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Tobacco farmers protest low prices
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli yesterday was the fresh face when he officially opened the 2019 Tobacco Marketing Season in Lilongwe,…
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Controversy over teacher-pupil ratio
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has sparked controversy that the teacher to pupil ratio in the country has…
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Loans Board recovers K562m
Some former students of the University of Malawi (Unima) and Mzuzu University (Mzuni) have paid back K562 million of the…
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Tobacco firm plays down weather impact
JTI Leaf Malawi says it expects its contracted tobacco growers to deliver good quality crop during the 2019 Tobacco Marketing…
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Business News
Electricity tariffs exaggerated—MCCCI
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has bemoaned that its members, mostly industrial companies, continue to…
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Business News
Is the mining sector a lost opportunity?
More talk but less action on the ground. This is a typical case of Malawi’smining and quarrying sector. For the…
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Brexit will hurt Malawi, says study
A study has found that the decision by the United Kingdom (UK) to withdraw from the European Union (EU), popularly referred…
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Editors Pick
Malawi’s digital census attracts Africa interest
Malawi has become a role model to other African countries following successful implementation of a paperless or electronic 2018 Population…
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‘Malawi has best policies, problem is implementation’
Economist Thomas Chataghalala Munthali has been appointed as director general of the National Planning Commission (NPC) with effect from mid-March.…
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‘Development plans To be localised’
National Planning Commission (NPC) says it will ensure that both sectoral and district development plans are in sync with Malawi…
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Business News
When dirty money puts economy at risk
Malawi is sitting on stacks of dirty or laundered money in its financial system or outside the formal financial system,…
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National News
Govt appoints Planning Commission head
Economist Thomas Chataghalala Munthali has been appointed as director general of the National Planning Commission (NPC) with effect from mid…
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RBM cracks whip on errant banks
Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) imposed sanctions on some commercial banks between 2016 and 2017 for violating some of the…
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K13bn money laundering loss uncovered
Between 2013 and 2017, Malawi lost an estimated $17 010 112.72 (about K13 billion) due to money laundering offences, a…
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Kwacha could drop by 9% in 2019—EIU
The kwacha may depreciate by about nine percent against other foreign currencies this year largely due to pressure on increased…
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Corporate tax plunge Blamed on economy
Tax analysts and businesses have blamed corporate tax under performance in the first half of this fiscal year to a…
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National News
Experts see economic ruin
The Economics Association of Malawi (Ecama) and other experts have predicted economic devastation in the wake of floods that threaten…
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Business News
Treasury justifies rebasing of GDP
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe has justified rebasing of the country’s GDP, saying it will ensure…
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2018/19 Budget cut by K25 billion
Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe yesterday revised downwards the 2018/19 National Budget by K25 billion from K1.454 trillion to K1.429 trillion…
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Real estate sector mess irks govt
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has expressed displeasure at the mess in the real estate sector, noting that…
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