September 28, 2023
Malawi: Minister Matola Stresses Need for Increased Financing Towards Clean Cooking Technologies
Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has stressed the need for increased financing towards clean cooking if countries are to achieve universal access to clean and modern energy by… Read more »
September 26, 2023
Malawi: National Bank Hail Vendors On Loan Repayments
Bank of the Nation, National Bank of Malawi Plc (NBM) has applauded vendors for performing extremely well in Taoloka Finance loan repayment surpassing other special customer… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Govt Introduces Special Allowances for Civil Servants
Malawi Government says it has introduced special allowances for some civil servants, beginning from 1st October 2023. Read more »
Malawi: Unemployed Nurses, Midwives Demand Permanent Employment, Give Malawi Government 14 Days to Effect Mass Recruitment
Concerned unemployed nurses and midwives have given the Malawi Government up to 5th October 2023 to offer them permanent employment or face nationwide protests. Read more »
September 25, 2023
Malawi: Police Arrest Water Vessel Captain for Overloading
Police say they have arrested a 74-year old water vessel captain in Nkhata Bay for overloading after a picture of his overloaded vessel went viral on social media platforms on… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Malawi: Chakwera Urges African Americans to Invest Back in Their Respective Countries
The Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera, currently attending the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, USA, has urged Africans naturalized in… Read more »
Africa: Stop Colonising African Economic Assets, Malawi President Tells West
Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has told Western governments to stop colonising African economic assets and financial systems. Read more »
Malawi: PIL Moves to Scale Up Fuel Supply
Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL) has moved to scale up the importation of fuel in the country through rail with 11 wagons of petrol offloaded in Blantyre yesterday. Read more »
September 19, 2023
Malawi: Chakwera Commits to Addressing Bottlenecks to Job Creation
Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has said the Government of Malawi is fully committed to the Global Accelerator Initiative in an effort to address the country's… Read more »
September 12, 2023
Malawi: U.S.$13,500 Cat Project Engages Varsity Students in Identifying, Addressing Challenges Facing Smallholder Farmers
In its quest to address challenges facing smallholder farmers and increase agricultural production and productivity, Centre for Agricultural Transformation (CAT) has partnered with… Read more »
Malawi: Experts Scrutinize, Fine-Tune Competition and Fair Trading Bill, Regulations
Experts including lawyers and economists banged heads to fine-tune the Competition and Fair Trading (CFT) Bill expected to be tabled in Parliament in November this year. Read more »
August 20, 2023
Southern Africa: Chakwera to Explore Energy Opportunities At SADC Summit
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has disclosed that he will take advantage of the SADC and BRICS Summits to explore opportunities in the energy sector in view of Angola's… Read more »
August 14, 2023
Africa: Ministers Kunkuyu, Gwengwe Engage Multichoice Africa Holdings On Withdrawal of DStv Service
Minister of Information & Digitalisation, Moses Kunkuyu -- together with his counterpart of Finance, Sosten Gwengwe -- held a virtual meeting on Wednesday, August 9 with… Read more »
August 15, 2023
Malawi: Chakwera Pledges Improved Investment Climate
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Monday held an interface with a contingent of over 50 investors who share Pan African investment interests across a number of sectors… Read more »
August 14, 2023
Malawi: Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee Supports Review of Competition and Fair Trading Act and Its Regulations
Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee adds credence that it is important that Malawian laws need to be reviewed as frequently as practical and thus supports the review of… Read more »
August 11, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Government to Connect Internet to Over 7900 Public Schools
Government has changed the Connect a Constituency Project to Connect a School Project and targets to connect internet to 7962 public schools, Information and Digitalization… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Malawi: Chakwera Assures of Timely Delivery of Affordable Agricultural Inputs
President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has assured Malawians that his government will deliver in time subsidized farm inputs under the Agricultural Input Programme (AIP). Read more »
Malawi: Govt Warns Against Overcharging on Cement Prices
The Malawi Government, through the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Competition and Fair Trading Commission, have warned traders against taking advantage of the scarcity of… Read more »
July 31, 2023
Malawi: Macra Granted Injunction Stopping Multichoice From Effecting DStv Tariff Adjustment
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has obtained an interim injunction from the High Court in Blantyre, which This injunction prohibits Multichoice Malawi from… Read more »
Malawi: Macra Warns Public to Be On High Alert Against Heightened Cyber Attacks in Comesa Region
Malawi Computer Response Team (mwCERT) of the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) announces of recent cyber-attacks that have targeted several countries in the… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi to Host Women in Cyber Conference
Malawi will host the first-ever Women in Cyber Conference from 1st to 4th August 2023 under the theme "Bringing the gender gap and breaking the glass ceiling". Read more »
Malawi: Govt Says Over 300 Young Women Still Stuck in Oman
Government has disclosed that over 300 young women are still in Oman awaiting repatriation. Read more »
July 26, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Needs Data Protection Laws Against Exploitation - Suleman
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Director General, Daud Suleman, has acknowledged the critical need to develop national data protection laws to align them with… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Africa: How Africa Can Become the Next Manufacturing Hub
With its abundant natural resources, youthful population, and favourable climate, Africa stands at the threshold of a transformative opportunity to become the next global… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Malawi: Kuphika Moganizira Chilengedwe Project Surpasses Targets As 2,700 Adopt Clean Cooking Technologies #AfricaClimateHope
Around 2, 700 households in Blantyre and Zomba Cities have switched to clean cooking technologies through the 'Phikani Moganizira Chilengedwe [Environmental Friendly Cooking]… Read more »