Category: Business

MUUNI team lead, Wezi Salima * Assessing the future impact of innovation ecosystem investments on sustainable socio-economic development in Malawi * Currently, Malawi ranks lowly on the Global Innovation Index (2022), reflecting structural gaps due to strategies that rely on traditional economic models rather than knowledge-based, tech-driven frameworks By Memory Kutengule Chatonda, MANA Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), through the MUUNI Fund, is set to conduct a foresight study to address unmet needs in the development of sustainable innovations…

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* She has served with professionalism, candour, and a genuine spirit of partnership that has left a lasting and positive impact across many sectors * From supporting Malawi’s public sector reforms to championing cultural exchange and inclusive development, she has been a steadfast and trusted friend of Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira Tenure of office for British High Commissioner to Malawi, Fiona Ritchie, ends next month and at her farewell ceremony in Lilongwe on Thursday, Minister of Basic Education, Madalitso…

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Airtel Malawi invests K1 million to Kibébé to support their production efforts * Hosts a product showcase in collaboration with Kibébé — a local social enterprise renowned for crafting re-purposed handmade products from recycled plastics * The collaboration underscores Airtel Malawi’s ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability and community empowerment By Duncan Mlanjira In joining Malawi to commemorate World Environment Day 2025, Airtel Malawi has taken a new approach in the enhancement of this year’s theme;  ‘Harmony with Nature: end…

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* Use the hard peg, not soft peg, to fix the kwacha exchange rate; cut down the government budget fiscal deficit; promote industrialisation to rebalance the economy * Promote export of high value items of processed products not relying on commodity trade, i.e. raw agroproducts, raw mineral exports By Duncan Mlanjira The report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), after a delegation made an  evaluation visit to Malawi from May 22 to June 3, continues to rouse hot debate…

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Nkhutabasa served at the European Union, in Andorra, Belgium, France, the Principality of Monaco, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands during his tour of service * Either we lead with courage and clarity now, or we will pay in currency far costlier than the Kwacha * Malawi is functionally insolvent; the Kwacha is an illusion; the economy is not growing; public finance is a wreck; politics is blocking progress By Duncan Mlanjira Former Malawian diplomat, James Woods Nkhutabasa contends that…

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CHEFO Director of Women, Drina Mphote * We will ensure that wherever Chewa women are, they should come together and support each other in achieving self-independence and improving their families’ economic livelihoods * CHEFO directorate of women shared with benefits of improving lives through business, home care and health at the interaction meeting By Duncan Mlanjira The Chewa Heritage Foundation (CHEFO) Director of Women, Drina Mphote, yesterday held a meeting with Chewa women in Lilongwe to discuss ways of…

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