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Business News
Tobacco sales set to start, growers want good prices
Tobacco growers have expressed optimism that their leaf will be bought at good prices as the tobacco marketing season opens…
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Group calls for irrigation scale-up to grow economy
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Agra), a farmer-centred, African-led and partnership-driven institution, says Malawi needs to scale…
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Tobacco Commission moves to review Act
Barely a year after its implementation, the Tobacco Commission (TC) says it is reviewing the Tobacco Industry Act to iron…
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PPPC courts private Sector on airports
The Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) has courted the private sector to explore construction of modern airports under the public…
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National News
Demolish roundabout sculpture—ministry
Deputy Minister of Local Government Halima Daud has advised Lilongwe City Council to consider demolishing a sculpture on the Parliament…
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National News
Poor funding hampering oversight role—Speaker
Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara says Parliament is failing to meet public expectations because the parliamentary oversight role is…
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Front Page
SME order faces stern test
Trade experts, economists and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have said the SME order will work only if government ministries,…
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National News
K129bn M1 rehab August
Rehabilitation of a 301-kilometre (km) stretch of the M1 from Lilongwe to Chiweta in Rumphi is expected to start August…
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Business News
Construction sector Decries funding deficit
Players in the construction sector say lack of funding for infrastructure development projects has grounded their business to a halt.…
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Business News
Govt pledges to accelerate eradication of child labour
Ministry of Labour has pledged to ensure that Malawi moves faster than other countries in the region in achieving target…
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Business News
Experts take on govt over IPPs failures
Energy experts have faulted government for its laxity to enforce timely implementation of the independent power producers (IPPs) projects, a…
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Govt moves to commercialise maize production for exports
Government says maize will now be a commercial crop to allow companies and large-scale farmers to grow for export purposes…
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Editors Pick
Consumers protest 10.6% electricity tariff hike
Effective today, consumers will be paying K10 more for every kilowatt per hour (Kwh) of electricity following a Malawi Energy…
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Business News
SMEs to name, shame order violators
The Chamber for Small and Medium Businesses Association says it will name and shame some government ministries, departments and agencies…
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Business News
Malawi-Zambia power project gets a boost
The Malawi-Zambia Electricity Supply Power Interconnector Project has received a boost from the Southern African Power Pool (Sapp) following the…
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Business News
JTI cushions 8 000 tobacco growers from Covid-19 impact
JTI Leaf Malawi has released K581 million to cushion its 8 000 contracted growers from the impact of Covid-19 and…
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Business News
Firm invests K99bn in 75MW power plant
Africa Energy and Power Limited, an independent power producer (IPP), has unveiled plans to build a $125 million (about K99…
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National News
MPs get MW2063 Vision
The National Planning Commission (NPC) yesterday challenged parliamentarians to tame the handout spirit if the country is to attain economic…
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National News
Residents petition Parliament over stalled road
Representatives of communities along the Lirangwe-Chingale-Machinga Road yesterday petitioned Parliament over lack of progress of the road construction project. The…
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Business News
Committee wants Councils reformed
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament says it has noted serious capacity gaps in the management of taxpayers’ money…
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