Category: Business

* Despite being endowed with significant mineral resources, the country has yet to translate this potential into sustained export growth and foreign exchange earnings * The core challenge lies not in resource availability, but in limited value addition and weak integration into global value chains By Chifipa Mhango, Chief Economist-Don Consultancy Group Malawi’s persistent negative trade balance reflects a structural imbalance between high import dependence and a narrow export base. Despite being endowed with significant mineral resources, including uranium,…

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Eng. Kaipa being welcomed aboard by Board chairperson Nhlema * As the Board, led by chairperson, Alfred Nhlema officially introduce him to the ESCOM Executive Management team  * Taking the helm with a clear mandate to stabilise the system, mobilise the workforce and reposition ESCOM as a resilient national utility fit for Malawi’s future By Duncan Mlanjira ​The Board of Directors for Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited, led by chairperson, Alfred Nhlema, has officially introduced newly-appointed Chief…

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* Representing 96% increase following a 100% increase in toll tariffs effective January 2026, alongside a rise in fuel levy allocations from about K126 per litre for petrol and K123 per litre for diesel to K506 and K503 respectively, which has significantly strengthened the financing framework * As RFA plans to expand the tolling network, with four new tollgates expected in the 2026/27 financial year at Mkamanga in Mponela, Dowa; Gwayi in Nkhamenya, Kasungu; Chileka on the Lilongwe-Mchinji Road;…

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Mitchell-Heggs reporting back to Malawi High Commissioner to the UK, Dr. Thomas Bisika in London * She flew to Kigali in Rwanda in May 2025 and cycled through to Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia and all the way to South Africa * In  Malawi, she attended NGO Day in Mzuzu where met “some amazing NGOs” like Tilitonse Foundation, Emerge Livelihoods and Plan International Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira Eleanor Mitchell-Heggs, who cycled 10,000km in nine Southern African countries…

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* The insurance industry in Malawi is still underdeveloped, but its importance cannot be overstated * At its core, insurance performs a simple but transformative function — it converts unpredictable, catastrophic losses into manageable financial costs * Where it is widely adopted, people recover faster, businesses endure, and economies remain stable. Where it is absent, shocks turn into long-term poverty * If Malawi is serious about building a resilient and inclusive economy, insurance must move from the margins to…

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Illovo’s Director of Legal & Corporate Affairs,Maureen Kachingwe hands over the sponsorship to MACRA’s Director of Broadcasting, Zadziko Mankhambo * Aligning with the company’s motto of ‘Creating a Thriving Community’ by supporting development initiatives that make a difference to the society * Launched in February, 2026, MACRA’s initiative is a new national flagship aimed at recognising, celebrating and promoting locally developed ICT innovations that support Malawi’s social and economic development By Duncan Mlanjira Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc has supported…

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Kayelekera Mine in Karonga * Malawi’s mining sector requires a coherent, execution-focused growth strategy, one that aligns regulation, infrastructure, industrial policy, and investment promotion * With the right policy mix, the sector can shift from marginal contribution to a central pillar of economic transformation By Chifipa Mhango, Chief Economist- Don Consultancy Group Malawi’s mining sector presents a paradox, a country endowed with uranium, rare earths, graphite, and gemstones, yet recording mining GDP growth rate trends that remain disconnected from its…

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