Month: May 2023 Posts

Dangote opens Africa’s largest oil refinery in Nigeria

May 23, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has opened a US$19 billion (over K20 trillion) oil refinery which is expected to alleviate fuel shortages in Nigeria. The BBC reported that the plant, which is not yet operational,… ...

Malawi runs out of forex

May 23, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Mount Meru Petroleum Limited has said it is permanently relocating its trucks from Malawi to Zimbabwe as there is no business in Malawi due to lack of forex. This is according to a letter which… ...

Man sentenced to three months in prison for being found with fuel

May 04, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Neno First Grade Magistrate’s Court has sentenced 26-year-old Alfred Gomani to three months custodial sentence or in default pay a sum of K30, 000 for being found with eleven litres of fuel. Police prosecutor Alexander… ...

MERA says Labour Day holiday has affected delivery of fuel

May 01, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has blamed the Labour Day holiday for unavailability of fuel in service stations in the country. MERA has made the claim today as filling stations across the country have run… ...

Malawi fuel shortage returns

Apr 27, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has admitted that there is shortage of fuel petrol in parts of the country. Fuel shortage has been reported in the capital Lilongwe and the commercial capital Blantyre. In a… ...

Malawi has diesel enough for 14 days, says NOCMA

Mar 17, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi is running low on diesel as the National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) says the current stock of diesel can only last 14 days. Speaking when he appeared before the parliamentary cluster on Natural… ...

Fresh fuel shortage hits Malawi

Mar 06, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Shortage of fuel has once again hit Malawi. In Blantyre and Zomba cities, long queues were observed at several filling stations on Monday. Motorists were also moving from one filling station to another in search… ...

Chakwera appoints man named in NOCMA scandal

Jan 07, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed a man named in the National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) scandal into the Presidential Private Sector Council (PPSC) which the president has established to spearhead economic transformation agenda and… ...

Zamba implicated in fuel fraud allegations

Nov 23, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Former acting chief executive officer of (NOCMA) Helen Buluma has revealed that Secretary to the President and Cabinet  (SPC) Colleen Zamba mounted pressure on her to corruptly offer fuel contracts to suppliers favoured by Zamba,… ...

Micklas Reuben named NOCMA acting CEO

Nov 18, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Reuben The board of National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) Board has appointed Micklas Reuben as the company’s acting Chief Executive Officer following the resignation of Helen Buluma. In an internal memo dated 17th November,… ...

Fuelgate: Buluma raises serious corruption allegations at NOCMA

Nov 16, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

…MCP associated companies abusing NOCMA and fuel deals Acting Chief Executive Officer for the National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) Helen Buluma has resigned, saying she has been under pressure from the Office of the… ...

Tanker leaks fuel following accident in Blantyre

Nov 15, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A Petroda Malawi Limited tanker has leaked fuel after the driver lost control of the vehicle and it swerved into a bush along the Chikwawa Road. The accident happened near Milare Police Station in Blantyre… ...

Malawi fuel crisis: Service station closed for hoarding fuel

Nov 11, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authoriy (MERA) has shut down Best Oil Fuel Service Station in Lilongwe for hoarding thousands litres of fuel amid the fuel crisis that has hit the country. MERA announced yesterday that… ...

HRDC to lead protests over fuel crisis

Nov 08, 2022 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has given President Lazarus Chakwera 21 days to come out with concrete measures on fuel crisis saying if government fails to resolve the issue by the 29th of November 2022,… ...

Police confiscate generators at filling stations

Nov 08, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

As fuel crisis continues to hit Malawi, Police have confiscated non-functioning generators as well as motorcycle and car fuel tanks at filling stations in Lilongwe City. The law enforcers allege that fuel vendors have been… ...