Goodall Gondwe: A personal tribute
Every time I traveled to Lilongwe I made an effort to meet Goodall. He faulted me whenever I didn't. Red wine at his house. A lunch or dinner outing, at Four Seasons or some other… ...
Month: August 2023 Posts
World Bank stops assistance to Uganda over homosexuality law
World Bank has stopped providing loans to Uganda over the country's homosexuality law. This comes following the Anti-homosexuality Act which was enacted by the country's president Yoweri Museveni. The law introduces tougher punishment for same-sex… ...
The Fastest Growing Economies in 2023: Malawi misses out
Worldwide India is expected to emerge as the fastest-growing economy in 2023, surpassing China and the United States. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently revised India's growth rate for 2023 to 5.9%, up from the… ...
Nigerian Prophet Tells African Leaders To Boycott IMF, Foreign Aid
The leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has praised the President of Kenya, William Ruto, for his presentation at the recently concluded "Summit for a New Global Financing Pact" held in… ...
World Bank gives Malawi K270 billion
The World Bank has approved $265 million (about K270 billion) support for Malawi to be used for establishment of six irrigation schemes and for supporting an additional 560 productive alliances that target more than 112,000… ...
World Bank commits K103 billion towards post Cyclone Freddy response
World Bank has committed to provide $100 million grant (approximately K103 billion) to Malawi Government to assist in the post Cyclone Freddy response. World Bank Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, made the commitment on… ...
World Bank provides K150 billion for water project
World Bank has provides $145 million grant (close to K150 billion) for the implementation of Water and Sanitation Project in Malawi. The project which will be implemented by Blantyre Water Board (BWB) seeks to address… ...
Malawi to get US$150 million from World Bank
The World Bank says it will provide US$150 million (over K153 billion) to Malawi to be used for maize purchase, fight against Cholera and other needs in the health sector. According to public broadcaster MBC,… ...
Farmer groups to start getting MWASIP grants this month
Two hundred farmer groups who are the beneficiaries of US$160 million Malawi Watershed Services Improvement Project (MWASIP) will from this month end start getting World Bank's matching grants. This is according to MWASIP technical team… ...
World Bank and IMF pledge support to Malawi
Chakwera at IMF World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have pledged to fully support Malawi in areas of need as one way of addressing challenges Malawi is currently facing. This was said when President… ...
Chakwera told to devalue Kwacha
As Malawians continue to face economic hardships worsened by the recent 25 percent devaluation of the Malawi Kwacha, the World Bank has told the Lazarus Chakwera administration to further re-align the Kwacha. Speaking to the… ...
World Bank to lend Malawi K61 billion for Kapichira Power Station
Malawi has sourced USD60 million (about K61 billion) from World Bank for rehabilitation of the 129.6MW Kapichira Power Station which was damaged earlier this year by Cyclone Ana. The reconstruction of the dam structure at… ...
LWB launches Lilongwe sanitation marketing campaign
The Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) on Friday launched Lilongwe Water and Sanitation Project’s sanitation marketing campaign dubbed Zamakono which will facilitate adoption of new and modern sanitation interventions and promote the improvement of water supply… ...
Zomba District Council apologizes to communities over water project
By Synd Kalimbuka Zomba district council on Tuesday apologised to Chingale communities for failing to finish a K1.2 billion water project funded by the World Bank. During a meeting which took place at Mango Lodge… ...
Blantyre, three other councils miss out on World Bank grants
Blantyre, Nkhotakota, Mchinji and Thyolo District Councils have missed out on funds ranging from K21 million to K580 million after failing to meet minimum access conditions. Minister of Finance Felix Mlusu revealed this on Friday… ...
