Malawian entrepreneur Thom Mpinganjira in Continental Business Awards grand...
FDH Financial Holdings Limited Chief Executive Officer Dr Thomson Mpinganjira has become the first Malawian entrepreneur to be nominated in two continental prestigious business awards. Mpinganjira is...
View ArticleFMB rebrands to First Capital Bank
First Merchant Bank (FMB) is rebranding to First Capital Bank which is part of the launch of a new and cohesive brand identity for FMB Capital Holdings PLC’s banking operations in Malawi, Botswana,...
View ArticleMinibus passanger fares increased following fuel price hike
Minibus Association of Malawi (Moam) has confirmed that following the decision by Malawi Energy Revenue Authority (Mera) to adjust fuel pump rices upwards, the minibus operators have also started...
View ArticleIllovo Malawi gives out K50min ‘Zikutheka’ promo: Registers substantial...
Six people, two each from the country’s three regions, became instant millionaires when they won K1 mollion each in Zikutheka ndi Illovo Promorion ‘s grand draw held in Blantyre. The winners were...
View ArticleFDH Bank donates K2.5m to Wealth Creation Forum
FDH Bank has donated K2.5 million to the second Wealth Creation Forum which will be held in at the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe on Friday. Wealth Magazine Managing Executive...
View ArticleAfrican Development Bank gives nod to Malawi strategy paper 2018–2022
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the Country Strategy Paper for Malawi for 2018-2022, the blueprint which is part of ongoing efforts to boost economic diversification, reduce dependency...
View ArticleMalawi govt gets K5.6bn from mining sector: Activist calls for enactment of...
The Malawi government received over K5.3 billion from the mining sector in the 2015/2016 financial year, says the Malawi Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (MWEITI) report for the year in...
View ArticleCastel Malawi prepare to close production factory in Mzuzu
Castel Malawi officials have confirmed that the privately owned French beverages company is to close its production factory in Mzuzu, threatening many job cuts. The managing director for Castel Malawi...
View ArticleComsip restoring livelihoods with enhanced savings, investment knowledge
The Roads Authority with funding from the World Bank is reconstructing the 46 km Karonga-Songwe Road and the project has displaced some people from their homes and business interests, resulting in loss...
View ArticleMalawi set to get Zambia power to minimise blackouts
Malawi is set to start getting 20 megawatts of electricity from Zambia starting this week, bringing hope that the persistent power blackouts would be minimized. Minister of Energy Aggrey Massi said on...
View ArticleDepartment of Mines offices closed over non-payment of rentals
The offices for the Department of Mines have been closed for two weeks following failure by government to pay rentals for the building owned by private landlords in Lilongwe. Ministry of Natural...
View ArticleNGO for youth inclusion, economic empowerment
Foundation for Civic Education and Social Empowerment (FOCESE) in Nsnaje says inclusion of the youth in local governance structures does not immediately solve problems they face in the country as it...
View ArticleEscom meets Mozambican authorities over power tapping
A team of financially-troubled Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) officials is in South Africa for a meeting with their counterparts in Mozambique for an interconnection agreement, just...
View ArticleMillenium Challenge Compact hands over Nkhoma electricity sub-station to Malawi
The Millenium Challenge Compact (MCC), under the $350.7 million fund compact, has formally handed over 400 KV Nkhoma electricity sub-station in Lilongwe. The handover ceremony took place at Nkhoma...
View ArticleTwo receive K1 million each from Airtel Malawi in Bandulo-Bandulo Promo
Airtel Malawi presented K1 million cheques to two winners , Mayamiko Mandula and Veronica Kumwima in the Bandulo-Bandulo promotion on Wednesday in Liwonde and Zomba respectively. Both winners could...
View ArticleMining resumes in Phalombe after Optichem agree with communities over social...
Mining has resumed at Thundulu in Phalombe after communities stopped the operations because the mining company was allegedly not honouring corporate responsibility promises. Optichem is mining the area...
View ArticleBWB customers to buy water on TNM Mpamba
Malawi’s integrated mobile network and ICT service provider, TNM Plc has announced a partnership with Blantyre Water Board (BWB), which will create a platform for customers to buy water using TNM...
View ArticleAlliance Capital enters Malawi stockbroking market with new firm ASL
Alliance Capital Holdings Group has expanded into stockbroking with the launch of a new firm Alliance Stockbrokers Limited (ASL) which brings total number of stock broking firms on the Malawi market to...
View ArticleMalawian Angle Dimension’s Khusa App nominated for World Summit Awards
One of the local growing firms, Angle Dimension, says its Khusa Village Savings Application has a chance to win an award after earning a nomination ahead of this year’s World Summit Awards. The World...
View ArticleCannabis investors woo Malawi on Industrial hemp
A group of investors on industrial hemp are in the country to lobby the government make regulations which would allow the investors get licence to buy cannabis from the country considered to have...
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