CFTC Warns Traders Against Cashing-in On Coronavirus Threats
The Competition and Fair Trading Commission has warned traders and companies that are taking advantage of the corona virus to promote certain products as cure and treatment for the virus.
Chakwera, Chilima Talk Unity in Alliance
The Malawi Congress Party and the UTM have finally put pen to paper to an understanding on an electoral alliance leading to fresh presidential election as ordered by the constitutional court.
Gomani 5 Adds Voice on Coronavirus Preparedness
As the global community grapples with corona virus, Inkosi ya Makhosi Gomani 5 of Ntcheu has added a voice on the country's preparedness saying there is need to put across accurate information on the disease as a way of combating outbreak of the pandemic in the country.
Feedback On Rejected Bills Yet to Get to Parliament
Parliament says is yet to receive formal feedback from President Peter Mutharika on electoral bills he has purportedly refused to assent to as well as a recommendation that Malawi Electoral Commission Commissioners should be fired.
AHL Optimistic Coronavirus Will Not Affect 2020 Tobacco Selling Season
The spread of Corona Virus in neighboring countries has prompted officials in the country's tobacco sector to start putting in place preventing measures to avoid having challenges in this year's tobacco selling season.
MCP, UTM In Grand Alliance Signing
After weeks of candid political discussions between two political ideologies, leaders of the Malawi Congress Party and the UTM parties finally put pen to paper an understanding binding them to an electoral alliance ahead of fresh presidential election as ordered by the constitutional court.
Flood Survivors Selling Relief Items
Flood survivors from Kakuyu farming Island in Dwangwa - Nkhotakota district are reportedly selling their relief items to vendors despite being in depserate need of the very same.
RFA Estimates K1.4 Billion in Road Tolling
The Roads Fund Administration (RFA) says they are estimating to be collecting 1.4 Billion Kwacha per year in road tolling once the yet to be constructed Toll Plaza completes in September at Chingeni in Ntcheu.
Local Farmers Challenged to Form Cooperatives
Executive Director of Rhema Institute for Development Innocent Semu says smallholder agricultural Cooperatives are critical in poverty reduction as members talk business as a block.
PAC Wants MDAs to Seek Permission on Unplanned Expenditures
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament wants all Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies to first seek permission from Treasury, whenever they want to carryout expenditures that were not budgeted for.
Judiciary Officials Interrogated on Finances
Officials from the Judiciary appeared before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament Tuesday afternoon, where they were interrogated on a number of audit queries raised by the Auditor General in an Audit Report on management of public funds, covering the 2016 2017 financial year.
WVM Supports Infection Prevention Drive in Mangochi
As part of increasing initiatives to promote infection prevention in the country, World Vision Malawi (WVM) has donated 1, 300 plastic water buckets and 25, 000 cups to Mangochi district health and education offices.
Leprosy, Rabies, Sleeping Sickness, a Threat - WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says sleeping sickness, leprosy and rabies remains a big health problem in the country and need serious attention.
I served Malawi well-General Vincent Nundwe
Out-going Malawi Defense Force Commander, General Vincent Nundwe, says he leaves office proud that in the few months he has been at the helm of the army, no citizen was shot on the streets at a time demonstrations were the order of the day.
Mutharika Rebuffs Parliament
President Peter Mutharika has refused to accept recommendations made by parliament on the amended electoral reform bills and firing of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioners.
Ministry Backs Non-Remittance of GRs
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has backed Plant Protection Officer at Muloza border post in Mulanje for failing to issue general receipts (GRs) for In-Transit permits to cross border traders in perishable produce, saying by law, the officer is not mandated to have the GRs.