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Recently, Russia’s ambassador to Malawi said he hopes African leaders will call for an end to the international sanctions against Moscow at an upcoming Russia- Africa summit. Nikolai Krasilnikov made the comment when Russia handed over 20 000 tonnes of fertiliser to Malawi. An analyst says Russia is likely trying to win diplomatic support for
Former president Joyce Banda has expressed satisfaction with the outlook of maize crop cultivated under Community Development Initiative she established in 2021 in consultation with President Lazarus Chakwera. Speaking on Monday when she toured farms in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mnyanja in Kasungu District, she said it was important to help Malawians to become food-secure. Banda
More than 600 people have been killed by Cyclone Freddy, which washed away homes, roads and crops in Southern Malawi last month. Grace Joseph’s maize looked good until the longest-lasting cyclone struck again with more devastating effect than its first touchdown in February. About 659 000 people have been displaced in the 13 districts. “As
Police have launched an investigation into a case in which a 20-year-old girl was allegedly forced to offer sex to buy Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) fertiliser at Mkanda SFFRFM depot in Mchinji. National police spokesperson Peter Kalaya could not be reached for comment at press time yesterday, but last week he urged the girl to
The average price of maize is slowly easing with freshly harvested maize coming onto the market, particularly in the Southern Region as transport links severed by Tropical Cyclone Freddy are being restored. But Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) yesterday feared the low prices will be short-lived due to several factors. A Business News snap survey