Category: National

* MACRA provided TNM (as one of the operators) with a window within which to implement the refunds, which was up to July 31, 2026 * The compensation process has already commenced and it is on track and affected customers’ accounts are being credited automatically By Duncan Mlanjira TNM Plc has assured its customers that the process to refund the cost of the internet data bundles they bought after the service provider had unprocedurally raised its price, already commenced…

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* Up from K1.13 billion during the same period in 2025, representing 56% rise in toll revenue to support Lilongwe-Blantyre M1 rehabilitation * Increase attributed to the toll fee adjustment introduced in January, but traffic volumes declined by 22% over the same period By Arthur Kaludzu & Barbara Mwandira, Malawi News Agency (MANA) The Roads Fund Administration (RFA)  has recorded K1.77 billion in toll fees collected between April and June this year, up from K1.13 billion during the same…

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The synopsis of the Malawi Pressure Index to be fully unveiled on July 31, 2026 * A new composite economic indicator developed to provide a simple, evidence-based assessment of the level of economic pressure facing Malawi * Designed in response to increasing global geopolitical uncertainty and its implications for Malawi’s economy  * To be officially presented during a virtual platform session to be held on Friday, July 31, 2026 from 14h00-15h30 CAT By Duncan Mlanjira Don Consultancy Group (DCG)…

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* It provides a practical and affordable alternative to charcoal, making it easier for households to adopt cleaner cooking solutions * While reducing pressure on the country’s forests—Minister of Natural Resources, Patricia Wiskies * Clean cooking is also a women’s rights issue as women spend more time cooking and stand to benefit significantly from cleaner energy solutions—UNDP Resident Representative Fenella Frost Maravi Express PressCane Limited’s clean cooking solutions has been greatly acclaimed as a superb initiative that is set…

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* The factory generates about US$15 million in foreign exchange annually through cement exports to Zimbabwe and Mozambique * As Mining Minister Thoko Tembo commended the K200 billion investment in the mining and manufacturing sectors * Describing it as a major contribution towards Malawi’s industrialisation, employment creation and economic growth By Mary Makhiringa, Malawi News Agency (MANA) During his tour of Portland Cement Malawi Ltd’s Balaka factory on Monday, Minister of Mining, Thoko Tembo was appraised that, through the…

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