limited, a South African-based firm owned by a Malawian Ashani Simbi Phiri has given constructive justification for the cost and timeline of the $500 million project to pipe water...
View ArticleMalawi ready for foreign investors – Mwanamvekha
Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Joseph Mwanamvekha, Friday assured foreign investors to invest in the country as their business will be profitable and secured. Mwanamvekha said this in Lilongwe...
View ArticleReserve Bank of Malawi approves merger of two smallest banks: Finance Bank...
Two of Malawi’s smallest banks, New Finance Bank (NFB) and Opportunity Bank, will merge to meet the central bank’s capital requirements, the lenders said on Friday. Banks in the southern African nation...
View ArticleTCC looks for 2017 non smoky tobacco market in Malawi
Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) officials say 2017 looks a brighter and better marketing season as the leaf production has gone down which is expected to push prices up. Acting TCC chief executive...
View ArticleIMF to give Malawi govt assessment report Friday
Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe should be having his fingers crossed as he awaits Friday on a crucial assessment report on whether Malawi has qualified for the IMF...
View ArticleEmployee fleeces Admarc of K4.1bn: One arrested for ‘maizegate’ in Balaka
An Admarc employee has been arrested on allegation that he stole 15000 tonnes of maize and rice worth K4.1 billion. Thirty-nine year old Kennedy Suza has since been remanded until March 27 when he...
View ArticleWorld Bank tips Malawi government on financial reforms: ‘Stop donor dependency’
World Bank has called upon government to pump more resources into its business and financial reforms unlike relying on support from donors. World Bank Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice Manager,...
View ArticleIMF declares Malawi on track: Finance Minister says economic rebound gets real
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday declared Malawi as being on track as far as reclaiming the economy is concerned. Chief of Mission for IMF, Oral Williams disclosed this in Lilongwe...
View ArticleMalawi moves up on human development Index, life expectancy now 63.9 – UN
Malawi has made “slight” improvement in its Human Development Index ranking over the previous year and ranks 170 among the 188 countries surveyed for human development, a new UN report has said. The...
View ArticleDausi urges Malawi Postal Corporation to embrace Information Communication...
Minister of Information and Communications Technology Nicholus Dausi has urged the Malawi Postal Corporation to embrace Information Communication and Technology in order to compete on the liberalized...
View ArticleMalawi Govt takes stock of maize with private sector
Officials from Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (Aswap) say the government and other stakeholders in agriculture are set to take stock of maize in the hands of the private sector. National coordinator...
View ArticleCompelling speaker line-up announced for Standard Bank Malawi’s first...
A compelling line up of policy makers and business leaders from Europe, Africa and Malawi are scheduled to address delegates attending Standard Bank Malawi’s first Socio-Economic Forum focussing on the...
View ArticleThe hypocrisy underlining water supply projects in Malawi
Water supply projects have mushroomed all across the country for the past five years under all city and regional water boards. Some of these projects have been established in Chitipa, Karonga, Salima,...
View ArticleChitipa farmers adopt improved agriculture technologies
Head of Agriculture Sector Wide Approach-support Project, (ASWAp), in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Nelson Mataka has said overwhelming adoption of improved...
View ArticleNASFAM taking Malawi farmers to next level
Over 3500 small holder farmers in Mchinji have benefited from the National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (Nasfam) project on promotion of smallholder farmer linkages to agro-processors. The...
View ArticleMalawi doing badly on Agoa: US urges local traders to pull up socks
US ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer has urged Malawi traders to pull up socks in orer to utilise the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), saying current indicators show the country is doing...
View ArticleMalawi in massive road rehabilitation works — Roads Authority
The Roads Authority (RA) with funding from Roads Administration has budgeted public funds for the procurement of various works in the 2017/2018 financial year aimed at maintaining and rehabilitating...
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