Month: December 2017 Posts

Govt refuses to ban importation of vegetables

Dec 08, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 40 &

Government has refused to ban importation of vegetables by big retail shops. Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Joseph Mwanamvekha told Parliament that government can only impose punitive taxes on imported vegetables. Ntcheu North… ...

Malawi debt hits K2.5 trillion

Dec 06, 2017 Richard Jimu 70 &

The Malawi government has up to K2.5 trillion public debt to settle, at a time the nation is sailing through troubled waters. However Finance Minister in his speech in Parliament on Tuesday was upbeat the… ...

Malawi up 23 places in doing business rankings

Nov 02, 2017 Martha Chikoti 20 &

Malawi has moved by 23 places in the doing business rankings released by the World Bank. According to Doing Business 2018 Reforming to Create Jobs, Malawi has jumped from position 133 last year to 110… ...

IBAM wants indigenous friendly policies

Aug 01, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Indigenous Businesspersons Association of Malawi (IBAM) has asked government to introduce policies that are in favour of indigenous Malawians to boost the country's economy. This has been voiced out by the association’s president Mike… ...

Craftsman decry lack of buyers

Jul 24, 2017 Bright Malenga 9 &

A craftsman has expressed concern over shortage of buyers for his products in Nkhotakota district. Malawi24 caught up with one the crafts sellers who said there is low demand for the artworks in the district.… ...

Chief condemns govt over niobium mining

Jul 12, 2017 Bright Malenga 15 &

Senior Chief Mabilabo of Mzimba has faulted plans to continue mining niobium in Kanyika area when authorities are yet to address people’s concerns over the mining activities. Senior Chief Mabilabo condemned the miners over their… ...

A thumb up for Peter: Lending rate cut gets praise

Jul 07, 2017 Luke Bisani 56 &

An economic expert has applauded the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) for slashing the lending rate to 18 percent effective Wednesday this week. Economic expert Ben Kalua disclosed that Malawi has been waiting to get… ...