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Business News
Study faults govt recruitment freeze
Findings of an Action Aid study has recommneded a review of public service workers’ recruitment and promotions freeze as advised…
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National News
Chakwera commits to private sector growth
President Lazarus Chakwera says his administration is committed to unlocking the challenges that affect the country’s private sector investments to…
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Committee assures farmers on Seed Bill
The Agriculture Committee of Parliament has assured farmers in the country that it will lobby for the tabling of the…
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Minister warns against tobacco buyer cartels
Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe has warned new tobacco buyers against joining cartels of seasoned buyers to exploit growers through…
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Study urges review of State firms’ mandates
A study on the state of financial and operational performance of State owned enterprises (SOEs) has recommended an immediate review…
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National News
Govt, investor sign 50MW power deal
Malawi government and Elsewedy Electric of Egypt on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of a…
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National News
Ministry, Asian business community agree on dialogue
Ministry of National Unity, the Asian business community and civil society organisations have agreed to resolve emerging racial discrimination challenges…
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Ministry for 50-50 market share
Ministry of Trade and Industry says it will engage retailers to ensure that their stocks comprise at least 50 percent…
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JTI protests tobacco law implementation
JTI Leaf Malawi, one of the country’s tobacco buyers and processors, has expressed concern over the rollout of the Tobacco…
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National News
Committee, opposition fault budget
Opposition parties and the Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament yesterday took turns to punch holes in the proposed K2.84…
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Business News
Agriculture sector budget under scrutiny
Experts are calling for a review of the agricultural sector budget to align it with the Malawi 2063, the country’s…
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Business News
MRA upbeat on meeting K1.5tn revenue target
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) is confident of collecting the K1.5 trillion set out in the K2.84 trillion 2022/23 national…
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Government backs market-led crop production
Government says it is high time the country’s farmers adopted the market-led crop production to maximise benefits from cash crops…
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National News
Committees threaten to shoot down budget
Some committees of Parliament are ganging up to reject the K2.84 trillion 2022/23 proposed National Budget if government will not…
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Business News
Minister calls for power distribution network maintenance
Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola says there is an urgent need for the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) to…
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Bushiri’s spiritual tourism
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri of Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) arrived in the country from South Africa in December 2020 amid Covid-19…
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Mejn speaks on 2022/23 Budget
A budget analysis by the Malawi Economic Justice Network (Mejn) has found glaring misalignment of the 2022/23 National Budget and…
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Low minimum wage fuelling poverty—CfSC
2022/23 budget analysis by the Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has found that maintaining the monthly minimum wage at K50…
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UN tips Malawi on economic recovery
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca) has urged Malawi to invest in key economic sectors that directly impact…
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Comsip to move thousands out of poverty line
The savings culture among Malawians remains low owing to several challenges but not limited to low penetration of banking services,…
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