tobacco Archives

NyaLonje says child labour is on the increase in Malawi

Jul 14, 2023 Synd Kalimbuka 0 &

Minister of Labour Agnes NyaLonje says there is an increase in the number of children aged 15 and below who are used as labourers in the country. NyaLonje made the remarks during commemoration of the… ...

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At least 219 children whose ages range from 5 to 17 have been withdrawn from tobacco and coffee plantations in the area of Senior Chief Vuso Jere in Ntchisi District.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