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Minister urges state owned enterprises to implement austerity measures

Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Simplex Chithyola Banda, has urged state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to enact significant cuts in expenditures in a bid to align with government imposed austerity measures.

U.S. Senators happy with U.S-funded projects in Malawi

Five United States (U.S) senators, who visited Malawi on Wednesday to appreciate the development partnership and diplomatic relations between the two countries, have expressed satisfaction with the impact of some U.S funded projects on people’s lives in Malawi.

27 hectares of maize dry in Balaka

At least 109,340 farmers are likely to be in critical food insecurity in Balaka following the 33-day dry spell the district has experienced due to El Nino weather pattern which affected most districts in Malawi.

Disasters depriving Malawi of human resource needed for economic development – Chakwera

President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has lamented that Malawi lost the lives of 679 productive citizens to Tropical Cyclone Freddy, stating that these people had a critical role to play in the development of the economy.

JTI Leaf Malawi gives growers K1.2bn in collateral release

With just days to the opening of the 2023/2024 tobacco marketing season, one of the country’s leading tobacco buyers, JTI Leaf Malawi has released a total of K1, 244, 300, 000 to be distributed to all its growers as collateral release.

Chakwera urges farmers to invest in irrigation to end weather-induced hunger

President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has asked farmers to seriously consider venturing in irrigation farming to address food shortage resulting from prolonged dry spells Malawi experienced this year.

CADECOM welcomes Declaration of State of Disaster

The Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) has commended President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for declaring a State of Disaster, stressing that this is crucial in mobilizing financial and material resources for aiding households affected by natural disasters.

Kasungu camp residents to be relocated after 12 years

District Commissioner for Kasungu, James Kanyangalazi, says there is hope that the residents of the 12-year-old Nthunduwala camp could be relocated to a better...

Dedza District Council hands over MK36 million bridge

Dedza District Council on Friday handed over a concrete bridge worthy over MK36 million to communities of Group Village Headman Chipeni under Senior Chief Kaphuka which has been constructed with funds under the District Development Funds (DDF).

NGO moves to equip farmers with new agricultural technologies

Tiyeni, a local based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) aimed at promoting sustainable farming in the country, has challenged farmers in Lilongwe district to start embracing new agricultural technologies in order for them to have bumper yield.

Chakwera back, Stresses Regional Cooperation and Agricultural Focus

President Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday afternoon returned home from Zambia, where he participated in the Extraordinary Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit.
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