Malawi govt welcomes new findings on addressing under-nutrition, hunger
Malawi Government has welcomed new evidence from the Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI) 2013 which ranks Malawi third in addressing under-nutrition and hunger. The new finding were shared in...
View ArticleMalawi ICT National policy to regulate use, quality of broadband -official
The Principal Secretary for Information Tourism and Culture, Chimwemwe Banda on Thursday emphasized that the national policy on Information Communication and Technology (ICT) is one way of making sure...
View ArticleMalawi govt commends JTI on tobacco reform
Information and Civic Education Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa has commended one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, JTI for taking a lead role in promoting engagement of stakeholders involved...
View ArticleStandard Bank Malawi dividends shrink
Shareholders for Standard Bank Malawi are wincing after the bank’s board directors resolved to declare an interim dividend of K500 million for the half year ended June 30, 2014. This is a decrease from...
View ArticleMayor of Mzuzu Challenges Airtel Malawi
Mayor of the city of Mzuzu William Mkandawire has challenged Airtel Malawi to come up with mobile telecommunications that would provide ready solutions to modern needs. Speaking on Thursday during the...
View ArticleCarlsberg Malawi launches English Premier League promo
Carlsberg Malawi has launched the English Premier League promotion that will see customers going away with different prizes. Speaking in Lilongwe during the launch, Carlsberg Senior Brands Manager...
View ArticleMalawi SkyPayments introduces Virtual Debt Master Visa Cards
If you have been having problems with shopping and bill payments, now you have all reasons to smile following the introduction of Virtual Debt Master Card Visa Cards by Malawi’s leading technology...
View ArticleFDH Group inspiring business students, entrepreneurs
Some entrepreneurs and business students say local financial company, FDH Financial Holdings is showing the way for many aspiring players in the business sector that Malawian are capable of running...
View ArticleMalawi water boards hike tariffs, Cama worried
The country’s consumers should expect to spend more on water usage as the country’s five water boards have hiked their tariffs with the proposed increments pending the minister’s endorsement. According...
View ArticleTNM to splash K100m on Aug 26: Ufulu@50 Promotion
For the first time in the history of promotions in Malawi, over K100 million will be splashed during a single draw as the country’s premier mobile phone company, TNM conducts the final, draw of...
View ArticleCrisis brews at Carlsberg Malawi as soft drink variety narrows
A snap survey in south Malawi has revealed that the variety offered by Carlsberg Malawi in soft drinks has drastically dwindled for the past two weeks and currently it is only Coca-Cola which is...
View ArticleMalawi to reduce motor car import duty by 22 %
Malawians will have a cheer from the national budget due to be presented next months as government plans to reduce import duty on cars by 22 percent, Nyasa Times understands. If the proposal sees the...
View ArticleCourt approves closure of Citizen Insurance, appoints Reserve Bank of Malawi...
The Supreme Court of Appeal has approved the closure of Citizen Insurance Company which was placed under statutory management on August 26 2011 under the Financial Services Act 2010 and has appointed...
View ArticleTNM net profit jumps to K1.8 billion
Premier mobile telecoms network service provider TNM continues to realise an increase in net profit from operations. In the first half of 2014, the company reported a significant jump by 230 percent in...
View ArticleMalawi zero-aid budget avoid consumer taxes: Reduces corporate tax, duty on...
Malawi government has announced in the 2014/15 national budget that corporate tax has been reduced without increasing any consumer taxes amid the absence donor injections into the budget. One of the...
View ArticleAirtel Malawi unveils ‘Club 09′ to young people
Airtel Malawi has unveiled a new product segment to its customers dubbed “Club 09″ destined to champion mobile telecoms affordability drive. Speaking during the launching ceremony in Lilongwe on...
View ArticleKasungu farmers to petition Mutharika over poor tobacco prices
Tobacco farmers in central district of Kasungu have agreed to petition President Peter Mutharika to do “something” against poor prices from tobacco buyers. This follows farmer’s discontentment on...
View ArticleAuthorities confiscate charcoal, timber in Zomba
Zomba district forestry officials and the police have confiscated over two hundred bags of charcoal and timber during a law enforcement exercise in the district. Most of the forest products confiscated...
View ArticleChikaonda backs Malawi zero-aid budget: ‘The best we can do’
Prominent economist Professor Mathews Chikaonda, the group chief executive officer of Press Corporation Limited (PCL), has backed government zero-aid budget, saying the financial plan delivered by...
View ArticleProphet Samuel talks of economic turmoil in Malawi
Leader of the Fellowship Church of All Creation (FECOACRE), Senior Prophet FT. Samuel has said Malawians should brace for severe economic challenges in the next 12 months, and has since appealed for...
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