Category: National

* The President assented 7 Bills on Friday with six being approval for loan authorizations *The government played a smart move by slotting in the 5 loan authorization Bills * Knowing the citizenry will be excited with the word corrupt that would divert their attention By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi citizenry has expressed worry over government’s high level of borrowing after President Lazarus Chakwera assented Bills on Friday, September 9, that were passed in Parliament — with six being approval…

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* Everything has come to a standstill and now we have no forex, no fuel and limited goods available on the market * The devaluation of kwacha was claimed to be unnecessary evil by the President and his Finance Minister * We were also told that it was meant to realign the kwacha with other major currencies * Unfortunately, the outcome of that decision has been negative and after four months, we have seen continued depreciation of the kwacha…

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Edith Jiya — Old Mutual’s group chief executive officer * The Series provides a platform that brings together leaders from both the public and private sector as well as other stakeholders * To discuss and share practical and workable solutions on a range of impacting issues around people, economy and the environment By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Old Mutual Malawi Limited is set to host its second edition of the Partnership Conversation Series on Thursday next week, September 15 …

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* Consumers are encouraged to make their contributions through email: mpatamaindota@gmail.com * Or on WhatsApp number: +265 884 552 701 * Let us all make our comments both for or against this increase objectively By Duncan Mlanjira Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA) says that as Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) reviews the application by Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) increase base power tariff for the next 4 years, the public should actively contribute towards its consultation process. In…

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Chakwera during the panel discussion at the Summit  * The first is Agricultural Productivity and Commercialization, by which our goal is to achieve food security for Malawians * And establish mega farms that produce commercial crops on a mass scale for export to international markets * The second pillar is Industrialization, by which our goal is to invest in agro-processing plants that create jobs and add value to what we produce to boost trade By Duncan Mlanjira At the…

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