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Asian business community urged to give workers K50,000

Mar 13, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Asian Muslim Relief Aid has asked Asian businesspersons to give their workers K50,000 each as relief aid following Cyclone Freddy. Muslim Relief Aid Chairpersons Faisal Aboo and Faisal Kassam have issued the appeal in… ...

Five Bangladeshi nationals, one Pakistani sentenced to two months in prison in Malawi

Sep 07, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Senior Resident magistrate court in Mzuzu yesterday sentenced five Bangladeshi nationals and one Pakistani national for entering into the country illegally. The court through Northern Region Immigration Prosecutor Inspector Augustus Mulungu heard that the… ...

We should be judged as individuals – say Asian community members

Mar 11, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Asian Community has asked people to recognize each one of them with their specific character rather than painting all of them with one brush, saying members of the community believe corruption is wrong and… ...

Black Malawians are abusing us – Indians complain

Mar 08, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Asians plying their business in Malawi have complained to government of being subjected to racism at the hands of black Malawians. The Asian Business Community has written Minister of National Unity Timothy Mtambo to express… ...

Employers still paying Malawians MK18,000 as monthly stipends in Mzuzu

Jul 09, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Some Malawians in Mzuzu have disclosed that their bosses are still paying them stipends that are below government's set minimum wage of MK50,000 per month. In an interview, Gomezgani Sichali, shop assistant for one of… ...

Xenophobic Malawians wants Asians out

Feb 16, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Black Malawians plying their businesses in Mzuzu have called for the removal of all Asians living in the city's Central Business District. The call follows the sweeping out of local vendors from undesignated places some… ...

Asian business community pledges to support Tonse Government

Sep 16, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 2 &

Asian Business Community (ABC) says it is excited over the reforms being championed by President Lazarus Chakwera’s administration and the grouping is ready to work with the administration. ABC Mzuzu chapter chairperson Ash Rashid Bano… ...

Politicians, Asian-Malawians control billions of Malawi’s taxes – Chakwera

Jul 27, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says his government will break the cartel of politicians and politically connected Asian-Malawian businesspersons which control billions of taxes using a flawed system of awarding government contracts. The Malawi leader said this… ...