Month: July 2016 Posts

Tobacco farmers angry over contract farming

Jul 28, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 11 &

Tobacco farmers at Limbe Auction Floors in the commercial city of Blantyre have expressed dissatisfaction with contract farming saying it is exploitative. Contract farming sees farmers having pre-market agreement with buyers hoping to achieve smooth… ...

Tobacco farmers producing too much tobacco: affecting leaf price

Jul 22, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 8 &

The market principle of demand and supply has come to haunt the tobacco market in Malawi, Malawi24 has been informed. The Tobacco Association of Malawi (TAMA) says the availability of more tobacco on the market… ...

MRA intensifies tax collection: Tells consumers to demand receipts 

Jul 17, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 5 &

The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has called on Malawians to demand Electronic Fiscal Device (EFD) receipts whenever they buy goods from shops that have EFDs. According to MRA chairperson Evelyn Mwapasa, this would enhance Value… ...

Expert applauds Malawi for introducing trade portal

Jul 16, 2016 Luke Bisani 1 &

An expert on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has applauded government for introducing a trade portal saying the initiative will help small scale traders in the country. Speaking in an interview with Malawi24 on Friday,… ...

Unemployment bites hard Malawi: govt. to introduce entrepreneurship education in Secondary School

Jul 13, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 18 &

The pangs of unemployment have hit Malawi hard and now government is considering a systematic approach to dealing with the issue starting with an overhaul of the education system. Malawi government says it is planning… ...

Tobacco rejection rate hurts Malawi Kwacha

Jul 12, 2016 Luke Bisani 0 &

Following high tobacco rejection on the market in 2016, Malawi currency has depreciated by 5.98 percent in the past six months, Malawi24 can report. Malawi's economy which is predominantly agricultural has been affected by the… ...

Malawi’s consumer price index worries Cama

Jul 09, 2016 Luke Bisani 2 &

The Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has expressed concern over the country's Consumer Price Index (CPI) arguing that the Malawi should review its inflation basket to make it more accurate. According to Cama, the basket… ...