Malawi govt empathize with Paladin on Kayerekera shut down
Government Spokesperson, Brown Mpinganjira says Paladin Africa Limited which was given a license to mine Uranium at Kayerekera in Karonga was not in the wrong to halt production at the plant....
View ArticleChilima resigns at Airtel Malawi, Dina acting CEO
Malawi’s leading mobile partner Airtel announced Tuesday the appointment of Amadou Dina as acting managing director following the resignation of Saulos Chilima who has since joined into front-line...
View ArticleMalawi Government committed to reducing poverty —Gwengwe
Malawi Minister of Trade and Industry, Sosten Gwengwe, says Government is committed to reducing poverty levels in the country by encouraging projects like those ran by One Village One product (OVOP)....
View ArticlePPM against Lake Malawi oil search
Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM) president Mark Katsonga Phiri has said that Lake Malawi oil search will not benefit Malawians. Katsonga, who will contest for presidency in May 20 elections, said...
View ArticleMulli causes a stir at Lilongwe NBS Bank
Business magnate Leston Mulli, Friday brought business to a stop when vendors, passers-by spotted him entering the Lilongwe New Building Society (NBS) at around 3:45pm. Tens of vendors and passers-by...
View ArticleMalawian Airlines unveils J’burg route Feb 17: Acquires Boeing 737-800 flight
Malawian Airlines Limited is expected to inaugurate its long awaited initial commercial flight to Johannesburg, South Africa next Monday, 17th February. This follows the coming of the Airlines’ second...
View ArticleMoney from Malawi jet sale cannot be traced
It does not rain but pour for the cashgate riddled Joyce Banda government as it has been embroiled in another ‘jetgate’ scandal with published reports saying the $15 million (about K6.3 billion)...
View ArticleGov’t pumps in US$4m towards Malawi Airline
Government has invested US$4 million (about K2 billion) in the newly established Malawi Airlines for 20 per cent of the shares it was expected to buy, Nyasa Times has learnt. Maganizo Mazeze, the...
View ArticlePaladin leaks radio-active material in Karonga
Uranium miner Paladin Energy has reported a uranium oxide (U3O8) spillage near its Kayelekera mine, in Malawi’s northern border district Karonga. The company said a truck carrying a container of...
View ArticleUAE donates 13 500 metric tonnes of maize to Malawi
Government of the United Arab Emirates through the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has donated 13 500 metric tonnes of maize that will benefit about 7 500 hunger stricken families. The donation...
View ArticleZomba chief wants extension workers cross-transferred
Extension workers that have overstayed in Sub-Traditional Authority (ST/A) Ntholowa’s area in the eastern region district of Zomba risk being posted somewhere after the chief claims they have ran out...
View ArticleMalawi to have 75 days fuel reserve cover – JB
President Joyce Banda has announced that following the completion of the construction of fuel reservoirs in the three major cities, the country will be having fuel surplus that will be lasting for 75...
View ArticlePassengers express pride as Malawian Airlines inaugurates J’burg flight
Ecstasy was the catchword on Monday as Malawian Airlines finally inaugurated its commercial flight to South Africa using the newly acquired Boeing 737-800 jet, barely a month after commencing its...
View Article‘ERP cushioning Malawi against closed donor inflows’ – Minister
The Ministerial Committee on Economic Recovery Plan (ERP) implementation has said Malawi’s economy has recovered because the country has so far stayed three months without donor inflows without any...
View ArticleCOMESA summit opens, JB attends in Kinshasa
Malawian President Joyce Banda is in the Democatric Republic Congo capital Kinshasa, for the 17th summit of the COMESA and joins other heads of state and governments to discuss issues affecting the...
View ArticleMalawi raise minimum wage by 74 percent
Government through Ministry of Labour has finally hiked per day statutory minimum wage for workers after a long fight with Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) and Employers Consultative Association...
View ArticleTNM launches Pasavute to ease airtime blues
Telecom Networks Malawi (TNM) has launched trials of its new airtime credit facility dubbed “Pasavute” aiming to ease access to talk-time for distressed prepaid customers, a senior company official has...
View ArticleMalawi mobile service providers urged to improve their services
Government on Wednesday cautioned all mobile service providers in the country to improve the quality of their service delivery. Minister of Information, Brown Mpinganjira, made the call in Lilongwe...
View ArticleMalawi invites bids for Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting set top...
Following the switching on of the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Second Generation (DVB-T2) network, the Malawi Government is inviting interested potential suppliers to submit bids for the...
View ArticleMalawi economy on reverse gear – Consumer watchdog
Malawi’ economy has taken a backward turn and is in a reverse gear says the head of Consumer Association of Malawi (Cama) John Kapito. Kapito made a diagnostic analysis of Malawi economy in the press...
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