One-stop border key to trade facilitation—govt
Minister of Trade Sosten Gwengwe says the construction of one-stop border points in the country’s borders will be crucial to...
Sadc leaders to hold virtual summit
The Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) will from August 10 to 17 virtually hold its 40th Summit of Heads of...
New restrictions to contain Covid-19
Government has issued new restrictions to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic following continued rise of cases in he...
National Audit Office deserves better
The National Audit Office (NAO) was recognised as the best performer in the public service in the 2018/19 after it,...
FDH donates to Blantyre DHO
FDH Bank on Wednesday donated K3.2 million worth of medical equipment to the Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) to assist...
Reforming governance systems
On March 19, thousands of Malawians convened at Kamuzu Institute for Sports in Lilongwe to witness the signing of a...
MoH braces for coronavirus outbreak
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has implemented precautionary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus after the World Health Organisation...
Malawi’s economic transformation: What will it take?
The Vision 2020 Malawi mission statement, which was supposed to be a rallying point for the development of the country,...
2019: A herald of impending water crisis in Malawi’s cities?
The warning bells started ringing as early as January. Water utility companies, Blantyre Water Board (BWB) and Lilongwe Water Board...
Rural industrialisation strategy a good idea, but…
Government, through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism, is set to roll out the National Rural Industrialisation Strategy to...
Report notes gender bias
Gender discrimination persists in Malawi’s legal system despite efforts by government to integrate international treaties in the protection of the...
PPPC facilitates energy, irrigation projects
Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) says it is facilitating public private partnerships (PPPs) in energy and irrigation projects to ease...
Mobile tax a blow to financial inclusion
Malawi has always struggled to incorporate most of its predominantly poor population into the traditional financial system. Fifty-five years after...
The irony in APM’s climate change speech
Climate action got extensive media coverage after Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg gave an emphatic speech for increased commitment...
Same old song, but is Capitol Hill listening?
That the World Bank remains non-committal on resuming direct budget support to government on account of fiscal mismanagement should come...
Support education sector to boost technological innovation
About a week ago, social media was abuzz with the story of fourth year undergraduate who invented a voice-operated computer...
US speaks on Malawi aid freeze
The United States (US) Government says it has frozen $5.2 million (about K3.8 billion), or 1.97 percent of the total...
Malawi risks losing out on K11.7bn US funds
Malawi is set to lose $15.8 million (about K11.7 billion) after the United States (US) government ordered its State agencies...
Jose, Mtambo should spare us their squabbling
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) vice-chairperson Timothy Mtambo and Inspector General of Police (IG) Rodney Jose are set to continue...
Thoughts on post-election period
The campaign period leading up to the May 21 Tripartite Elections heralded a season of change on the political landscape....
