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Court throws out growers’ injunction

Court throws out growers’ injunction

The High Court in Malawi’s commercial city, Blantyre, has vacated an injunction earlier obtained by six tobacco growing associations to…
Poor patronage mars construction fair

Poor patronage mars construction fair

National Construction Industry Council (NCIC) expected most people building houses in Malawi’s commercial city, Blantyre, to turn up for a…
MPC losing K300m every year

MPC losing K300m every year

Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) is losing K300 million every year due to inadequate business. MPC postmaster general Andrew Kumbatira said…
Zomba has highest CPI—NSO

Zomba has highest CPI—NSO

A National Statistical Office (NSO) latest bulletin has rated Zomba as the expensive of all Malawi’s four cities with a…
40% of Lilongwe workforce in informal sector

40% of Lilongwe workforce in informal sector

Forty percent of Lilongwe City Council (LCC) workforce is in the informal sector, a trend that will continue to rise…
Constituency Development Fund

Constituency Development Fund

This week, we will discuss the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Our discussion will be based on CDF’s management guidelines, in…
Usaid economist tips Malawi on ERP

Usaid economist tips Malawi on ERP

United States Agency for International Development (Usaid) chief economist Steve Radelet has tipped Malawi how it can swiftly recover its…
NCIC lobbies Malawi Govt on contracts

NCIC lobbies Malawi Govt on contracts

The National Construction Industry Council (NCIC) is lobbying Malawi Government to ensure that 30 percent of its work given to…
‘Managing people requires excellence’

‘Managing people requires excellence’

Malawi Government has applauded the Institute of People Management Malawi (IPMM) for taking a rigorous and effective approach to improve…
Bangwe weaving factory breaks into export trade

Bangwe weaving factory breaks into export trade

Bangwe Weaving Factory, a manufacturing concern run by the Malawi Council for the Handicapped (Macoha) in Blantyre, has entered the…
MRA outlines hurdles to trade facilitation

MRA outlines hurdles to trade facilitation

The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) says cumbersome procedures and a lack of capacity are some of the challenges Malawi is…
Can livestock play the magic?

Can livestock play the magic?

The writing is on the wall that tobacco, Malawi’s longtime lifeline, is fast losing its stature, at least, taking into…
IMF wants Malawi to expand ERP priorities

IMF wants Malawi to expand ERP priorities

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked government to include the manufacturing sector in the country’s Economic Recovery Plan (ERP).…
Construction industry needs empowerment

Construction industry needs empowerment

Construction industry players have asked Malawi Government to help build capacity of local contractors so that they become competitive both…
MBS destroys expired goods

MBS destroys expired goods

Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) on Friday destroyed 1.5 tonnes of substandard goods confiscated in Blantyre. MBS director of quality…
Rains bring business to standstill at Mzimba NBS

Rains bring business to standstill at Mzimba NBS

Heavy rains on Thursday brought business at Mzuzu NBS Bank to a standstill following the flooding of its banking hall.…
Fafotraj to help 1 500 women access capital

Fafotraj to help 1 500 women access capital

The Farmers Forum for Trade and Social Justice (Fofatraj) is expected to start a three-year project that will see 1…
FPC trains 800 in savings management

FPC trains 800 in savings management

Future Planning for Child (FPC), through the Self-Health Group Approach Strategy, has trained 800 women in business and savings management.…
FUM laments slow progress in diversifying economy

FUM laments slow progress in diversifying economy

Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has expressed concern over Malawi’s slow progress in diversifying away from tobacco, saying there is…
Maize prices up 75% since Oct 2011

Maize prices up 75% since Oct 2011

Maize prices have risen by 75 percent from K32.75 ($0.10) to K57.29 ($0.19) per kg since October last year. According…
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