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Parliament passes 2023/24 national budget

Mar 31, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Malawi Parliament yesterday completed the committee of supply and passed the K3.7 trillion 2023/24 National Budget. The budget went through cluster committees where it was scrutinized by Members of Parliament and after the cluster committees,… ...

Govt sets maize price at K500 per kilogram

Mar 30, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Government through the Ministry of Agriculture has announced 2023 farm-gate prices with maize price hiked from K220 to K500 per kilogram. This is according to a press statement from the ministry of agriculture which Malawi24… ...

Malawi AG faults privatization of state-owned companies

Mar 30, 2023 Luke Bisani 0 &

Malawi’s Attorney General (AG) Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda has faulted the decision to privatize state-owned enterprises in the country, arguing that the move has affected Malawi's economic growth. Speaking during a public lecture held at the… ...

Chakwera asks EU to speed up resumption of budgetary support

Mar 08, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has asked the European Union (EU) to expedite processes towards resumption of direct budgetary support which he says will help bring forex to Malawi. Chakwera made the appeal yesterday when she met… ...

Gong-Farming – An agricultural initiative?

Feb 27, 2023 Caminante Viejo 0 &

One evening, as I was sitting enjoying a pint or two with some English friends in a busy London pub, I saw a man push his way through the crowd to the bar. I could… ...

Chakwera admits Malawi is not producing enough exportable goods

Feb 24, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, says Malawi is suffering because it is not producing enough valuable and exportable goods and services to generate necessary forex and revenue. He made the remarks today when presiding over… ...

We have established two megafarms – Chakwera

Feb 17, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says his administration has established two megafarms and other megafarms have also been established by the Malawi Prison Services and the Malawi Defence Force. Chakwera said this during today's State of the… ...