Category: Business

* As we continue to steer Malawi towards achieving the status of an inclusively wealthy and self-dependent nation, we pledge to do so in a manner that is responsible and sustainable * The commemoration of our foundations is a platform to reaffirm commitment and responsibility towards growing together with Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira Standard Bank Plc, which opened its first branch in Limbe on 11th April 1970 then trading as Commercial Bank of Malawi, is today commemorating 55 years…

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* Recruited 2,500 seasonal workers to necessitate smooth operation when it commences production of sugar * The company has been undergoing reformatory processes after termination of its contract with Aum Sugar Co. Ltd By Fostina Mkandawire MANA Salima Sugar Company Limited has assured that Malawians should expect benefit from its product unlike in the past, saying they “are changing how business was run, to produce a commodity that will be available across the country and should be well known…

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* Mineral exploration is a very serious and sensitive issue that needs to be handled with care * As long as I am the Minister of Mining, I will not accept foreigners siphoning our minerals and no more of illegal mining in Malawi By Solister Mogha, MANA Minister of Mining, Monica Chang’anamuno has ordered the immediate ban of alluvial gold mining activities at Traditional Authority (T/A) M’biza in Zomba District following reports of various abuses at the mining site…

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* When opening ITU workshop on cost models for data services and international internet connectivity * Workshop to serve as a platform to address challenges that developing countries like Malawi are facing with internet connectivity services By Duncan Mlanjira Minister of Information & Digitalisation, Moses Kunkuyu has reiterated government’s commitment to providing affordable and accessible internet connectivity to all Malawians. Kunkuyu made these remarks today at the opening of a two-day International Communication Union (ITU) regional workshop on cost…

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Rampant vandalism of ESCOM equipment and infrastructure * Scrap metal industry is fueling vandalism of our electricity supply equipment * There is need for the government to speed up with regulating the scrap metal industry as one way of reducing the malpractice By Aliko Munde, MANA Rampant vandalism of electricity supply equipment are some of the major causes of frequent power outages in Chitipa District, says Chief Operations Officer for Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM), Maxwell Mulimakwenda. Speaking…

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