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Bankers Lake Conference opens with K7 million boost
Malawi 24
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August 15, 2025
The 2025 Bankers Lake Conference opened yesterday at Sunbird Nkopola in Mangochi with a K7 million boost towards advancing collaboration, innovation and sustainable growth in Malawi’s financial sector. The gathering, themed “Facing the Future...
Healing pilgrimage: How Malawian women cross borders to beat cervical cancer
Punch
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August 15, 2025
On a warm October morning in Nairobi, Chimwemwe Chiduleni stepped off a bus clutching a plastic bag filled with documents, a change of clothes, and a quiet determination to survive. Two years after being diagnosed with cervical cancer in Malawi, a...
Lotus Resources restarts operations at Malawi’s Kayelekera Uranium Mine
Mining Review
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August 15, 2025
Lotus Resources has officially relaunched the Kayelekera uranium mine in Malawi, marking a significant milestone for the country’s mining sector and its local communities. The restart, inaugurated by President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on 12...
Malawi on the verge of celebrating its first dollar billionaire: Thom Mpinganjira
The Maravi Post
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August 15, 2025
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi could soon celebrate its first dollar billionaire as Thom Mpinganjira, the founder of FDH Financial Holdings, has seen his fortune soar to $1.12 billion. The surge in his wealth follows a remarkable 365 percent...
Malawi Police guarantees journalists’ safety ahead of September 16 Polls
The Maravi Post
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August 15, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has guaranteed the safety on journalists ahead of September 16 General Elections. The service has also called on the media practitioners, journalists to priotise their safety during volatile...
‘Politics is Malawi’s Hottest Business’ — Analyst on Record Surge in Parliamentary Hopefuls
Nyasa Times
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August 15, 2025
The race for Malawi’s Parliament has never been this crowded — and one political analyst says it’s because many believe “politics is the hottest business in town.” Chaima Renowned political commentator George Chaima says the unprecedented rise in...
Malawi Bureau of Standard goes digital, to boost trade
The Times Group Malawi
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August 15, 2025
By Kingsley Jassi: Manufacturers and traders are expected to cut costs and time in product certification and other processes following digitisation of the Malawi Bureau of Standard (MBS) systems. The transition is expected to ease business and...
Standard Bank Be More Race 2025 attracts over 2,700 participants; up from 2,334 last year
Maravi Express
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August 15, 2025
* Reigning champions in professional runners 21km race are men’s Chikondi Mwanyali and women’s Teleza Master * Athletics Malawi’s technical team is ready to provide officiation support, course validation, and athlete coordination By Duncan...
Passionate Blantyre joggers ready to shine in Standard Bank Be More Race
Maravi Express
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August 15, 2025
* With a combined membership of over 200 dedicated joggers and walkers, the three clubs have been consistently promoting a culture of fitness and wellness in the community * Including some of their members having been participating in the Be More...
TransUnion Malawi touts technology as key to unlocking financial inclusion, economic mobility in Malawi
Nyasa Times
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August 15, 2025
TransUnion Malawi – a local financial firm – has described technology as a key component to unlocking financial inclusion and economic mobility in Malawi. Kadango However, the firm’s Country Director Dumisani Kadango has rued challenges that a...
FCB powers Bankers conference with K7 million
Nyasa Times
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August 15, 2025
First Capital Bank has reinforced its position as a key driver of innovation and collaboration in Malawi’s financial sector by injecting K7 million into the 2025 Bankers Lake Conference, which opened yesterday at Sunbird Nkopola in Mangochi....
COSOMA Pushes Malawi’s Talent to the World Stage with K190 Million Boost
Nyasa Times
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August 15, 2025
The Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) has set the stage for Malawian artists to shine internationally, disbursing a game-changing K190 million in grants at a colourful ceremony at Lilongwe Hotel. COSOMA Board Chairperson Robert Kapyepye said...
ANALYSIS | In Malawi, Politics is Personal: We Vote With Our Hearts, Not Our Heads
Nyasa Times
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August 15, 2025
In this article, seasonal journalist and history scholar EPHRAIM NYONDO warns politicians on the campaign trail to forget manifestos and flashy promises because in Malawi, elections are not won on policy alone. He argues that we vote for the...
Govt Moves to Crash Cement Prices: Massive Imports to Flood Malawi Market
Nyasa Times
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August 15, 2025
The Malawi Government has taken an unprecedented step to end the cement shortage and bring down skyrocketing prices — by flooding the market with massive imports from Zambia. Minister of Trade and Industry, Vitumbiko Mumba, told journalists this...
FCB powers Bankers conference with MK7 million
The Maravi Post
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August 15, 2025
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-First Capital Bank has reinforced its position as a key driver of innovation and collaboration in Malawi’s financial sector by injecting MK7 million into the 2025 Bankers Lake Conference, which opened yesterday at Sunbird...
APTL Global Limited hosts comprehensive IFRS Masterclass workshop to elevate financial reporting standards
The Maravi Post
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August 15, 2025
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-In a decisive move to strengthen financial reporting capabilities and promote adherence to international accounting standards, APTL Global Limited recently hosted an intensive IFRS (International Financial Reporting...
“Dalitso Kabambe is Malawi’s economic fixer”-UTM Events Director Khwesi Msusa
The Maravi Post
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August 14, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-UTM Events Director Khwesi Msusa has drawn significant attention after urging residents of Mitundu in Lilongwe to support Dalitso Kabambe as the party’s presidential candidate in the upcoming elections. Speaking candidly at a...
Malawi's restless youth challenged to vote in September polls
Times-Georgian
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At a rally of pounding drums and ululating women, star Malawian rapper Fredokiss urged young people to vote in next month's elections despite their disenchantment with the government and the choice of main presidential candidates, all aged over...
FDH bank supports engineers’ conference with K10 million
Capital Radio Malawi
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August 15, 2025
FDH Bank has donated K10 million to the Malawi Engineering Institute (MEI) to support its upcoming conference. The two-day event, scheduled for 28–29 August in Salima, will be held under the theme “Leadership in Engineering: Breaking Barriers and...
How USAID cuts could undermine battle against fistula in Malawi
Context
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What’s the context? In Malawi, USAID cuts put pressure on maternal health services, including treatment for women with fistula. USAID cuts hit health services in aid-dependent Malawi Progress on maternal health, including fistula, threatened...