Category: National

* Most women are stagnant at the level they have been operating for a number of years because of the gaps which are there By Victor Singano Jnr. Women in small & medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country have been challenged to embrace the spirit of supporting, empowering as well as sharing business skills with one another if they are to grow their trade through their efforts and contribute to the national development. The call was made at the…

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DCG Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango * The rate reduction signals that Malawi’s macroeconomic environment is gradually stabilising after a prolonged period of high inflation and tight monetary conditions * Recent data indicates that headline inflation declined to about 27.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 28.1% in the previous quarter * And further fell to around 24.9% in January 2026, largely supported by improved food supply conditions and government interventions aimed at stabilising maize prices By Duncan Mlanjira…

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* To plant 7,000 trees sorrounding areas of Ulongwe in Balaka and along Nkhonde River banks which flows into the Shire and currently feeds its silt and debris after degradation of trees along its catchment areas  * ‘What EGENCO is doing is agreeing to the call for the nation to replace trees and to preserve water bodies’—Minister of Natural Resources, Energy & Mining, Jean Mathanga By Duncan Mlanjira The Energy Generation Company (EGENCO) rolled out its annual tree planting…

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BAM president Phillip Madinga * We have already been taking positions to align with the government’s calls to increase access to credit by the private sector—BAM president Phillip Madinga By Duncan Mlanjira The Bankers Association of Malawi (BAM) has welcomed the decision Reserve Bank of Malawi’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to take gradual steps towards easing interest rate thresholds in the market, seeing it as the beginning of a return to market-driven economic realignment. BAM president Phillip Madinga said…

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* LPG, also known as ‘autogas’, is mostly used in households for cooking, water heating, and space heating * And for commercial/industrial as fuel for forklifts, agricultural machinery, and in ceramic or glass production * It was last adjusted in October 2024 and since then, the Free-on-Board price ruling in January 2026, road freight rates, insurance & handling, financing cost, and in-transit losses have yielded a 22.65% increment in LPG landed cost By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority…

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* The bridge connects the people of Mwanza and Neno Districts to Blantyre via Chileka and was swept away in 2019 by Cyclone Idai * The Chileka–Mpatamanga Road serves as the primary access route to the site of the 300 megawatt Mpatamanga hydropower project By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Engineers Battalion reports that it has been tasked by the Roads Authority to reinstall Mpatamanga bailey bridge over the Shire River that connects the people of Mwanza…

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Costly Chanza, Blantyre City Council’s director of town planning & estates services * Government appoints Costly Chanza and Hilario Kamera in the interim for Blantyre and Lilongwe respectively Maravi Express Government has not renewed contracts for chief executive officers for Blantyre City Council Dennis Chimseu and his Lilongwe counterpart, Macloud Kadam’manja, which expired in February 2026. Ministry of Local Government spokesperson, Chimwemwe Njoloma has told the media that in the interim, Blantyre City Council’s director of town planning &…

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