Mwanamvekha says Malawi alert on Crypto-currencies: ‘Financial technology...
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Joseph Mwanamveka has said the digital means of financial means of payments are slowly replacing traditional cash-based system through various...
View Article52 million Africans face hunger
Over 52 million people in Africa face acute food shortage as a result of weather extremes that have hit the continent. This was revealed at the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (Amcen)...
View ArticleReserve Bank of Malawi develops ‘modernised’ monetary policy framework
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has over time, developed an improved and modernised monetary policy frameworks, tools and instruments consistent with the prevailing structure and operations of the...
View ArticleTransporters body rejects pay hike for truck drivers
Road Transporters Association of Malawi, the grouping of owners of trucks in the country have rejected government set pay hike for trucks drivers. The association’s president Lyton Dzombe said the...
View ArticleMpamba, Mukuru reward customers with farming starter-packs
A total of 700 customers of TNM Mpamba and Mukuru money transfer customers have won farming starter packs of K5,000 each or K3.5 million during the first draw of a joint promotion by the two companies....
View ArticleDepartment of parks signs MoU with Kasungu communities
The Department of National Parks and Wildlife has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kasungu communities surrounding Kasungu National Park to encourage them to help in curbing poaching....
View ArticleMinister unveils SOS incubation centre
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Francis Phiso on Tuesday unveiled an incubation centre at SOS Vocational Training Centre to train, develop and support potential entrepreneurs to set up and grow...
View ArticleMinister riles Airtel Malawi over call drops
Minister of Information Mark Botomani has expressed displeasure at Airtel, the mobile network providers, over call drops. Botomani said this when he visited Airtel offices to seek clarification over...
View ArticleWealth creation critical in new vision agenda for Malawi – Commission
National Planning Commission (NPC) has emphasized the need to aim at prioritizing wealth creation in the development of Vision 2063 agenda for the country. NPC Director General, Dr. Thomas Munthali...
View ArticleNankhumwa continues to lobby for Malawi tobacco, opens TC conference
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has asked the players in the tobacco industry to work closely together in maintaining the integrity of the Malawian tobacco...
View ArticleOld Mutual shares tips for shopping on Black Friday
Ahead of Black Friday, premium African financial services and solutions company, Old Mutual Limited, has encouraged consumers in Malawi to shop within their means and stick to a game plan to avoid...
View ArticleMalawi government halts mining in Dowa
Government has suspended all mining activities in Dowa after reports that the industry was dominated by foreigners. The people of Dowa rose up against the foreign miners who were given permission by...
View ArticleESCOM carrying out awareness campaign on safe use of power
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is on two weeks-long tour of various parts of Machinga, where it has just supplied power, to sensitive them on how to apply for their service and how...
View ArticleFDH Money Bureau launches ‘Kupakula Makwacha’ promotion
FDH Money Bureau, a subsidiary of FDH Holdings Limited has launched a festive promotion dubbed ‘Kupakula Makwacha’ which will see 30 lucky winners get K100 000 each by the end of 30 days. Launching the...
View ArticleMalawi Hemp Association for speedy legislation to govern sector
The Malawi Hemp Association has persuaded members of parliament in the committee of Industry, Trade and Tourism to press for speedy formulation an enactment of legislation to govern the industrial hemp...
View ArticleIllegal forex externalisation still being investigated by Malawi government
The investigation focusing on illegal forex externalisation in Malawi is still ongoing. It is some eight months after the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) first discovered the ongoing crime. It appears...
View ArticleMalawi Posts Corp set to introduce same-day delivery courier service
Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC), the country’s postal service provider, is set to roll out a same-day delivery service across the cities and towns of Malawi through their buses as one way of satisfying...
View ArticleReserve Bank of Malawi warns against over dependence on agriculture
A top central bank official says the country’s over dependence on agriculture has negatively affected the economic growth. Reserve Bank of Malawi governor Dalitso Kabambe says the country’s per capita...
View ArticleMalawi government cautioned on unsafe debt trajectory
Government has been asked to avoid providing debt to financial institutions which do not provide proper expenditure guidelines for their loans to avoid misuse of the funds and counterfeit development...
View ArticleGlam and Glory ‘stay beautiful’ campaign gets positive feedback: More entries
Officials from one of the leading cosmetic brands in the country, Glam and Glory say the K7 million ‘stay beautiful campaign’ they launched early October this year is still getting positive feedback...
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