Malawi Kwacha falls to ‘weakest level ever’
The Malawi Kwacha has weakened sharply to a record low against the dollar by 6.4 percent since the start of the year, Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe has confirmed the slump. [caption...
View ArticleMalawi MP, Research Foundation support bee keepers
Member for Parliament for Mulanje South East Naomi Kilekwa and Tea Research Foundation (TRF) have teamed up to support bee keeping to conserve trees in Mulanje. [caption id="attachment_102117"...
View ArticleVP Chilima says MBS lab complex ‘milestone’ in Malawi economic tranformation
Malawi’s economy is expected to embark on a more robust transformation following the completion of a multibillion Standardized Quality Assurance and Meteorology (SQAM) laboratory which is expected to...
View ArticleEgypt responds to Malawi’s food aid appeal
The Arab Republic of Egypt through the Egyptian Agency of Partnership and Development (EAPD) has donated about K 19.5 million in a humanitarian gesture to help Malawi cope with the impending food...
View ArticleCear increases rail coaches to six
The Central East African Railway (Cear) has increased the number of passenger-carrying rail coaches from three to six in response to an outcry from the general public that the number of coaches...
View ArticleMinister says eat less: Malawi citizens should adopy ‘coping mechanism’ in...
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Allan Chiyembekeza has called people in the country to reduce food wastes and take lesser meals during the lean period. [caption...
View ArticleNGO Access Agriculture train Malawi journalists
In a bid to make agricultural information accessible to farmers in indigenous languages, Access Agriculture has trained media personnel’s in the country on how they can translate Audio -visual...
View ArticleFear, ignorance aiding corruption in Malawi public projects
Fear and ignorance among community leaders on public project processes are breeding corrupt tendencies among some local council officials and politicians involved in implementation of Local Development...
View ArticleMRA offices at Malawi border post Songwe gutted
Fire gutted offices of Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) warehouse at Songwe boarder in Karonga in the early hours of Friday destroying a lot of property and documents. [caption id="attachment_102387"...
View ArticleKwacha to stabilise, no collapse of Malawi economy – Reserve Bank governor
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) governor Charles ChukA remains confident the Kwacha currency will soon stabilize according to market fundamentals saying the country’s economy will not collapse....
View ArticleZambia maize flour invades Malawi market as grain price soar
As maize price on the country's liberalized market has almost tripled compared to government set price, Zambian maize flour has found its way onto the Malawi market and traders are raking in a fortune...
View ArticleTiwonge Mhango goes green
In his efforts to reconnect with mother Malawi after a 17 year long stay in the US, musician Tiwonge Mhango over the weekend stormed Bwaila in Lilongwe to plant trees. [caption id="attachment_102558"...
View ArticleMzuzu Airport obstructing city’s development- Council
Mzuzu City Council (MCC) has expressed concern over the location of Mzuzu Airport inside the city, saying it is obstructing development in the northern region’s biggest urban centre. [caption...
View ArticleMamaye trains Malawi journos on health reporting: Analyses maternal situation
Mamaye Movement, an initiative that aims at improving maternal and newborn survival by engaging the public, has, has appealed to the Malawi media to write more stories on health related issues....
View ArticleCommunities’ united effort on gender project impresses MCA official
Communities from Traditional Authority (T/A) Chowe in Mangochi have been commended for the commitment and enthusiasm they have displayed towards a gender project which the Catholic Commission for...
View ArticleScrap colonial-era tax in Malawi, UK urged by ActionAid
A colonial-era tax treaty between Malawi and the UK is costing the southern African country significant amounts of lost tax revenue and must be reformed, the charity ActionAid has said. [caption...
View ArticleTNM commissions 27 new network sites in Salima and Mangochi
Telekoms Networks Malawi (TNM), the country's premier mobile network provider, has commissioned 27 new network sites in the lakeshore districts of Salima and Mangochi as one way of contributing to...
View ArticlePoor Chinese work: Malawi minister urges contractor to adhere to standards
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa has expressed disappointment at the poor workmanship in the initial stages of the on–going construction of a stadium in Mangochi....
View ArticleMalawi defies anti-tobacco drive—Minister of Agriculture
Tobacco, fondly christened Malawi's green gold, will remain the country’s cash crop as Minister of Agriculture and Water development has declared that switching from tobacco to other crops is...
View ArticleKaronga hospital, Mlambalala school benefit from TNM’s promotion
Karonga district Hospital and Mlambalala Primary School in Blantyre have become the most recent beneficiaries of TNM’s life-changing Ufulu@50 Promotion, thanks to TNM customers, George Mhango and...
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