Category: Business

By Duncan Mlanjira The visit by President Lazarus Chakwera to Kumbali Lodge in Lilongwe’s Area 44 as a show of deep sympathy after angry community folks sorrounding the hospitality facility torched it on Sunday, and his decision to officially open the privately-owned Golden Peacock Hotel in Blantyre, has drawn some heavy criticism by the general public. And the target of the criticism is on the array of advisors the President has, who are supposed to guide him on which…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Wealth Magazine, Malawi’s quarterly local entrepreneurial and business magazine, is organising an first-ever women’s summit on wealth creation — Wealth Woman Summit — whose panelists will be accomplished Malawian women professionals. To be held on October 30 at Sunbird’s Soche International Conference Centre in Blantyre from 6pm to 9:30pm, Wealth Woman Summit is being hosted with support from Wealth Magazine alongside different stakeholders in the industry — including the women taking part in the event as…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Despite continuous exposure by the media through prominent members of the public on the suspicious business countenance of Kenyan firm, Techno Brain, — over the past two years — the previous government administration still insisted on doing business with the foreign company. Today, the whistleblowers have been vindicated as the World Bank Group has banned this IT-services company and its parent company, United Arab Emirates-based Techno Brain Global FZ-LLC for 28 months in connection with collusive…

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By Gladys Kamakanda, MANA Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate change has recommended that the National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) should be getting the lions share in fuel importation as it is a Malawian company. The Parliamentary Committee’s chairperson, Welani Chilenga made the remarks Friday in Lilongwe when the committee toured the Lilongwe Strategic Fuel Reserves in readiness for NOCMA’s plans to start bringing fuel by rail from Nacala port. He said NOCMA was doing a tremendous…

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By Leah Msuku, MANA Lilongwe District Council has ordered female job seekers that converge at the Labour Office to vacate the premises, alleging that they have turned the place into commercial sex agreement spots. Lilongwe District Commissioner, Lawford Palani said the women’s conduct of turning the place into a sex pick-up point is tarnishing the image of the Council. Addressing management team, Palani said what is happening is totally unacceptable and called upon the relevant authorities to take action…

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