Council bails out Special Olympics
Special Olympics Malawi (Som) athletes breathed a sigh of relief when the Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) provided K32.5 million to enable Malawi to compete in the Berlin Special…
Ndirande Stars dream big, face FDH Cup holders FCB Nyasa Bullets
Premier Division side Ndirande Stars is beaming with confidence ahead of its Round-of-32 FDH Bank Cup tie against defending champions FCB Nyasa Bullets. The two sides clash this afternoon at…
Bad loans stifle SMEs growth
Credit sales can be traced back to ancient times when bartering and direct exchanges were the primary forms of trade. As societies evolved and economies became more complex, the need…
Min for procurement law, systems review
By Isaac Salima: Minister of Transport and Public Works Jacob Hara has lamented gaps in the public procurement system which he said contribute to shoddy work in the construction industry.…
How to transform African agriculture
With soaring food prices, climate change, and rapid population growth undermining food security in Africa, the continent is in dire need of an agricultural revolution. Fortunately, steps taken by three…
Lazarus Chakwera lauds Ghana indaba
By Mercy Makuwira in Accra, Ghana: President Lazarus Chakwera, who left Accra, Ghana, for Malawi during the afternoon of Tuesday, has described Afreximbank 30th annual meeting as beneficial to Malawi.…
‘Malawi has 87,000mt of AIP fertiliser’
By Cathy Maulidi: As Malawi is preparing to roll out the 2023- 24 Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP), it already has 87,000 metric tonnes (mt) in stock, a senior official in…
‘Time to condone corruption over’
By Wezzie Gausi: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma has said time when corruption was the order of the day is over. Chizuma was speaking in Lilongwe on Tuesday…
Lazarus Chakwera pleads for debt relief
President Lazarus Chakwera has pleaded with Afreximbank to consider a debt restructuring plan that would allow Malawi to secure the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF). Currently, Malawi…
7 die in Karonga road accident
Seven people have died while 43 others have escaped with injuries after a vehicle they were travelling in overturned at Mlare in Karonga District. Karonga Police Station spokesperson George Mulewa…
