State House blows $7.9 million annual budget in 5 months
State House has blown its 2012/13 annual budget less than five months into the financial year even as priority sectors […]
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Australian firm invests in mining
An Australian company has applied for a coal-mining licence and further plans to invest in thermal power generating plants. Mining […]
Malawi’s economy to recover in 11 months, says govt
Economic Planning Minister Goodall Gondwe says he is confident the local economy will recover in the next 11 months. Gondwe […]
Kwacha floatation hurts workers—MCTU
The floatation of the Kwacha has made most workers in the country poorer, the Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) […]
NGOs to audit Paladin CSR
SOME civil society organisations have said they will conduct an audit of what Paladin Africa Limited (PAL), miners of uranium […]
Cost of living in Malawi continues to soar
Cost of living in Malawi’s cities is still rising and enormously affecting consumers, according to the Centre for Social Concern […]
Malawians celebrate Christmas amid economic hustles
Most Malawians are spending cautiously during this year’s festive season as they continue to face the rise in the cost […]
Forex bills were underestimated – Ministry of Finance
The Ministry o f Finance has said the country’s outstanding foreign currency arrears accumulated due to lack of foreign currency […]
Mulli sailing in troubled financial waters, claims govt is squeezing it hard
Local business conglomerate MBL Holdings owned by Mulli Brothers has admitted it is currently sailing in troubled financial waters, alleging […]
Inflation hits 33.3%
Malawians will tomorrow join the rest of the world in celebrating Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ, a man Christians […]
Malawi cabinet finally recommends to sell presidential jet
Malawi’s cabinet committee tasked to handle the fate of the controversial presidential jet has finally recommended selling the aircraft and […]
Malawi should have proper national priorities
Amidst the spectre of hunger afflicting over 1.6million of our citizens, recurring shortages of fuel and forex, we as a […]
World Food Programme, Mw govt and Airtel join hands to address food shortages in Malawi
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has joined forces with the Government of Malawi and mobile telecommunications company Airtel […]
Paladin reports lower output from Namibia and Malawi mines
Uranium-miner Paladin Energy on Tuesday reported lower quarterly production as output at its mines in Namibia and Malawi dipped. Paladin […]
Banks record 22% growth in assets
Malawi’s commercial banks registered a total balance sheet growth of over 22 percent in the year 2011 despite the economic […]
How western governments use the threat of the label “Failed State” to intimidate developing nations
Not too long ago, Raphael Tenthani interviewed the current British High Commissioner to Malawi, Michael Nevin.In the interview, Mr Nevin […]
IMF chief to visit Malawi
After a wave of international figures that have been in Malawi of late including Hillary Clinton and Melinda Gates, the […]
‘I want Malawians to say our country became a better place’ says Joyce Banda
The Malawi president and award-winning gender activist on the pressure of steering the country through economic crisis. She is southern […]