The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture has launched Africa’s first soybean speed breeding facility in Zambia, marking a major breakthrough in efforts to accelerate crop improvement and strengthen food systems across the region.
Soybean has emerged as one of the most strategic crops in Sub-Saharan Africa, supporting nutrition, livestock feed, and agro-industrial development.
Malawi is facing rampant theft of utility equipment, such as water board meters, more than ever before.
Members of the community are turning to any metal they see, vandalizing it or stealing it to sell at scrap metal markets found in almost every corner of the towns.
The majority of those selling scrap metal are children.
Despite this, Malawi has an act that prohibits scrap metal dealers from purchasing metals from children under the age of 14.
However, this law is outdated and not being enforced.
While Malawi continues to procrastinate on implementing proper regulations, it is the water boards and communities that are suffering.
A 36-year-old Charity Waya of Nkolokosa Township in Blantyre is a frustrated lady. She is seeing her long time ambition of improving self- economic livelihood through cross-border trade, shrinking quickly.
Waya, used to import raw material from Zimbabwe to sell back home. She recalls, the profit she used to make from the business of selling school uniform cloth was enough to support her family.
But this has not been the case since the year 2022. She is no longer able to get foreign exchange especially United States Dollars and South African Rand, to keep the ball running, therefore, she closed the business.
The Malawi Police Service Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) has surged to K13 billion in total assets, a milestone the SACCO believes places it at the center of Malawi’s push for financial inclusion and shared economic growth.
In a move to address some gaps in the insurance industry, United General Insurance (UGI) and Old Mutual Malawi have come up with an initiative that caters for general insurance and life insurance.
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