Almost five years since Kamuzu Barrage Upgrade commenced and the deadline extended seven times the Shire River Basin Management Programme (SRBMP) says the project has been completed and will be commissioned on Monday. Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, SRBMP project coordinator Sydney Kamtukule said the $50 million (about K36.5 billion) World Bank-funded barrage and…

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) has urged Malawi to pay attention to women cross-border traders and further use cross-border trade for the benefit of women, regional integration, and inclusive growth. In a recently published report titled Women in informal cross-border trade in Malawi, Tanzania and  Zambia, Unctad observes that informal cross-border…

Malawi’s 6.8 million registered voters will have nine presidential candidates to choose from when they queue to vote in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. This follows Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) confirmation of presidential candidates, including incumbent President Peter Mutharika of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Vice-President Saulos Chilima of newly formed UTM Party. In…

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) on Thursday signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with a United Arab Emirates-based solar energy developer for an additional 21 megawatts (MW) to the national grid. The company, Phanes Energy Renewables Nkhotakota Limited, which will start producing solar powered energy in the next five months, will run for 20…

TNM Super League side Silver Strikers board of trustees chairperson Kelvin Mmangisa has resigned following accusations by the supporters committee leadership that he was bringing “confusion to the club” and “wrongly interfering in the club’s operations”. The seasoned football administrator confirmed his resignation in a telephone interview with yesterday. Mmangisa was accused alongside another trustee,…