Malawi mining
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Front Page
Report faults Paladin incentives
International civil society group, ActionAid, has released a report that accuses Australian mining firm Paladin (Africa) Limited ripping Malawi off…
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Development
Mining’s biggest question
What, specifically, is the draft mining bill proposing on protecting local communities? Are the proposals really exhaustive of people’s concerns…
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Feature
Malawians sidelined as firms race for coal
The country’s mining landscape calls for improvements, but the one that will take steely resolve is ending the exclusion of…
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Front Page
Expert warns on uranium long-term effects
French nuclear engineer Bruno Chereryon, an expert Paladin Africa Limited rejected two years ago, has warned about high radioactivity which…
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Front Page
Exclusive: Malawi’s shocking energy gap
It is supposed to be Malawi’s next best thing, but can it be? While government has issued hundreds of mining…
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Business News
Malawi mining laws toothless on social responsibility
Mining sector commentators have faulted the silence of laws governing the sector on corporate social responsibility of mining companies. The…
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Business News
Mining laws silent on corporate responsibility
Mining sector commentators have faulted the silence of mining company’s corporate social responsibility (CRS) initiatives in the country’s laws governing…
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Business News
Maximising potential of artisanal and small-scale miners
They are looked at as people whose real work is not known as they are usually seen as mere stone…
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Business News
Add value to minerals, experts advise
Experts have advised African governments where mining activities are taking centre stage to add value to the extracted minerals. A…
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Business News
Robust mining communication strategy on the cards
Driven by the need to scale up communication flow in the mining sector, government is currently in the process of…
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Business News
Kanyika Niobium Project to create 1 200 jobs
Globe Metals and Mining executive manager Neville Haxham has said once its Kanyika Niobium project in Mzimba is fully operational,…
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Environment
Responsive mining project in Phalombe
Action Aid has introduced a two year project aimed at promoting transparency and accountability in the extractive sector for equitable…
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Business News
Harnessing resource wealth to reduce poverty
It is not always good news for natural resource-rich countries. Apart from environment degradation—dust and oil spills—the money from the…
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Business News
NGO calls for improved funding in Malawi mining sector
Malawi’s booming mining sector should result in increased funding, particularly to the Department of Mines, to enhance the development of…
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Front Page
Paladin denies depleting uranium
Paladin Energy Limited says the Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Karonga is sitting on more uranium ore deposits which will see…
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Business News
Govt to train miners to boost industry
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines Atupele Muluzi has promised to lobby for training of local miners to ensure…
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Columns
Managing mining revenues: What’s the formula?
How much, in terms of revenue, should Malawi be demanding during negotiations for a contract with investors and what is…
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Analysis
The devil in the mining deal
The development agreement deal which Malawi government signed with Paladin in 2007 has been singled as a fundamental reason behind…
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Business News
Malawi dismisses CSOs on mining
Malawi’s Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining has dismissed accusations levelled against it by some civil society organisations (CSOs)…
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Business News
Malawi to subscribe to Global Mining Initiative
A local civil society organisation that advocates transparency in the mining sector has hailed Malawi’s intention to subscribe to the…
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