Fertiliser Industry: MEPA says it has cleared the environmental approval process for Napoleon Dzombe’s long-delayed Mulalo Granular Fertiliser Production Factory in Dowa, with an environmental certificate expected soon after Parliament probes the bureaucratic stalling. Roads & Infrastructure Finance: Transport Minister Jappie Mhango has hailed National Bank of Malawi’s K100 billion loan to reconstruct the Golomoti–Monkey Bay Road corridor, aimed at easing transport between Dedza and Mangochi and supporting trade and tourism. Agriculture & Climate Resilience: Central Malawi farmers are getting a closer look at climate-smart soil and water practices under the Water & Soil Accelerator (WASA) programme, as drought and declining soil fertility squeeze yields. Rural Livelihoods: A bamboo value chain project in Salima and Dowa is helping households earn income, buy farm inputs and improve food security through training and market access. Education Access: Maranatha Academy says it will invest K12 billion over four years and has launched 500 scholarships to widen access to quality secondary education. Health & Manufacturing: Gates Medical Research Institute and Serum Institute of India have signed an agreement to manufacture a novel TB vaccine candidate (M72/AS01E), targeting scaled supply if approved. Energy & Trade Watch: Malawi’s trade deficit with SADC has widened sharply, while El Niño risks are flagged as a threat to food, inflation and foreign exchange. Mobile Money: Airtel Money’s Tola Promotion has named three more Malawian winners of K5 million each, boosting uptake of mobile financial services.