Business
Govt urges civil servants to join Sacco’s
October 8, 2014
Govt urges civil servants to join Sacco’s
Secretary for Industry and Trade Randson Mwadiwa says his ministry is putting in place strategies that will enable more civil…
Malawi business environment excites Tanzanian exhibitors
October 8, 2014
Malawi business environment excites Tanzanian exhibitors
Women traders belonging to the Tanzania Handcraft Association (THA) have expressed optimism with the business climate in the country following…
Companies to be fined for non-compliance with Comesa law
October 8, 2014
Companies to be fined for non-compliance with Comesa law
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Competition Commission says companies that do not comply with Comesa Competition…
Malawi mining, quarrying revenue to fall by 68 percent
October 7, 2014
Malawi mining, quarrying revenue to fall by 68 percent
Revenue from mining and quarrying, one of the country’s important sectors is expected to drop by about 68 percent to…
Govt, Norway hail Neal formation
October 7, 2014
Govt, Norway hail Neal formation
Malawi and Norway say the formation of the Network for Enhanced Livelihood (Neal), a grouping of orgnisations in the agriculture…
Minister warns chiefs on vandalism, railway blockages
October 7, 2014
Minister warns chiefs on vandalism, railway blockages
Government has warned district commissioners (DC)and chiefs who resort to blocking projects when they have certain concerns about Vale Logistics…
World Bank to support Malawi microfinance institutions
October 7, 2014
World Bank to support Malawi microfinance institutions
The World Bank has expressed satisfaction with the work done by microfinance institutions in the country.The bank has since pledged…
VP to grace Nabw exhibition
October 6, 2014
VP to grace Nabw exhibition
Vice-President Saulos Chilima is set to grace an exhibition by the National Association of Business Women (Nabw) dubbed Malawi National…
Poor transport killing Mzuzu’s tourism potential
October 6, 2014
Poor transport killing Mzuzu’s tourism potential
Grand Palace Hotel co-director Arief Anwerbeig has asked government to improve road and air transport to attract tourists to the…
Procurement professionals warned against corruption
October 6, 2014
Procurement professionals warned against corruption
Procurement and supply chain management professionals have been warned against involvement in “procurementgate” because they are the most exposed group…
Cisanet wants MRFC replaced
October 6, 2014
Cisanet wants MRFC replaced
Civil Society Agriculture Network (Cisanet) has said the country’s major farm input distributor, Malawi Rural Finance Company (MRFC), currently under…
Malawi energy project to displace 3 500 people
October 6, 2014
Malawi energy project to displace 3 500 people
An initial study by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) through consulting engineer Fichtner has found that the project to modernise…
Chiwaya: An entrepreneur with passion to train others
October 4, 2014
Chiwaya: An entrepreneur with passion to train others
Not many entrepreneurs with expertise in a particular field think of imparting the knowledge they have to others. The majority…
Malawi losing potential tourists to neighbours—Minister
October 4, 2014
Malawi losing potential tourists to neighbours—Minister
Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture Kondwani Nankhumwa has said there is need for the country to be aggressive in…
TCC pleads with buyers to get excess tobacco
October 4, 2014
TCC pleads with buyers to get excess tobacco
The Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) has said it has to plead with buyers every year to get excess leaf from…
30% of Malawi’s insurance claims fraudulent—IAM
October 2, 2014
30% of Malawi’s insurance claims fraudulent—IAM
The country’s insurance industry is hit by fraudulent activities, with 30 percent of all claims processed being false particularly in…
MCC says energy compact on track
October 2, 2014
MCC says energy compact on track
The US government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is impressed with the completion of the first year of the $350 million…
EU aid unlocking meet October 10
October 1, 2014
EU aid unlocking meet October 10
President Peter Mutharika has disclosed that a follow up meeting where government will provide finer details on anti-Cashgate efforts to…
New network to link youths
October 1, 2014
New network to link youths
The newly formed Youth Network of Malawi (Yonema) says youths in the country should connect as one way of sharing…
MCA commissions study on power grid compensations
October 1, 2014
MCA commissions study on power grid compensations
The Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Malawi office will engage an expert consultant to undertake a study on the form of…