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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… ...

MP says mining company in Chitipa has only constructed two boreholes in 25 years

Dec 01, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Gaffar (in blue shirt) during a visit to Ilomba last year Member of Parliament for Chitipa South says a mining company which has been operating in the district for 25 years has only constructed two… ...

Malawi and Mozambique sign MOU on mining

Nov 25, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Malawi and Mozambique have signed a memorandum of understanding on mining to deepen the two countries’ cooperation in the sector. This was disclosed during a joint press briefing which President of Malawi Dr. Lazarus Chakwera… ...

Lotus acquisition of Livingstonia uranium site confirmed by Malawi mining ministry

Nov 04, 2021 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

..."It is an exploration licence", insist Mining principal secretary ...Site likely to help Lotus increase its global reserves by 16% at K3 for a kg ...Lotus increase its landholding at Livingstonia to 187 square kilometers… ...

Malawi nicknamed banter country over Uranium site sold at K25 million

Nov 03, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawians have expressed shock that a uranium site in Malawi has been sold for K21 million to an Australian Company. Lotus paid just US$25,000 dollars to acquire the site from a Malawian entity which previously… ...

Malawi sells Livingstonia Uranium site for K21 million

Nov 03, 2021 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Kayelekera Uranium Mine Malawi has sold for 21 million Kwacha ($25 thousand) its Livingstonia uranium site to Lotus, the Australian company that bought the Kayelekera stakes from Paladin. The company says the Livingstonia site will… ...

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… ...