Minibus operators maintain hiked fares despite reduction in fuel prices
Despite government through the energy regulator, Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) reducing fuel prices for two consecutive times, it has been observed that minibus operators have not reduced...
View ArticleAirtel Malawi to host live Facebook party with Joy Nathu and VJ Ice: Free...
Following the decline in social activities due to coronavirus (Covid-19 )restrictions on social interactions that are currently in place, Airtel Malawi plc has announced an upcoming live party to be...
View ArticleCivil service union tells Malawi govt to make bracket promotions
The Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) has told the government to stop piece meal forced promotions for civil servants and make bracket promotions for all civil servants instead. This is after the...
View ArticleTobacco farmers pull out leaf from auction in protest against low prices
Tobacco farmers from Dowa and Lilongwe have pulled out their tobacco from auction floors and summoned officials from Limbe Leaf Tobacco and Tobacco Commission to protest against low leaf prices. The...
View ArticleMukuru acquires Zoona Malawi’s operational assets
Mukuru, one of the largest international money operators and remittance companies in Africa, has confirmed that it has acquired Zoona Malawi’s operational assets along with the technology systems that...
View ArticleEthCo Malawi wears new logo, launches Safehands sanitizers
Ethanol distiller, Ethanol Company Limited (EthCo) on Friday launched its new logo and tagline and new range of hand sanitizers called ‘SafeHands’ at a glittering ceremony in Blantyre. EthCo, a...
View ArticleMalawi Songwe border chaos: Second hand car importers flag difficulties
Used car importers have weighed-in Songwe border crisis where they say the customs and excise department just changes the real prices used to buy cars for the sake of taxing them with higher border...
View ArticleMalawi govt appoints Nyamilandu as Greenbelt Authority CEO
Government has appointed Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Dr MacMillan Walter Nyamilandu as chief executive officer for Greenbelt Authority. Office of the President and Cabinet says the...
View ArticleBlantyre DC to engage tailors on face masks
Blantyre District Council plans to engage tailors sewing face masks to guide them on recommended materials and standards. In an interview, the district’s director of planning and development Tamanya...
View ArticleAirtel Malawi launches 2new products during live Facebook party for customers
Over 7,000 viewers tuned in to Friday’s Airtel Malawi Covid-19 ‘stay at home’ entertainment package when the country’s leading mobile network service provider hosted a live party on its official Malawi...
View ArticleSunbird takes over Chintheche Inn, says Malawi tourism minister Vuwa
Minister of Tourism, Simon Vuwa Kaunda, has disclosed that government has decided to handover running of Chintheche concession to Sunbird Tourism plc in a bid to ensure smooth running of Chintheche...
View ArticleKhato issues rebuttal on LWB claims: ‘Malawi govt frustrating Lilongwe water...
Khato Civils, a South African-based firm owned by a Malawian business magnet Simbi Phiri, has dismissed claims by Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) that is has failed to find a financier the K400 billion...
View ArticleImproved market structures to boost revenue – Vendors
Market Committees in Chiradzulu have asked the District Council to provide adequate market structures that should help the authority boost revenue collection as most markets fail to collect adequate...
View ArticleMinister impressed with social cash e-payment through FDH Bank in Ntcheu
Minister of Population Planning and Social Welfare Mary Clara Makungwa says she is impressed with social cash transfer electronic-payment services FDH Bank is providing in Ntcheu District. The social...
View ArticleGrowers asks court to suspend new Malawi tobacco policy
Tobacco growers are in court asking for the suspension of the new tobacco policy which they claim is hurting them. Lawyer for the growers, Paul Maulidi has confirmed that he went to the High Court on...
View ArticleMalawi farmers drag Tobacco Commission to court over Covid-19 strict measures
Irate tobacco farmers have taken Tobaco Commission to court for its decision not to allow the growers witness the sale of their leaf in auction floors due to coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) as tobacco...
View ArticleNational Bank of Malawi urges customers to unlock their potential
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has launched ‘unlock your potential’ campaign where the bank engages various professionals to offer advice and counsel to customers and the general public in the wake...
View ArticleMalawi tobacco rakes in K20 billion
Tobacco has already raked in K20 billion in forex in the four weeks of its selling but the Tobacco Commission says the figure could have been higher had it not been for coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic....
View ArticleTobacco Commission reviewing Covid-19 sales measures to accommodate more...
Tobacco Commission (TC)–the regulator for tobacco industry in Malawi–says it is in discussion with relevant stakeholders to review some of the sales procedures for the current tobacco marketing season...
View ArticleFDH Bank supports Malawi Chartered Accountants in Covid-19 fight
FDH Bank has supported the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi (ICAM) Covid-19 Response efforts with a K2 million donation. The donation will be part of a fund set up by the Malawi Chambers of...
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