Category: Business

Secretary to the President & Cabinet (SPC) Zanga-Zanga Chikhosi * Parastatals must operate with total independence and be accountable to Malawians * Continued pressure and interference by the OPC in the operations of parastatals is a clear demonstration of impunity * The politics of appeasement and patronage have continued, pretty much like in previous regimes * This is particularly true in the appointments of Chief Executive Officers to various parastatals By Duncan Mlanjira Catholic Bishops of the Episcopal Conference…

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The packages on offer for PaNet MoFaya * Available in seven options of daily, weekly, and monthly packages * Ranging from 2GB valid for 24 hours to 215GB valid for 30 days * The speeds for ‘PaNet MoFaya’ bundles are uncapped ensuring customers enjoy the best internet experience * Based on the technology of their choice whether 2G, 3G or 4G By Duncan Mlanjira Airtel Malawi Plc has unveiled new internet bundles that will see Airtel prepaid customers enjoy data…

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A mother and her child outside a makeshift tent in Chikwawa.—Picture by Arkangel Tembo, MANA By Duncan Mlanjira In a bid to support Government’s call for assistance towards relief to victims of Cyclone Ana, NICO Group has — through World Vision — donated K27 million targeting the floods’  victims in Chikwawa District. NICO Group has done this in cognizance that Chikwawa was hit the hardest as over 84,000 households were affected by the tropical storm — which is the…

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* We are expecting the cooking oil producers to immediately take necessary steps to reciprocate what Government has done * VAT was the only singled contributing variable that the industry said was the reason for the current high prices * Consumers will not accept any other reasons for failure to reduce prices as they want to see the benefits after the removal of VAT By Duncan Mlanjira Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) is demanding the edible cooking oil refiners…

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President Chakwera handing over tree planting materials to youths * As Chakwera launches Malawi Green Corps Project in Dowa * The President appeals to Malawians to take the initiative of replenishing the environment as their sacred and civic duty * Malawi Green Corps lays the foundation of a sustainable and green recovery of the country * It also provides thousands of the much-needed jobs for the youth and addresses unemployment for many By Tiyanjane Mambucha, MANA Minister of Natural…

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