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Reclaiming our neighborhoods: A deep concern over residential houses turned into university students hostels

May 28, 2025

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* Imagine a family raising a 16-year-old girl right next to a boys’ hostel. Or consider the reverse: a girls’ hostel adjacent to a single bachelor’s home * These scenarios have become common in areas like Chitawira, and they pose real risks to the safety, dignity, and moral foundation of our communities Analysis by Chepe Gattüso Kazembe Malawi is on an inspiring path of educational progress. Each year, we see more and more of our young people enrolling in…

Tanzania completes East Africa’s longest bridge without loans

May 27, 2025

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* The US$260 million John Magufuli Bridge project spans 3.2km across Lake Victoria set to open to traffic on June 19, 2025 * The bridge reduces reliance on ferries, improving travel safety and efficiency, and unlocking economic potential in the Lake Zone By Solomon Ekanem, Africa Business Insider Tanzania has completed is US$260 million John Magufuli Bridge, the longest in East Africa and one of the 10 longest on the African continent — without relying on loans but using…

‘Malawi’s overreliance on maize as food and economic staple means poor harvests immediately trigger inflation volatility’—RBM Governor

May 26, 2025

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* As inflation remains one of Malawi’s most stubborn economic challenges —the highest in southern African region though it recently declined from 30% to just below 29% * The country’s GDP growth remains modest, projected at 3.2% in 2024, largely driven by a rain-fed, low-mechanisation agriculture sector * While the suspension of the ECF has created uncertainty, it also presents an opportunity for Malawi to redefine its economic trajectory * Malawi must craft and implement homegrown, inclusive, and sustainable…

Energy-saving stove manufacturing factory in Chiradzulu impresses Trade Minister Mumba

May 24, 2025

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* Apart from promoting environmental conservation, the factory supports import substitution which is government’s goal in attaining an industrialised economy by 2063 * By promoting factories, government was safeguarding local jobs, encouraging entrepreneurship and building national industry base By Brenda Nkosi, MANA Minister of Trade & Industry, Vitumbiko Mumba has described the newly-operating energy saving stove manufacturing factory in Chiradzulu, Burn Manufacturing, as an impressive development whose low-cost stoves are efficient. On his tour of the factory yesterday, Mumba…

Chikwawa DC Nardin Kamba applauded for good governance for reigning in fraudulent claims of allowances by his staff

May 24, 2025

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DC Kamba being awarded the Longtime Committed Service Award’.—Picture by Leah Mabulasa, MANA * Kudos to Chikwawa DC for this warning — let those who continue this face the law * This behaviour is common — most people have been condemning police for use of personal vehicles on duty on our roads By Duncan Mlanjira The honour of ‘Longtime Committed Service Award’, which Chikwawa District Commissioner (DC), Nardin Jackman Bauleni Kamba was bestowed on Thursday by the Malawi Local…

ActionAid International advises Malawi and 5 other debt-ridden African countries to reject coercive IMF policies, seek debt relief or cancellation and expand domestic tax revenues

May 23, 2025

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* They should demand the democratisation of decisions on debt relief and cancellation, with the creation of a UN Framework Convention on Sovereign Debt, and support the UN Framework Convention on Tax * They should also prioritise the substantive gender equality commitments made in the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action — 30 years old this year – by ensuring that women’s rights are upheld in economic policy By Duncan Mlanjira In the recent research released this month…

MultiChoice partners COSOMA in launching long-term initiative to combat piracy in protection of the creative economy

May 23, 2025

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* Completes intensive anti-piracy training and enforcement action in Lilongwe facilitated by Malawi Police Service and Ministry of Justice * The capacity-building initiative bore immediate fruit as on Wednesday, May 21, an enforcement operation raided an illegal internet streaming operation * Two suspects were arrested, and several hundred pieces of pirate streaming equipment were seized By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice Africa, in collaboration with the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA), have successfully completed the first-ever anti-piracy training and enforcement operation…

Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Kainga defends Chakwera’s attendance at SADC TFCA Summit in Harare

May 23, 2025

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* It is important for Chakwera to be present at this very important meeting as Malawi is a senior member of the SADC * And also it will enhance the bilateral cooperation and integration as the President will also hold several bilateral talks with fellow Heads of States By Duncan Mlanjira While some of the reasons behind the suspension of the extended credit facility (ECF) by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was attributed to government over-expenditure and calling for…

Chakwera pledges stronger private sector support at 35th Malawi International Trade Fair

May 22, 2025

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* Over the past four years, the government has provided K300 billion, which has enabled the establishment of approximately 100,000 businesses across different sectors of the economy * * An additional K1 trillion from the African Development Bank, channeled through the National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF), will be made available to youths and women over the next five years By Memory Kutengule Chatonda, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera says his administration has put in place strategies aimed at creating a…

ProAgro youth project implemented by ILO and IFAD is a testament of the power of collaboration

May 22, 2025

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Chifundo Lodzeni, senior deputy director for technical & vocational training in the Ministry of Labour * Vital for uplifting the country’s economy and addresses one of the most critical challenges of unemployment that the youth are facing today * These efforts are central to empowering young Malawians, contributing to sustainable economic growth and fostering an inclusive society * The project has played a crucial role in ensuring that youths are empowered to gain meaningful jobs or start their own…