Month: May 2017 Posts

Minimum wage increased in Malawi

May 20, 2017 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 109 &

Government of Malawi has increased the minimum wage for workers in the country. This came to light on Friday when the minister of finance, economic planning and development Goodall Gondwe presented the 2017/18 national budget… ...

Government to push production of legumes, cotton

May 20, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 4 &

Government says it will encourage the production of legumes and cotton as it will develop a thriving system of marketing such commodities. This was said by the Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe in Parliament when… ...

Malawi to achieve single digit inflation in 2018

May 19, 2017 Macmillan Mhone 27 &

Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe Government has said Malawi is on course to achieve single digit inflation next year. The country’s inflation is currently at 14.6% following an average of 21.8 percent in 2016 and… ...

Malawi withdraws Vat on milk

May 19, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 38 &

The Malawi government has announced that the Value Added Tax (Vat) it imposed on milk has been removed. This has been confirmed by Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe in his presentation of the 2017/18 national budget… ...

Malawi Budget: Education Ministry gets the largest share

May 19, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 43 &

The Ministry of Education Science and Technology has gotten the lion's share of the 2017/18 Malawi national budget, Finance Minister, Goodall Gondwe says. Gondwe is at the moment making a presentation in Parliament in Lilongwe.… ...

Farmers urged to bargain for high prices

May 17, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 5 &

An agricultural expert has asked farmers in the country to take the responsibility of bargaining for high prices whenever they are selling their crops on the market. This is coming after farmers protested government’s decision… ...

Canadian school raises £1,000 for Malawian charity

May 16, 2017 Orton Nyirenda 12 &

A Canadian school has raised £1000 (MK938,000) to support a charity project in Malawi called Bwengu which is aimed at empowering Malawians. Tony and Sue Melia who run the charity projects in Malawi received the… ...