Month: March 2018 Posts

Chilima calls for export diversification

Mar 26, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawi Vice President Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima has called on African countries to diversify their exports to maximise the continent’s economic strength. Chilima made the sentiments during India-Africa Conclave in New Delhi, India where he… ...

Goodall again! Finance minister caught pants down

Mar 10, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 12 &

Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe has been caught lying over Malawi’s debt levels. In December, Gondwe told Parliament that the country’s debt is at K2.4 trillion including a domestic debt of K1.1 trillion. The minister… ...

Malawi bans South African meat products

Mar 06, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 6 &

Malawi has banned the sale of processed meat from South Africa following the outbreak of listeria poisoning in the rainbow nation. The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered wholesalers and distributors of South… ...

Govt against using foreign currencies in local transactions

Mar 01, 2018 Bright Malenga 9 &

Malawi Government through Ministry of Finance has warned against using foreign currencies in local transactions saying the practise is illegal. According to a statement signed by Secretary to Treasury Ben Botolo, the act is against… ...

Entrepreneurship conference set for April 7

Feb 19, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

Malawi’s high unemployment rate has been a sad reality faced by many with the majority being the youth, compelling some young people to organise a conference on entrepreneurship. The conference has been organised to drill… ...

Malawi economy to grow by up to 5% – IMF

Feb 15, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 60 &

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Malawi’s economy will grow by up to 5 percent in 2018. IMF Mission Chief for Malawi Pritha Mitra said on Wednesday that economic growth of 3 to 5 percent… ...

Malawians urged to track public expenditure

Jan 23, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

NICE Trust has said it is the responsibility of every Malawian to know how public funds are being utilised at both local and central government levels. The sentiments were said by NICE Trust Executive Director… ...