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Malawi seeks to cut post-harvest losses
July 23, 2014
Malawi seeks to cut post-harvest losses
The local agriculture industry says the country is still grappling with major post-harvest agriculture management challenges which are robbing the…
Samsung volunteers build homes in Malawi
July 23, 2014
Samsung volunteers build homes in Malawi
Twenty-four volunteers from Samsung Electronics’ headquarters in South Korea are in the country to construct three houses for vulnerable families,…
LWB spends K10m on water bowsers
July 23, 2014
LWB spends K10m on water bowsers
Lilongwe Water Board has spent over K10 million (US$24 096.4) on water bowsers that are expected to supply water to…
Malawi’s inflation fall highest in Comesa
July 23, 2014
Malawi’s inflation fall highest in Comesa
Malawi recorded the highest fall in inflation in May although the rate remained one of the highest in the region,…
KUM suspension will not affect economy—IMF
July 23, 2014
KUM suspension will not affect economy—IMF
Global multilateral lender, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has allayed fears that the suspension of Kayelekera Uranium Mine (KUM) in…
Malawians have unrealistic mining expectations-Globe Metals
July 22, 2014
Malawians have unrealistic mining expectations-Globe Metals
Globe Metals and Mining, an African focused resources company, active in southern and east Africa, has accused Malawians of habouring…
Kenya Airways eye more Malawian routes
July 22, 2014
Kenya Airways eye more Malawian routes
Kenyan Airways says it is eyeing further consolidation of its Malawian market amidst emergence of local competition from the new…
ICT key to academic research
July 22, 2014
ICT key to academic research
Airtel Malawi has said Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is crucial to academic research and progression. Airtel Malawi’s managing director…
Activist for local participation in extractive sectors
July 22, 2014
Activist for local participation in extractive sectors
Malawi’s laws should clearly stipulate how the country engages with investors in the extractive industry—minerals, oil and gas—by providing for…
IPA for evidence based planning
July 22, 2014
IPA for evidence based planning
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), an international organisation that conducts impact evaluation on initiatives related to economic development, says there…
Lombard facility access peaked at K11.5bn in June
July 22, 2014
Lombard facility access peaked at K11.5bn in June
Commercial banks starved of liquidity borrowed K11.5 billion in June through the Lombard facility, a rise of 56 percent from…
Malawi among food secure nations
July 21, 2014
Malawi among food secure nations
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has placed Malawi among top three best performing countries in Southern Africa in terms…
Accountants’ board to protect investors
July 21, 2014
Accountants’ board to protect investors
The newly launched Malawi Accountants Board (MAB) will ensure that investors’ interests are protected by ensuring that the country’s accountants…
MSE reaps from anticipated H1 good earnings
July 21, 2014
MSE reaps from anticipated H1 good earnings
The marginal bullish stock market in which three counters registered share price gains on the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) is…
Inflation fall slows, now at 22.5 percent
July 21, 2014
Inflation fall slows, now at 22.5 percent
Inflation rate fell by only 0.1 percentage point to 22.5 percent in June, according to the National Statistical Office (NSO),…
Malawi car traders against foreigners’ participation
July 19, 2014
Malawi car traders against foreigners’ participation
Local secondhand motor vehicle traders have complained that foreigners who are involved in the business are driving them out of…
Duo in welding services
July 19, 2014
Duo in welding services
‘A journey of a thousand miles started with a single step’ is a maxim 41-year-old Raphael Malekano and 40-year-old Eli…
Mining sector legal reforms please World Bank
July 19, 2014
Mining sector legal reforms please World Bank
The World Bank has described the revision of the Mines and Minerals Act of 1981 as an important milestone that…
Sitting on wealth, deemed unworthy: Kayelekera villagers
July 17, 2014
Sitting on wealth, deemed unworthy: Kayelekera villagers
About three kilometers from the multimillion kwacha uranium mine in Karonga, traditional authority Kyungu lies Kayelekera village, apparently saddled with…
FCTC ratification: Is Malawi shooting itself in the foot?
July 17, 2014
FCTC ratification: Is Malawi shooting itself in the foot?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) clearly opened a can of worms for Malawi when it developed the anti-smoking treaty that…