60/40 law delays irk SME chamber
Sosten Gwengwe Delays in implementing provisions of the Procurement and Disposal of Assets (PPDA) Act have worried the Chamber for Small and Medium Enterprises in the country. Although the PPDA […]
Malawi reviews 2019 WRC conference
Henry Shamu Malawi Monday started reviewing the outcome of the 2019 World Radiocommunication (WRC) conference and kick-started preparations for the 2023 World Radiocommunication indaba. WRC is a global event organised […]
Amend labour polices to create jobs-industry
WE ARE CONSTRAINED—Chimwaza PATRIDGE—Review labour policies Members of the private sector have challenged the government to amend some of the labour laws and deal with perennial challenges that impinge on […]
Government, European Union sign K35 billion deals
Government on Monday signed two agreements for additional funding worth K34.8 billion with the European Union. The additional funding will be channeled to the Social Support for Resilience Programme (Sosure) […]
Glaring gaps in services sector
A situational analysis on services sector and trade in Malawi has highlighted slow economic growth and low income, low and unreliable power supply, over-liberalisation and gaps in national policy implementation […]
Old Mutual donates K8 million to Cham
TIMELY—Chatsika (left) hands over a dummy cheque to Makala Old Mutual Malawi on Friday donated K8 million to four Christian Health Association of Malawi (Cham) hospitals to procure Personal Protective […]
Tobacco Commission takes new law to judges
The Tobacco Commission (TC) is engaging judges in the country, sensitising them on the newly enacted Tobacco Industry Act, 2019. On Friday the commission interacted with Redson Kapindu, Judge of […]
Government speaks on sugar earnings
Sosten Gwengwe Trade Minister, Sosten Gwengwe, has said government is aware of the problems outgrower sugar producers are facing due to falling earnings from the crop. He was reacting to […]
Kapichira dredging impresses Egenco – The Times Group Malawi
WORK IN PROGRESS—Dredging of the reservoir underway Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (Egenco) said is impressed with progress of dredging of a water reservoir at the Kapichira Power Station. In […]
Escom unveils Maximum Demand prepaid meters
NEEDS REVAMPING—Energy sector Escom will roll out an exercise of migrating large power users from postpaid to pre-paid meters next month. In a statement, Escom says the exercise targets large […]