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Malawi’s producer prices up 37.6% in Q1
The Nation Malawi
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July 7, 2025
Malawi’s producer prices rose by 37.6 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 driven by soaring food processing cost and inflation, new data from the National Statistical Office (NSO) show. Economists say the sharp rise raises concerns about...
Malawi Marks 61 Years of Independence with National Celebrations in Lilongwe
Face of Malawi
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July 6, 2025
Published on July 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM by Edgar Naitha 202 words • approx. 2 min read Malawi is today marking 61 years of independence with vibrant national celebrations currently underway at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. President Lazarus...
Building Integrity: Public lecture to address ethics in Malawi’s construction sector
Malawi 24
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July 15, 2025
As Malawi accelerates its infrastructure ambitions, growing attention is being paid to the ethical challenges facing the country’s construction industry. This Friday, 18 July, engineer and public intellectual Vitumbiko AZ Mumba, also serving as...
Malawi gets 3 new chartered financial analysts
The Nation Malawi
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July 7, 2025
Three Malawian professionals on Thursday received chartered financial analyst (CFA) certification from CFA Society South Africa with a call to uphold ethical and professional standards in the of their duties. The awardees are Limbani Msyamboza of...
Malawi registers 25th political grouping Patriotic Citizens Party
The Maravi Post
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July 5, 2025
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The Patriotic Citizens Party (PCP) was launched on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at Nyambadwe in Blantyre, with Jordan Sauti at the helm as its president. Sauti emphasized the importance of education in nation-building, citing it as...
Vitumbiko Mumba Set to Shake Blantyre with Powerful Lecture on Ethics in Construction
Nyasa Times
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July 15, 2025
Blantyre is set to host one of the most anticipated thought-leadership events of the year as Hon. Eng. Vitumbiko AZ Mumba delivers a powerful and inspiring public lecture on “Code of Ethics in Malawi’s Construction Industry” this Friday, 18 July...
CHAKWERA’S G2G FUEL DEAL DELIVERS: Malawi Receives First Middle East Shipment via Tanzania
Nyasa Times
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July 15, 2025
Under President Lazarus Chakwera’s bold government-to-government (G2G) fuel strategy, Malawi has received its first-ever fuel shipment from the Middle East, signalling a major breakthrough in the fight against persistent fuel shortages. Malawi’s...
Malawi Works Better Under Congress – Dr. Jessie Kabwila
Face of Malawi
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July 5, 2025
Published on July 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM by Evance Kapito 113 words • approx. 1 min read The spokesperson for the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Dr. Jessie Kabwila, has said that Malawi performs better when the Congress Party is in power. Dr. Kabwila...
‘I’m tired of surviving. I want to live again’: Cyclone Freddy’s legacy in Malawi
The Third Pole
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July 15, 2025
At first light, a ghostly mist clings to the slopes of southern Malawi’s Mount Mulanje. It veils jagged, reddish-brown gashes carved by Cyclone Freddy, violent reminders of the landslides that tore through the slopes. These scars bear witness to...
Chilungo aims to break Malawi’s political mould as first independent president
Malawi 24
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July 14, 2025
Adil James Chilungo is confident he will become Malawi’s first-ever independent president in the upcoming general election on September 16, 2025. His campaign challenges the entrenched dominance of party politics that has shaped Malawi since...
Malawi and Colombia explore higher education collaboration
Maravi Express
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July 5, 2025
Kabwila withAmbassador Mina-Rojas * Colombia has strong commitment to international relations, particularly in education—Ambassador Mina-Rojas * Exchange programs for staff and students include in research, postgraduate training, and youth skills...
Malawi at 61: Successes and Pitfalls
Malawi 24
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July 6, 2025
As Malawi celebrates 61 years of independence, it is important to reflect on the successes and challenges the country has faced across various sectors, including politics, economy, democracy, health, education, justice, social development, and...
Malawi at 61: Free but without riches
The Times Group Malawi
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July 5, 2025
Moses-KunkuyuBy Mercy Matonga: For the 61st time, Malawi celebrates its independence Sunday. The national mood is a mix of pride in the country’s democratic journey and frustration over decades of economic stagnation. Since gaining freedom from...
Mining could generate $3 billion annually
The Times Group Malawi
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July 4, 2025
Malawi’s mining sector has the potential to generate $3 billion— equivalent to what the country requires to import essential commodities such as fuel, medicines and farm inputs— annually. This is according to revelations made at the 3rd Edition of...
Why did the US stock market fall? 3 reasons behind $1.1tn wipe out in single day
Financial Express
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Wall Street suffered a sharp sell-off on Friday, wiping out more than $1.1 trillion in market value. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.23%, the S&P 500 slid 1.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite sank 2.24%, Reuters reported. The market ended in...
Sovereign Metals accelerates Kasiya development with key DFS...
Proactive UK
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July 31, 2025
Sovereign Metals Ltd (ASX:SVM, OTC:SVMLF, AIM:SVML) has reported a productive June quarter marked by major technical and strategic progress at its Kasiya Rutile-Graphite Project in Malawi, alongside a boost from changing global graphite dynamics...
New Unesco heritage sites: Cameroon’s Mandara Mountains and Malawi’s Mount Mulanje
Malay Mail
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July 12, 2025
PARIS, July 12 — Two cultural sites, in Cameroon and Malawi, were added Friday to the Unesco World Heritage List, said the organisation, which has made boosting Africa’s representation a priority. The Diy-Gid-Biy landscape of the Mandara...
Khitchini Hub partners with Mibawa TV to boost Lilongwe’s creative scenery
The Maravi Post
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July 10, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Khitchini Hub, a popular restaurant and event space in Lilongwe, has partnered with Mibawa Television to turn the city centre into a vibrant creative hotspot. The partnership will kick off on July 11 with a live show at...
+120k litres of Zimbabwean milk rejected for export
Bulawayo 24 News
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August 2, 2025
Zimbabwe's dairy sector is under scrutiny after it was revealed that over 120,000 litres of milk earmarked for export were rejected by mid-year due to contamination, a staggering increase from the 39,000 litres turned away in 2024. The alarming...
Charting the Global Economy: US Job Market Wavers in Cue for Fed
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) -- The US labor market is wavering after a slowdown in economic growth during the first half of the year — implications of heightened uncertainty tied to trade policy. Most Read from Bloomberg President Donald Trump unveiled a slew of...