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Police have busted a syndicate of officials from Smallholder Farmers Fertiliser Revolving Fund of Malawi (SFFRFM) who allegedly connived with businesspersons to steal fertiliser under the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) by repackaging it. National Police spokesperson Peter Kalaya said yesterday that three people have been arrested for theft of 4 500 bags of fertiliser. He
Government has stressed the need to put in place a robust regulatory framework for registration and operations of private security companies in the country. Ministry of Homeland Security Ken Zikhale Ng’oma said in an interview yesterday that the move seeks to deal with the ‘chaos’ in the sector. He said the regulations to be put
Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Malawi Chapter has asked government to reconsider its position on broadcasting licences which has led to the closure of some electronic media houses. Misa-Malawi chairperson Teresa Ndanga, speaking yesterday during a media breakfast meeting that President Lazarus Chakwera hosted at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe to mark World Press Freedom
Tobacco farmers have expressed disappointment with the time it is taking to have their accounts credited after sales, saying the delay is affecting their livelihoods. Despite the current Tobacco Industry Act not specifying the period within which banks should make payments to farmers, AHL Group, formerly Auction Holdings Limited, facilitates the payments within 24 hours.
National Commission for Science and Technology has advised local innovators and researchers to utilise the Grand Challenges Initiative to solve the country’s economic crisis brought by Tropical Cyclone Freddy. Grand Challenges is a family of initiatives designed to foster innovation to solve key global health, agriculture, environmental and development problems. Speaking on Friday in Lilongwe