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Blantyre Council orders car sellers to leave CBD

Sep 23, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Blantyre City Council has ordered all second-hand vehicle vendors to stop using parking spaces and undesignated areas in Limbe and Blantyre. In a statement today, the council has also told operators of saloon vehicles (Sientas,… ...

FINCA partners Airtel money on mobile money service

Sep 22, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

FINCA Limited and Airtel Money have announced a partnership on mobile money service. Announcing the partnership was FINCA’s Head of Mobile and Digital Business Daniel Makata who said that the partnership will enable FINCA and… ...

MRA boss confident of meeting K1.1 trillion target

Sep 22, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) Commissioner General John S Bizwick says he is confident the MRA will meet the K1.1 trillion revenue collection target for the 2020/21 budget. Bizwick said this on Monday when MRA staff… ...

Commercial banks issuing out fake notes

Sep 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Commercial banks have been accused of issuing out fake Malawi Kwacha banknotes to customers. The allegations come after incidents of people being given fake bank notes when withdrawing money from their accounts at banks in… ...

MEC to conduct Bvumbwe Market elections

Sep 19, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Friday launched electoral activities for market committee elections at Bvumbwe Market in Thyolo. The polls will be held on 27 September 2020. Speaking during the launch at Bvumbwe market, the… ...

Blantyre Council urged to crack down on motor vehicle sellers

Sep 19, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A law expert says the Blantyre City Council (BCC) should also target illegal motor vehicle sellers when removing vendors from the streets. The council announced on Friday that it will remove all vendors plying their… ...

Organization seeks to empower more women through tailoring training

Sep 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Elijah Phompho An Islamic charitable organization says it intends to roll out tailoring training centers across the country as a means of empowering women economically. Currently operating about 92 tailoring skills training centres in… ...

Ministry hopes briquettes will save Malawi’s forests

Sep 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Chimwemwe Njoloma - MANA Malawi loses about 25, 000 hectares of forests annually through unsustainable extraction of wood and forest resources for wood energy and the Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources hopes the… ...

MultiChoice Malawi hosts media showcase

Sep 14, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

MultiChoice Malawi hosted its annual media showcase on Friday aimed at showcasing content and making announcements of upcoming content additions to the DSTV and GOtv platforms. The showcase, which was attended by Blantyre based journalists… ...

Chilima cautions Roads Authority on contracts

Sep 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has told the Roads Authority (RA) to seriously change the way it conducts business, especially on awarding of contracts for construction of roads. Chilima who is also Minister of Economic Planning… ...

I was scammed by Bushiri, alleges South African woman

Sep 11, 2020 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

A mother in South Africa has accused Prophet Shepherd Bushiri of ruining her family's fortune. The woman, Felicia Sibeko, claims that the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church leader who is commonly known as Major 1… ...

Glass pieces found in Liqui fruit: CFTC warns against consumption

Sep 10, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has warned consumers over purchase or consumption of Liqui Fruit Red Grape after glass pieces were found in the drink. According to a statement signed by CFTC executive… ...

Itaye’s name change under probe

Sep 08, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) director general Godfrey Itaye is under probe following claims that he changed his name from Godfrey Masina to Godfrey Itaye and that he was not fit to be MACRA… ...

Kapito faults Chakwera on MERA board

Sep 06, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) Executive Director John Kapito says the continued absence of a Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) board has created challenges on fuel pricing. Kapito said this on Friday where MERA and… ...

Communities threaten to close Chitakale Estate over land dispute

Sep 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Concerned citizens in Mulanje have threatened to close Chitakale Estate over the company’s decision to turn Chitakale football ground into a sugarcane field. The community members from Village Head Kumwamba in Traditional Authority Mabuka in… ...