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Malawi to commission 37 factories in rural areas
August 2, 2013
Malawi to commission 37 factories in rural areas
Malawi will by the end of this year commission 37 factories in rural areas as one way of economically empowering…
Kammwamba coal fired plant awaits Chinese loan
August 2, 2013
Kammwamba coal fired plant awaits Chinese loan
Kammwamba coal fired power plant which is expected to double Malawi’s electricity generation from about 287 megawatts, awaits a loan…
Malawi GDP rises by 18 percent in 5 years
July 31, 2013
Malawi GDP rises by 18 percent in 5 years
Malawi gross domestic product (GDP) at 2007 constant prices is expected to rise by 18 percent from K951 billion to…
Carlsberg conducts second draw
July 31, 2013
Carlsberg conducts second draw
Carlsberg Malawi conducted the second draw of the spirits promotion at Shoprite on Friday, where Blantyre-based Kwame Thipa emerged winner…
BCA drills NPL supervisors
July 31, 2013
BCA drills NPL supervisors
Nation Publications Limited (NPL) supervisory level staff last week took time off to sharpen their skills on the team leadership…
Malawi tobacco revenue 11% above projection
July 31, 2013
Malawi tobacco revenue 11% above projection
With four weeks before the end of the marketing season,tobacco revenue hit $333.55 million in week 20, about 11…
Police to train Fisp prosecutors
July 31, 2013
Police to train Fisp prosecutors
The Malawi Police Service (MPS), in its quest to make sure that this year’s Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) has…
Six counters gain on Malawi Stock Exchange
July 31, 2013
Six counters gain on Malawi Stock Exchange
The local shares market, the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE), was bullish in the week ending July 26 which saw…
Malawi inflation highest in Comesa
July 31, 2013
Malawi inflation highest in Comesa
Malawi’s annual inflation rate in the month of June 2013 was the highest in the Common Market for Eastern…
Malawi inflation highest in Comesa
July 31, 2013
Malawi inflation highest in Comesa
Malawi’s annual inflation rate in the month of June 2013 was the highest in the Common Market for Eastern…
Escom loses K160m to vandals
July 31, 2013
Escom loses K160m to vandals
Over K160 million was lost to vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure last year alone, the Electricity Supply Commission…
Nsanje farmers bemoan lack of markets
July 31, 2013
Nsanje farmers bemoan lack of markets
People of Nyanthana Village in Bangula, Traditional Authority (T/A) Mbenje in Nsanje can testify on changed living standards, following…
Malawi trade deficit raises to K110bn in Q1
July 30, 2013
Malawi trade deficit raises to K110bn in Q1
Malawi 2013 First Quarter (Q1) trade deficit rose to about K110 billion from K109.2 billion in the preceding quarter, official…
Govt blamed on banana dangerous disease
July 30, 2013
Govt blamed on banana dangerous disease
The Civil Society Agriculture Network (Cisanet) has blamed Malawi government on its inaction against banana bunchy top disease which is…
Sunbird in mushroom production
July 30, 2013
Sunbird in mushroom production
Public- listed hotel chain Sunbird Tourism Limited has ventured into mushroom production in a bid to add flavour to its…
KPMG bails out Choma Health Centre
July 30, 2013
KPMG bails out Choma Health Centre
Audit and advisory firm KPMG has bailed out Choma Health Centre in the outskirts of Mzuzu from mobility problems facing…
Residents pay different price for water at Kiosks
July 30, 2013
Residents pay different price for water at Kiosks
Some residents in the peri-urban areas of Blantyre are paying higher water tariffs for water supplied at kiosks than others,…
Rural areas to access internet services
July 30, 2013
Rural areas to access internet services
The introduction of the Television White Spaces (TVWS) project will ensure that rural and underserved areas have access to affordable…
MRA upbeat on 2013/14 tax collection target
July 29, 2013
MRA upbeat on 2013/14 tax collection target
Public tax collector Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) is upbeat that it will collect the projected tax revenue at K338.9 billion…
NBM cuts lending rate by 5 percentage points
July 29, 2013
NBM cuts lending rate by 5 percentage points
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) has reduced its base lending rate by five percentage points to 35 percent from 40…