Cash transfer programme turning the tide for the elderly in Neno
By Yohane Taimu Beneficiaries of the Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP), locally known as Mtukula Pakhomo in Neno District, say the initiative is helping them...
Where does the Tevet Levy go?
By Justin Mkweu Every employer in Malawi is required by law to contribute 1 percent of their basic payroll to the Tevet Fund, which...
SACCOs key to economic growth — Itaye
By Patrick Dambula Minister of Industrialisation, Business, Trade and Tourism, Simon Itaye, has described Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs) as an important tool that complements...
MEDF owed K240 billion, tasked to recover loans from defaulters
The Government has launched the Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (MEDF), formerly the National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF), with a renewed drive to recover unpaid loans...
Malawi launches digital programme to strengthen fight against crop pests
The Government of Malawi has officially launched Phase Two of the African Phytosanitary Programme (APP), marking a key step towards modernising pest and disease surveillance...
Govt pledges completion of 12,500 security houses
By Charles Wahara Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Chimwemwe Chipungu says the government will complete the construction of houses for staff and...
Kaonga to be honoured as Sharda expands scholarships for Malawians
The Managing Director of Maranatha Academy, Kaonga, is set to be honoured for outstanding leadership and contribution to academic excellence, as Sharda University rolls out...
Foreign scrap buyers linked to power infrastructure vandalism
By Simeon Boyce Authorities and industry stakeholders have exposed a growing link between foreign-backed scrap metal exports and the escalating vandalism of critical public...
‘They robbed my livelihood’: Inside electricity vandalism crisis
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) and the Scrap Metals Association believe an unregulated scrap metals trade, which has emerged outside the association’s membership,...