Category: Business

* Illovo is about 60 years old in Malawi but they have really done only the sugar value chain addition * Time is now ripe with the Shire Valley Transformation Programme, which focuses on gravity fed irrigation By Manasse Nyirenda, MANA in Johannesburg President Lazarus Chakwera has asked Illovo Sugar Group to diversify their value chain in Malawi to other crops for the benefit of Malawians and also the company. After an engagement the President has with Illovo Africa…

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The Capital Hill, seat of the Malawi Government  * Pay in full all outstanding balances and to check with the power utility if their current bills have not been received By Duncan Mlanjira Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has announced countrywide power disconnections from Monday, August 28 on all overdue accounts — including Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), which are ESCOM’s biggest debtor and consumer. In a public notice, ESCOM is advising customers to pay in full…

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* Due to maintenance works by EGENCO at Tedzani Hydro Power Station during the said period * Available capacity from major hydropower plants will drop from 371.2MW to 263.2MW * This will result in unmet demand during the morning, midday and evening peak periods By Duncan Mlanjira Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is alerting the public to expect power load shedding from Saturday, August 26 till Monday August 28. In a public notice, ESCOM says this is due…

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PSB Founder & Chairman, William Sichinga briefing the media * Developed by Products & Services Bureau (PSB) Limited — Malawi’s broker of goods and services * Its primary objectives is to deter occurrences of corrupt and fraudulent practices and rendering the society of equal opportunities for all By Duncan Mlanjira Since 2022, Tenderite, Malawi’s first-ever digital service that was developed to combat corruption in procurement, dubbed the Corruption Vaccine, has processed over 3,000 procurement services — indicating that the…

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* The award goes to my country and MANA as a whole * It is a great motivation and milestone to my life career * I would also like to thank National newspaper and Times for always featuring my work By Leonard Masauli, MANA The Nation Publication’s pictorial coverage of the official launch of Mwami One-Stop Border Post at Mchinji-Chipata — which was graced by the President Lazarus Chakwera and his Zambian counterpart, Hakainde Hichilema — has won Malawi…

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