Business
E-payments reduce transaction costs—RBM
October 27, 2014
E-payments reduce transaction costs—RBM
Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) said the usage of electronic payments could help to reduce overall transaction costs as well…
Tobacco growers regret kwacha depreciation
October 27, 2014
Tobacco growers regret kwacha depreciation
Tobacco Association of Malawi (Tama), the country’s oldest and biggest tobacco growers’ body, has regretted the timing of the massive…
Government distributing subsidised fertiliser
October 27, 2014
Government distributing subsidised fertiliser
The Ministry of Agriculure, Irrigation and Water Develoment says smallholder farmers will have to wait for 45 days from last…
Shayona triples cement production
October 27, 2014
Shayona triples cement production
Shayona Cement Company says its production has tripled after the first phase of installation of a new manufacturing plant at…
Milk producers court govt on challenges
October 25, 2014
Milk producers court govt on challenges
The Malawi Milk Producers Association (MMPA) on Wednesday outlined a myriad of ‘outstanding’ challenges still gripping the local dairy sector…
ICT can woo youths to agriculture sector
October 25, 2014
ICT can woo youths to agriculture sector
The Lilongwe University of Natural Resources and Agriculture (Luanar) has said the use of Information and Communication Technologies in agriculture…
27-year-old with passion for phones, furniture
October 25, 2014
27-year-old with passion for phones, furniture
Khalil-Ahmed Tayub is a very good example of enterprising young people as he has taken advantage of the country’s technological…
Pension funds too costly to Malawi employers
October 24, 2014
Pension funds too costly to Malawi employers
An analyst has said the mandatory contributory pension scheme which Malawi introduced in June 2011 is costly to some employers…
China extends list of duty-free products from Malawi
October 24, 2014
China extends list of duty-free products from Malawi
The People’s Republic of China has extended the list of Malawi products that will be imported duty-free into China. The…
Science, technology key to economic development
October 24, 2014
Science, technology key to economic development
Malawi Government has said science and technology is important because it is central to production of goods and services and…
MRA says VAT is tax for the future
October 23, 2014
MRA says VAT is tax for the future
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has rolled out the second phase of Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs), a programme which the country’s…
Malawi is eighth poorest country in Africa-Report
October 23, 2014
Malawi is eighth poorest country in Africa-Report
Against the backdrop of looting of government coffers, low gross domestic product (GDP) and a volatile currency, Malawi has been…
‘Malawi’s rural infrastructure performance invariably poor’
October 22, 2014
‘Malawi’s rural infrastructure performance invariably poor’
Malawi has made strides in constructing, upgrading and maintaining some of its road infrastructure, but the ugly story remains on…
Kwacha hits worst point, may trade at K525 by Dec
October 22, 2014
Kwacha hits worst point, may trade at K525 by Dec
The kwacha hit its lowest point to the dollar since 2012 on Monday, with the middle rate falling to about…
Fuel, food push down inflation rate to 23.7%
October 22, 2014
Fuel, food push down inflation rate to 23.7%
The country’s inflation rate has fallen by 0.8 percent from 24.5 percent age points in August to 23.7 percent in…
Anti-smoking treaty gets stiffer, trouble brews for Malawi grower
October 21, 2014
Anti-smoking treaty gets stiffer, trouble brews for Malawi grower
There is more trouble brewing for Malawi’s principal forex earner, tobacco, as the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s anti-smoking treaty is…
Malawi struggles under Sadc trade, excels in Comesa
October 21, 2014
Malawi struggles under Sadc trade, excels in Comesa
Malawi’s trade performance under the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) is relatively deplorable, but the country managed to excel under…
BCC assures vendors of market safety
October 21, 2014
BCC assures vendors of market safety
Blantyre City Council (BCC) has assured vendors in the city that it will find ways of protecting markets from fires…
Poor procurement delays Lirangwe–Chingale Machinga road construction
October 21, 2014
Poor procurement delays Lirangwe–Chingale Machinga road construction
Minister of Transport and Public Works Francis Kasaila has said the construction and upgrading of the Lirangwe-Chingale Machinga Road has…
Minister commends Escom on maintenance works
October 21, 2014
Minister commends Escom on maintenance works
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Atupele Muluzi has commended Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) on the progress…