Category Archives: Business

Number of guns increases in Northern Region

March 11, 2017 no comments

Police in the Northern Region have confirmed an influx of firearms mostly in the form of muzzle-loaders in Rumphi, Mzimba and Chitipa but could not directly comment on the actual number of guns and a...

Malawi Bureau of Standards warns traders

March 8, 2017 no comments

The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) has warned traders of stiff punishment if found using counterfeit scales in their business transactions. The news is a relief to local customers and smallholder f...

UGI triumphs in insurance quiz

February 9, 2017 no comments

United General Insurance (UGI) last week emerged overall winners in the Insurance Institute of Malawi (IIM) quiz which started in December 2016. UGI beat Nico General Insurance Company Limited by nin...

ESCOM loses K120m court case

February 9, 2017 no comments

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has been ordered by the High Court in Mzuzu to payout millions after the statutory corporation failed to challenge a court case involving the elec...

Tea Association of Malawi signs Collective Bargaining Agreement with P...

January 25, 2017 no comments

The Tea Association of Malawi (TAML) which is responsible for promoting the tea industry in Malawi has signed its first ever Collective Bargaining Agreement with The Plantation and Allied Workers Uni...

Mzuzu City Council set to monetize street vending

January 17, 2017 no comments

Mzuzu City Council (MCC) is exploring ways to fight illegal vending and turn it into a cash cow to boost the city’s revenue base. According to deputy mayor, Alexander Mwakikunga, the council is...

Balaka Youths want tighter video show regulations

January 15, 2017 no comments

Youths in Balaka have decried lack of proper regulations guiding the video show business, saying it has drastically affected the quality of education as most many children whose schools are close to ...

Charcoal demand increases in Mzuzu

January 15, 2017 no comments

Persistent electricity blackouts have increased the demand for charcoal in Mzuzu which is threatening the survival of nearby forests like Chikangawa Forest. Random interviews from charcoal sellers an...

Lilongwe chief hails Village Savings Loans

January 12, 2017 no comments

Traditional Authority Chadza in Lilongwe has hailed village savings loans (VSL’s) as an effective pool for reducing poverty among the ultra-poor. Chadza said this on Tuesday at his Msozi headqu...

Kazembe out of Smedi

January 12, 2017 no comments

State-run Small and Medium Enterprise Development Institute (Smedi) did not renew the contract of its former chief executive officer Charles Kazembe after it expired in October 2016. Kazembe was impl...