Month: October 2018 Posts

Man electrocuted in Mchinji

Oct 20, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

A 23 year old man in Mchinji died Thursday after being electrocuted by ESCOM live wires. Police have identified the victim as Godfrey Leman Mafiyo who until his death was working as a casual labour… ...

ESCOM welcomes Bushiri’s electricity solution

Nov 08, 2017 Luke Bisani 828 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has given a go ahead to leader of Enlightened Church Gathering (ECG) Prophet Shepherd Bushiri to offer his solution to end persistent power blackouts in the country. The… ...

Power cuts will soon be history – govt

Oct 29, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 193 &

Government has said blackouts that have rocked Malawi will soon be a thing of the past when initiatives introduced to boost power supply are completed. According to Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Aggrey… ...

Malawians to be hit with electricity tariff hike

Oct 09, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawians will see their electricity bills rise as Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) plans to hike power tariffs. This comes at a time when the company is filing to provide power to Malawians all the time.… ...

MRA pounces on Access Communications

Sep 28, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 18 &

..massive retrenchment looms The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has pounced on Access Communications Limited, Malawi24 has learnt. This is due to the company's underpayment, nondisclosure and failure to pay taxes for about five years. Reports… ...

EGENCO insists blackouts will not be worse than last year

Sep 20, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 59 &

The country's Electricity Generation Company Limited (EGENCO) has insisted that people in the country should not be afraid of load shedding claiming they will not go as bad as last year. This is according to… ...

No water in Blantyre tomorrow

Sep 12, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Blantyre Water Board (BWB) says there will be no running water in Blantyre on Wednesday. According to a statement from BWB, taps in Blantyre and surrounding areas will be dry on Wednesday from 6am… ...