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Boko leaves Malawi happily after successful bilateral talks with Chakwera
The Maravi Post
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July 7, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)- President of Botswana, Advocate Duma Gideon Boko has left Malawi happily through Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) on Monday morning, July 7, 2025 marking his three- day visit to the country. Boko was seen off at KIA by the...
Ronald Ngwira Appointed Managing Director of Illovo Sugar Malawi
Face of Malawi
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July 8, 2025
Published on July 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM by Edgar Naitha 107 words • approx. 1 min read Illovo Sugar Malawi has appointed Ronald Ngwira as its new Managing Director, effective 8 September 2025. The announcement was made through a letter signed by the...
“Incoming Malawi’s 3rd Economic Revolution is not theory. This is real action”-Dr Kabambe
The Maravi Post
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July 7, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The UTM President Dr Dalitso Kabambe has assured Malawians of fully implementation of the tauted incoming Malawi’s 3rd Economic Revolution saying the notion is real and actionable. Writing on his Facebook page, UTM leader Dr...
Plans Underway for First-Ever National Eucharistic Congress in Malawi to “renew faith”, Part of 2025 July Jubilee Year
ACI Africa
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July 9, 2025
Asked about expectations ahead of the inaugural national Eucharistic Congress, Fr. Sikwese, who also serves as the Deputy Secretary General of MCCB, said that Malawi’s Catholic Bishops hope that the spiritual initiative will result in “personal...
Smallholder farmers challenged to use Agroecological innovations to manage Armyworms, improve food security
Nyasa Times
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August 4, 2025
Total Land Care (TLC) in collaboration with International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and GIZ-Malawi have challenged smallholder farmers to use agroecological innovations through the Push Pull project for managing Fall Army...
United For Malawi: Diaspora-Led Partnership Rolls Out Billions in Life-Saving Medical Supplies
Nyasa Times
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July 9, 2025
Malawians at home and abroad are transforming the nation’s healthcare system—one 40-foot container at a time. At the heart of this movement is The Patriots, a Malawian non-profit rallying citizens and global partners to deliver 100 containers of...
EXCLUSIVE: Yamaha Faces Heat Over Monopoly Deal in Malawi — COMESA Cracks the Whip
Nyasa Times
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July 10, 2025
Yamaha Motors is in trouble with regional trade watchdog COMESA over plans to give one company, Paramount Holdings, full control to sell its products in Malawi. This move has sparked outrage among local businesses and triggered a formal...
A call for change: Rethinking Malawi’s independence day celebrations
The Maravi Post
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July 7, 2025
Malawi recently marked 61 years of independence, a milestone that should have been a moment of national pride and unity. However, the conclusion of the celebrations was marred by disappointment as the national football team, the Flames, faced a...
EU energy transition: European commission announces Strategic Projects outside of the EU to boost critical materials value chain
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
Following the commission’s announcement in March of the first 47 Strategic Projects under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act (Act) located within the EU (discussed in our previous article, the commission has confirmed 13 Strategic Projects located...
Chakwera Hails Bakhresa Oil Refinery as a Game Changer for Malawi’s Economy
Nyasa Times
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July 9, 2025
President Lazarus Chakwera has declared the official commissioning of the Bakhresa Soya Extraction and Vegetable Oil Refinery a major turning point for Malawi’s economic future—hailing it as a bold endorsement of his administration’s push to...
French and South African creative industries in the spotlight at ICC Forum 2025
AfricaBusiness.com
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July 10, 2025
French and South African leaders from the creative economy recently gathered in Pretoria for the ICC Forum 2025, a flagship event of the ICC Immersion South Africa programme, hosted at the French Residence in Pretoria. Part of the France 2030...
Local councils in the dark as Mzimba lacks mining data
Malawi 24
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July 9, 2025
Mzimba, July 9, 2025 – M’mbelwa District Council in Mzimba has come under scrutiny following revelations that it has no database of miners or mining institutions operating within its jurisdiction. This has sparked criticism from civil society...
Science Museum Phenomenal, Africa Job Forum Enlightening: Malawi’s Official
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, July 9, 2025 (ENA) -- The Science Museum in Addis Ababa represents the greatness of Africa, positioning Ethiopia as a leader and the 3rd Africa Job Creation Forum hosted in Addis generated valuable insights not just for Malawians, but...
Drug manufacturer Novartis gets nod for first malaria drug to treat babies
The Week
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In a breakthrough, drug company Novartis received approval in Switzerland for its malaria drug 'Coartem Baby', which it said was the first drug to treat babies and very young children. Novartis launched Coartem in 1999 to treat malaria, with a new...
Kabambe Rallies UTM Faithful with Bold Promise to Restore Malawi’s Lost Glory
Nyasa Times
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July 8, 2025
In a political season charged with anxiety and anticipation, UTM Party President Dr. Dalitso Kabambe has stormed the campaign trail with a bold promise: to rescue Malawi from the throes of economic misery and governance decay by restoring what he...
Maize production on the decline
The Nation Malawi
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July 8, 2025
Malawi is losing about 29 metric tonnes (MT) of soil per hectare every year, a situation that is reducing the expected yield per hectare from six to between one and two tonnes. The situation is reflected in Ministry of Agriculture’s Second Round...
Songwe Hill Rare Earth listing on Nasdaq in Q4
The Nation Malawi
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August 4, 2025
Mkango Resources Limited, the holding company of Songwe Hill Rare Earth Project in Phalombe District, says the project’s listing on US securities exchange, Nasdaq will be completed by the fourth quarter of this year. In a corporate presentation to...
Players urge speedy action on Malawi’s ailing economy
The Nation Malawi
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July 7, 2025
Key economic players have urged speedy action to fix the country’s ailing economy in the first 100 days after the September 16 2025 General Election. The call is contained in a White Paper Standard Bank plc released on Thursday following a...
Banda vows to fix economy if elected
The Maravi Post
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August 1, 2025
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-President of the People’s Party (PP )Joyce Banda,says if she is elected into government in the upcoming September 16 elections, she will prioritize fixing the country’s economy to ensure that Malawians are lifted out of the...
CCECC: Powering Malawi’s Infrastructure Boom with Excellence and Innovation
Nyasa Times
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July 7, 2025
The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Malawi Ltd. is rapidly transforming the country’s infrastructure landscape—winning national recognition and public praise for its impactful, high-quality work. Recently crowned Malawi’s...