Month: August 2023 Posts

Malawi makes K295 billion from tobacco

Aug 07, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Tobacco Commission (TC) says Malawi has made US$282,618,477 (about K295 billion) after selling over 120 million kilograms of tobacco during the 2023 tobacco marketing season which ended on Friday. Public Relations Officer for Tobacco Commission… ...

Where Do Jobs Come From? The Theory of the Malawian Economy

Aug 03, 2023 T.J. Mthiko 0 &

Every practice, social or otherwise, rests on a theory, even if the practitioners themselves are unaware of it. For us in Malawi, however, the question is: What theory of the Malawian economy explains our job… ...

Unbonded Contracts: A Tax-Payer High-Wire Walk Without Safety-Net

Aug 02, 2023 Chisala Maxwell L 0 &

Malawi is one of the few countries in the world that does not require contractors to post performance guarantee bonds on government contracts. I once asked the Chief Contracts Officer in Malawi why there is… ...

DPP says Mutharika will bring Malawi economy back on track

Aug 02, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says the party under former President Peter Mutharika will bring the economy back on track if it returns to power in 2025. DPP officials said this on Saturday at… ...

Government sets K16,000 as maximum price of cement

Aug 01, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

As prices of cement continue to rise in Malawi, Government has, through the Ministry of Trade and Industry, set K16,000 as the maximum price of the commodity. The decision has been made following public outcry… ...

Firm wants to empower young people

Jul 30, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Nyasa Engineering Consultancy (NEC) a brainchild of Peter Ngwira, former student of Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) says it intends to empower young people to move Malawi forward in science and technology. Ngwira… ...

Chakwera has brought Malawi on its knees, says analyst

Jul 21, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Social commentator Joshua Chisa Mbele says President Lazarus Chakwera has brought Malawi on its knees and has finished off the Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Mbele said this in a post on Facebook following Chakwera's statement… ...