Malawi Bureau of Standards warns traders
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...
Category Archives: Business
UGI triumphs in insurance quiz
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
PR Society now legal body, registered
Public Relations Society of Malawi (PRSM), a grouping of public relations and communication professionals from the public and private sector has been registered in line with the Trustees Incorporatio...