Month: January 2018 Posts

Dedza chiefs want tax on soap removed

Jan 18, 2018 Luke Bisani 35 &

Chiefs in Dedza have called for the removal of tax on soap saying Malawians in rural areas cannot afford the item due to its high price. Senior Chief Kachindamoto of Dedza has asked government through… ...

RBM introduces alert system to curb cashgate

Jan 13, 2018 Luke Bisani 14 &

In a move to ensure that public funds are safe, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has launched an alert system of government payment transactions. The High Value Alert system will be sending notifications of… ...

No more money from US to Malawi energy sector

Jan 11, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 60 &

The struggling Malawi energy sector gets another blow. The second round of US funding to Malawi under the Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) has not been granted. A December 2017 meeting of the MCC Board of… ...

Chuma chikuyenda bwino, onani galimoto zonsezi – Mutharika

Jan 05, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 117 &

Ngakhale Atoti Manje anadandaula kuti pa galimoto zonse zili mdziko muno palibepo olo imodzi ya m’bale wawo, Mtsogoleri wa dziko lino a Peter Mutharika wati a Malawi moyo wawo ukuyenda bwino kamba koti mu dziko… ...

Population growth, low school enrolment hamper Malawi’s development

Dec 29, 2017 Lyonike Mughogho 3 &

Malawi's development endeavours are yielding low due to an alarming population growth and low school enrolment at primary and secondary levels, the World Bank says. The country is struggling to satisfy the aforementioned indicators of… ...

Where is Malawi missing it?

Dec 19, 2017 Bright Malenga 134 &

For every country to grow socially and economically, it needs good road networks as is happening in other African countries such as Uganda. However, the case is not the same with the country, Malawi where… ...

Malawi fuel prices maintained

Dec 13, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 8 &

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has maintained prices of petrol, diesel and paraffin. This is according to MERA's press statement dated December 8 and signed by its Chief Executive Officer Collins Magalasi. Petrol still… ...