Malawi first ever 2018 electronic census starts September – NSO
National Statistical Office (NSO) will hold the much awaited first ever 2018 Electronic National Population and Housing Census (PHC) in September estimated to cost K21 billion. Commissioner of...
View ArticleSeba foods re-brand chain of its prodcuts that include Golden Goodness Soya...
One of the country’s food producers, Seba foods, which is a subsidiary of Vamara Group has re-branded and re-launched a chain of some of its products mainly Golden Goodness Soya pieces. The...
View ArticleCourt stops Minibus Operators Association from collecting levies, fees from...
Minibus Operators Association of Malawi (MOAM) does not have authority to collect levies, fees and other dealings from minibuses at the Mibawa Bus Depot and other places in Blantyre but the Blantyre...
View ArticleJust Trading Scotland hail Malawi smallholder farmers associations
Just Trading Scotland (JTS), a Scotland organization that imports products from Southern Africa, has hailed Malawi’s smallholder farmer associations, saying they have potential to improve people’s...
View ArticleTNM extends coverage in Malawi to 200 new site, adding internet capabilities
As part of its quest to contribute towards the country’s economic growth through mobile telecoms and ICT, TNM Plc has announced the commissioning of an additional 200 new network sites which are...
View ArticleMaking fortune out of football chat time in Karonga
It’s a sunny morning at Nyungwe Trading Centre in Karonga. Outside one of the shops, a medium height and black in complexion young man is seated on a veranda with rough pink desk in front... The post...
View ArticleKasungu discusses climate change, fall armyworms
National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (Nasfam) last week organised a meeting with various stakeholders at Kasungu District Council to discuss how the district has been affected by fall...
View ArticleScottish funding helps train 20 women in SMEs
Scottish government funding has helped in the training of 20 women in a business mentorship program that will enable them start and manage their small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The programme was...
View ArticleMalawi to continue cement imports – Official
Government has disclosed it will continue importing cement products to supplement local production. The country at one point late last year faced a critical cement shortage, forcing government to allow...
View ArticleConsumers Association of Malawi bemoans increase in harmful products
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has expressed worry over the rise in poor and harmful products sold under unhygienic conditions in most urban markets. Speaking to journalists, last week, Cama...
View ArticlePamodzi Co-op urge Malawians in USA to develop culture of savings
Pamodzi Cooperative has urged Malawians living in Dallas, Texas in the United States of America (USA) to develop a culture of compulsory savings. Board chairperson for Pamodzi Cooperative, Henry...
View ArticleNational Bank of Malawi posts K19 billion profit
National Bank of Malawi (NBM), the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) listed financial institution, has posted a 2017 profit of K19.15 billion, up from K16.6billion from the previous year, registering an...
View ArticleAgriculture Labour Practices open day an eye opener for Malawi tobacco farmers
Until recently, Damison Phiri from Traditional Authority Wimbe in Kasungu district had little knowledge of standard tobacco farming system that satisfies the market. Like many tobacco farmers in the...
View ArticleK47.5 million Lunzu Street lights project completed
Blantyre District Council has completed the installation works of street lights at Lunzu Trading Centre which has cost close to K47.5 million, authorities have confirmed. District Commissioner for...
View ArticleMalawi kwacha remains firm to to major trading currencies – Reserve Bank
The local currency, the kwacha, has remained firm to major trading currencies for the past 14 months, but experienced a slight depreciation last month by shedding off K1, despite foreign exchange...
View ArticleMalawi wood curver shines in Cambodia
After failing to honour three invitations due for financial constraints, Malawian wood curver Levison Lawrence finally made it to a wood curving exhibition at Angkor, Siem Rep in Cambodia, courtesy of...
View ArticleOtis Bushiri of Rich Mind movement talks ‘better’ business: ‘Malawians too...
Leader and founder of Rich Mind, an entrepreneurship firm, Otis Bushiri, has commented on the deplorable state of affairs as far as entrepreneurship is concerned saying “Malawians depend too much on...
View ArticleMalawi’s Fair Trading Commission commences investigations against AIM Global
Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has commenced investigations against Alliance in Motion Global (AIM Global) and other associated enterprises on allegations of engaging in pyramid selling...
View ArticleMalawi tobacco auction off to promising prices
The tobacco sales season opened Monday in Malawi with the crop —the country’s main foreign exchange earner – fetching up to $2.10 per kilogramme while low-quality tobacco was going at $8 per...
View ArticleNo sweet news as sugar prices up: Illovo Malawi effect hike silently
Sugar manufacturer, Illovo Sugar (Malawi) Limited has silently hiked the prices of the commodity without any justification. The increase comes at a time the country’s inflation is still at single digit...
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