Agriculture Minister admits FISP facing challenges
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Dr Allan Chiyembekeza on Tuesday admitted that Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) is progressing well despite facing huge challenges....
View ArticleMPICO in Xmas treat for staff, awards excellence
Staff members from Malawi Property Investment Company Ltd (MPICO) on Friday, December 4, 2015 gathered at Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) of Umodzi Park as the property holding firm held a...
View Article50 families in Mzimba displaced by rainstorm
Barely a month after a rainstorm destroyed school infrastructure and people's houses at Kafukule in Mzimba, about 50 households are homeless after another rainstorm destroyed their houses in areas of...
View ArticleOpposition, govt differ on 2016 economic forecast: ‘Malawi to face more food...
Opposition in Malawi are forecasting another economic turbulent year following the government messy handling of farm input programme, saying Malawians should expect severe food shortages that will push...
View ArticleMalawi cotton farmers to smile all the way to the bank
Cotton farmers in Malawi are all smiles following the raise in cotton prices by over 90 per cent for those on contract farming with Cotton Ginners Africa Limited. [caption id="attachment_99471"...
View ArticleChris Chisoni quits CCJP
Governance activist Chris Chisoni who was National Secretary at the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has quit his job. [caption id="attachment_99500" align="alignright" width="600"]...
View ArticleMalawi Kwacha depreciates, trading at K615/$
The advisory firm, Nico Assets Managers has said in its report that Malawi Kwacha has depreciated by 28.5 percent compared to a 14.5 annual depreciation rate recorded during the same period last year....
View ArticleBwB coughs K140m to protect Mudi dam as water levels drastically reduce
Over 2000 susistence farmers who enchroached Mudi dam, the source of water for Blantyre Water Board have finally stopped cultivating around the dam after the board paid out K140m in compensation....
View ArticleFISP suppliers refuse to release critical fertilizer
Some suppliers of farm inputs engaged by government are withholding NPk fertilizer in fear the cash strapped government would not be able to pay. [caption id="attachment_99565" align="alignright"...
View ArticleMalawian Airline passengers stranded: No fire fighting engine at Chileka airport
Dozens of passengers for Malawian Airlines at Chileka and Kamuzu International airports failed to take off for South Africa on Sunday morning because of lack of a fire fighting engine at Chileka...
View ArticleNFRA wants Malawi govt to allow farmers export ‘excess maize’
President Peter Mutharika says he is considering a request from the country's grain reserve to lift a ban on maize export so that commercial farmers can export excess maize. [caption...
View ArticleStakeholders collaboration key in digital migration effective implementation...
Government says there is need for concerted effort and collaboration among all stakeholders, including content providers and the private sector in various aspects to ensure effective implementation of...
View ArticleMalawi set to achieve Universal Health Coverage –VP Chilima
Vice President, Dr Saulos Chilima Tuesday said the country needed to address inefficiency and wastage of public resources to achieve Universal Health Coverage. [caption id="attachment_99703"...
View ArticleMalawi cost of living now ‘at least K131,207.00’
Life in Malawi continue to remain unbearable following revelation that for a family to live a comfortable they need K131,207.00 as their monthly income, the Centre For Social Concern(CFSC) a...
View ArticlePaladin denies sale of Malawi mine to Chinese: Daily Times story incorrect
Australia’s uranium miner, Paladin Energy has refuted a report that appeared in the Daily Times newspaper of Malawi that it had sold all or part of its Kayelekera Mine in Karonga. [caption...
View ArticleIMF says Malawi’s economic outlook remains difficult
Malawi’s economic outlook remains difficult reflecting the negative impact of weather-related shocks, the ongoing suspension of budget support, persistently high inflation and weaker global demand...
View ArticleAirtel Malawi spoils its employee
The year 2015 has been successful and on Friday, the Airtel Family day underlined the triumph of the brand Airtel at the Silver Stadium. [caption id="attachment_99795" align="alignright" width="600"]...
View ArticleMicro finances sever ties with Malawi govt
Financial institutions that lend money to civil servants in Malawi have severed ties with the government amid a row over K1.9 million which the micro finances claim has not been submitted to them three...
View ArticleMuluzi presides over 5km new Area 43 road project
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Atupele Muluzi on Thursday presided over a 5 kilometer New Area 43 Road Project and encouraged other ministries to work with Malawi Defence Force (MDF)...
View ArticleUplift lives of farmers -NASFAM
The National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi (NASFAM) on Thursday bemoaned the slow pace in transforming lives of local farmers from being middle income earner to into fully fledged and well...
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