Airtel Malawi has adjusted upwards prices of its MoFaya data, voice and SMS bundles. Prices of MoFaya and voice bundles have been raised by 20 percent, while the price of SMS bundles has been raised by 26 percent. The company has phased out the SMS bonus. For example, a consumer will part ways with K12,000 […]
Lilongwe, November 2: Minister of Information and Digitalisation, Gospel Kazako has announced that government intends to increase internet access to 80 percent by 2026. The Minister disclosed this during a press briefing on digitalisation developments in Lilongwe. Kazako said government has also partnered with Starlink which is a low cost internet broadband to help in […]
President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says he will not tolerate government officials that do not deliver. Dr Chakwera was speaking today at the official opening of the Henry Henderson School of Excellency in Blantyre. He said he felt compelled to open the facility because it is built on high standards and has a special place in […]
Minister of Finance Sosten Gwengwe has implored economists in the country to put the interests of the nation first if a quick turnaround of the country is to be realised. Gwengwe was speaking in Mangochi during the official opening of the 2022 Economics Association of Malawi Annual Conference. He said ECAMA is an important institution […]
Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda has assured the nation that government will recover the K750 million following the 2022/23 fertiliser procurement glitches under the Affordable Inputs Programme. In an interview with MBC, Chakaka Nyirenda who is leading the recovery of the funds in Germany said the government has engaged an extra gear to have the […]
The Association of Environmental Journalists in Malawi (AEJ) has underscored a need for value-added input from both the board and members including partner organizations in its draft five-year strategic plan that will ensure it aligns itself with the prevailing policy environment and operates within its mandate. AEJ’s Secretary General, Charles Mkoka explained on the sidelines […]
Police in Namadzi, Chiradzulu have arrested five men over burglary and theft. The five have been arrested following a spate of crimes in Chitera and Mbulumbuzi areas in the district during September and October this year. Following the arrests, the police have also recovered property worth over K2 million the men are suspected to have […]
The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Issues of Procurement and Mismanagement of Public Resources has failed to meet officials from Ecobank and the Reserve Bank Governor for reasons that the Agriculture Committee Chairperson Sameer Suleman could not disclose. This follows a closed-door meeting that the committee members held this morning. According to Suleman, they had a […]
World Bank staff have contributed K1 165 000 to the this year’s Mother’s Fun Run (MFR)—a safe motherhood initiative by Nation Publications Limited (NPL) which mobilises funds for lifesaving medical equipment in public health facilities. The fun run is scheduled for Dowa on November 5, where patrons will take eight and five kilometre runs for […]
Mzuzu, November 2: Police in Mzuzu are looking for Mazuwa Gondwe, 24, who is suspected to have killed a sister in law and a one-month old baby. According to Deputy Public Relations Officer for Mzuzu Police, Sergeant Enala Kalua the suspect on Tuesday morning allegedly killed Mercy Nkhoma, 19, and Chawanangwa Gondwe. Kalua said the […]
