Business Posts

Malawi Hunger: Vendors in trouble

Feb 13, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 65 &

The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has vowed to penalise traders who are found secretly storing maize in order to trigger a price increase. In a statement signed by CFTC executive director Charlotte Malonda,… ...

Malawian duo fined in Zimbabwe for smuggling vehicles

Feb 13, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 55 &

Two Malawians have been penalised in Zimbabwe for attempting to export two vehicles from South Africa to Malawi through Zimbabwe without paying duty. The two were fined US$2000 (about K1.5 million) after trying to evade… ...

Malawians asked to stop buying maize flour from Zambia

Feb 12, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 559 &

The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) says Malawians who want to import maize flour from Zambia have to get a permit from government. Due to the maize crisis in the country, Malawians and their government have… ...

Asian shop owner nabbed for severely beating up a Malawian worker

Feb 11, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 105 &

Police in Lilongwe on Tuesday arrested a Malawian of Asian origin for allegedly breaking his employee’s arm. Speaking in an interview with the Malawi News Agency (Mana) Lilongwe Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) Inspector Kingsley… ...

Escom admits failing to connect new customers

Feb 11, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 44 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has revealed that it is failing to connect power for 25,000 people even though the customers already paid a connection fee. Normally, Escom is supposed to connect a… ...

Mbulumbuzi market to open soon

Feb 10, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 22 &

Minister of local government and rural development Kondwani Nankhumwa says Mbulumbuzi market in Chiradzulu district will be opened soon. Construction of the new Mbulumbuzi market was completed in 2015 but the market is not functioning… ...

MSB bans miniskirts

Feb 10, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 551 &

….also targets Muslim women and bans dreadlocks Malawi Savings Banks (MSB), whose sale caused a lot of controversy last year, has banned all female employees from wearing miniskirts. The ban on miniskirts is one of… ...