The public is the best informant of shops that are arbitrarily overcharging prices or selling substandard products—Ministry of Trade & Industry

Minister Gwengwe during the press briefing yesterday * Thus asked to be vigilant and report any suspected case of unfair trading practices through toll-free line: 2489 * As the Ministry closes over six businesses for gross trade-related violations on the market * Ministry, CFTC and MBS will continue performing the market surveillances on a daily basis until sanity is restored By Patricia Kapulula, MANA & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express In order to help in the creation of a market…

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MERA issues serious warning to ESCOM over horrible customer service that include staff rudeness 

* Also includes non-compliance to MERA’s directives and staff demanding money to rectify faults or for new electricity connections * ESCOM had ignored two previous directives the Authority had issued — on September 30, 2024 and in April 2024 * MERA thus warns it will not hesitate to take further action against ESCOM should the non-compliance continues By Duncan Mlanjira While people had been complaining amongst themselves on social media of poor service delivery in as far as reporting…

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Karonga-based Lotus Africa Limited’s labour practices impresses Minister Mumba

* This commitment to excellence is a testament to the companys values and leadership * These exemplary practices demonstrated by this company are important in upholding safety standards By Patience Harawa, MANA Having encountered some non-compliance to labor laws in several companies he has made surprise visits to in the past wee, Minister of Labour, Vitumbiko Mumba was impressed with Lotus Africa Limited for its commitment to safety standards and fair labour practices. During his visit to the company’s…

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The maximum 30-year jail term with no option of paying a fine for vandalism of ESCOM assets seems not to be acting as a deterrent

* As three more culprits are found and arrested in possession of ESCOM electrical conductor wires in the Lower Shire * Two found with 200m-long conductor wire in Chikwawa, one with three bags of aluminum wire in Nsanje * In under a week and barely after a few days when another incident in Lilongwe when a Chinese national was arrested in possession of 40 bags of stolen copper wires * Amounting to approximately 18 tonnes — suspected to have…

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Malawi society needs to reflect on its norms and standards; otherwise soon we will close the whole country—Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango

* His reaction to market surveillance raids by Labour Minister Mumba and Malawi Bureau of Standards on companies and supermarkets * And closing them for non-adherence and non-compliance to labour and trading laws * We need to reflect on what is being exposed as not being a full picture, but maybe this is just a tip of a bigger story that has not been told By Duncan Mlanjira Chief Economist for South Africa-based Don Consultancy Group, Chifipa Mhango — having observed…

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Minister Mumba urges technical colleges to rigorously market their innovations

* After being impressed with a modern irrigation system at Sonda which is an innovation of Mzuzu Technical College * As well as a solar-powered charging facility which one can be used to charge multiple gadgets at once By Rose Cross Mahorya, MANA Minister of Labour Vitumbiko Mumba has impressed on technical colleges and vocational training institutions in the country to rigorously market innovations they develop so that they can increase their revenue bases. Speaking in Mzuzu yesterday when…

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Public implores on MBS to continuously inspect shops over hygiene standards

* As the regulator finds shops such as Sana; Food Lovers Market; Panda Superstore stocking rotten food items, expired goods and poor hygiene * MBS, this should not end here, it should be your routine needs. MBS needs to transition from being reactive to proactive in enforcing quality standards By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS), which is on a nationwide surprise market surveillance, is stumbling on several shops that are violating Section 39 of the Malawi…

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MACRA to lead Data Privacy Week campaign 

Head of Data Protection Authority, Dan Chiwoni * Themed; ‘Put Privacy First’, the campaign includes a commemorative event scheduled for Mzuzu on January 28 * And accompanied by week-long roadshows in Kasungu, Mzimba, Mzuzu, and Nkhata Bay * Which will feature interactive sessions where the citizenry will have opportunities to ask questions and use of public awareness materials By Duncan Mlanjira Through its Consumer Awareness Unit, Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) will lead a series of awareness campaign activities…

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Donald Trump signs order proclaiming there are only two sexes

* The definition of male and female will be based on whether people are born with eggs or sperm, rather than on their chromosomes * The move came as part of a swathe of executive orders he has signed on his first day back in the White House Sky.com In what Donald Trump’s administration has branded a “common sense” order, the government will recognise only two sexes, ending all federal funding or recognition of gender identities. Thus the Trump…

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Former Trade Minister Kansichi praises Minister Mumba’s invasion of companies subjecting employees to poor working conditions

NT Plastics Manufacturing Ltd managing director, Zhouh Young Fei being arrested for continuing operations defying the closure order * Congratulates him for being a pragmatic leadership in an effort to restore sanity, ethics and enforcement of the law in the industries * Which, apparently, are being neglected, largely because of greed and corruption within the layers of our society By Duncan Mlanjira Former Minister of Trade, Martin Kansichi — who served during the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration under…

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