UN bets K66bn on LMC’s plan
Government has secured $77.6 million (around K66 billion) from the United Nations (UN) towards implementation of Malawi’s Covid-19 Socio-Economic Recovery...
ACB laments pressure on contracts vetting
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says government officials sometimes force it to fast-track vetting of public contracts, which compromises the screening...
TNM, foundation in economic empowerment deal
The Joyce Banda Foundation International has struck a deal with TNM plc to economically empower rural women and vulnerable groups...
Population growth rate drops
Malawi has recorded a drop in population growth rate in the past four years from 2.9 percent in 2018 to...
Tonse cracks suspicions grow
Tonse Alliance leaders have not met for a year to discuss their joint national agenda, fuelling speculations that there could...
Chakwera vows to restore rule of law
President Lazarus Chakwera has vowed to crack down on lawlessness he said crept into the country after it embraced democracy...
Study tips government on Admarc’s mandate
Recently, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources agricultural economics lecturers Wisdom Mgomezulu and Beston Maonga conducted a study on...
MEC’s k690m botched deal
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has asked for a forensic audit at investment firm Alliance Capital Limited to establish what...
Lilongwe man wins K24m in 13 football matches bet
A Lilongwe-based taxi driver Kondwani Khusa has won K24 million in Jackpot 13, a product for sport betting and lotto...
Police arrest nurse for insulting President
Police have arrested Ntcheu District Hospital nurse Chidawawa Mainje, 39, for allegedly insulting President Lazarus Chakwera and First Lady Monica...
Fake seeds amid low productivity anxiety
Seeds, as tiny as they are, anchor this country and everything in it. Push them out of the farming equation,...
Small-scale farmers panic as fertiliser prices rise
With a 50 kilogramme bag now selling at an average of K49 000, the country sits on an AIP time...
Food insecurity worsens in past five years
From dozens of people queuing up for food aid at Kapili on the fringes of Nkhotakota District, emerges a seemingly...
Envoy tips Malawi on fish industry
The Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) fisheries technical adviser Motseki Hlatshwayo says the country’s fish industry is not thoroughly exploited....
Mw misses on cyclone insurance payout
Government’s low investment in disaster insurance has cost the country multi-million-dollar payouts to victims of cyclones that hit the Indian...
Majority want legislation to criminalise witchcraft
A majority of Malawians have approved the enactment laws which criminalise witchcraft, the Afrobarometer survey has established. This consolidates the...
RBM ‘deputy governor’ snubs Chakwera-sanctioned probe
Former RBM deputy governor Henry Mathanga has turned down a request to appear before President Lazarus Chakwera’s appointed committee to...
Treasury, National Audit Office clash over K11bn compensations
The National Audit Office (NAO) has queried K11.5 billion compensations which Treasury paid to around 40 institutions and individuals without...
MEC upbeat on Parliament adopting demarcation dossier
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has expressed optimism that Parliament will approve its demarcation of wards and constituencies report despite...
Regional leagues get Unayo boost
Standard Bank Malawi plc has renewed relationship with football with a three-year K138.3 million sponsorship for Division One for the...
