Simama hotel adds beauty to Lilongwe
Newly opened Simama Hotel has added value to the beauty of Malawi’s capital city Lilongwe. The hotel is owned by Bishop Abraham Simama of the Glorious Light International Church and Chairman of Simama...
View ArticleEscom bought faulty machines, claims Malawi consumer body
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) bought fault power generating machines, hence the shutting down of Kapichira II Power Plant prompting power outages in the country, claimed the...
View ArticleJumbe heading to Africa Development Bank: Mkwezalamba to IMF
Malawi economist and former finance Minister Friday Anderson Jumbe is heading for a post at African Development Bank (AfDB) while another former finance minister Maxwell Mkwezalamba has been picked as...
View ArticleOpportunity Bank Malawi opens Balaka sales office
Hardly a month after launching Agent Banking also known as Banki Mkhonde, Opportunity Bank Malawi (OBM) recently opened a new sales office in the eastern town of Balaka. The new office, according to...
View ArticleGoodall tells Bloomberg ‘Malawi economy understated by 40%’
Malawi Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe has said the country’s economy may be understated by as much as 40 percent . Gondwe told Bloomberg TV Africa in Washington on Oct. 11 that “the methodology that...
View ArticleMalawi Kwacha depreciation ‘worrying’: Don’t panic, says Reserve Bank governor
Malawi currency the Kwacha continue to face a slide against the major world currencies with opposition parties saying its worrying development but the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor, Charles...
View ArticleJTI discusses tobacco future with Malawi economists
One of the world’s largest cigarrete manufacturers JTI says embracing and harnessing Malawi’s newly adopted Integrated Production System (IPS) of growing tobacco holds key to the future of the...
View ArticleMalawi student Kawonga wins K67.5m fellowship
Malawian PhD student at the University of Kentucky, Bettie Sindi Kawonga, 30 was on Thursday October 16 – World Food Day – formally honoured as one of the four young entrepreneurs under the age of 40...
View ArticleAirtel Malawi launches Distributor Engagement competition
Leading mobile telecommunications provider Airtel Malawi has launched the Distributor Engagement competition that will recognize top three performing distributors from the South and Central Regions and...
View ArticleK111bn collected in tax: Malawi Revenue Authority beats quarterly target
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) beat its first quarter (July to September) revenue collection target by K880 million (US$2 120 482), collecting K111.61 billion (US$268 939 759) against the projection of...
View ArticleIndebank launches year-end ‘Phindu’ promotion
One of the country’s commercial banks, Indebank, has unveiled a end of year promotion that will see its customers win prizes in what the bank calls Phindu Promotion, and launched in Blantyre. Indebank...
View ArticleMalawi commends Britain for MET donation
Malawi government has commended Britain for the donation of 400 archiving boxes to Malawi’s Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services following a recommendation by a team of...
View ArticleOpportunity Bank gets rapturous welcome in Mwanza
It was all joy and excitement amongst residents of Mwanza last Friday (October 17, 2014) as Opportunity Bank of Malawi (OBM) commonly known referred to as Banki Yanga officially opened its new sales...
View ArticleMET info to reach up to 50 percent Malawians with sms service
Department of Meteorological Services said it is expected to reach up to 50 per cent of Malawians with weather, climate and climate change information through short messages (sms) by 2015. Chief...
View ArticleKwacha sinks to new lows: Brace for hard times, Malawians warned
Malawians should brace themselves for hard times as the local currency Kwacha continues to weaken further against the US dollar with the middle rate falling to about K440 compared to about K430....
View ArticleChina, Malawi ink duty-free trade pact
Ministry of Trade and Chinese government have signed an agreement to allow Malawi export to the Asian country products duty free. Minister of Trade and Industry, Joseph Mwanamveka who signed the pact...
View ArticleMalCOM to introduce Charge Card in Malawi
MalCOM Limited –Malawi, a newly established owned ICT driven company wholly owned by Malawians, will be introducing an employee charge card which company executives and salaried employees will be using...
View ArticleSoft-drinks shortage resurfaces, CAMA lambasts Carlsberg Malawi
Malawi has been hit by the recurring shortage of soft drinks on the market a situation which occurs every year during the summer. Since last month there has been shortage of soft drinks such as Fanta,...
View ArticleMalawi tobacco growers complain about falling prices, govt apathy
Citing falling prices and government apathy, Malawi’s tobacco growers feel they are stuck between a rock and a hard place. “I will stop growing the crop if the status quo is maintained,” Mishek...
View ArticleEscom disconnects Malawi govt building for unpaid bills
Government business has come to a standstill at new government building in the commercial city of Blantyre after Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) cut off power supply due to unpaid...
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