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Mon, 09 Jun 2025 09:48:00 GMTCrayfish Smuggling Foiled As Malawi Acts to Protect Native Species
[RFI] Environmental activists in Malawi have supported the decision by the Malawian authorities to confiscate and arrest five Zambians who were attempting to smuggle over 200kg of live crayfish into the country. The activists and experts say the inva...
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:53:10 GMTHow Does COSOMA Pay Royalties to Artists - COSOMA Explains
[Nyasa Times] The Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) has come forward to explain how royalties--payments made to artists for the use of their work--are calculated and distributed. The clarification comes amid growing concerns from some creatives wh...
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:53:10 GMT'No Rerun, No Vote!' - Chiradzulu Midima DPP Supporters Push for Friday Namaona or Fresh Primaries
[Nyasa Times] Angry Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters in Chiradzulu Midima Constituency are demanding that the party either reruns its botched primary elections or endorses Friday Namaona as their candidate ahead of the September 16 Gener...
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:53:09 GMTGabadinho Mhango Faces Financial Crash As Bank Moves to Seize His R1.2 Million Home
[Nyasa Times] Once known for his magic on the pitch, Malawian striker Gabadinho Mhango is now fighting a different kind of battle--this time off the field and in the courtroom--as he teeters on the brink of losing his R1.2 million Johannesburg home d...
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 05:51:06 GMTTears Flow As President Chakwera Pays Tribute to Late Joyce Chitsulo
[Nyasa Times] The dusty roads of Mpeni Village in Thambani, Mwanza, were heavy with sorrow and dignity on Monday as President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera led a solemn and emotionally charged farewell to the late Joyce Chitsulo, former Deputy Minister o...
Malawi Times
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:23:04 +0000FDI retreat threatens Malawi growth prospects
Malawi’s prospects for attracting foreign investment face a threat due to global economic challenges as the latest World Bank report reveals a sharp and sustained decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) to developing economies.
According to chap...
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:17:58 +0000Ecama for prudence in finance management
Economics Association of Malawi (Ecama) has recommended strengthening public finance management and prioritising resource allocation toward high-growth sectors.
Ecama, an umbrella body for economists, says reducing appetite for borrowing would help e...
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:11:13 +0000PCL getting back to primary production
By Kingsley Jassi:
Conglomerate Press Corporation Limited (PCL) has disclosed plans to venture into agricultural value chain investment amid the country’s efforts to recover the lost industrial capacity.
Through Press Agriculture, PCL used to ancho...
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:05:56 +0000Farmers urged to go commercial
By Brenda Kayo:
Smallholder farmers have been urged to adopt a business mindset to contribute towards the sector’s revitalisation.
Team Leader for Commercial Agriculture for Smallholder and Agribusiness (Casa) Steven Morris said this at the closing...
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:44:53 +0000Pangas foil Mzuzu demonstrations
INJURED—A vendor
Panga-wielding people Tuesday frustrated demonstrations which vendors organised in Mzuzu City Tuesday.
The armed individuals openly challenged vendors’ leaders in the presence of Malawi Police Service personnel, telling them [ven...