Takulandirani Malawi tourism expo secures K50m sponsorship, says Minister Mussa
Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Henry Mussa has revealed that the Takulandirani Malawi International Tourism Expo has secured a total sponsorship valued at K 50 million. He was speaking in...
View ArticleTNM rewards customers for transacting on Mpamba: Splashes out K2.1m in...
TNM Plc has conducted the first fortnight draw of its on-going “ Osaphweketsa” Mpamba transact and win promotion aimed to reward customers for continued support in pushing mobile money transaction....
View ArticleWorld Bank award four best innovation youth idea in Malawi
World Bank through Malawi Youth CAN (Tingathe) programme on Tuesday awarded four youths with best innovative ideas at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe. The World Bank prize...
View ArticleNtcheu gets K366 million market structures in response to communities’ needs
Shire River Basin Management Programme (SRBMP) on Wednesday handed over market structures worth K366 million to Ntcheu District Council. The structures have been constructed at Manjawira, Doviko,...
View ArticleTop govt officials shun ‘Buy Malawi’ strategy anniversary: Minister Mussa...
Government officials were conspicuously absent from the second anniversary of the ‘Buy Malawi Strategy’ forcing Minister of Trade Henry Mussa to openly condemn the tendency. Only five top officials out...
View ArticleMalawi Energy Regulatory Authority moves in to curb graft, fraud
Energy regulators, Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has moved in to curb the rising corruption and fraud in the sector by launching corruption and fraud policy, a tool commentators say might...
View ArticleMalawi Parliament demands better tobacco classification system
Parliament’s Agriculture committee has asked the Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) to change its tobacco classification system, saying the current system does not favour a tobacco grower. The committee...
View ArticleTobacco sales start on low note at Limbe Auction Floors
Tobacco growers have expressed worry at Limbe Auction Floors on the first day of tobacco trading because of low prices but the government has said the prices would pick up. The highest prices the...
View ArticleMzuzu street vendors take to their streets in protest
Street vendors in Mzuzu this morning took to the street they ply their trade every day in protest against council decision to force them into designated markets. The vendors claimed there is no place...
View ArticleMalawi Energy Regulatory Authority maintains fuel prices
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has maintained the pump prices for petrol, diesel and Paraffin as Malawi Kwacha remains stable against major currencies. Local fuel prices were last...
View ArticleNew Finance Bank branch opens at Dzaleka Refugee Camp
People at Dzaleka refugee camp in central region district of Malawi can now breathe a sigh of relief as they will no longer have to walk a long distance to access banking services, thanks to... The...
View ArticleInflation rises to 9%, adding to Malawi cost of living squeeze
The much touted single digit national month to month inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), continues to take an upward turn with one step up by 0.1 percent as households are...
View ArticleMejn demands stock taking on Malawi investment forums: Minister Mussa touts...
Economic think tank, Malawi Economic Justice Network (Mejn) has demanded stock taking on investment forums achievements, saying they are just talk shows. Mejn executive director Dalitso Kubalasa said...
View ArticleExit Chokotho, enters Kampondamgaga: Malawi Chambers of Commerce elects new...
Private sector voice and advocate, the Malawi Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has elected a new chairman, Prince Kampondamgaga of Farmers Union of Malawi. He was elected at an annual general...
View ArticleNot fake news, just plain wrong: Malawi News Agency retracts Oxfam story
Malawi News Agency (MANA) has retracted a story ‘Men suffer in silence on gender based violence’ as it has established that contents of the news article which also appeared in The Nation newspaper...
View ArticleMalawi govt committed in creating decent employment for youth – Minister Kasaila
Government said it is committed to creating decent and sustainable jobs for youth of poor and marginalized communities as a way to the poverty alleviation efforts in the country. Ministry of Labour,...
View ArticleUS gives Egenco weed harvesters to cut on power black-outs
The United States government has given Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) two weed harvesters worth US$40 million which both Washington and Lilongwe would reduce power black outs the country is...
View ArticleMutharika lures London investors: ‘Malawi fast becoming an investment haven...
President Peter Mutharika enticed potential investors in London when he assured the security of their investments and a huge market in Malawi despite its small size. He said during the meeting with...
View ArticleLilongwe fish vendors in fishy business on body embalming chemicals
If you ever bought Chambo on the streets in Lilongwe, chances are that a toxic and dangerous chemical used in embalming dead bodies was used to preserve it. The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) are now...
View ArticleIncreased counterfeiting of Kwacha notes worries Reserve Bank of Malawi
Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has engaged an extra gear to mop out fake currency circulating in the economy through the training of Police officers who are technical experts on crime prevention and...
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