Two government ministries have been contradicting each other on the best possible solution to deal with the alleged hoarding of sugar by vendors and the subsequent scarcity of the product on the market.

Illovo Sugar Malawi has partnered with the Ministry of Trade and security agencies to smoke out traders who are illegally exporting sugar to neighbouring countries, putting pressure on the availability of sugar on the local market.

Stakeholders at the second E-Mobility Conference in Lilongwe have stressed the need for Malawi to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), citing their potential to reduce foreign exchange spent on fuel imports.