Month: May 2023 Posts

219 minors rescued from child labour

May 01, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

At least 219 children whose ages range from 5 to 17 have been withdrawn from tobacco and coffee plantations in the area of Senior Chief Vuso Jere in Ntchisi District. Disclosing this in an interview,… ...

Si ine – mlimi ofusa Chakwera wakana kuti wapandidwa

Apr 12, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Zakaliya (Kumanja) kuyankhula ndi a Chakwera Mlimi wa fodya yemwe anafusa mtsogoleri wadziko lino Lazarus Chakwera fuso lothina, wakana kuti wamenyedwa ndi apolisi. Izi zikutsatira makanema awiri amene anthu akugawana mmasamba anchezo omwe anajambulidwa lero… ...

Chakwera says foreign aid is not solution to Malawi’s economic challenges

Apr 12, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says donor aid or debt relief cannot solve Malawi’s economic challenges. He made the remarks today in Lilongwe when he officially opened this year’s tobacco selling season at Lilongwe selling floors. Chakwera… ...

JTI launches Mlimi Wozitsata Ayiphule promotion

Apr 04, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Leaf Malawi has launched a promotion called Mlimi Wozitsata Ayiphule for its contracted growers at its offices in Lilongwe. The promotion runs from April 12, the day tobacco markets will officially… ...

Farmers want to be allowed to get fertilizer on loan from tobacco companies

Oct 31, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Chihana (C) and Kakhome (L) at Madise Health Centre Farmers in Mzimba have asked Parliament to amend the Tobacco Act to allow tobacco companies to provide loans to tobacco farmers for production of crops such… ...

Woman creates chatbot to share information on smoking and harm reduction

Oct 10, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Martha Mwase in collaboration with a local non-governmental organisation has developed a chatbot that shares information on dangers of smoking and on options for smokers looking to quit. Mwase has told Malawi24 that some smokers… ...

Malawi Minister of Labour hails tobacco companies for fighting child and forced labour

Oct 05, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Labour Vera Kamtukule  has commended Tobacco companies for being proactive in promotion of labour and agricultural practices aimed at addressing decent work deficits including child labour and forced labour. The Minister made the… ...

JTI  says Tobacco season has been tough for both buyers and growers

Jun 24, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

One of Malawi's tobacco buyers, JTI Limited, says delayed rainfall during the 2021/22 tobacco growing season has affected contracted growers as well as the company. The company said this during a media briefing on 2021/2022… ...

Two arrested over tobacco smuggling

Jun 06, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Two people have been arrested in Mchinji after they were caught smuggling 52 bales of tobacco to Zambia. The Tobacco Commission (TC) and Malawi Police conducted a joint operation on Saturday which led to seizure… ...

Malawi makes US$26 million from 13m Kgs of tobacco

May 21, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi has sold 13 million kilograms (Kgs) of tobacco, generating over twenty-six million United States dollars (USD26 million; about K21 billion) during the ongoing tobacco sales at the country's four tobacco floors. Despite having some… ...

JTI encourages growers to use live bans for tobacco farming

May 09, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Japan Tobacco International (JTl) Leaf Malawi Limited has encouraged its growers to plant more trees to expand and establish live ban base for tobacco farming in order to grow tobacco that is required on the… ...

Mzuzu tobacco market opens

May 09, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The 2022 tobacco market in the Northern Region of Malawi has opened today, with about 1,598 tobacco bales sold. Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe who opened the market said Government is doing everything to talk… ...

Farmers complain of low prices as Malawi tobacco market opens

Mar 31, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The 2022 tobacco marketing season has opened today with farmers complaining of low prices offered at the market. This year's selling season has opened with the highest price at around $1.45 per kg and the… ...

Tobacco marketing season opens on March 31

Mar 18, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Tobacco Commission (TC) has announced that the 2022 tobacco marketing season will open on 31st March, starting with Lilongwe Floors followed by the opening of Limbe Floors on 5th April. Public Relations Officer for… ...

Govt asks Tobacco buyers to offer good prices

Mar 12, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government has asked tobacco buyers to offer farmers good prices in this year's tobacco marketing season, saying farmers have suffered for a long time due to low prices. The plea was made by the Minister… ...