Budget taxes approved amid DPP, UDF concerns
Parliament yesterday passed taxation-r e l a t e d B i l l s which seek to facilitate implementation...
Admarc, Nasfam sign pact on farm produce purchases
The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) has signed a maize purchase agreement with the National Smallholder Farmers Association of...
Dry taps disrupt Parliament business
Persistent water supply problems at Parliament Building in Lilongwe yesterday prompted an impromptu adjournment of proceedings until today when supply...
JTI, commission still see future in tobacco
Despite tobacco’s future looking hazy, JTI Leaf Malawi and Tobacco Commission (TC) say the leaf’s future remains bright if production...
Ministry moves to ease connectivity
Ministry of Transport says lack of road construction and maintenance has led to serious damage to roads, inconveniencing motorists and...
CFTC moves to enhance consumer protection
Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has embarked on a consumer protection project to enhance its legal and technical capacity...
Pressure on MDAs budget
Members of Parliament (MPs) have asked Minister of Finance Felix Mlusu to consider increasing budget allocations to ministries, departments and...
Treasury okays Admarc to borrow K22 billion
Ministry of Finance has authorised Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) to borrow K22 billion from commercial banks to buy...
Low legal representation fuelling surge in death sentences—experts
Legal minds have said lack of access to effective legal representation during arrest, detention, trial and post-trial of suspects threatens...
MW gained in cancelling IMF’s programme—Mlusu
The country’s pursekeeper Felix Mlusu says cancellation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Credit Facility (ECF) was a necessary...
Govt assures on cement availability
Minister of Trade Sosten Gwengwe says the construction industry should not panic with reports of a shortage of cement in...
‘Amalawi dekhani’
Mtsogoleri wa dziko lino Lazarus Chakwera wati Amalawi asayembekezere kuti zonse zomwe adalonjeza nthawi ya kampeni zingakwaniritsidwe nyengo yochepa chifukwa...
Aphunzitsi akhala ndi khonsolo
Unduna wa za maphunziro wati ukufuna kukhazikitsa khonsolo ya aphunzitsi yoti izikhazikitsa mwambo komanso kutukula ntchito yauphunzitsi. Nduna ya za...
Macra criticised for laxity in telecoms regulation
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has come under fire from the Ministry of Information for failure to enhance consumer protection...
‘New tax in gaming industry to cost jobs’
The Malawi Gaming Association says operators in the industry are considering exit strategies, including job cuts due to the recently...
UK gives Malawi K5.3bn for Covid-19 response
The visiting United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, has announced an additional £6 million (about K 5.3 Billion)...
Tourism sector pushes for quick recovery
Malawi Tourism Council (MTC) has expressed concern over the omission of tourism support in the K2.2 trillion 2020/21 National Budget...
Minister calls for homegrown agricultural research policies
Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe says Malawi needs to embrace homegrown policies for agriculture transformation, saying external research and policies...
Lack of knowledge hampers digital access, says Ecama
A study by the Economics Association of Malawi (Ecama) has found that lack of right information and incentives is hampering...
Smedi intensifies revenue generation drive
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institute (Smedi) has embarked on a revenue generation drive by opening a number of businesses...
