Business
Court throws out growers’ injunction
November 7, 2012
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
November 7, 2012
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
November 7, 2012
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
November 7, 2012
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
November 7, 2012
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
November 7, 2012
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
November 6, 2012
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
November 6, 2012
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’
November 6, 2012
‘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
November 6, 2012
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
November 6, 2012
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?
November 6, 2012
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
November 5, 2012
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
November 5, 2012
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
November 5, 2012
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
November 5, 2012
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
November 5, 2012
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
November 5, 2012
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
November 3, 2012
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
November 2, 2012
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…