Malawi among beneficiaries of K2.4 bn DFID clean energy project
Malawi, which refers herself as the Warm Heart of Africa, is among African countries to benefit from the K2.4 billion Department for International Development (DFID) clean energy project seeking to...
View ArticleChambo: Malawi’s prized fish faces extinction
In the decade that fisherman Edward Njeleza has been trawling the deep, clear waters of Lake Malawi in Africa’s Great Rift Valley, he has seen his once abundant catch shrink by 90 percent. Now he...
View Article‘Don’t panic buy fuel, no shortage’ – Malawi energy body
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has dismissed reports suggesting that the country is on the verge of experiencing fuel shortage. The reports started creating panic among consumers who feared...
View ArticleSynod, Vision Fund Malawi sign pact to promote village savings loans
Blantyre Synod and Vision Fund Malawi have promised people of Neno to work together in setting up of Village Savings Loans (VSL) groups to ensure that rural people have access to financial services....
View ArticleMalawi inflation slows to 22.6 percent
Malawi’s consumer prices grew at their slowest year-on-year pace since October in May, with CPI slowing to 22.6 percent from 23.9 percent in April, the National Statistics Office (NSO) in Zomba has...
View ArticleGovt gears for doubling export base, promote ‘best-buy Malawi’campaign
President Peter Mutharika says his government is determining to double export base in the next five years. This according to president Mutharika would be achieved through the continued implementation...
View ArticleWe’ll implement sound macro-economic policies- Mutharika
President Peter Mutharika said his administration will give special importance to the design and implementation of sound macro-economic policies as a critical factor to support good governance. The...
View ArticleMutharika wants export-driven economy: Opens Malawi international trade fair
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has said his government will re-orientate the country’s economy towards exports, saying there will be wide-ranging reforms to the way the southern African nation does...
View ArticleMinibus import duty should be removed, MOAM petitions Malawi Parliament
The Minibus Owners Association of Malawi MOAM has petitioned parliament to remove excise duty on imported minibuses to enable operators import new minibuses. Moam has also asked the National Assembly...
View ArticleMalawian companies support Golden Jubilee celebrations in UK
The Malawi High Commission in the United Kingdom wishes to register its sincere gratitude to Malawian and Malawian aligned businesses andnorganisations for supporting the 50th Independence Anniversary...
View ArticleWFP in need of $580,000 to meet refugees’ needs in Malawi
The continued upsurge in violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other countries in central and east Africa has prompted up to 400 refugee arrivals in the country each month, pushing the...
View ArticleSolar power company opens in Lilongwe
A Solar company known as Sunnymoney has been switched on in the capital Lilongwe which is going to improve lives of those people who are not connected to national power supplier. The company is...
View ArticleMalawi economy set to grow at fastest pace -Goodall
Malawi’s economy is expected to grow faster this year than previously expected and the 2014/15 budget will be sent to parliament in September, delayed from June when the fiscal year ends, Finance...
View ArticleStudy faults MRA’s Electronic Fiscal Devices in Malawi
A study conducted by one of the country’s business persons and also a civil rights campaigner Rafiq Hajat on Malawi Revenue Authority’s (MRA) plans to introduce Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs) to...
View ArticleHarawa appointed as Standard Bank board chair
Standard Bank Limited has appointed Rex Harawa as its new chairperson, taking over from Alex Chitsime who chaired the bank’s board since 2004 and retired in May this year. Malawi Stock Exchange...
View ArticleUnilever Malawi launches K40m Sunlight promo
Unilever Malawi on Friday launched Sunlight Bubbleman promotion which will see customers winning various prizes across the country from Monday next week to June 30th, 2014. The launch, which was led by...
View ArticleMzuzu Flea Market ready after 7 years of construction
The long-awaited Mzuzu Flea Market is almost completed and is expected to be opened on July 1, Mzuzu City Council chief executive officer Thomas Chirwa has said. Chirwa told Malawi News Agency (Mana)...
View ArticleMalawi TV white spaces project on track—Macra
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has said the rolling out of the Television White Spaces (TVWS) project, currently in its pilot phase, will take Internet to the rural masses. The...
View ArticleCDH bank offers diaspora deals: Open account in UK during Malawi@50 events
Malawian CDH Investment Bank team has arrived in the United Kingdom to offer innovative banking solutions to the diaspora, including same day loans over their savings in currencies including Pound and...
View ArticleNew Malawi Kwacha bank notes – RBM
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has announced that it will from August this year release new Malawi Kwacha banknotes with new blind recognition features. RBM has changed the blind recognition features...
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