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Tue, 07 Jun 2022 08:29:54 +0000
Long wait for IMF programme
Malawians will have to wait a little longer for a new four-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the fund has insisted on the release of the audit report on foreign exchange misreporting at the Re...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 08:25:12 +0000
Malawi clinches Pfizer drug deal
There appears to be light at the end of the tunnel on the issue of shortage of drugs in public healthcare service facilities as the country has chalked an agreement with one of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer, to be supplying q...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 08:18:33 +0000
Government trashes fresh devaluation claims
Finance Minister Sosten Gwengwe has rubbished claims from some quarters that Malawians should brace for another devaluation following the 25 percent currency depreciation late last month. Since the Reserve Bank of Malawi adjusted the Kwacha against m...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 08:15:00 +0000
Mario Marinica pleads for patience
Flames coach Marian Mario Marinica has come to the defence of his troops by saying “God did not create the world in a day” and that, as such, his charges should be given time to adapt to his philosophy. Marinica said the Flames were adapting well...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:58:04 +0000
Martse family to hold prayers
The family of fallen rapper Martse, real name Martin Nkhata, said Monday they will go into fasting and prayer for God to intervene and reveal all the secrets as they await investigations by the Malawi Police Service. Martse, famed for songs such as ...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:53:57 +0000
Government gets Kapichira rehabilitation boost
President Lazarus Chakwera has assured Malawians that cases of blackouts will be reduced significantly by December this year as government has secured $600 million for the rehabilitation of Kapichira hydro dam. Chakwera made the remarks Monday when h...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:48:04 +0000
Defence quizzes witnesses in Zameer Karim fraud case
By Wezzie Gausi: Defence lawyers Monday cross-examined two State witnesses in the K150 million case involving businessman Zameer Karim and banker Victoria Chanza. The two State witnesses are George Phuza, who works as Head of the Credit Department at...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:42:58 +0000
UN hails Malawi’s gender strides
New United Nations Women (UN Women) Country Representative for Malawi Letty Chiwara has hailed the government for strides it is making in empowering women and ensuring that they are given decision-making positions. She said this in Lilongwe yesterday...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:36:31 +0000
National Bank of Malawi shareholders for policy review
Minority shareholders for the public-listed National Bank of Malawi on Friday asked the bank to change its corporate governance operations, especially on the selection of the independent board of directors. This was raised during the bank’s annual ...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:24:03 +0000
Tobacco Commission, Tama bemoan tobacco smuggling
The Tobacco Commission and Tobacco Association of Malawi (Tama) Trust have condemned smuggling of the country’s tobacco, saying the vice could negatively affect this year’s earnings. This follows revelations that the commission, in an operation w...



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