Category: National

* Expired drinks made up the largest portion of the inventory, including 153 bottles of fruit juice, 16 bottles of energy drinks, 10 bottles of tonic water, and various soft drinks * Urges consumers to remain vigilant by inspecting packaging expiry dates and product certification marks, and thus report any traders found violating fair trading laws By Duncan Mlanjira The Competition & Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) is urging consumers to remain vigilant by inspecting packaging expiry dates and product…

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In April 2026 the Coal and Minerals Group (CMG) was fined about US$8,300 in administrative penalties for six environmental violations at their Kasantha mine. Pictured here is the mine’s loading bay in May 2026. (Picture credit: Alick Chimzere) * Malawi’s emerging mining industry pits economic promise against environmental, cultural concerns * Along with the opening of a mine came big promises, but residents said they have little to show except coal dust and polluted rivers By Mbauwo Chavula, Oxpeckers…

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* ESCOM security department. in collaboration with Chileka Police, uncovers an illegal aluminum pot manufacturing factory in Lunzu, Blantyre * The operation recovered several aluminum conductors at the site, which are believed to have been stolen from ESCOM’s distribution network By Duncan Mlanjira The locally made aluminium pots, which are being sold by market and street vendors across the country, have been discovered to be manufactured using vandalised Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) equipment. This has been reported…

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* A joint patrol team comprising Police officers and community members intercepted a group of vandals in mid-operation at Nazinomwe Village * The vandals had already disconnected high-voltage fuses of the area’s transformer and fled after the community patrol approached By Duncan Mlanjira A group of vandals were intercepted in mid-operation of vandalising a transformer for Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) by a volunteer community-led security patrol at Nazinomwe Village in Zomba, which was carried out joint with…

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