Cashgate soils Malawi reputation: Listed risky country for doing business
Malawi continues to lose its reputation on international scale after development partners withheld $150 million towards budget support following a financial scam known as cashgate that has led to...
View ArticleBusiness owners in Limbe feel insecure with armed robbers: Blame Malawi Police
People plying their business in Limbe, Blantyre, have expressed worry over how the Malawi Police Service (MPS) is working in protecting their businesses and lives. This comes days after a daytime...
View ArticlePhatisa’s African Agriculture Fund acquires stake in Malawian equipment company
The African Agriculture Fund (AAF), managed by Phatisa, has acquired a majority stake in the Malawi-based agricultural and equipment distribution company, Farming and Engineering Services Limited...
View ArticleMudzi Transformation Trust constructs 500 houses in Malawi
President Joyce Banda’s Mudzi Transformation Trust (MTT) initiative which she launched in May, 2013 at Nthoso Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Khongoni in Lilongwe has so far spent close to K1...
View ArticleFreshwater Group of Companies to assess Malawi’s investment opportunities
Executive team of the Freshwater Groups of Companies, a multinational corporation, will visit Malawi from 3 to the 9th of December 2013 to assess various investment opportunities available in the...
View ArticleMalawians ‘tap wisdom’ from Mulli in doing business – Columnist
A columnist in the Malawi’s financial publication, Business Times, has urged entrepreneurs to learn lessons from leading business conglomerate, Mulli Brothers Limited (MBL). In his Talking...
View ArticleMalawi for timely, quality statistics – deputy finance minister
Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. Cornelius Mwalwanda said Government needs coordinated, timely and quality official statistics in evidence based policymaking, monitoring and evaluation of development...
View ArticleJapan pledges continued grants to Malawi
The newly appointed Japanese Ambassador, Shuichiro Nishioka, who presented his Letters of Credence to President Joyce Banda at Kamuzu Palace, Lilongwe, on Monday, pledged his government’s continued...
View ArticleAirtel Malawi tops marketing awards by Chartered Institute
Leading mobile network service provider, Airtel Malawi, dominated in Malawi’s inaugural Marketing Excellence Awards courtesy of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Members’ Group held last...
View ArticleMpinganjira launches Malawi TV white spaces pilot project
Minister of Information and Civic Education, Brown Mpinganjira, has said government is committed to supporting projects carried out by various stakeholders to promote ICT in the country. The minister...
View ArticleAirtel Money registers 500,000 customers, transacts $12 million monthly
Airtel Money, a mobile money service has managed to register over 500,000 customers just 20 months (one year and eight months) in operational. Airtel Money is Airtel Malawi mobile money service...
View ArticleJenda-Edingeni road construction works launched: ‘ Delivering real economic...
President Joyce Banda, presiding over the ground breaking ceremony of the 53-kilometre road from Jenda to Edingeni in Mzimba today, has described the start of the construction works of the road as...
View ArticleIllala will be back soonest, promises Malawi Shipping Company
Malawi Shipping Company (MSC) says it will expeditiously work hard to bring back on the waters of Lake Malawi the Ilala which it termed as a Pride of Malawi. The Ilala lost power in one of its two...
View ArticleTNM voted most improved Malawi telecommunication brand
One of Malawi’s mobile phone company TNM on Friday was voted the country’s 2013 most improved brand during an awards ceremony organized by the Chartered Institute of Marketers (CIM) Marketing...
View ArticleReserve Bank of Malawi to conduct financial literacy week
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) in conjunction with other stakeholders in the financial service management will hold first ever financial literacy week between December 9 and 10 at Comesa hall in...
View ArticleNew vessel to replace Ilala on Lake Malawi: It’s MV Chambo
Authorities from Marine department have declared MV Chambo, a new vessel from Mozambique owned by Mota Engil which has come to replace the grounded MV Ilala. The vessel which docked at Nkhata-Bay port...
View ArticleFirst Merchant Bank faces probe over Malawi cashgate
First Merchant Bank risk intense investigations on its operations over dubious bank transactions contributing to the Capital Hill Cash-gate scandal, Nyasa Times understands. FMB will be taken to task...
View ArticleGood economics, good politics – Malawi Finance Minister Mkwezalamba
Finance Minister Maxwell Mkwezalamba was in Brussels, Belgium, this week negotiating a new financial planf for Malawi from the 28-member European Union (EU). This comes at a time Malawi is reeling...
View ArticleIlala ferry fully functional, says Malawi Transport Minister
Malawi’s Transport Minister Mohammed Sidik Mia has assured islanders of Likoma and other water transport users that the MV ILALA is normal and fully functional. Mia also said transport challenges on...
View ArticleAirtel wins Africa Operator the year 2013
Bharti Airtel, which own Airtel Malawi on Thursday won this year’s African Operator of the Year Award at CommsMEA Awards gala dinner held at Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai. Airtel, a leading...
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