Business Posts

Malawi Banks fight as NB mocks Standard: We don’t close banks when upgrading

Jun 22, 2017 William Simango 69 &

It might be considered an honest advert but tongues have already started wagging over an advert by the National Bank which appears to take a swipe at Standard Bank. An announcement on system upgrade which… ...

Minibus operators hike fares, call off strike

Jun 22, 2017 Bright Malenga 153 &

Minibus operators in Malawi have cancelled plans to hold a strike on Friday but have announced that they will hike fares. The assurance has been made by the Minibus Owners Association of Malawi (MOAM). MOAM… ...

The plight of a Blantyre street vendor

Jun 19, 2017 Luke Bisani 6 &

Not only the financial need should come in mind when becoming a vendor in the streets of Malawi's commercial city of Blantyre but also the physical strength of legs to carry you faster when you… ...

Malawi Housing reverses plans to hike house rentals

Jun 17, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 19 &

Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) has announced that it has reversed its decision to hike rentals for its houses across the country. The state corporation last week announced a rental increment ranging from 80 to 120… ...

Blantyre Hotels’ half-year profit up

Jun 16, 2017 Bright Malenga 6 &

Blantyre Hotels has realised a profit of MK1.97 billion in the first half of 2017, up from MK1.64 billion realised over the same period last year. The company has also registered a 12.3 percent increase… ...

Six Carlsberg employees steal 1008 cases of Chill

Jun 16, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 15 &

Police in the commercial city of Blantyre are keeping in custody six employees of Carlsberg Malawi Limited for the theft of over 1000 cases of Carlsberg Chill beer. According to an internal memo Carlsberg managing… ...

21 liquor companies under investigation

Jun 13, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 2 &

The Competition and Fair Trading Commission of Malawi (CFTC) is investigating 21 liquor companies for supplying products which are hazardous to people’s health. According to a public notice released by CFTC on Tuesday, the investigations… ...