Minister Msaka says Malawi not only country facing blackouts
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bright Saka Sc has said Malawi is not the country which is facing electricity woes, saying all countries in southern Africa are affected and have load...
View ArticleCarlsberg Malawi raises prices on beverages after Frozzy ban
Consumers of non-alcoholic beverages made by Carlsberg Malawi Limited will have to pay more to have a sip following a price hike confirmed by the company. The company has not given any reason for...
View ArticleLas Vegas-style casino opens in Lilongwe
A large Las Vegas-style casino opens for business at New City Centre in the capital city Lilongwe Tuesday November 29, 2016. Situated at Golden Peacock Hotel Complex in New City Centre, Area 13,...
View ArticleBlantyre City to finish surfacing Limbe-Angelo Goveya-Manja Road
The Blantyre City Council (BCC) Tuesady says it will finish the surfacing of Limbe-Angelo Goveya-Manje road soon. There were concerns from residents considering that the road was partly surfaced and...
View ArticleStandard Bank executive challenges women leaders in Malawi
Standard Bank Head of Personal and Business Banking (PBB) Dr Margaret Kubwalo-Chaika has advised women in leadership positions to expect to make tough choices in order to overcome difficult economic...
View ArticleMinister Muluzi delighted with passing of Forestry Bill: ‘It’s...
Malawi Parliament has passed the Forestry (Amandement) Bill after opposition members queried aspects of the bill. Ministers of Land, Housing and Urban Development, Atupele Muluzi expressed delight with...
View ArticleMutharika decries wasted irrigation land: Launches Malawi agriculture,...
President Prof Peter Mutharika has bemoaned the country’s 300,000 hectares of unexploited land for irrigation farming which has adverse effects on the country’s economy and food security. He made the...
View ArticleHeavy rains, floods cause havoc in Mchinji: Maize gardens affected
Heavy rains which resulted in flush floods washed away crops and destroyed houses in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mlonyeni in Mchinji district on Monday. The downpour has affected 960 families in...
View ArticleMalawi newspaper The Nation raises cover price to K600
The Nation Publications Limited (NPL) has announced it is increasing the cover price ofon both its daily newspaper and weekend editions. The price of the daily edition of The Nation newspaper is...
View ArticleMalawi Treasury appoints new spokesman: Exit Msowoya, enters Kutengule
Spokesperson for the Ministry Finance and Economic Planning and Development, Nations Msowoya has been removed from the post and replaced with Alfred Kutengule. Secretary to the Treasury (ST) Ronald...
View ArticleSalima sugar company promises better prices for Malawi consumers
The newly established Salima sugar factory has promised to help bring competition on the market and better prices for the local consumers and export of the sugar which would lead to earning much needed...
View ArticleTNM customer wins K5mil in ‘ZaBhoo’ promo
Malawi’s integrated mobile network and ICT service provider TNM has conducted the grand draw of its just ended “ZaBhoo Recharge and Win Promotion” aiming to reward customers for their support. During...
View ArticleMalawi Department of Disaster outlines La Nina preparedness efforts
Once beaten twice shy, is the hard lesson learnt from 2013 devastating floods that wrecked havoc in over 15 districts across Malawi and now the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) says it...
View Article$350.7mil MCA Compact grant to reduce blackouts
Blackouts in Malawi are expected to reduce drastically, once the USD350.7Million Millennium Challenge Account-Malawi (MCA-M), the local implementing agency of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)...
View ArticleMalawi fails to meet Extended Credit Facility deadline: IMF approves ‘more time’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved that Malawi government authorities be granted more time to achieve the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme objectives for which it borrowed...
View ArticleAfDB provides K12.5bn humanitarian aid to Malawi
African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted Malawi Government with 12 million Units of Account (approximately K12.5 billion) towards Food Crisis Response Sector Budget Support. Minister of Finance,...
View ArticleMalawi Ombudsman elected director for Africa Ombuds body
Malawi’s Ombudsman, Martha Chizuma-Mwangonde is now one of the three regional directors for Africa for the global International Ombudsman Institute (IOI). The 190 member IOI, which is headquartered in...
View ArticleMore maize arrive in Malawi from Zambia
Over 1,000 from a total of 100, 000 metric tonnes of maize purchased from neighbouring Zambia for food insecurity response has arrived in Malawi. The maize is being stored in Admarc warehouses and will...
View ArticleNo money to drill boreholes, says Minister Chaponda
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Dr George Chaponda Tuesday said money was not allocated to drill boreholes in the 2015/16 budget. He said this in parliament when he was...
View ArticleMangochi communities found gold in irrigation farming
Communities from Mpundi village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Namabvi in Mangochi have said they have found gold in irrigation farming. The communities have owed this success story to...
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