Fish production can spur economic growth in Malawi – Experts
Pundits of fishery have observed that increase in fish production can boost the socio-economic status of the country if the citizenry can abide to principles of the fishing. Dr Sloans Chimatiro,...
View ArticleAtupele contented with Malawi Rural Electrification phase seven
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Atupele Muluzi has expressed satisfaction with the progress of Malawi Rural Electrification Programme (Marep) phase seven. According to Muluzi,...
View ArticleMCCCI tips Malawi govt on extra maize stocks
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has asked the government to speed up the process of identifying where it will buy maize supplies to cushion Malawians from possible...
View ArticleAPM to open Malawi tobacco sales amid pricing anxiety
Malawi President Peter Mutharika is scheduled to officially inaugurate the 2015 tobacco auctions sales on Wednesday April amid anxiety surrounding Malawian farmers’ expectations of prices with the...
View ArticleTobacco farmers expect better price as Malawi sales open
Tobacco Association of Malawi (Tama) says it is optimistic that buyers will offer favourable prices for this year’s leaf. As President Peter Mutharika is scheduled to officially inaugurate the 2015...
View ArticleMalawi Bureau of Standards warns unrefined cooking oil dealers
The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) Chief Executive Officer Davlin Chokazinga has issued a stern warning to people who are involved in smuggling and selling of unrefined and uncertified cooking oil in...
View ArticleKaronga traders hold demo: Petition DC, boycott paying revenue
A crowd of angry vendors and other traders in Karonga the northern part of Malawi on Tuesday petitioned the District Council that all market users will not pay revenue demanding an explanation on why...
View ArticleTobacco to remain Malawi’s hub—Mutharika tells buyers to offer good prices
President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday officially opened this year’s tobacco marketing season at Kanengo Auction Floors in Lilongwe with a call from tobacco buyers to offer good prices for the green...
View ArticleFMB’s Dikshit says Malawi economic growth 2015 target likely to be missed
Malawi is unlikely to meet its 2015 economic growth projection of 5.8 percent due to the impact of the agricultural sector of excessive rains suffered throughout the country, says First Merchant Bank...
View ArticleKaronga market shut down: Council force traders to pay revenue
Council officials in Karonga the northern part of Malawi on Wednesday shut down the district main market forcing the vendors to pay revenue. The development follows Tuesday’s demonstration in which the...
View Article‘Ckock’ Tower in Mzuzu City
Welcome to Mzuzu City, probably the only city with a “Ckock” Tower in the world. This billboard near Clock Tower in Mzuzu has been there for years but nobody cares to correct the spelling error....
View ArticleMangochi entrepreneur cherishes restaurant business
When 30-year-old Priscilla Figueredo Asedi lost her husband a year and some months ago, many would think that was the end of her journey to the business world as they were preconceived with a notion...
View ArticleAirtel Malawi and Google join hands on Google Search
Leading mobile telecommunications operator Airtel Malawi has partnered with Google in a move that will see members of the general public become more aware of Search and use it more. Breaking the news...
View ArticleMulti-Choice Malawi spends K3.2 bn on towers in pursuit of digital migration
Multi-choice Malawi, the sole provider of Go-TV has spent about K3.2 billion on four towers the company has constructed in three major cities of Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu. Sales and Marketing...
View ArticleMalawi ‘can’t afford another ‘cashgate’-Mutharika
President Peter Mutharika has said Malawi “cannot afford another cashgate” adding the ability of the southern African nation to accelerate economic growth and uplift the lives of the majority of its...
View ArticleTCC says Malawi Kwacha gain setback in tobacco selling
While some economic commentators describe it as a positive, Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) says the appreciation of the Malawi Kwacha against the dollar is a negative for tobacco farmers in the...
View ArticleMalawi Airlines to increase flights to Zimbabwe
The growing number of passengers between Harare and Lilongwe is forcing Malawi Airlines to consider increasing flights to Zimbabwe from three to five times a week. Malawian Airlines commercial director...
View ArticleICRISAT donates pigeon pea seed to Malawi govt
The Malawi government has received 10 tonnes of pigeon pea seed to be distributed to about 2,000 farmers whose crops were damaged by the recent floods. The donation has been made by the International...
View ArticleMalawi economy grows at moderate pace – World Bank
The World Bank s has aid in a report released on Tuesday that Malawi’s economic development shows that the country’s economy continues to grow at a moderate pace and has been urged to address...
View ArticleMalawi to host investment forum in June
Government through the Malawi investment and trade Center (MITC) is organizing the first ever Malawi Investment Forum 2015 (MIF 2015) scheduled to be held in Lilongwe from 29th to 30th June at Bingu...
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