PCL, government still talking 55.1m power project
Conglomerate Press Corporation Limited (PCL) plc has said negotiations with the government on an implementation agreement required to secure additional financing for its 50-megawat (mw) Nkhoma Solar Power Project are…
Fam strict on ticket sales
The Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has said only online tickets will be sold in advance for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against South Sudan at Bingu…
When farm waste becomes a resource for food production
By Thomas Chilaya: In Che Emma Village under Traditional Authority Kapeni in Ndirande, Blantyre, a group of farmers is demonstrating how simple ideas and locally available resources could transform smallholder…
Post-abortion ambush theatre takes the train
Short, sweet, catchy and straight to the point - that is how one can describe an ambush drama play titled Shattered Silence served in a moving train from Limbe in…
We don’t need austerity, we need our brains panel-beaten
Malawi can make you angry. Not merely irritated. Properly, deeply, blood-pressure-testing angry. The level of self-inflicted pain we willingly invite upon ourselves is not only deplorable; at times, it is…
Reserve Bank of Malawi draws forex line
The Reserve Bank of Malawi has put a cap on how much foreign exchange one is permitted to possess without seeking approval to $1,000 (or about K1.75 million) or its…
Lin’s walk to liberty
By Pemphero Malimba: The State—Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)—has discontinued a case in which China national Lin Yunhua was answering charges of corrupt practices with public officers. A source who…
Twists as Queens’ World Cup qualification goes down to Friday
The Malawi National Netball Team’s hope of qualifying for the 2027 Netball World Cup have taken another twist after they finished second in Pool Two of the Africa qualifier following…
Inflation pressure ease instills hope
Malawi’s ease in headline inflation, albeit marginally, in the past months is offering glimmers of hope among industry players who say the slowdown could help ease cost pressures and provide…
Malawi off-track on 2030 targets
By Wezzie Gausi: Malawi is off-track on its ambition to attain lower-middle-income status by 2030 after the economy registered average growth of only 2 percent over the past five years…
