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Mining firms accused of social injustices

Jul 11, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Labour authorities in Karonga say workers in mining firms in the district are forced to work more than eight hours without being paid overtime allowance and that female employees are sometimes abused verbally by their… ...

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… ...