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2023: Bad year for cotton farmers, sector
The cotton sector, once touted as one of the country’s top export earners, had a tough season this year. Although…
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Refugee body censure irks Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has thrown jabs at the Malawi Government for allegedly jeopardising refugees’ rights at Dzaleka Refugee Camp…
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Devaluation: A bold reform made too late?
The year 2023 has been tough for local traders and consumers alike. First, there were long queues at filling stations…
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Mixed fortunes for businesses in 2023
The year 2023 has seen the profitability of businesses being eroded, with some forced to close shop as operational costs…
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MHRC pushes ministry into action on ATI
Ministry of Information and Digitisation has taken steps to make operational implementation of the Access to Information (ATI) law by…
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Tobacco farmers smiled all the way to the bank
The tobacco industry had its fair share of gains this year as the country’s number one foreign exchange earner’s revenue…
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GAIA courts partners to fill K117m deficit
Global Aids Interfaith Alliance (GAIA) on Thursday night held a fundraising meeting with various stakeholders in Blantyre to seek financial…
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Chilima case preliminary issues ruling January 12
The High Court of Malawi Financial Crimes Division has set January 12 2024 as the date when it will deliver…
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MEC procurement shift raises fears
Electoral stakeholders have raised fears that the decision by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to shift the deadline for the…
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Consumers cautioned on festive season spending
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has urged consumers to spend prudently and refrain from activities that will deplete their incomes…
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Trade restrictions undermining growth—World Bank
The trade and industrial policies the government set up to boost exports are undermining the country’s capacity to leverage exports…
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Study exposes use of substance
An absence of a reliable system to check doping has provided a fertile ground for some players in Malawi’s elite…
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Mozambique releases78 Malawians from jail
The Mozambican Government has unconditionally released 78 Malawians who were remanded in that country’s prisons, it has emerged. The 78…
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Industrial output up 8.8%, tobacco major boost—NSO
Malawi’s industrial production, the volume of output generated by industrial sectors, increased by an average of 8.8 percent between 2021…
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One-stop border boosts revenue by 55%—MRA
Revenue collection at the Mchinji-Mwami Border has gone up 55 percent since the commissioning of the one-stop-border post, but an…
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November inflation rises to 33.1%
Malawi’s year-on-year headline inflation rate for November 2023 has quickened by 6.2 percentage points to 33.1 percent largely due to…
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Bullets question Peter Banda’s Tanzania deal
FCB Nyasa Bullets have questioned reports from Tanzania that their winger Peter Banda has agreed a three-and-a-half-year deal with that…
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FAM polls expose flaws in statutes
The vote tie for the position of first vice-president during Football Association of Malawi (FAM) executive committee elections at Sunbird…
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Traders hail Dedza Border Post improved efficiency
Cross-border traders and travellers that use the newly opened Dedza One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) say there is improved efficiency and…
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Broadcasters called to embrace digital
Minister of Information and Digitisation Moses Kunkuyu has challenged broadcast content developers to adopt emerging digital technologies to achieve a…
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