Consumer protection authorities highlight need to remain compliant amidst...
Competition for Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has introduced a toll free line through which people could officially lodge complaints for action in an effort to step up market surveillance and...
View ArticleMalawi government sets minimum farm gate prices
Government has urged farmers to sell their agricultural commodities to Admarc [Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation] at the minimum farm gate prices as one way of reaping optimum benefits...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Sunbird Hotels deploys special medics to screen staff, guests
In realizing the risk that tourism and hospitality industry faces but has to continue to operate despite the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Malawi’s Sunbird Hotels and Resorts pledges to be of...
View ArticleMinister Makungwa advances dialogue between Malawi NGO Board and Congoma
Minister of Population Planning and Social Welfare, Clara Makungwa, on Tuesday became the first senior government official to tour the newly purchased headquarters of the Non Governmental Organisations...
View ArticleOcean Industries Ltd give employees Covid-19 packages: Salary advance, 2-week...
Amid coronavirus outbreak, a Lilongwe-based group of companies, Ocean Industries Limited has become the first Malawi firm to give its employees “special financial packages” as part of its response to...
View ArticleOxfam, Integrity Platform call for more action on public financial management
Malawians need to take an interest on how public resources are managed by responsible controlling officers for there to be meaningful improvement in the observations and recommendations from audit...
View ArticleChilima warns against abuse of IMF support for Malawi Covid-19 response
State Vice-President Salous Chilima has issued a stern warning against abuse of funds allocated by government and development partners to fight the coronavirus (Covid-19), including the impending...
View ArticleAngry villagers storm Dedza DC office accusing village head of selling their...
Angry people from group village head (GVH) Kapesi, Traditional Authority (T/A) Kachere in Dedza on Friday stormed the district commissioner’s (DC) office, accusing their GVH of selling their land to...
View ArticleMalawi regulator reacts to Chilima’s fuel price mathematics: ‘We don’t just...
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi has said the regulator does not copy international fuel prices but consider other local factors. Magalasi was reacting...
View ArticleCabinet committee on Covid-19 commends Malawi Asian businesses for lockdown
Special Cabinet Committee on coronavirus (Covid-19) chairperson Jappie Mhango has commended Malawians of Asian origin in Blantyre and Zomba for the decision to have a 14-day partial community lockdown,...
View ArticleMalawi gets IMF debt relief to address impact of Covid-19 crisis
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved immediate debt service relief for Malawi and other 24 impoverished countries to help them address the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic....
View ArticleKapichira power generation machines still offline – Egenco
Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) says it has failed to finalise maintenance works at Kapichira Power Station which were scheduled to be completed during this year’s Easter holiday. In a...
View ArticleMovement decries rising poverty in Malawi: Mtambo donates to child-headed family
Leader of the newly-established Citizens For Transformation (CFT), Timothy Mtambo, celebrated this year’s Easter Monday by visiting and cheering the sick and needy children in Traditional Authority...
View ArticleRoyal Motors directors charged with fraud, land grab in Blantyre
Fiscal Police of Blantyre on Tuesday placed fraud and obtaining property by false pretence charges on directors of the Royal Motors Company, Abdul Mahomed and his wife Amina Mahomed. The couple is...
View ArticleTanzania restricts entry through Isongole, the border with Malawi
The Tanzania Government has restricted travellers entering Ileje District through the Isongole Border Post. In a letter dated April 9, District Commissioner (DC) for Ileje, Joseph Mkude informed his...
View ArticleTobacco market to open despite Malawi heading for lockdown
Tobacco Commission officials say the Kanengo tobacco market in Lilongwe will open on April 20 despite the coronavirus lockdown which takes effect on Saturday midnight. Accoridng to Commission’s...
View ArticleMore than 35 000 lose jobs in Malawi tourism amid Covid-19 crisis
Malawi tourism is currently under tight threat over coornavirus outbreak (Covid-19) as reports say over 35 000 people have lost their jobs due to closure of some hospitality businesses. On April 7,...
View ArticleMzuzu vendors hold demo against 21-days lockdown
Angry Mzuzu City vendors on Thursday took to the streets to protrst against government’s decision to implement a 21-day lockdown as measure to contain Covid-19, the strain of coronavirus disease,...
View ArticleWorld Bank supports Malawi with K27bn in virus pandemic response
The World Bank (WB) has approved $37 million (about K27 billion) to support Malawi’s response to the Covid-19, the strand of coronavirus killer disease. World Bank Malawi country manager Greg Toulmin...
View ArticleFDH Bank offers loan repayment relief due to Covid-19: ‘We are in this together’
As the country continues to grapple with the effects of Covid-19, FDH Bank has given a moratorium to customers with loans and have been negatively affected by the pandemic for a period of three months...
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