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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...
BAM Conference to drive synergy for Malawi’s economic growth, NBM plc boosts preparations
Malawi 24
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August 14, 2025
The Bankers Association of Malawi (BAM) will this week host its Annual Conference in Mangochi, focusing on how synergy among stakeholders can accelerate the country’s economic growth. The two-day event, set for Friday and Saturday under the theme...
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...
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...
Malawi pilots PRISM Drought Monitoring tool to strengthen climate resilience
The Maravi Post
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August 14, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-In a significant stride toward enhancing climate resilience and disaster preparedness, Malawi’s Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS), under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change, has...
Malawi still at crossroads: part 2
The Nation Malawi
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August 14, 2025
Twenty-five years ago, a young enthusiastic economist graduated from Oxford University. No sooner had he returned home to Blantyre, Malawi than he began writing regularly on the economy in Weekend Nation, a sister publication to this newspaper,...
Malawi, Zambia deepens cross-border trade relation
The Times Group Malawi
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August 14, 2025
By Pemphero Malimba: The governments of Malawi and Zambia have signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement on Conformity Assessment to improve trade on agricultural produce. The pact would see enhanced trade of maize, groundnuts, beans, rice, soybean...
Malawi turns to Zambia to beat cement scarcity
The Times Group Malawi
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August 14, 2025
By Cathy Maulidi: Minister of Trade Vitumbiko Mumba has said the government has resorted to importing cement from Zambia following a scarcity of cement in the country and a rise in prices. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday night in...
First Mutual eyes Botswana health business
Zimbabwe Independent
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The group has invested over US$450 000 in the Botswana venture, with key personnel already in place. FIRST Mutual Holdings Limited (FMHL) is targeting rapid growth for its newly-launched health insurance unit in Botswana, seeking to replicate the...
Malawi expands trade horizons for farmers
The Maravi Post
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August 14, 2025
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-In a bid to boost the country’s agricultural sector, Trade and Industry Minister Vitumbiko Mumba has revealed that Malawi is taking concrete steps to help farmers secure better returns from their produce. Speaking to...
Malawi commissions Uranium Mine
Zambian Observer
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August 14, 2025
By Amb Emmanuel Mwamba Malawi commissions Uranium Mine We were told Malawi is rab by an “Agriculture Economy” President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has officially inaugurated Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Karonga. Mining company Lotus Resources Limited,...
‘If Malawi Needs an Economist, Pick Kabambe’ — UTM’s Msusa Rallies Mitundu
Nyasa Times
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August 14, 2025
UTM events director Khwesi Msusa has set political tongues wagging after urging the people of Mitundu in Lilongwe to rally behind Dalitso Kabambe as the party’s torchbearer in the coming elections. Kabambe and Msusa on the campaign trail in...
Pemphero Mphande to Build Water System in Malawian Village To Prove That Malawians Can Do It Themselves
Nyasa Times
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August 14, 2025
In a bold move to promote self-reliance among Malawians, entrepreneur and humanitarian Pemphero Mphande has announced plans to build a water system in a rural village that currently lacks access to safe, clean water. Pemphero Mphande The...
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Presidential ceremony as Malawi mine approaches restart
World Nuclear News
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August 14, 2025
The President of Malawi has officially inaugurated Lotus Resources' Kayelekera uranium mine as the project moves into the final stages of commissioning. "We were honoured to welcome His Excellency, Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the...
Sugar Wars: Malawi’s breakfast gets political
Malawi 24
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August 14, 2025
Malawi is threatening to import sugar from Brazil, not because it lacks the cane, but because it says its sugar industry is playing dirty. Trade and Industry Minister Vitumbiko Mumba has accused local distributors of hoarding sugar to inflate...
Malawi Department of Immigration to receive first-ever marine patrol vessel from Japan
Maravi Express
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August 13, 2025
* Immigration Patrol Vessel 001 (IPV) is part of the marine project designed to curb irregular migration along Malawi’s lakeshore ports of entry * It will also enhance efforts to combat human trafficking, smuggling, and other transnational crimes...
Nation in the Dark — ESCOM, EGENCO Admit Malawi’s Power Supply Is in Crisis
Nyasa Times
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August 14, 2025
Malawians should brace for continued blackouts as the country’s energy producers admit they are generating less than half the electricity Malawi needs. In a joint press conference in Lilongwe, ESCOM Chief Executive Officer Kankwamba Kumwenda and...
Kidney care hurts ailing economy
The Nation Malawi
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August 14, 2025
“When kidneys fail, you find yourself just a medical bill away from poverty,” says a kidney disease patient who gets dialysis at a private hospital. In today’s entry of special report, our Staff Writer JAMES CHAVULA tracks the cost of kidney care...