Maize hits K10,000/bag in Blantyre, tripple the normal price
The country’s staple food, maize, has turned life into a nightmare in Blantyre as consumers are buying it at a […]
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World Bank’s CAS aid based on performance
World Bank has said its US$695 million Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) aid package for Malawi will be released based on […]
Maize prices soar – K7,500/Bag
Barely a month after a 50 kilogram bag of maize was sold at MK5000, the prices have skyrocketed again in […]
Malawi’s never-ending drug shortage problem
Malawi is again experiencing a crisis in the delivery of essential medicines, with understaffed clinics and erratic drug supplies preventing […]
Joyce Banda Must Continue to Pray as Low Uranium Prices Hit Paladin Energy
In January, at the launch of the Government of Malawi, World Bank and European Union Malawi Mining Growth and Governance […]
Joyce Banda angers IMF
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission that was in the country until yesterday has faulted the Malawi government for failing […]
Malawi misses IMF target on social spending
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission that was in the country until yesterday has faulted the Malawi government for failing […]
5 Key Ingredients of Satisfaction for Entrepreneurs
Building a startup is hard work for low pay, it’s risky, and it requires total responsibility to make it work. […]
Malawi battles witchcraft, with help from Norway
Malawi’s leading anti-witchcraft civil group said Tuesday it has received $600,000 from the government of Norway to help eradicate sorcery. […]
UNICEF scales up support to Malawi’s Flood Victims as rains persist
UNICEF is scaling up its emergency assistance in Malawi after flooding has hit the country’s southern region. A recent inter-agency […]
MEJN Calls for Serious Budget Review as Parliament Reconvenes
As parliament reconvenes for midterm budget review, the Malawi Economic Justice Network-MEJN has called on legislators to be radical in […]
JB Calls for ‘Unity of Purpose Towards Economic Recovery’
Malawi President Dr. Joyce Banda on Friday while addressing parliament remained confident – to some extent adamant – that the […]
US firm to invest in agriculture projects in Malawi, Angola
US-based Gaiacor International has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with MITC Investments to manage and operate […]
Anger in Malawi as President spends millions to change portraits
Malawi government has been criticised for its move to start printing new portraits for President Joyce Banda this month to […]
Govt pays up K24bn fuel arrears
Malawi government through Mera, has squared the K24 billion debt it owed fuel companies, raising hopes that the price of […]
Malawi to spend millions to put ‘Dr’ on President Banda’s portraits
Malawi government will from this month start printing new portraits for President Joyce Banda to accommodate her new doctorate title, […]
Rising external debt worries Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) says the supersonic speed at which the country’s external debt grew after April 2012 […]
Malawi banks risk shrinking forex business
Malawi’s commercial banks are risking a reduction in foreign exchange business due to the prevailing global liquidity shortages, the Reserve […]