Veep Chilima tips Malawi commercial banks to rework on interest rates
State Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima has advised commercial banks in Malawi to rework their interest rates if they are to survive. Chilima gave the advice in Mangochi on Friday when he officially...
View ArticleNtcheu to have coach terminal: Council approves K20mil construction plan
Ntcheu District Council has approved plans to construct a coachline terminal at the boma. The decision was made during a full council meeting on Wednesday. According to director of planning and...
View ArticleSouth African Airways to stop flying into Malawi
One of Africa’s largest airline South African Airways (SAA) has plans to stop flying into Malawi following its decision to dump some of its routes in a desperate bid to save itself from collapse....
View ArticleTNM invests K21.2bn in digital operations: Urges customers to ‘think digital’...
Malawi’s converged mobile network and ICT service provider, TNM Plc says it is ready to give its customers a world-class digital experience after investing a total of K21.2 billion in upgrades aimed at...
View ArticleMalawi hopeful economy to be on right path: To consolidate growth, harness...
Malawi government intends to consolidate growth, harness inflation and improve the external sector to be in sync with the next Extended Credit Facility (ECF) with International Monetary Fund,...
View ArticleSouth African Airways flights to Malawi will continue for now, official blast...
South African Airways spokesman Tlali Tlali has assured that it will not stop flying ti.Malawi as one of the airlines destinations, after reports suggested the airline will dump Blantyre and Lilongwe...
View ArticleLilongwe City Council demolishes ‘illegal’ shops in Malawi’s capital city:...
Lilongwe City Council last Friday night demolished some shops along Lilongwe Rivers. The shops were said to be erected illegally and close to a sewer pipe. Photojournalist Abel Ikiloni captured some...
View ArticleMalawi Mobile Ltd files appeal on Comesa Court decision: ‘Judgement and...
Malawi Mobile Limited (MML), a private company that sought to establish a mobile phone network, has filed an appeal against an earlier judgement of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa...
View ArticleChinese company to mine gold in Malawi: Work to commence in Balaka
A Chinese based Plinth company is said to be ready to mine gold in Balaka Manondo area. Briefing the District Executive Committee (DEC) on Monday, Hilton Banda who is a geologist for the company...
View ArticleUnbanked cash worries Reserve Bank of Malawi
The Reserve Bank of Malawi says over 65 percent (about K300 billion) of cash in the country remain unbanked, a development it describes as worrying and unhealthy for the country’s economy. Reserve Bank...
View ArticleMalawi first ever Tourism Expo underway: ‘Takulandirani’
The first ever Malawi Tourism Expo, dubbed “Takulandirani” has started in the Capital City, Lilongwe at Bingu International Convention Centre and will run for three days aimed at promoting Malawi as...
View ArticleMalawi in new minerals exploration exercise
Malawi has embarked on a Geological Mapping and Mineral Assessment Project (GEMMAP) to discover new information on mining in addition to the already available information. Briefing the Chiradzulu...
View ArticleMalawi Revenue Authority meets minibus operators: Scales up awareness for new...
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has conducted regional workshops with bus and minibus owners and operators in Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu. The workshops were arranged to explain and clarify the...
View ArticleMalawi and South Africa signs Tourism cooperation agreement
Malawi and South Africa on Thursday signed an agreement of cooperation in the field of tourism as one way of enhance mutual cooperation between the two countries in the sector. The signing agreement...
View ArticleMalawi ranks lowest on Brookings financial inclusion scorecard: Scores 61%
Malawi has been ranked 22nd out of 66 countries surveyed by the Brookings Institution, a U.S. nonprofit think tank in Washington, D.C. that conducts research and education mainly in economics, but...
View ArticleNsanje boma residents risk losing market project
Residents around Nsanje boma risk losing a Market project government intends to construct because vendors are making unrealistic compensation demands. Confirming the development Wednesday, Nsanje...
View ArticleMalawi Sunbird Hotels half year profits up by 80 percent
Malawi Sunbird Hotels and Resorts has posted impressive results in the first half of its financial year. According to Board Chairperson Philip Madinga, the improved financial performance has been...
View ArticleRFA displeased with Lilongwe road works: Plem Construction did their best...
Lilongwe City Council (LCC) has said Plem Construction, a contractor of some city roads, did their best to fulfil the contract terms with the council to re-do the rehabilitation of some roads as...
View ArticleMinister Mussa calls for rebranding tourism products at Malawi Night
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism has challenged Local, regional and international buyers to rebrand Malawi’s tourism products that have been showcased during the 2017 tourism Expo....
View ArticleFoot-and-mouth disease to affect meat supply in Malawi
A ban on cattle movement from Malawi’s southern Lower Shire Valley, affected by foot-and-mouth disease, is going to reduce meet supply in Malawi by almost 20 percent and also threatens employment for...
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