Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (Mitc) has set an ambitious target of identifying market opportunities of close to $300 million (about K222 billion) at the 2019 International Horticultural Expo slated for Beijing, China. China’s Yanqing district of Beijing will host the six-month  event from April 29 to  October 7 2019, which is said to cover…

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has given  clubs two weeks to register their players online or risk being barred from playing TNM Super League or cup games. According to data sourced from Mpira Connect, an online platform where clubs tabulate their players and officials, Civil Sporting Club, Blue Eagles, Dwangwa United, Karonga United, TN Stars,…

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli yesterday was the fresh face when he officially opened the 2019 Tobacco Marketing Season in Lilongwe, but for Malawian tobacco growers it was the same story of poor prices. Price tags seen on burley tobacco sold on the day at Lilongwe Floors under contract farming ranged from $0.90 (about K665) per…

TNM plc and Airtel Malawi, the country’s integrated information and communications technology and mobile phone network operators, have distanced their networks from alleged rigging plots in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. In two separate notices issued yesterday, the two rivals spoke with one voice, stressing that their networks are safe, robust and secure and…

Musician Joe Gwaladi was on Wednesday arrested in relation to allegations that he defaced and damaged the Malawian currency at Migowi Trading Centre in Phalombe district. The Tumbocid hitmaker is alleged to have committed the offence on 17th April this year at a drinking joint where he allegedly splashed, soiled and damaged K2000 notes. Confirming the development, Phalombe…