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Chakwera tells investors to support Malawi’s ATM strategy

Dec 16, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera says there are hopes for an inclusively wealthy and self-reliant nation if Malawi's Agriculture, Tourism, Mining (ATM) strategy gets the international support. President Chakwera was speaking this on Thursday December 15… ...

Man killed after gold mine collapses in Ntcheu

Nov 11, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 64-year-old gold miner identified as Haswel Yona has died in Ntcheu after a heap of soil and rocks fell on him while he was in an open pit searching for gold. Ntcheu Police spokesperson… ...

Rare earths found at Milenje Hills in Karonga

Nov 06, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Australian mining company Lotus Resources says it has found high-grade rare earth minerals at Milenje Hills in Karonga. This follows second stage of preliminary exploration work at the Milenje Project in Malawi. The second stage… ...

Energy official Cassius Chiwambo arrested over U$15 million bribe

Oct 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Director of Energy Cassius Chiwambo and Principal Mining Engineer at the Ministry of Mines Gibson Bright Nyirenda over allegations that they demanded $15,000,000 (about K15 billion) bribe from Ilomba… ...

Unima students tour rare earths project in Phalombe

Oct 17, 2022 Christian Kaundo 0 &

Final year Students pursuing Earth Sciences at the University of Malawi over the weekend visited Songwe Hill Rare Earths Project in Phalombe where thousands of tonnes of minerals will be extracted. This was an education… ...

Malawi has about 100 million metric tonnes of monazite mineral in Balaka

Sep 23, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 1 &

Minister of Mining Albert Mbawala says an Australian mining firm is expected to start exploration works at Kangankunde Hill in Balaka where there is an estimated 100 million metric tonnes of monazite mineral. Mbawala indicated… ...

Children opt for gold mining in Balaka

Sep 18, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 1 &

Chiefs at Chitimbe in Traditional Authority Phalula in Balaka have expressed worry that children in the area are dropping out of school to take part in small scale mining in the area where miners says… ...

Malawi claims US$309 billion from US company

Jul 30, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

Malawi Government is demanding US$309 billion (about K310 trillion) from Columbia Gem House in unpaid revenue on ruby and sapphire which the company's subsidiary Nyala Mines Limited extracted from Chimwadzulu mine in Ntcheu. Attorney General… ...

Government defends 5% royalty from mining proceeds

Jul 30, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Government has defended the five percent royalty it gets from mining proceeds saying the rate is competitive if Malawi is to attract investors in the mineral sector. The Ministry of Mining said this yesterday… ...

Gold deposits found in Nkhata Bay

Jul 15, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi’s Ministry of Mining says gold deposits have been found in the farm of the late Aleke Banda at Tukombo in Nkhata Bay. The ministry’s Public Relations Officer Andrew Mkonda Banda has told the local… ...

Cases of TB drop in Rumphi mining sector

Jun 02, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Rumphi is one of the districts in Malawi which are on right track in the fight against Tuberculosis in the mining sector. Rumphi has a number of mines and is one of the districts where… ...

Man arrested over illegal mining

May 24, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 51-year-old man identified as Chisasa Tungamire has been arrested in Mulanje after allegedly being found at Mulanje Mountain with a bag of minerals believed to be Quartz. Mulanje Police Spokesperson Sub-Inspector Gresham Ngwira said… ...

Dziko lopusa: Mining company to give Malawi K50 billion from K1 trillion

Mar 22, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

An Australian mining company will give Malawi less than K50 billion from K1 trillion that it will make from rutile and graphite mining in Lilongwe. Sovereign Metals’ rutile and graphite project in Malawi is at… ...

Malawi calls on SADC countries to collaborate in fight against TB in mining

Feb 26, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Malawi Government through the Ministry of Mining has called upon all countries in the SADC region to work together in the fight against Tuberculosis especially in the mining sector. The Minister of Mining Dr. Albert… ...

Malawi ex-miners start accessing benefits

Jan 20, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

Deputy Minister of Labour, Vera Kamtukule, says 15 ex-miners have received benefits from the Provident Fund of South Africa. Kamtukule made the remarks in Lilongwe on Thursday during a press briefing under Government Faces the… ...