Ethco commissions K2.5m bridge, teachers house in Nkhotakota
Ethanol Company (EthCo) Limited, a subsidiary of conglomerate Press Corporation Limited (PCL) has handed over a bridge and a teachers house as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). On...
View ArticleMalawi Savings Bank sale to go ahead despite MP’s disapproval: FHD Bank...
The sale of the state-owned Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) will still go ahead despite disapproval from parliament. Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) has confirmed. The government’s divestiture...
View Article7 men harvesting albino human bones arrested in Mangochi – Malawi News Agency...
Police in Mangochi have arrested 28 year old Francis Kadammanja and Gift Kalua, 37, for allegedly possessing a pepper ball gun without authorization while Masuku police arrested seven men found with...
View ArticleESCOM non-committal on compensation for Mzimba market fire victims
Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi (ESCOM) Tuesday expressed its non-commitment on whether or not it will compensate victims of fire that gutted Mzimba market Sunday morning, allegedly said to...
View ArticleMalawian Airlines studying Dash 8-200 for thinner routes
Malawian Airlines is talking with lessors about the supply of 30-seater aircraft needed to serve thin routes in the Mozambican market. Since its founding in 2013, the carrier has operated aB737-800 and...
View ArticleMalawi loan seekers suffer higher interest rates, says Standard Bank
Standard Bank Group has revealed in its most recent release that higher interest rates and tough economic conditions in Malawi are affecting its operations in that small south-eastern African country,...
View ArticleBowler Beverages Aqua Pure Water ‘unfit’ for consumption –Malawi Bureau of...
Aqua Pure bottled water which Bowler Beverages Company Ltd is supplying in Malawi market has been declared “unfit” for human consumption by the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) who conducted laboratory...
View ArticleMPs turn to court to block Malawi Savings Bank sale
Malawi lawmakers are turning to the courts in an effort to block the sale of Malawi Savings Bank (MSB), describing the move as an attempt to rob the people. Leaders of Legal Affairs Committee...
View ArticleMalawi Kwacha in further gains against US Dollar
Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) statistics show that Malawi Kwacha currency continues further gains against the dollar and other major international currencies in the month of February 2015.1, Against the...
View ArticleTNM launches 2015 Malawi forestation campaign: To plant 36,000 tree seedlings
Malawi’s premier mobile service provider TNM, has launched a forestation program that will see the company planting 36,000 trees in all the three regions of the country. TNM annually undertakes tree...
View ArticleK47m looted in Malawi ‘ghost workers’ from payroll of Ministry of Agriculture...
Press reports on Friday indicated that K47 million in taxpayers money has allegedly been siphoned by officials through payments to ghost workers at Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water...
View ArticleBowler claims Aqua water is ‘safe’: Malawi ban still in force
Bowler Beverage Company Limited (BBCL), producer of Aqua Pure water, declared “unfit” for human consumption by the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS), has claimed that Aqua Pure bottled water produced...
View ArticleBlantyre City enforces litter ban, Malawi Police arrest 3
Malawi commercial city Blantyre has begun to enforce bylaws governing the city that bans the littering in the streets leading to the arrest of three. The suspects arrested on Thursday by city’s...
View ArticleMacra bemoans phones rip-off: Launches Malawi consumer awareness campaign
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has bemoaned the conduct of some operators in the communication sector who deliberately hide information to consumers in order to maximize their...
View ArticleCall for above-inflation pay rises, ethics – Malawi media bodies
The Journalists Union of Malawi (JUMA) with support from the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) – Malawi Chapter and the Media Council of Malawi (MCM) on Friday, March 13, 2015, met with media...
View ArticleMzuzu households defecating in bush – Survey by Malawi Red Cross
A recent baseline survey conducted by Malawi Red Cross Society through Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project has revealed that most toilets in the peri-urban areas in Mzuzu City are not properly...
View ArticleDon’t buy Bowler’s Aqua water, warns Malawi Bureau of Standards
Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) is calling the general public to desist from buying and consuming Aqua Pure Water by Bowler Beverages Limited –Kanengo Factory. According to MSB Director General Davlin...
View ArticleTotal compliance on liquor sachets ban, urges Malawi Bureau of Standards
Following the recent ban on liquor sachets by government, the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MSB) has said it will now work will all law enforcing agencies to ensure that liquor sachets are history in the...
View ArticleNeed for advocacy on mines – Karonga diocese
The Catholic Diocese of Karonga has weighed in on shady circumstances surrounding the mining industry in the district saying all organizations that advocate for responsible mining should work together...
View ArticleTobacco farmers bemoan new buying system ahead of Malawi marketing season
As tobacco farmers readies for opening of the Malawi’s tobacco marketing season on April 8, many farmers continue speaking against the Integrated Production System which they feel government has...
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