Month: February 2016 Posts

Green maize sale banned!

Feb 18, 2016 Martha Chikoti 56 &

Blantyre City Council (BCC) has banned the sale of green maize in the city effective Thursday February 18. BCC announced the ban through a press release and said the business of selling fresh, cooked or… ...

Street vending giving Lilongwe City Council headaches

Jan 18, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 31 &

Mayor of Malawi capital, Lilongwe Council Willie Mayor Chapondera has said that the council is seeking a lasting solution to the problem of street vending in the city. He said street vending has for a… ...

Village savings loans are bad

Dec 18, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 39 &

A chief in Malawi’s Chiradzulu district has expressed worry over the increase of disputes from village savings groups in his court. In an interview with Malawi24, Traditional Authority Ntchema of the district explained that he… ...

Patricia Kaliati slams Malawian banks

Dec 05, 2015 Timothy Kachedwa 54 &

Minister of gender, children, disability and social welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has warned banks in the country that government will seal banks whose buildings are not disability friendly. The minister made the remarks in Mzuzu during… ...

Mzimba market authorities under fire

Nov 11, 2015 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Traders at Matabwa market in Malawi's Mzimba district have expressed mistrust with their chairman Albert Chisiza alleging that he is masterminding corrupt activities. Speaking to Malawi24 on Monday, some vendors maintained they hate Chisiza's leadership… ...

‘Stop growing tobacco’- buyers told

Nov 06, 2015 Malawi24 Reporter 16 &

Malawi's sole, tobacco and other commodity dealing company, AHL Group of Companies, has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to consider reversing decision of allowing tobacco multinationals to grow tobacco saying the policy… ...

Sugar prices raised

Nov 05, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 56 &

As the economic crisis continues striking Malawi, Illovo Sugar (Malawi) Limited has been forced to hike its sugar prices by 10 percent in response to the depreciation of Malawi Kwacha. Confirming the development, Ireen Phalula,… ...

National Bank engages customers on small media enterprises

Nov 04, 2015 Timothy Kachedwa 4 &

One of the leading commercial Banks in the country, National Bank of Malawi, along the weekend met customers of their bank from the Eastern Region who owns Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The meeting which… ...

Timber traders blame govt over negligence

Nov 02, 2015 Thula Chisamba 3 &

Dust is refusing to settle on a wrangle between the Malawi government and the Timber Millors cooperative Union (TMU)as the union is blasting government for not helping the industry as promised. President of the Union… ...

Malawi business people lack knowledge- Mlombwa

Nov 01, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 9 &

The Indigenous Business Association of Malawi (IBAM) has faulted a lack of knowledge among business people for perpetrating low production of goods that can be sold on the international market. IBAM chairperson Mike Mlombwa said… ...

Huge loan forces man to kill himself in Dedza

Oct 23, 2015 Luke Bisani 62 &

A 27 year old Malawian man in Dedza district has committed suicide after he failed to pay back a loan he owe a lending institution, police say. The deceased, Chikondi Fuleza died after he hanged… ...

Man arrested for trying to set fire on a market

Oct 23, 2015 Archangel Nzangaya 148 &

In the work of mysterious infernos engulfing local markets and other public buildings, Malawi Police in Lilongwe city have locked in a man for attempting to set ablaze Malangalanga market. According to Lilongwe police publicist,… ...

Workers arrested for stealing biscuits in a factory

Oct 22, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 91 &

Malawi police in Blantyre have arrested 11 workers and two guards for stealing biscuits valued at K125, 700 from Universal Industries. According to deputy spokesperson for Southern region police headquarters Widson Nhlane, on 20th October… ...

Airtel Malawi conducts tenth draw in Tisanje Promotion

Oct 22, 2015 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Airtel Malawi on Tuesday conducted the tenth draw of Tisanje  promotion where lucky customers bringing the number of K50,000 winners  to 300. Airtel Money Marketing Manager, Tione Kafumbu commended customers for remaining royal during the… ...

Tensions mount on Blantyre vendors

Oct 19, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 4 &

In Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre the Vendors Union has fired its chairperson Thomson Banda for alleged gross incompetence and insubordination, Malawi24 has learnt. He was recently fired from the organisation following a board resolution to… ...