Month: May 2021 Posts

Local companies urged to comply with standards

May 01, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Companies in the country have been urged to follow the standards set by the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) and other international standards so that local products should be competitive on the global market. Speaking… ...

Drivers snub deputy transport minister

Apr 25, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Deputy Transport Minister Nancy Chaola Mdooko on Friday failed to convince truck drivers to postpone their demonstrations slated for April 26. The drivers plan to hold protests on Monday over poor working conditions and influx… ...

Specialist in tax evasion? Faizal Latif investigative over K0.7 billion revenue

Apr 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Faizal Latif, owner of David Whitehead and Sons who has previously been investigated for an accumulative amount of more than K12 billion evaded tax for the past 5 years, is being investigated for another K0.7… ...

Airtel, TNM fail to impress Malawians with data price cuts

Apr 23, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Mobile operators on Thursday announced data price cuts, but Malawians are not impressed and they have accused the companies of reducing prices of certain data bundles with one hand while increasing prices of some bundles… ...

Southern Africa Trust: Providing a bridge of hope for women cross border traders

Apr 23, 2021 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

In a time where employment opportunities in the semi-skilled sector are limited, informal cross border trade has become the go-to economic activity for thousands of Malawians, particularly women, looking to generate income. Informal cross border… ...

Chakwera wants sustainable alternative to tobacco

Apr 20, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says agriculture authorities should encourage cultivation of other profitable crops such as Cannabis to replace tobacco saying tobacco marketing is being affected by the anti-tobacco lobby. The Malawi leader made the remarks… ...

Chakwera preaches at business summit: ‘God’s model woman is entrepreneurial’

Apr 20, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday preached at a business women summit, saying God’s model woman is entrepreneurial. The Malawi leader presided over the official launch of Business Women Summit under theme "Realising Gender Responsive Procurement… ...