Irish govt offer K5bn humanitarian package for Malawi flood affected people
The Irish Government in response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Malawi announced a package of funding in excess of €1 million (approx MK5 billion) to assist in responding to the humanitarian...
View ArticleMalawi urine project earmarked for world award
The expression “taking the pee” has taken on new meaning. While this colloquial term is an impolite way of indicating someone is making fun of you, This is not the case with a 58 year old man...
View ArticleMalawi power blackouts situation worsens
At the time the nation was eager to resume a moment of uninterrupted electricity supply, the situation has just gotten worse with some parts of the country experiencing intermittent blackouts every two...
View ArticleYouth petition Malawi leader to ban sachets alcohol
The Young Achievers for Development (YAD) on has asked Malawi President Peter Mutharika to use his constitutional powers to ban packaging of spirit liquor in sachets in the country. This calls follows...
View ArticleNkula Hydro-power station re-commissioned – Escom
The troubled Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) says it has re-commissioned Nkula Hydro-power station after the recent devastating floods forced the power supplier to shut it down to...
View ArticleBollore Africa logistics donate blankets to World Vision Malawi for flood...
Bollore Africa Logistics Malawi has donated blankets worth K800, 000 to World Vision Malawi towards response to the disaster of floods that has devastated the country. The donation was made at a...
View ArticleMalawi Ngoni chief Mabilabo slams Global Metal Mining
Inkosi Mabilabo Jere of Mzimba and his community has asked management of Global Metals and Mining who are behind Kanyika Niobium Mine to pack up their equipment and go for their failure to provide...
View ArticleLilongwe vendors warned against illegal settlement
Vendors who have set up their benches between Lilongwe Town Hall and Lilongwe River have sternly been warned that the city will take drastic action against them because they are breaking city bylaws of...
View ArticleMalawi fuel prices down again by 10%
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has reduced local pump price of fuel by an average of 10.2 percent. Acting Mera chief executive officer Elias Hausi said the reduction, the second within a...
View ArticleStandard Bank Malawi eyes digital space in 2015
Standard Bank Malawi will intensify provision of digital and internet banking services as a part of its 2015 growth strategy, Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mashanda has said. Speaking at an...
View ArticleChinese shop razed by fire in Zomba, Malawi Police says investigations under way
Goods worth millions of kwachas have been destroyed following fire which gutted a Chinese shop during early hours of Wednesday in Zomba. According to Eastern Region Police Spokesperson Inspector...
View ArticleReserve Bank of Malawi keeps benchmark lending rate at 25.0 pct
Reserve Bank of Malawi has left its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 25 percent. The central bank said s it expected inflation to trend down to around 15 percent by June partly as a result of lower...
View ArticleStandard Bank CEO visits flood victims: ‘Displaced people in Malawi almost...
A week after Standard Bank donated K23 million worth of relief items to flood victims, Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mashanda has visited the thousands of the victims in their camps in Chikhwawa to...
View ArticleMalawi embassy in Berlin donates 368 bags of maize to flood victims
The Malawi Embassy in Berlin, Germany has donated 368 bags of Maize flour towards the disaster response. The Honorary Consul of the Republic of Malawi in the city of Hamburg, Dr. Heiko Meinhardt...
View ArticleMadonna, Gucci raise $5.5m to help Malawi flood victims
US pop star Madonna and rapper Gucci Mane have raised $5.5 million from ticket sales and live auction to be channeled towards Malawians who have been affected by weeks of floods.The funds were raised...
View Article2 of Malawi fuel reserves ready – Muluzi
Malawi Minister of Mines, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Atupele Muluzi has disclosed that two of the three fuel reserves being constructed in the country have been completed. Malawi is...
View ArticleYoung Achievers donate K2m relief items to Blantyre floods victims
Young Achievers for Development (YAD), a local non-government that advocates and advance the interests of the youths in Malawi, on Saturday donated various relief items to people affected with...
View ArticlePhalombe school and Mbayani health centre benefit from TNM’s Ufulu@50 promo
Communities in Phalombe and Mbayani township community have become the latest beneficiaries of TNM’s life-changing Ufulu@50 Promotion after receiving desks and medical equipment, thanks to TNM...
View ArticleChilewe takes over ownership of Star FM
Malawi radio station, Star FM, is now under new ownership. This follows its acquisition by one of the country’s youthful entrepreneur Mike Chilewe Jnr. Chilewe has taken over the ownership and running...
View ArticleMalawi community in Japan raises K947, 205 for flood victims says Ambassador...
In a show of solidarity, the Malawi community in Japan; friends of Malawi in Japan and other countries of accreditation, have under the leadership of Malawi Ambassador to Japan, Major General Reuben...
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