Kayerekera mine security guards down tool over poor working condition
The security staff at Kayerekera uranium mine in Karonga the northern part of Malawi on Thursday started boycotting their work due to poor working condition. The security staff also want their General...
View ArticleMalawi workers union pushes for K40 000 minimum wage
Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) has asked the government to raise minimum wage to K40000 from K20000 due to escalating cost of living. MCTU secretary general Pontiphar Kalichero said the union...
View ArticleMalawi govt delays contributory pension scheme for civil servants
Government says it has delayed the mandatory contribitory pension scheme for civil servants because of lack of resources. Spokesperson for Finance ministry Nations Msowoya said the government needs...
View ArticleMalawi to launch web-based trade portal
Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Joseph Mwanamvekha will on Thursday officially launch the Malawi Trade Portal at Sunbird Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre. The Trade Portal, which is a one-stop...
View ArticleMutharika launches Malawi food insecurity response plan: Outlines strategy to...
The Malawi government has set aside $50 million to assist people who will be hit by hunger this year until the next farming season. President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika revealed this in Lilongwe...
View ArticleMalawi banking on benevolence: To encourage public-private partnerships to...
For years, Malawi has banked on the international community forthe development of its roads, factories, airports, railway lines, ICT infrastructure, water treatment plants, energy supply and even...
View ArticleUN, US urge transparency at Malawi grain marketor Admarc
State grain dealer, Admarc has come under intense fire from the UN and the United States for lack of transparency. UNDP resident representative in Malawi Amakobe Sande and US ambassador to Malawi...
View ArticleCustomers hail TNM Moyo Cover Plus: Pays K115mil in claims
Premier mobile and ICT service provider TNM customers have hailed the company for the free life insurance cover it provides under Moyo cover product. In September, 2013 TNM launched the Moyo Cover to...
View ArticleMalawi supermarkets warned on cheating; engaged in deceptive pricing
Malawi’s Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has warned prominent supermarkets in the country that it shall take stern measures to deal with any supermarket that continues to engage in...
View ArticleConsumers, Malawi Revenue Authority roar to demand receipts: Kapito lambasts...
The Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) advocacy to demand receipts has been joined by traditional leaders, politicians and the Malawi Revenue Authority on Friday in Blantyre when MRA launched its...
View ArticleAirtel Malawi launches broadband services
Airtel Malawi has launched enterprise broadband services, which will be providing high quality full internet services and virtual private networks as a market differentiator. The launch, which was...
View ArticleTNM launches customer care centre facilities
In a bid to ensure effective communication between institutions and their clientele, premier mobile network service and ICT provider TNM proudly launches Customer Care Centre (CCC) solutions. The...
View ArticleChampion resilience policies, CADECOM tells Malawi media
Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) has challenged the media to effectively report on resilience policies to help the nation adapt and respond to impacts of climate change. Malawi has...
View ArticleUS vice president spouse in Malawi for humanitarian cause
US vice president’s spouse Jill Tracy Biden is in Malawi to drum up support for humanitarian causes as the country faces severe food shortages. Dr Biden was expected to be joined by World Food...
View ArticleUSAID launches agricultural and nutrition extension project in Malawi
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Thursday launched feed the future strengthening Agricultural and Nutrition Extension Services project worth $70 million (SANE). Speaking...
View ArticleRotaract Club of Lilongwe has new president: Isabel Kumwembe
The Rotaract Club of Lilongwe has a new president and she is Isabel Kumwembe, who has taken over from DomincMaganda. Kumwembe was inducted on Saturday when the Club celebrated the end of its second...
View ArticleMalawi relocates over 250 elephants to Nkhotakota Game Reserve
Over 250 elephants have so far been reloated from Liwonde National Park in Machinga to Nkhotakota Game Reserve as the restocking exercise for the game reserve starts in earnest. Director of Wildlife...
View ArticleTobacco future continues to look smoky in Malawi
Officials from the tobacco industry are not sure when the buying season will come to an end but said the future of the gold leaf in Malawi still looks smoky and foggy. AHL Group corporate... The post...
View ArticleExclusive interview with actvist Mfiti on rights and development
The United Nations since 2011 adopted the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights for all member states. Business, Companies and Projects need to comply with human rights in their operations....
View ArticleMalawi conducts research on industrial hemp: OK as rope, not as dope
Meanwhile, a scientist at Chitedze Research Station in Lilongwe has said the station has completed the second phase of testing industrial hemp. The scientist, Laurent Pungulani said preliminary results...
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