Malawi developing largest greenhouse vegetable farm in SADC
A multibillion kwacha greenhouse-based vegetable farm is being developed at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe to provide a wide range of high quality vegetables to Malawi and will reduce the...
View ArticleNamadingo gets Merc as FDH Bank ambassador: Malawi sensational musician in...
Malawi’s music sensation Patience Namadingo has been unveiled as FDH Bank brand ambassador in a one and half year K20 million deal which has seen him being a proud owner of a new Mercedenz Benz saloon...
View ArticleMalawi to decongest markets across the country amidst Covid-19
In the light of Coronavirus pandemic, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Ben Phiri has disclosed plans to decongest flea markets across the country as one way of adhering to preventive...
View ArticleMinibus operators accept 2 per seat ‘physical distancing’ measure
Minibus Owners Association of Malawi (MOAM) has agreed to reduce passengers capacity to two people per sit in a quest to protect citizens from corona virus pandemic. Moam together with officials from...
View ArticleEcobank Malawi profit up 42% after tax: ‘Progressively impacted the economy’
Profit—after—tax for Ecobank Malawi went up by 42 percent in the year ended December 31 2019 to K7.1 billion from K5 billion in the preceding year, the bank managing director Charles Asiedu said. In...
View ArticleGalaxy Pharmaceuticals gives Covid-19 safety equipment to Malawi police
Galaxy Pharmaceuticals has joined the fight against aga the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic by donating protective equipment to Malawi police which include face masks, surgical gloves worth...
View ArticleNational Bank of Malawi posts K17 billion profit after tax
Listed National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has registered a group profit after tax of K17.16 billion from K15.97 billion reported in 2018 representing an increase of 7%. In a statement announcing the...
View ArticleMinibus fares go up in view of new sitting capacity regulations
Minibus fares and bus fares have gone up in some routes after government has started enforcing the 60 per cent capacity for public transport. The government is enforcing the 60 per cent capacity in...
View ArticleBlantyre City Council clear vendors out of streets
Blantyre City Council (BCC) has used police force to clear vendors out of the streets as part of its intensified measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The council deployed law enforcers in the...
View ArticleMalawi registers 6.62% decline in tobacco production
A 2020 tobacco production second assessment report shows that Malawi is expected to produce 154.7 million kg of all tobacco types, representing a 6.62 percent decline in tobacco production. According...
View ArticleIrrigation farming key to Malawi food production – Minister
Minister of Irrigation and Water Development Charles Mchacha has assured smallholder farmers in small irrigation schemes in the country of government support. Mchacha said this after inspecting Matiti...
View ArticleAmaryllis Hotel owners deploy blackmail tactics to workers
Encountered by the reality of workplace malpractice exposure, owners and some senior managers at Amaryllis Hotel have deployed blackmail tactics on employees to appear as if they have a clean record on...
View ArticleEnergy minister Muluzi says steady path to reduce load-shedding
In recent past, electricity power load shedding had been carried out by Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) and Energy Generation Company (EGENCO) at unprecedented levels that reached up...
View ArticleFDH Bank launches ‘Osafinyika promotion’: Mazda Demio grand prize
In the light of the Covid-19 pandemic, FDH Bank has launched a digital transaction promotion dubbed ‘Osafinyika’ which will encourage customers to use the bank’s digital platforms in order to reduce...
View ArticleEscom to continue using generators: Atupele upbeat on improved power generation
Minister of Energy Atupele Muluzi has said Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) would continue using generators to compliment hydro powered electricity most especially during pick period...
View ArticleOld Mutual warns Malawi citizens against excessive spending amid Covid-19 crisis
A premium African financial services and solutions company, Old Mutual Limited, has warned citizens against making irresponsible financial decisions during coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis and must not...
View ArticleMalawi fuel prices slashed after Mutharika’s directive: Minibus fares must...
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has revised downwards prices for fuel following President Peter Mutharika’s directive on Saturday evening. Mutharika issued the order hours after the fourth...
View ArticleCFTC to act against profiteering from Covid-19 crisis: Malawi price controls
President Peter Mutharika has warned businesses against profiteering from the coronavirus crisis and ordered the country’s Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) to put in place strict...
View ArticleKapito demands closure of Malawi markets to comply with Covid-19 measures
The country’s consumer rights activist, John Kapito has called on government to close high risks and overcrowded places such as markets as well as the country’s borders as one way of containing global...
View ArticleMalawi tobacco marketing season to open amid strict Covid-19 measures
Licensed tobacco markets for the 2020 season will go ahead this month but with strict adherence of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) preventive measures such as physical distancing. Tobacco Commission’s chief...
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