Business Posts

Toyota Malawi staff threaten strike over MASM package

Jan 31, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 4 &

Toyota Malawi employees have threatened that they will go on strike over a new medical cover under Medical Aid Society of Malawi (MASM). According to a reliable source who asked for anonymity, the previous agreement… ...

Consumers disappointed with new Cocopina

Jan 31, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 55 &

Malawians who consume Cocopina soft drink have expressed dissatisfaction over the taste of the drink. People have expressed their concerns on Facebook over the taste of Cocopina which according to them has been rebranded by… ...

Illiteracy blocking e-payment in Malawi – RBM

Jan 31, 2017 Luke Bisani 6 &

The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has disclosed that illiteracy is contributing to low use of electronic payment services in the country. According to RBM statistics, only 40 percent of the country's population is able… ...

Airtel leaving Malawi, 13 other countries : ‘Business not making progress’

Jan 30, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 190 &

Bharti Airtel, the mother company of Airtel Malawi, says it will be leaving 14 nations in Africa within a year due to 'poor business conditions'. According to Nigeria’s Business Today website, the affected countries are… ...

Minibus owners hail Prime Insurance

Jan 16, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 3 &

Minibus owners in the North have hailed Prime Insurance for insuring their minibuses when other companies shunned them. This comes after the company organised a dinner for its partners on Friday at Mzuzu Hotel. Chairperson… ...

Malawi war on tax defaulters: Selective justice is injustice

Jan 14, 2017 Wise One From the East 2 &

The embattled Chaponda administration – ooops, that came out wrong; the beleaguered Peter Mutharika administration – sorry this is outright inaccurate; the besieged and corrupt Chaponda/Mutharika administration, reeling under pressure due to its stellar performance… ...

MBC journalist beaten at Times

Jan 13, 2017 Aubrey Makina 207 &

Drama unfolded this morning at Times Publications in Blantyre when a journalist belonging to the public broadcaster, MBC, was manhandled at the former institution in full view of the Police. The journalist had accompanied officials… ...