Mzuzu City Council gives up on illegal vending
After several failed efforts to move illegal vendors out of streets, Mzuzu City Council (MCC) has stopped chasing them saying now it is the responsibility of Mzuzu Police. But the police have denied...
View ArticleFinancially-stressed Admarc fails to buy Nandolo, foul play suspected
State produce trader Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) says it has no money to buy pigeon peas (Nandolo) barely two weeks after government announced that the crop prices...
View ArticleNSO extends census exercise in some areas
National Statistics Office (NSO) has extended the population and housing census in some areas whose people could not be reached for the exercise. NSO commissioner Mercy Kanyuka said some areas were...
View ArticleMalawi government goes online on visa application
Immigration department says visa would now be granted online by November end, saying this will help boost tourism in the country. Immigration department spokesperson Joseph Chauwa said the rolling out...
View ArticleNSO to use Malawi police to recover data tablets from enumerators
National Statistical Office (NSO) says it will use the police to recover all data tablets enumerators used during the population and housing census. This comes amid reports that some of them have...
View ArticleConcerns over dwindling fish catches in Lake Malawi: Minister Mwanamvekha...
Government, researchers and scientists from Africa and around the world have expressed concern over the dwindling of fish catches in Lake Malawi and they have since called for immediate solutions....
View ArticleFDH Bank gives Lake of Stars tickets to 10 promo winners
One of the leading banks, FDH has given out tickets to this year’s Lake of Stars (LoS) festival which kicks off on Friday to Sunday at Kambumba Hotel in Salima to 10 winners in a... The post FDH Bank...
View ArticleGoodall says budget risk cuts if World Bank withold K50bn support
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe has expressed the hope that the meeting with International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be fruitful and that would lead to World Bank...
View ArticleMablem calls for protection of legume produce in Malawi from unscrupulous...
Movement for Black Economic Empowerment Movement (MaBLEM) have advocated for the protection of legumes produce in Malawi so that the crop fully benefits Malawians because no local farmers are involved...
View ArticleParliament committee questions experts’ assessment figures on food shortage
Parliament’s Agriculture committee has questioned the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC) figures which put figures of Malawians needing food aid at 3.3 million, saying the numbers could...
View ArticleReserve Bank of Malawi maintains bank rate at 16%
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has maintained monetary policy —also known as the bank rate—at 16 percent to consolidate possible build-up of inflation risks and ensure inflation rate remains in...
View ArticleAHL Group back to profitability: Malawi’s tobacco auctioneer and investments...
Latest audited financial reports for AHL Group, Malawi’s tobacco auctioneer and investments giant, show that the company has made a profit of K4.2 billion for the first quarter of the 2018/2019...
View ArticleAHCX procures 9500 of 32 000 metric tonnes of maize for strategic grain reserves
AHL Commodities Exchange (AHCX) has disclosed that procurement of maize for the strategic grain reserves is progressing very well as 9,500 metric tonnes has already been bought and that they are...
View ArticleMalawi Red Cross relieves Chikwawa disaster victims with K20m cash benefits
Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has distributed K20 million cash among 439 households at Nyangu village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Ngabu in Chikwawa which were affected by strong winds on September 9...
View ArticleAnother student wins in Airtel Bandulo Bandulo promotion
A 22 year old secondary school student Edwin Chizumila and nurse Moreen Mkweza (26) are overnight millionaires after winning 1 million kwacha each in the sixth draw of Airtel Malawi Bandulo Bandulo...
View ArticleMACRA formulates economic regulations for Malawi telecom operators
Malawi Communications and Regulatory Authority (MACRA) said that the new economic regulations it has developed will enhance the legal and regulatory framework for the Information and Communication...
View ArticleEcoride simplifies transport woes in Malawi cities: Similar to Uber
Ecoride, a Malawian founded company has developed and is operating the ecoride smartphone application connectin phones with taxi drivers. Officially launched on 27 July 2018, Ecoride operates its app...
View ArticleAirtel Malawi bars one million unregistered subscribers
Mobile phone operator, Airtel Malawi , says it has barred one million numbers of its unregistered subscribers. Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) had threatened to punish the mobile...
View ArticleCouncil distributes relief maize to 3 000 households in Mchinji
Mchinji District Council has embarked on a relief maize distribution exercise to 3 181 households facing food shortage in the district. Government, through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs...
View ArticleNandolo farmers cry foul, not selling to Admarc
Delays by State prodyuce trader Admarc to buy pigeon peas (Nandolo) have forced some smallholder farmers in Thyolo to sell the legume at K130 per kilograme (kg) to intermediaries instead of the...
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