Umunthu miscrofinance donates to Kachere flood victims
Umunthu Microfinance on Tuesday responded to the Blantyre City Mayor’s appeal for assistance to flood victims by donating relief items to people camping at Mayamiko Orphanage Centre. General Manager...
View ArticleMalawi economic growth to slow down due to floods -Economists
Economists are warning that the flooding in Malawi is likely to have an adverse effect on the country’s agro-based economy – which accounts for 30 percent of GDP and 90 percent of export revenues. A...
View ArticleStandard Bank Malawi refurbishes Luchenza branch
Donates K500,000 to Chonde Health Centre Standard Bank has launched its refurbished branch at Luchenza to provide a spacious and convenient banking atmosphere to customers. The branch acts as an anchor...
View ArticlePlan Malawi steps in to help flood victims in Mulanje
Plan Malawi on Thursday joined government in providing relief assistance to people affected by floods at Hiwa Village in Mulanje district. The organisation distributed, among others, household...
View ArticleMalawi University students help flood victims
Students at Polytechnic a constituent college of the University of Malawi on Thursday abandoned classes for Mulanje district in southern Malawi where they distributed relief items worth about K2millon...
View ArticleOIBM gets special ‘valentine’ gift from Germany
A special gift awaits Opportunity International Bank of Malawi (OIBM), popularly known as Banki Yanga (My Bank) and its local clients on Valentines’ Day, February 14, 2015, when Opportunity...
View ArticleMalawi named in HSBC bank ‘Swiss leaks’
In what has been described as the “biggest banking leak in history” – about 16 people and companies with connections to Malawi have been mentioned in a trove of secret documents from Switzerland...
View ArticleFinland, Greece pledge development corporation to Malawi
The Governments of Finland and Greece on Friday pledged to work with Malawi government in the areas of agriculture, trade and investment, tourism among other areas. The two countries’ envoys to Malawi,...
View ArticleLilongwe woman wins Unilever Valentine day ball
A Lilongwe woman on Friday became a grand prize winner of the Unilever Lux Valentine Day Ball after a draw conducted in the capital city. Area 18B based Slyvia Hamisi, 46, got herself a dinner voucher...
View ArticleMalawi used car dealers cry foul over higher duties
Small-scale importers of used cars in Malawi are crying foul over current taxation imposed on imported vehicles. Malawi has seen an influx of used cars, mostly imported from Japan. The vehicles are...
View ArticleVillage X organisation provides access to safe water in Zomba
When families in Mlenga Village, T/A Chikowi in Zomba district villages turn on borehole at shared water points, they receive clean water for drinking, cooking, washing, and bathing. This may seem...
View ArticleMalawi minister launches Adventist TV Hope Channel
Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture Kondwani Nankhumwa Sunday opened the Hope Channel Malawi TV which was awarded licence by the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA). Speaking at...
View ArticleAbout 2,000 families in Chikwawa assisted by Asian Muslims Relief Aid
As distribution exercise for the relief aid for Malawians affected by floods gets underway, an estimated 2,000 families in southern district of Phalombe received assistance from a local charity Asian...
View ArticleAlliance One spends K480m in tree planting exercise
Alliance One Tobacco, a multinational tobacco company has spent US$1 million (about K480 million ) in tree planting exercise. This was disclosed on Friday when the company was winding up the tree...
View ArticleProtea Ryalls aids Blantyre City disaster victims
Protea Hotels Ryalls on Friday donated relief items to about 200 disaster victims living in camps in Blantyre City’s Bangwe area. Receiving the items on behalf of the victims, Blantyre City Mayor Noel...
View ArticleStandard Bank pampers 400 customers for Valentines
Up to 400 customers of Standard Bank at the weekend received special treats of rose flowers and chocolates as the bank joined lovers around the world to celebrate Valentine’s Day. At 10 of the bank’s...
View ArticleMalawi now ranked poorest in the world: President talks of ‘desperate need’...
Malawi is now ranked the poorest country in the world ranked in order based on the GDP per capita, according to data from the World Bank. GDP is the value of all final goods and services produced...
View ArticleWoman wins K2m in Airtel Money ‘Khetekhete’ promo
A Lilongwe based woman has received a K2 million cheque emerging a successful winner of Airtel Khethekhethe promotion. Anne Buya, aged 30, based at Biwi Township in the district, from Traditional...
View ArticleWorks on Masauko Chipembere Highway to start March 1
Motorists and other road users in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre should expect improved flow of traffic on Masauko-Chipembere Highway once the Phase III rehabilitation works are completed....
View ArticleYoung Achievers extend charity arm to Mbayani floods victims
Young Achievers for Development (YAD) in partnership with Palliative Care Support Trust extended their charity arm to more floods victims in Mbayani, Blantyre where they distributed various relief...
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