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Blackouts to get worse until December: Escom needs 5 years of heavy rainfall

Aug 03, 2017 Martha Chikoti 299 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has said Malawi will continue to experience power cuts unless the country receives above normal rainfall for five consecutive years. The corporation has said the electricity situation in… ...

IBAM wants indigenous friendly policies

Aug 01, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Indigenous Businesspersons Association of Malawi (IBAM) has asked government to introduce policies that are in favour of indigenous Malawians to boost the country's economy. This has been voiced out by the association’s president Mike… ...

LWB worried about image

Jul 30, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) has said the contamination of water in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe has tarnished the board’s image. This was said by LWB Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alfonso Chikuni on Friday during a… ...

MK13.2 billion for making new bank notes

Jul 27, 2017 Luke Bisani 127 &

The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has disclosed that it is to spend K13.2 billion for replacing damaged bank notes in the country. The huge cost of replacing the currency follow poor handling of money… ...

Buses keep operating at night despite government ban

Jul 26, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 84 &

Though the Malawi government placed an order stopping buses from operating at night, the ban is being ignored by operators. The government of Malawi through the minister of transport and public works, Jappie Mhango ordered… ...

Monkeys destroying cassava tubers in Nkhotakota

Jul 25, 2017 Bright Malenga 156 &

Cassava farmers in Nkhotakota are worried of low harvests due to monkeys that are invading their farms to destroy tubers. Malawi24 caught up with some farmers in the district who said the situation may lead… ...

Traffic directorate bites: Passengers to Tanzania stranded in Lilongwe after bus is impounded

Jul 24, 2017 Luke Bisani 62 &

Officers from the Directorate of Road Traffic in Malawi on Saturday night impounded a bus belonging to Taqwa for carrying extra passengers, Malawi24 can report. According to reports, some extra passengers in the bus were… ...