Month: May 2017 Posts

Malawi, Zambia sign border agreement

May 30, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

Malawi and Zambia have signed a bilateral agreement on One Stop Border Post (OSBP) which will enhance trade facilitation through efficient movement of goods and people within the COMESA and SADC regions. The signing of… ...

Malawians urged to target international markets

May 25, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has urged Malawians to produce quality goods which can meet international standards. He said this on Wednesday during the official opening of the 29th Trade Fair at the Chichiri Trade Fair Grounds… ...

Men who go to South Africa don’t support us – say abandoned women

May 24, 2017 Bright Malenga 151 &

As young and energetic Malawians continue leaving the country for South Africa to look for greener pastures, Malawi24 has established that wives of such men in Nkhotakota suffer due to lack of financial support. When… ...

Farmers urged to refrain from selling maize

May 23, 2017 Martha Chikoti 15 &

Government has urged farmers to refrain from selling maize to vendors as a way of reducing hunger in the country. This was stated on Saturday in a press statement by the ministry of agriculture, water… ...

Rice farmers eyeing good prices

May 23, 2017 Bright Malenga 14 &

Small scale rice farmers in Nkhotakota district are optimistic that this year prices of rice will be good despite high production of the cash crop. The farmers are expected to harvest more rice this year… ...

Peter has sought wisdom from late Bingu in current budget

May 21, 2017 Bright Malenga 50 &

An economist has expressed optimism that the 2017/2018 National Budget presented by Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe on Friday will improve Malawi if implemented accordingly just as the budgets produced during late Bingu wa Mutharika's regime.… ...

Malawi’s K1.2 trillion budget: Chakwera warns of looting

May 20, 2017 Luke Bisani 67 &

Malawi's leader opposition Lazarus Chakwera has warned against looting of public funds during implementation of the 2017/28 budget arguing the budget may not be effective to the citizenry. Chakwera who is also leader of Malawi… ...