Cisanet welcomes reforms in Malawi farm input subsidy
An agricultuire non governmental organisation has highly welcomed the reforms in the farm input subsidised programme (FISP) which has seen unprecedented reduction from K60 billion to K30 billion. Civil...
View ArticleDrowning Escom employee causes national black out
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) on Saturday effected an emergency load shedding across Malawi as divers tried to the body of the power utility’s employee who had drowned at Nkula A...
View ArticleSurveyors Institute of Malawi warns on use of unlicensed agents
The Surveyors Institute of Malawi (SIM), a registered professional body responsible for securing of the advancement of and facilitation of the acquisition of that knowledge which constitutes the...
View ArticleTNM Mpamba partners Mukuru international money transfer service: Partnership...
Malawi’s premier mobile network service provider TNM today proudly announces the launch of a partnership with Mukuru, an international money transfer service, which will allow both remittances and...
View ArticleAfrican Development Bank, Malawi ink US$1mil humanitarian assistance grant...
The African Development Bank and Malawi government signed a grant agreement for a humanitarian emergency assistance to mitigate the effects of the 2015 floods and El Niño in 2016. The signing ceremony...
View ArticleAHCX tips Malawi on El nino preparation
AHL Commodities Exchange (AHCX) says Malawi should position itself to return to normal agricultural production through both rain-fed agriculture and irrigation following predictions by global weather...
View ArticleZodiak, Times Group owe Malawi Revenue Authority billions in tax
Malawi private media houses, Zodiak Broadcasting Services (ZBS) and the Times Group are reported to be owing Ms tax collector, the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) billions of the much needed Kwacha,...
View ArticleVP Chilima launches Malawi Institute of Procurement and Supply Act
Vice president Dr Saulos Chilima Thursday described the launch of Malawi Institute of Procurement and Supply (MIPS) Act as a milestone and genesis for a great future for the country and the profession....
View ArticleMalawi sugar price up 8%: More woes for consumers
Not so sweet news for consumers who will have to dig deeper into their pockets to buy sugar following an eight percent price hike by Illovo Sugar (Malawi) Limited. The sugar manufacturer’s public...
View ArticleNyasa Times journo leads Malawi Tobacco Media Network
Media Network on Tobacco (MNT) has elected its president, Alfred Chauwa, who is also a journalist working for Nyasa Times. Chauwa has commended Malawi Media for the role being played in reporting...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Association of Malawi raise K1.2m in Food Fest 2016
The International Women’s Association of Malawi (IWAM) has made about K1.2 million in a food fest organized in Lilongwe on Saturday 4 June to raise funds for various charity works. The amount is an...
View ArticleMalawi govt to develop, diversify agricultural production – Minister
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Dr. George Chaponda has stressed that Government is taking a keen interest in developing and diversifying the country’s agriculture production,...
View ArticleCover prices increase for Malawi newspapers after newsprint VAT: ‘Cruel...
Newspaper cover prices have increased in Malawi with the country media giant Times Group announcing the new prices for all of its titles. The flagship dail newspaper, The Daily Times will now cost...
View ArticleJudge Kenyatta blocks Reserve Bank of Malawi from taking over Prime Insurance
The High Court in Blantyre has blocked the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) from taking over management of a local insurance company, Prime Insurance Limited. At a news conference on Friday in Lilongwe,...
View ArticleRachel Sibande and Madalitso Chidumu named Malawi delegates at Global...
The Embassy of the United States of America has announced that Rachel Sibande and Madalitso Chidumu , will be Malawi delegates at the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit ), which will take place June...
View ArticleCustomers key to profitability says Standard Bank of Malawi: Shareholders to...
Standard Bank, listed on the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) says delivering superior customer experience and innovative financial solutions holds key to its profitability. The bank’s chairman Dr Rex...
View ArticleMutharika launches 2016 Climate Change Week, EBAFOSA
President Peter Mutharika Monday led the nation in observing this year’s World Environment Day and launched 2016 Climate Change Week and Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Food Security Assembly (EBAFOSA)...
View Article Standard Banks dishes out prizes in 3rd draw of Mlimi Alirenji
Standard Bank has conducted the third draw of its ongoing Mlimi Alirenji promotion where more tobacco farmers continue winning various prizes. Launched in April 2016, the promotion aims at rewarding...
View ArticleMalawi, China launches Small Grants Support for disaster prone districts
Malawi government has jointly launched small scale grants towards disaster risk management which will be implemented under the trilateral cooperation between United Nations Development Fund and the...
View ArticleTobacco prices pick up as quality leaf arrive at auction floors
Officials from auction floors say tobacco prices have now picked up after weeks of stormy sales following low prices and high rejection rate. Albert Changaya of Tobacco Control Commission attributed...
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