Malawi Revenue Authority beats target by K11 billion
Tax collector, the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) says it hs beaten its own set target of revenue collection by K11 billion between July and August and hoped for improved government service delivery....
View ArticleEscom goes to banks for K30bn loan as Malawi govt rebuffs bail out
State power utility company, Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has now gone to commercial banks to get a staggering K30 billion to pay out crucial outstanding debt after the government...
View ArticleLands ministry warns against sale of newly allocated plots
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has warned estates agents and individuals against advertising, selling or touting newly allocated plots in areas designated by the ministry. In a...
View ArticleDelay to ban thin plastic papers enrages Malawi parliamentary committee
The Malawi Parliamentary Conservation Caucus (MPCC) wants the Speaker of Malawi’s National Assembly, Richard Msowoya, to engage Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda over the High Court’s delay to pass...
View ArticleLilongwe Council presses for K12bn from city rate defaulters
Lilongwe City Council officials and the police on Thursday made a surprise swoop on properties which failed to pay city rates since 2005, closing the business premises down. LCC spokesperson Tamara...
View ArticleMalawi marketers in elections fever, jostle for positions at AGM
When the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi Chapter went to the polls last year, it was not without a frenetic, bruising and fierce social and mainstream media campaigning between...
View ArticleNkhata Bay council denies having fixed deposit account
Nkhata Bay District Council has dismissed claims that it has a fixed deposit bank account where it deposits chiefs’ honoraria before paying beneficiaries. Village head Gwazeka alleged that the council...
View ArticleBwalo Likule promotion excites TNM customers
Customers have expressed satisfaction with the ongoing “Bwalo Likule” promotion aimed to reward customers for supporting its growth ambitions of TNM Plc. During the three-month promotion, three lucky...
View ArticleTaxiMe launches in Malawi by Globe Group of Companies
Global Group of Companies have launched a ride-sharing platform dubbed, “TaxiMe” as one way of easing their customers pain points. The launch took place on Thursday at their offices in Limbe,...
View ArticleMinister Mussa calls for affordable rates in Malawi tourism sector
Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism Henry Mussa has urged all the players and stakeholders in the tourism industry to consider putting low prices on the products and services being offered. He...
View ArticleUTM, Parliamentary commiteee fault Malawi govt on Pigeon pea prices: ‘Farmers...
The government’s decision to buy pigeon peas (nandolo) from farmers at K230 per kilogramme (kg) has been faulted by the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture as lacking focus, considering that the...
View ArticleMinister Mussa says Admarc to buy pigeon peas from smallholder farmers
Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Henry Mussa has unveiled plans to buy 23,000 metric tons of Nandolo (pigeon peas) from smallholder farmers in Mwanza, Mulanje, Neno, Thyolo, Balaka, Phalombe...
View ArticleCisanet urges Malawi to intensify irrigation farming amidst drought scare
Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET) has appealed to government to increase investment in irrigation farming activities as the country is expected to receive erratic rainfall in 2018/19...
View ArticleStandard Bank engages high gear in digital banking: Brings 247 online channels
Standard Bank Malawi has said that its digital banking gateway, 247 is a tool for promoting financial inclusion and economic growth. Orienting the media on its workings, the bank’s Head of Customer...
View ArticleGovt brings down maize prices in Admarc
Government has ordered Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) to bring down the prices of maize just days after it raised the selling prices of pigeon peas (Nandolo) as political...
View ArticleNandolo farmers getting a raw deal — Columnist
A newspaper columnist and analyst on business matters has argued that smallholder farmers in Nandolo (pigeon peas) crop are short-changed and getting “a raw deal”. Veteran journalist Aubrey Mchulu...
View ArticleChief Kyungu tells traders to boycott market fee payment
Powerful Ngonde chief, Kyungu, of Karonga has told his subjects and traders to boycott market fee payments until the Karonga District Council improves on hygiene including removal of garbage. Kyungu...
View ArticleRumphi boy wins K1 million in Bandulo Bandulo promotion
A 24 year old Nelson Mphande from Rumphi is K1 million richer after winning Airtel’s Bandulobandulo Promotion and the prize presentation ceremony took place on Friday at Rumphi Boma. Mphande is a third...
View Article2 women win big in New Finance Bank’s ‘Moto Buu’ promo
The first draw of New Finance Bank’s (NFB) Moto Buu promotion has seen two women scooping top monthly monetary prizes. Temwa Mfune of City Centre Branch and Chrissy Helbert of Limbe Branch came out...
View ArticleI’m not a stealer but shrewed businessman – Mulli
Mulli Brothers Limited managing director Leston Mulli has said he is disappointed that the leadership of United Transformation Movement (UTM) ganged up at their weekend rallies to attack him, saying he...
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