Admarc buys just 200 000 metric tons of maize out of targeted 300 000 tons
State controlled produce buyer and seller Admarc has managed to buy 200,000 metric tons of maize out of the targeted 300, 000 metric tons. Admarc general manager Foster Mlumbe’s revelation comes at a...
View ArticleJobless queue grows as Malawi youth seek employment at hotel
With youth unemployment at record levels in Malawi, the capital city Lilongwe on Wednesday witnessed long queue at Golden Peacock Hotel as youths search for jobs. A long winding queue at the hotel,...
View ArticleMalawi-China holds investment forum, 100 Chinese investors expected
Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (MITC) has said it will be hosting 100 Chinese investors at the Malawi-China Investment forum which will take place on 21 June at Golden peacock Hotel in Lilongwe....
View ArticleFirst Lady to provide clean-up equipment to Tsoka Flea Market under Beautify...
Malawi’s First lady, Madame Gertrude Mutharika, has promised to provide rubbish bins, wheelbarrows and shovels to vendors of Lilongwe’s Tsoka flea market in continued efforts to keep the city clean...
View ArticleStandard Bank of Malawi launches ‘Changu Pa Geni’ customer care centres
In its quest to proactively manage the needs and expectations of its personal and business customers Standard Bank has launched a Customer Contact Centre (CCC) and a Virtual Business Centre for SME...
View ArticleUN World Food Programme ambassador hails Malawians’ efforts against hunger
Leading Japanese model and UN World Food Programme (WFP) Ambassador Against Hunger, Kurara Chibana, says she is impressed over recovery efforts undertaken by Malawian communities affected by last...
View ArticleMalawi outlines labour export guidelines for agencies and individuals
Displeased by the rise of cases of abuse and exploitation of Malawians working abroad, particularly in the Middle East, government has produced guidelines to be followed by Private Employment Agencies...
View ArticleMalawi Police arrest 50 car wash operators in Lilongwe
Malawi Police in Lilongwe have arrested 50 car wash operators for what council officials say is for operating from illegal premises. Lilongwe City Council publicist Tamara Chafunya said the operators...
View ArticleMalawi raises fuel prices: Tough economic times ahead
Malawians should expect more economic tough times ahead as prices of goods are expected to go up following the latest move by the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) to hike fuel prices, a...
View ArticleMalawi tobacco farmers knocked sideways as leaf rejection rate hits record 90%
Tobacco farmers have been knocked sideways after rejection rate hit an average 90 per cent, knocking down the slow recovering economy in the process. The turbulent tobacco market coincided with the...
View ArticleTNM raises K24million for flood victims
Malawi’s premier mobile network and ICT service provider TNM has handed over K24 million to the Red Cross to assist with relief efforts for victims of floods that hit the country’s Northern region. TNM...
View ArticleChartered Institute challenges Malawi marketers to stand up and be counted
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Malawi chapter President, Stanley Mkwamba has challenged marketers to stand up and be counted as the rest of the professions by mastering financials. Speaking...
View ArticleMalawi indigenous business people demand 70% stake in foreign investments
Indigenous business people are demanding 70 per cent stake in all foreign driven investments in Malawi. President of Indigenous Business Association of Malawi Mike Mlombwa said this at the first ever...
View ArticleMinister calls for businesspersons to register with Indigenous...
Minister of Industry and Trade Joseph Mwanamveka has called on business people in Malawi to register with Indigenous Businesspersons Association of Malawi (Ibam) so that they can speak with one voice...
View ArticleOpportunity International Bank closes three branches in North Malawi
The Opportunity International Bank of Malawi (OIBM) closed three of its branches in the northern region. According to some inside source, the affected branches include Chitipa, Nkhata-bay and Jenda in...
View ArticleTobacco farmers request Malawi govt permission to sale the leaf abroad
Frustrated tobacco farmers at Limbe Auction Floors have asked the government to give them permission sale their leaf abroad following the high rate of tobacco rejection rate at the market. The tobacco...
View ArticleMalawians urged to contribute to the fight against child labour
As the country will be commemorating World Day Against Child Labor, Ministry of Labor, Youth and Manpower Development has called upon all Malawians to join and contribute to the fight against child...
View ArticleOpportunity Bank of Malawi shut down branches as economy takes continued nose...
Opportunity Bank of Malawi (OBM) continues to close down its branches in Malawi as the economy continues to take a nose dive. The latest is Nsanje branch after Chitipa, Jeenda and Nkhata Bay last...
View ArticleMalawi infrastructure projects: Dedza-Linthipe-Lobi road completion in two...
Dedza district continues to benefit from strategic government policies on infrastructure development in view of a road project that will ease travel between Linthipe and Lobi trading centres. For many...
View ArticleChitipa fuel pump run dry for three weeks: Black market prices rise
There is a commotion in Chitipa the northern district of Malawi as motorist scrambled for fuel from the black markets as supplies of diesel and patrol at ran dry for almost three weeks. This comes......
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