Malawi government has been criticised for the 320 percent increase in passport fees which Consumer Association of Malawi (Cama) has described it as “bribe hike.” Immigration Department announced in a statement seen by Nyasa Times that the new fees were effective November 1. The ordinary passport which lasts for 20 days to be processed has […]
Malawi has been hit by the recurring shortage of soft drinks on the market a situation which occurs every year during the summer. Since last month there has been shortage of soft drinks such as Fanta, Sprite, Ginger, Cherry plum and other products with retailers and vendors forced to scramble for whatever available soft drinks […]
MalCOM Limited –Malawi, a newly established owned ICT driven company wholly owned by Malawians, will be introducing an employee charge card which company executives and salaried employees will be using to pay for goods and services with no interest charges. The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has authorized the company to translate the concept into […]
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) bought fault power generating machines, hence the shutting down of Kapichira II Power Plant prompting power outages in the country, claimed the Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama). The country sole electricity provider has shut down the power plant to service two machines which were commissioned on December 27, 2013. […]
Local human rights and consumer activist, John Kapito has urged Malawi regulatory Authority (Macra) to take urgent action to tackle overcharging by mobile phone companies. Kapito said r the country has witnessed mobile phone “rip-off” with unjustified increase in tariffs for voice and data services. Recently, the leading mobile-phone service provider, Airtel Malawi hiked its […]
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has hit on failure by mobile-phone service providers to treat consumers fairly. The consumer watchdog said this in a statement ahead of World Consumer Rights Day on March 15th with this year’s campaign dubbed Fix Our Phone Rights. CAMA Executive Director, John Kapito, said in the statement that there were […]
Malawi’ economy has taken a backward turn and is in a reverse gear says the head of Consumer Association of Malawi (Cama) John Kapito. Kapito made a diagnostic analysis of Malawi economy in the press following reports that inflation is rising with continue commodity price hikes making life unbearable. The consumer watchdog director said the […]
Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA) Executive Director John Kapito has said the credibility of a report released recently on the outcome of the fire that gutted down Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) head offices in the commercial city of Blantyre on 18th October, 2013 is suspect and strongly believe it has been manipulated. Published […]
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has bemoaned President Joyce Banda’s continued maize handouts at political rallies, describing the tendency as shameful and abuse of consumer rights. Cama’s utterance comes at a time when the country’s main grain marketer, Agricultural Development, Corporation and Marketing (Admarc) is rationing maize due to short supply and inorder to beat […]
The Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has written President Joyce Banda demanding explanation on money Malawi earned from crude oil deal it signed with Nigerian government in May 2012. Malawi and the State-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) signed a crude oil deal on May 16 2012 and were to expire on April 30, 2013 […]
The Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA) is alleging that ruling Peoples Party officials are owing government in excess of MK350 million for timber plundered from the Viphya Plantation at Chikangawa in Mzimba District. CAMA notes that the debt dates back 18 months ago shortly after the PP assumed the reigns of power. The consumer body […]
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi’s (Escom) 58 percent electricity tariff hike proposal continue to hit the snag, as the Consumer Association of Malawi (Cama) and the Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) have rejected the proposal arguing that the amount is unreasonable. The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) received an application […]
Consumer Rights Activist John Kapito has challenged ESCOM on their proposal to Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority ( MERA) that it want to hike its tariffs by 60 per cent. Kapito said ESCOM should not to raise their tariffs because it will be a burden to many consumers. Many Malawians have also echoed Kapito’s sentiments that […]
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has again hiked fuel pump prices effective Tuesday 12th November, 2013 citing continued depreciation of the Malawi currency against the United States dollar as a main factor for the adjustment. A statement released by the country’s energy regulatory body on Monday, Petrol has been hiked from K737.60 to K760.00 per […]
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has warned Malawians to brace for more tough times ahead after Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) hiked fuel prices effective today. Mera has increased petrol from K680.80 to K736.60, diesel K730.80 from K657.40 and paraffin for domestic use remains at K171 while for industrial use is at K603 from K535.50. […]
Officials of the consumers rights body, Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) have withdrawn a call for the resignation of President Joyce Banda contained in their petition presented last week to government authorities after their demonstrations in the capital, Lilongwe. In the petition the protesters pushed for formation of an inclusive care-taker government that would oversee the government’s […]
Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) on Thursday successfully delivered its petitions to government authorities after demonstrations against the government’s failure to swiftly act on the plundering of public finances in what is known as cash-gate scandal. The poorly patronized but peaceful demonstrations which started from Parliament Building to the Capital Hill in Lilongwe were graced […]
The Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) says there economic benefits for consumers to start demanding energy saver bulbs claiming they have been proven to reduce electricity bills and have a long life-span. CAMA has been conducting awareness campaigns on the use of energy saver bulbs and energy efficiency with more emphasis at promoting the use […]