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Supreme Court throws out Airtel’s appeal against CFTC’s K2.1bln fine

December 11, 2021

A new bonus system was launched last March * Airtel failed to show what the company wants to be done about the fine * The court was just told that the fine is huge and will adversely impact on its operations * Airtel also questioned CFTC’s jurisdiction in handling the matter in the first place By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has refused to grant Airtel Malawi’s appeal for a stay of the whopping total fine of…

Fertilizer Association of Malawi accuses MP Suleman’s Committee of demanding over K25m as cost of meeting at Capital Hotel

December 6, 2021

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* Chides Suleman over his statement made in Parliament accusing the Association of contributing to high prices of fertilizer * Suleman described the Association as a ‘cartel’ that is ripping off Malawian farmers * It is unfortunate to see you speak with such hostility towards the private sector that Government is aiming to grow By Duncan Mlanjira Fertilizer Association of Malawi has made a staggering revelation that it failed to meet the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and Irrigation to…

Finance Minister Mlusu visits construction site of Shire Valley Transformation Project as part 2 of phase 1 is ready to roll out

November 3, 2021

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Mlusu being briefed of the progress of the project * The project’s objective is to irrigate 43,370 hectares of land by abstracting water from Shire River * Conveying it by gravity to irrigable areas of Chikwawa and Nsanje Districts * This will ensure a more consistent supply of water to farm lands throughout the year * To increase agricultural productivity and commercialization for the two districts’ targeted 223,000 farmers By Duncan Mlanjira On his visit to the construction site…

Farmer to buy fertilizer at K7,500 a bag; Govt subsidizes at K19,500

October 17, 2021

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Chakwera being briefed of the programme By Linda Likomwa, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera officially launched the 2021/2022 Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) on Saturday which the government is subsidizing fertilizer price at K19,500 for the beneficiary farmer to pay K7,500. At the launch at St. Thereza Primary School in Chiradzulu, Chakwera said this is a reaffirmation of his administration’s commitment of a new Malawi, “keeping the promise to farmers, parents and traders that we would make sure that the AIP…

Malawi on course to revamp banana farming through donor-funded programme

October 17, 2021

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Mulanje’s Kulima and Afikepo banana programme members By Memory Chatonda, MANA Over 60,000 banana suckers are currently on nursery to be distributed to farmers in Mulanje to resuscitate the crop production which was hugely devastated by Banana Bunchy Top Disease. Bunchy Top Disease Virus, which was first detected in Nkhata Bay District in 2004, completely destroyed the crop across the country, leaving farmers in destitute as the crop was regarded as their main source of income and food. On…

ILO partners with Malawi Teachers Union to eliminate child labour through school improvements

October 2, 2021

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* Funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands at more than MK150 million (US$185,000) * The project aims at accelerating the elimination of child labour in global supply chains in Africa * CoVID-19 has contributed to rising rates of school dropouts, including because of the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic By Duncan Mlanjira The International Labour Organization (ILO) has entered into a partnership with Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) to accelerate the fight against child labour…

Financiers World Bank, ADB satisfied with progress of Shire Valley Transformation Programme; At 55% against planned 65%

October 1, 2021

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The 12-gate water flow control intake at Kapichira Falls Dam under construction * The first phase that include 12-gate intake from the Kapichira Falls Dam * The massive project construction is set to be the biggest irrigation canal in Southern Africa *It is a brainchild of Sir Geoffrey Colby, former Governor of colonial protectorate of Nyasaland between 1948 and 1956 * “We are, therefore, pleased that the Malawi government has over the years been considering to revive it” *…

CAMA accuses edible cooking oil manufacturers of blackmailing consumers and Government

September 27, 2021

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* ”Manufacturers have for a long time preferred to import crude oil materials from the Eastern countries” * “And always at high prices than using local raw materials grown by our farmers” * “Throughout the past years, Malawi was producing its own cooking oils using its own local raw materials” * “We all recall Unilever or Lever Brothers used to produce COVO and Kazinga with linkages to our local farmers” * “The full name of the acronym for COVO…

Government to enforce restriction on mass live chickens distribution by large poultry producers to protect small scale businesses

August 17, 2021

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Minister of Trade Sosten Gwengwe * All distribution and retailing to small scale Malawian traders and farmers * A restriction that seeks to safeguard an inclusive growth of the entire poultry value chain * Police to monitor movements of the poultry mobile vans * Those who will not comply risk having their vans impounded By Duncan Mlanjira From Monday, August 23, the Ministry of Trade will start enforcing Business Licencing (Travel Wholesale and Distribution Licence) that restricts large poultry…

UK Government satisfied with adaptation and resilience interventions in Balaka through Prosper Project

August 8, 2021

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Annie-Marie Trevelyan visited Malawi last week * Project empowering communities to rehabilitate land that was once deforested into a productive farm land * The interventions that have contributed to improved living standards of the programme beneficiaries By Mary Makhiringa, MANA United Kingdom Minister of Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change, Annie-Marie Trevelyan has expressed satisfaction in the way people in Balaka are implementing adaptation and resilience projects which the UK Government is supporting. Trevelyan, who was on a…