Macmillan Mhone

DPP attacks Chikaonda

Mar 17, 2016 28

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration has launched an unprecedented attack on long serving Press Corporation Limited (PCL) Group Chief Executive (GCE) Mathews Chikaonda, who is also the country’s most influential conglomerate chief. In a… ...

Amnesty tells Malawi to protect albinos

Mar 05, 2016 37

Human rights group, Amnesty International, has ordered the Malawi government to protect people with albinism in the country. The group made the directive in reaction to a sickening discovery of the severed head of a… ...

Kamoto is new Airtel MD

Mar 02, 2016 56

Charles Kamoto has been appointed managing director for Airtel Malawi, becoming the second Malawian to hold the position at the telecommunications company. The first Malawian to lead Airtel Malawi was Vice President Saulos Chilima who… ...

Ministry of Health in trouble for ‘useless’ expenditures

Feb 27, 2016 39

Malawi’s Minister of finance Goodall Gondwe has accused the Ministry of Health (MoH) of spending its budgetary allocation on insignificant things like travel while hospitals were lacking funds to perform important operations. The minister made… ...

‘Mutharika is not clueless’ Goodal Gondwe hits at critics

Feb 27, 2016 98

Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe yesterday revealed in Parliament government’s plans to solve the economic problems that have affected the country, hitting back at critics who criticised Malawi President Peter Mutharika for being clueless. Presenting the… ...

Malawi economic crisis: Govt lowers budget

Feb 27, 2016 25

The withdrawal of donors has caused pain for Malawi as government has been forced to adjust the budget downwards due to a decrease in local revenue collection. Presenting the midterm budget statement in Parliament on… ...

CFTC green light for MSB-FDH merger

Feb 25, 2016 4

The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has given a green light to the merger between Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) and FDH Bank, creating the country’s third largest bank. The move follows months of investigations… ...