Standard Bank, GOtv launch payments partnership
Standard Bank Malawi customers now have the opportunity to pay for terrestrial television channel GOtv using flexible monthly installments following Monday’s launch of a partnership with the television...
View ArticleTNM brings Ufulu@50 promotion
To celebrate Malawi’s 50th Independence Anniversary with customers, TNM has announced the launch of TNM Ufulu@50, a promotion that will reward customers who recharge their TNM lines over the next 50...
View ArticleMalawi companies losing 5% of their earnings through fraud-expert
Most companies in Malawi are losing about 5 percent of their earnings through fraud and corruption, Director of Business Development Facility, Gabriel Kamanga said. Kamanga also asserted that the...
View ArticleUpgrading of Kamuzu Barrage starts August
The upgrading of Kamuzu Barrage on Shire River at Liwonde in Machinga is scheduled to start on August 1 this year, says director of planning and development for Machinga District Council Michael...
View ArticleBlantyre City Council raises market fees
Blantyre City Council (BCC) has adjusted upwards business licence and market fees effective July 1, business operators have confirmed. Business licence fees for those operating from containers has gone...
View ArticleMalawi cuts lending rate to 22.5 pct
Reserve Bank of Malawi has announced that it has cut its benchmark lending rate by 250 basis points to 22.5 percent on Tuesday. The central bank said it rate cut has come about because the outlook for...
View ArticleAirtel Malawi splashes MK93m in Tisangalale Promo
Airtel Malawi says it has splashed MK93 million in Tisangalale Promotion (Let’s Celebrate) since it was launched some 14 weeks ago. The mobile telecommunication operator launched the promotion to...
View ArticleCisanet holds conference to reflect on Malawi 50 years in agriculture
The Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET) will hold a two day National Conference whose theme is Malawi Agriculture at 50: Towards a Common Vision for the Next 50 years. CISANET is a policy...
View ArticleJapanese Car exporter to open office in Malawi
Malawians who buy Japanese cars on the internet can now afford a sigh of relief as they will soon not be subjected to forex burdens in order to transact their business, thanks to Malawi government...
View ArticleAnalyst pushes for increased value addition among SMEs
As Malawi focuses on more economic growth after 50 years of political independence one of the country’s trade experts has urged the country’s small and medium enterprise (SMEs) to focus on value...
View ArticleMalawi govt calls on supermarkets to buy products from SMEs
Government has called on supermarkets to link up with Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SMEs) for the supply of agricultural products and agro-processed products. Director of Trade in the Ministry of...
View ArticleMalawi airborne geophysical survey 98% complete
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Atupele Muluzi has described the on-going airborne geophysical survey as an exciting opener to the country’s mining industry as the raw data gathered in...
View ArticleMalawi’s tobacco earnings hit $227 million
The Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) announced on Friday that Malawi has sold a total of 127 million kilogrammes of tobacco, realizing $227 million from the sales since the tobacco market opened in...
View ArticleMalawi govt owes contractors K25 billion
Government has revealed that it owes contractors hired on various development projects over K25 billion. Minister of Transport and public Works, Francis Kasaila told Capital Radio that meanwhile...
View Article700 000 customers registered on Airtel Money
Airtel Malawi has managed to register 700 000 subscribers on its Airtel Money service since its inception 2012. In an interview with Nyasa Times, Airtel Money Country Director Andrew Santhe said the...
View ArticleMalawi govt to train miners to boost industry -Atupele
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines Atupele Muluzi has promised to lobby for training of local miners to ensure the mining industry contributes more to the country’s gross domestic product...
View ArticleMalawi has high potential in the mining sector
Since independence, Malawians has lived to believe that economy of the country is agriculture, many people know that the major contributing factor to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is...
View ArticleMalawi ambassador to Japan sources fire engine for Mzuzu
Mzuzu City Council, which has come under a barrage of criticism from the City’s residents for its failure and lack of capacity to quench a blazing inferno, which on Sunday night razed Mzuzu Market for...
View ArticleIMF stalks Malawi economy: ‘Mixed bag’
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has describe the macroeconomic performance of Malawi’s economy under the IMF-supported Extended Credit Facility (ECF) as a “mixed bag”. The mission which was in Malawi...
View ArticleGardener amongst first TNM Ufulu@50 winners
A Lilongwe gardener Kingsley Walani is amongst the first 50 people to claim a share of the total of K2.5m worth of Mpamba value that premier mobile network provider TNM has dished out during the first...
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