Minister touts youth, women entrepreneurship
Minister of Gender, Children and Community Development Mary Navicha has challenged youths in the country to be self reliant by creating their own wealth through entrepreneurship. She made the remarks...
View ArticleExit Kumbemba, enter Chimango Chirwa at Malawi Investment Trade Centre
Former Malawi Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union Chimango Chirwa has been appointed chief executive officer for the Malawi Investment Trade Centre (Mitc). Chirwa, a well known DPP cadet,...
View ArticleCouncil tells refugees to leave businesses, relocate to Dzaleka
Lilongwe city council has given refugees 90 days to fold up their businesses in the city and relocate to Dzaleka refugee camp in Dowa. Lilongwe city council chief executive officer John Chome said this...
View ArticleUS softens on Malawi tobacco exports: Relief, says Commission
The United States government has started removing some of the restrictions it imposed in 2019 on some companies who buy Tobacco from Malawi and export it to the USA under a Withhold Releases Order...
View ArticleMalawi government to close 2 national parks due to Covid-19 effect
Government says two national parks are set for a close down because they are not making money due to dwindling tourists’ tours as coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic takes its toll. Director of Parks and...
View ArticleIndia provides Malawi with $215m line of credit for water supply projects
Malawi High Commissioner to India, George Mkondiwa on Friday, June 12 signed a US$215.68 million Line of Credit (LoC) for drinking water supply projects for Blantyre and Southern Region Water Boards. A...
View ArticleMalawi govt owe water boards K30 billion in bills: Wasam decry non-payment
Water Services Association of Malawi (Wasam) executive secretary Dokani Ngwira has said the country’s water boards are failing to perform to their optimum standards due to failure by government...
View ArticleIfmis delays Malawi pension payments: Accountant General urges integrity for...
Pensioners will have to wait a little longer before getting their pension as the department of Accountant General says this is due to technical problems with the Integrated Financial Management...
View ArticleMalawi public debt worrisome, says Finance minister Mwanamvekha
Malawi’s rising public debt –combination of domestic and foreign–has been described by Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Joseph Mwanamvekha as worrisome. The debt stock, according...
View ArticleMEDF gives K5m loans to Nayuchi Women and Ntaja vendors
The Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (MEDF) on Saturday lived up to its goal of economically empowering women and the youth in the country by giving out loans amounting to K5 million to Nayuchi Women...
View ArticleDiscover key obstacles for profitable stock trading via Forex tools
Forex has been around for decades, and it is widely popular across the world. However, currencies are not the only money-making instrument. Through international brokers, clients in South Africa may...
View ArticleIrate maize traders storm NFRA premises: Mulli hits back
Irate maize traders on Monday stormed National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) premises in Lilongwe, closing down offices to force Mulli Brothers Limited, a private company contracted by the government to...
View ArticleMinister Botomani launches mobile network tower in Mangochi
Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology Mark Botomani has laid a foundation stone for the construction of a telecommunications tower for three isolated fishing...
View ArticleWorld Vision Malawi gives its Mchinji office best performing accolade
World Vision Malawi (WVM) has presented a certificate of recognition to its Mchinji office for its outstanding performance among the organisation’s 31 area development programmes. Presenting the...
View ArticleNtcheu Council decries low revenue collection
Ntcheu District Council says its revenue collection has gone down by almost 50 percent in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic which continues to negatively affect global economies. Ntcheu District...
View ArticleChitipa dilapidated slaughterhouses pose public health risk
Chitipa district veterinary officer Steve Musopole has expressed concern over dilapidated slaughterhouses that dot markets in the border strip. He said the neglected facilities put the district at risk...
View ArticleNICO Life, MASM launch joint funeral scheme policy
Malawi’s leading insurance service provider, NICO Life and Medical Aid Society of Malawi (MASM) have launched a joint funeral scheme in which MASM clients will from July 1 enjoy funeral cover of up to...
View ArticleNational Bank of Malawi introduces cardless cash withdrawal facility through...
National Bank of Malawi plc, the country’s biggest commercial bank by assets and profitability, has launched cardless cash withdrawal facility from its Autoteller Machines (ATMs). The Malawi Stock...
View ArticleCreck Hardware maintains business pace amid Covid-19 crisis
One of Malawi’s established companies, Creck Hardware and General Supplies, has maintained its workforce amid the devastating coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and says it remains in business to continue...
View ArticleAlternatives to conventional tobacco: The unwavering stance of scientists and...
The seventh annual Global Forum on Nicotine – GFN – took place on June 11th & 12 th and was organized by “Knowledge Action Change Limited (KAC)”, headed by Professor Gerry Stimson, Public Health...
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