Business
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…
Sunbird half year profit hits K394m
October 1, 2014
Sunbird half year profit hits K394m
Sunbird Tourism Limited has posted a K394 million in the half year period ended June 30 2014 representing an 18…
K22bn tax revenue tied in courts
October 1, 2014
K22bn tax revenue tied in courts
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has said over K22 billion is tied in court cases and has since proposed the…
CGI commended for recognising Awep Malawi chapter
October 1, 2014
CGI commended for recognising Awep Malawi chapter
The Malawian chapter of the African Women Entrepreneurship Programme, (Awep) has commended the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) for recognising the…
Cross-border transactions down 33.7%
September 29, 2014
Cross-border transactions down 33.7%
Value of cross-border transactions fell by about 33.7 percent in August compared to July while average volume declined by 4.3…
Macra setting up fund for rural areas
September 29, 2014
Macra setting up fund for rural areas
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) plans to set up a Universal Access Fund (UAF) to help telecommunication operators provide services…
EU commits 3.8m euros for agriculture research, education
September 29, 2014
EU commits 3.8m euros for agriculture research, education
The European Union (EU) has committed 3.8 million euros (K2 billion) to support agricultural research and education in Malawi as…
Zero coupon bonds to improve firms’ liquidity
September 29, 2014
Zero coupon bonds to improve firms’ liquidity
Government’s plans to issue zero coupon bonds to contractors and suppliers owed K158 billion in arrears will avail working capital…