Category: National

* Consumer education is a key tool in tackling service-related challenges — consumers must be well-informed about their rights * And they should know that they have the power to act, especially when facing issues such as injuries, or service challenges * They can contact us through our toll-free number 261, so that MACRA can engage the relevant service providers By Monica Banda, MANA In joining the world to commemorate World Consumer Rights Day, Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA)…

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* Called on property owners and other players in the land industry to embrace the NAS wholeheartedly * Emphasising that embracing the NAS will help meet the system’s objectives, thereby attaining to Malawi’s socio-economic development agenda By Evance Chisiano, MANA Certified real estate practitioners, property valuers, surveyors, physical planers and the academia have commended the National Addressing System (NAS) being implemented by the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA), with a call for continued engagement to ensure the system improves…

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* Going forward, the government’s agreements with foreign investors should be done in transparent manner by involving expert mining and business technocrats and other stakeholders * We need the mining development agreement that was signed with Lotus Resources for Kayelekera Mine in Karonga to be scrutised further * To know what we were the mistakes that were made in order for experts to offer their best advice on how to reevaluate the contract By Duncan Mlanjira All Africa Conference…

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* Overtakes Tanzanian Mary Wolfgang by 145 votes from her 3,650 votes as of 21h00 hours this evening against Wolfgang’s 3,460 * The voting platform still open for the public through the link; https://womenachievers.africa/countryreps/#vote  whose nomination deadline is set for April 15, 2025 By Duncan Mlanjira As of 21h00 this evening, Mudi Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Triza Magreta has taken the lead on nomination list for Women Achievers Africa’s Country Reps Impact Award 2025…

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Rev. Baxton Maulidi * It surprising that the current government administration did not heed the recommendations that ActionAid Malawi gave * In order not to repeat the combination of what ActionAid described as harmful tax incentives — which saw Malawi losing out in revenue By Duncan Mlanjira Mindful that Government already signed the Mining Development Agreement (MDA) with Australian company, Lotus Resources Limited in July 2024, All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) Economic Justice & Accountability champion in Malawi,…

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* ActionAid reported that Malawi lost out on US$43 million in revenue in six years up to 2015 from a single company – Australian mining company Paladin * The money has been lost through a combination of harmful tax incentives from the Malawian government, and tax planning using treaty shopping by Paladin * The US$43 million lost could have been used to pay for 8,500 annual salaries for medical doctors; 17,000 annual salaries for nurses; 39,000 annual teachers salaries;…

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