Project to boost ethanol output
Two ethanol-producing firms are optimistic of dealing with constraints caused by the scarcity of molasses through the $100 million...
Empowering women through art
Visual artist Enelless Pemba Phiri will start training women through her initiative Anthu Aluso to empower women with the...
MTL explains shift from mobile phone business
Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL) has faulted the code division multiple access (CDMA)—a channel access method used by various radio...
Winners and losers in SA’s rand gain
The South African rand has in recent weeks extended gains against the kwacha, drawing praise from exporters while increasing...
Malata and Cement Subsidy beneficiaries worry over delay
Beneficiaries of Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Programme (Dahsp) also known as Malata and Cement Subsidy in Chikwawa have...
Deforestation is security risk—Army chief
The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander General Griffin Supuni-Phiri has described the country’s deforestation rate as a security risk affecting...
Small businesses say 2017 year of mixed fortunes
Two small and medium enterprises (SMEs) groups have described 2017 as a year of mixed fortunes for small businesses. Small...
Rice output up 8.1%—Aicc
Rice output peaked at 15.2 million tonnes in 2017, representing an increase of 8.1 percent from the previous year owing...
Leather industry sees output jump
Leather Industries Association of Malawi (Liama), an umbrella organisation for leather processing firms, has set a production target of over...
MBS, SFFRFM tussle over expired fert
Smallholder Farmers Fertiliser Revolving Fund of Malawi (SFFRFM) has blamed the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) of engaging in blame...
Inflation averages 12% in 11 months
With November inflation easing to 7.7 percent, Malawi’s headline inflation rate in 11 months from January to November 2017 averaged...
‘Grains, legumes can surpass cotton in export earnings’
At a time the country is said to have lost around $980 billion due to an existing informal export...
Smedi lauds SME chamber formation
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Institute (Smedi) has welcomed small and medium enterprise (SMEs)move to form a chamber, saying the...
‘Sub-standard products stifle renewable energy drive’
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has advised consumers to look at other renewable energy sources as permanent solutions not fall-back...
EDF targets 120 000 tonnes rice export in 2018
Export Development Fund (EDF), a financing institution for export business, expects the country to export 120 000 tonnes of kilombero...
Nico Asset, expert upbeat on stagnant capital market
Despite the capital markets remaining underdeveloped, Nico Asset Managers chief investment officer Emmanuel Chokani says they see more companies listing...
Tama hails EDF pre-season contracts for rice
Tobacco Association of Malawi (Tama) chief executive officer Mathews Zulu has hailed Export Development Fund (EDF) for its diversification...
Bid rigging affects economy—CFTC
The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) says bid rigging in public procurement is affecting the country’s economy as about...
Sugar import licences Counter buy mw policy
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism has issued two sugar import licences for 20 000 tonnes, a development that...
ICT vital to economic development, says Ictam
Information and Communication Technologies Association of Malawi (Ictam) says at a time of slowed growth and continued volatility, ICT...
