Plem Construction Limited (PCL) has disclosed that progress of the construction of the first ever Mzuzu Civic Office Complex is at 45 percent. The construction company has also assured residents of the green city that it will complete the project within the specified period of time. Mzuzu Civic Office Complex is one of the campaign […]

FDH Bank plc has given K10 million to the Institute of People Management (IPMM) for their annual lakeshore conference set for November in Mangochi. The Bank’s Senior Manager for Personal and Business Banking, Elizabeth Phoya delivered the cheque on behalf of FDH Bank where she commended their partnership with IPMM. “We consider the Institute of […]

Health experts, especially those specialized in harm reduction, have declared that the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is irrelevant, stating that in its current form, the instrument is not capable of influencing change in reducing harm among tobacco smokers. The World Health Assembly adopted FCTC on 21 May 2003 […]

A High Court ruling ordering Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to hold an elective national political conference within 90 days has split the party further. This has ignited fresh confusion in the party with party officials giving different positions on way forward. Nicholas Dausi, who belongs to the rebel Kondwani Nankhumwa camp, says the party will […]

Delegates to the 6th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) have called for the alignment of communication to fight misinformation on THR, stressing that people need to get clear and strong messages about the scientific evidence on the benefits of harm reduction products in order to counteract the misinformation launched by opposing parts. The International Association on Smoking […]

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has directed that former Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president John Tembo’s burial ceremony be accorded full military honours. Minister of Information and government spokesperson Moses Kunkuyu says this is because Tembo was a former cabinet minister and contributed enormously to the nation. Tembo held various cabinet portfolios in Kamuzu Banda cabinet […]

Minibus operators say the current fuel scarcity in most parts of the country is impacting negatively on their business as the minibus operators are forced to buy the commodity on black market. Fuel on black market costs twice or more than it costs at fuel pump Minibus operators are just one section of society hit […]

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says Malawi will save K2.25 billion (US$2m) every year after the Lilongwe Cancer Centre is complete. Kandodo Chiponda said the Malawian tax payer spends K2.25 billion in sending cancer patients outside the country for specialised treatment. Kandodo Chiponda said this when she addressed an annual International Atomic Energy Agency […]

Malawi on Friday held a tourism gala to mark the end of tourism month as the country seeks to move away from tobacco to tourism as the top forex earner. Several influential figures in the tourism industry as well- as organisations and representatives of the hospitality industry gathered at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) for […]

Inspector General of Police Meryln Yolamu has warned of drastic disciplinary action against female police officers who adjust their police uniforms to be tight to their bodies. Addressing police officers at Zomba police training college, Yolamu said adjusting police uniforms to be tight as if the uniforms were fashion clothes was against police rules and […]

Officials of Special Commitee for the funeral ceremony of former Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President John Tembo say the burial ceremony will be on Wednesday next week in Dedza. Albert Mbawala the chairperson of the committee said this will be a state funeral. He said the body will be taken from Goodwill Mortuary to the […]

Malawi University of Science & Technology (MUST) has introduced an annual Cultural & Research Innovation Festival — whose main objective is to celebrate the contribution the University makes to culture and heritage as well as demonstrate the relationship which is there between culture and research innovation. Speaking on Wednesday at the University’s campus at Goliati […]

The innovative campaign which FDH Group initiated in June to mobilize funds to build climate-resilient houses for Cyclone Freddy-induced flood survivors, raised K200 million and the funds have been handed over to Phalombe and Chiradzulu District Commissioners. FDH Group, which had already committed to build two houses, introduced the funds mobilising campaign with its staff […]

Kasungu district has recorded six cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in a short period of time. Director of Health Services at the District Hospital, Dr Emmanuel Golombe, revealed to a network of journalists under National TB and Leprosy Elimination Program (NTLEP) who were on a tour to Kasungu on Thursday that the hospital has […]

The Tobacco Commission (TC) has announced the extension of tobacco farmers’ registration and licencing exercise to October 31, 2023. The exercise was supposed to close on September 30, 2031. TC Chief Executive Officer Joseph Chidanti Malunga told Journalists in Lilongwe on Friday during an interface meeting with the Media Network on Tobacco (MNT) that various […]

The 87 percent rate of learning poverty in Malawi has worried the Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC), prompting it to reiterate its call for investment in education technology (EdTech) as a solution to the problem. CSEC, which engaged Parliamentarians and other key stakeholders on Friday in Lilongwe, said EdTech can provide solutions for addressing learning […]

Ethanol distiller PressCane Limited has said its recent acquisition of a brand-new fire-fighting-truck will not only serve the company but the communities as well at no cost as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR). The fire-fighting truck became handy on Sunday when it helped put out a fire which gutted part of Dyeratu Market […]

The kwacha has depreciated again by 4.7 percent against the US dollar, triggering fears of escalating cost of living in the country. The announcement of the depreciation follows the foreign exchange auction the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) conducted on Wednesday. The drop is the fourth since January this year. The kwacha will now be […]

Government has facilitated the first ever export of Malawi Gold cannabis biomass to Macedonia through a local Malawian off-Taker, NexGen Medical Limited. Confirming the development, controller of Agriculture Extension and Technical Services on Private Sector Mega Farms Programme implementation strategy in the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Alfred Mwenefumbo said the move will see Malawi grossing […]

The High Court in Lilongwe has ordered the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to hold an elective convention within 90 days. This follows a case in which party vice president for the south Kondwani Nankhumwa challenged a National Governing Council meeting held at Nkopola Lodge in July this year. During the NGC meeting which was held […]