Month: June 2021 Posts

Mota Engil accused of damaging houses in Blantyre

Jun 20, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Residents at Machinjiri in Blantyre have accused construction company Mota Engil of damaging their houses through the company’s quarry mining activities. A woman identified as Catherine Ntandika has been posting on Facebook for several months… ...

Malawi’s Central Bank accused of promoting illegal mining

Jun 16, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change says Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) is promoting illegal mining in the country by buying Gold from illegal miners. The Chairperson of the Committee Werani Chilenga said… ...

Govt urged to suspend all mining activities

May 20, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Member of Parliament for Zomba Central Bester Awali has urged Government to suspend all mining activities until the Mining Regulatory Authority is established. He made the remarks in Parliament yesterday when he was responding to… ...

Govt to set up mining company, construct K820m laboratory

May 03, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says Government will set up a mining company, establish a mining regulatory authority and construct a K820 million laboratory in Lilongwe. Chakwera revealed the plans during a national address yesterday, saying his… ...

China-bound rock sample shocks Malawians

Mar 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A huge rock sample loaded in a container headed for China has shocked Malawians. Malawians have expressed concern that the country is losing a lot of raw minerals which are being exported in huge quantities… ...

The economic potential of Malawi under Chakwera

Jan 25, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The democracy of Malawi seemed to be dwindling in June 2019. But this took a new turn as the political deadlock was broken. The world was taken by surprise at the seismic change in democracy… ...

NCA calls for decentralization in mining sector

Nov 07, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Norwegian Church Aid Malawi (NCA) say decentralization of governance is key to accelerating the distribution of mining resources in communities where mining extraction activities are taking place in the country. NCA Project Officer for Fighting… ...

Communities want more sensitisation on mining laws

Oct 30, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Community Leaders in Karonga say imparting knowledge on mining laws and policies to local governance structures is key to ensuring that communities are reaping fruits from the minerals that are being extracted in their areas.… ...

Chakwera yet to fire Malawi’s Chief Mining Director

Oct 19, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera is yet to fire Chief Mining Director in Malawi’s Ministry of Mining who demanded money and mobile phones from a Chinese miner in exchange for renewing a mining licence. Leaked recordings have… ...

Minister Gaffar says Chitipa residents will benefit from mine

Sep 03, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Joseph Mbughi Minister of Mining Rashid Gaffar has promised Chitipa residents that his ministry will make sure that a Chinese-run granite mine at Ilomba benefits people in the district. The minister was speaking at… ...

Govt will not renew Chitipa miner’s licence

Jan 25, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Malawi Government has declared that it will not renew the operating licence for Ilomba Mining Company in Chitipa. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Mwangasula Mwambande disclosed this on Friday during a meeting… ...

Gold miners killed in Mangochi

Jan 11, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Two men have died after being covered by soil in a deep pit where they were extracting gold at Namizimu Forest Reserve in Mangochi. The two are Issah Salad and Matola Bakali and they both… ...

CSOs concerned over lack of awareness on new mining laws

Jan 09, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Karonga have expressed worry over delays by Government to disseminate the revised Mines and Mineral Act of 2018 to communities across the country through sensitization campaigns. The CSOs’ concern come… ...

Chinese miner puts chiefs on payroll

Jan 03, 2020 Richard Jimu 1 &

A Chinese mining firm in Chitipa pays 21 chiefs in the district a monthly ‘allowance’ despite locals accusing the company of failing to implement corporate social responsibility programmes. Center for Investigative Journalism in Malawi (CIJM)… ...

Contract negotiations with ‘ghost’ company were cancelled – Kutsaira

Oct 28, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bintony Kutsaira has refuted reports that government awarded a K7.8 billion consultancy contract to a ‘ghost’ company saying negotiations were cancelled at an early stage. The minister made… ...