Category: Business

The old system then managed by United Transport of Malawi (UTM) Bus Company * It must be treated as any other utility provider and cannot just be relegated to untrusted and unregulated operators By Duncan Mlanjira Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) has petitioned the Ministry of Transport and Public Works to consider reintroducing the national public transportation policy and system, saying it “must be treated as any other utility provider that cannot just be relegated to untrusted and unregulated operators”….

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Some shop shelves alleged to display prices inflated at the till * Most of the price increases are unjustifiable and pure theft with no better economic explanations * Some are tampering with weights and contents of their packages By Duncan Mlanjira Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) is warning Malawian Consumers to be alert when they go shopping, saying some unscrupulous traders are charging different prices at the till than those displayed on shelves. In a public notice issued on Thursday, May…

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The open pipeline stayed in this state for some days * It is a growing concern with most utility companies with BWB being the most culprit * There’s an attitude problem with these service providers, this now time to penalise such * They are expected to seek permission from City Council dig up a road to repair their underground systems * They are then expected to repair the damage and leave in its original state By Duncan Mlanjira Blantyre…

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A vehicle captured at Chirimba in Blantyre unpacking smuggled cooking oil from Mozambique  * The manufacturers plead for protection against smuggling * Production lines and sales have declined as people opt for cheaper smuggled cooking oil * Before VAT was re-introduced traders weren’t bringing in smuggled oil because the prices were the same * So it didn’t make business sense to import through smuggling By Duncan Mlanjira Cooking oil manufacturers takes cognizance that the increase in price of the…

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Happy Labour Day in Malawi * There is no state that can be developed without hard working people in different categories By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi joins the rest of the world in commemorating Labour Day, May 1, which was set aside to appreciate people who are working tirelessly in various positions from lower to higher level in developing their families as well as the country. A message from Abel Ikiloni in the Ministry of Information and Civic Education says…

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The Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay Road that Strabag International constructed * Withdraws from tender of rehabilitation of Lilongwe-Blantyre M1 Road * Suggests that capabilities of contractors must include a sound level of technical and financial strength * To assure a good standard of delivery and durability * Most of these firms will submit a price much lower than ours * Possibly not even covering our costs By Duncan Mlanjira Following the furore that is sorrounding poor workmanship by contractors on Malawian…

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* Asks residents to comply as according to the Law * Officers will be wearing the Council’s branded reflector jackets * And will have with them identity cards Maravi Express Blantyre City Council is notifying all property owners and residents of the city that it has engaged officers from the Malawi Polytechnic to update its register of private properties in the city. In a public statement, Blantyre City Council says the Malawi Polytechnic officers will be wearing the Council’s…

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