Malawi Stock Exchange listed NBS Bank has partnered with Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), commissioned by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in the promotion of Agricultural Finance (AgriFin) project focusing on engaging both the supply and demand sides to small-scale farmers, farmer organizations and agri-based entrepreneurs. On the supply side, GIZ, […]
Germany has provided €125 000 (approximately K102 500 000) to Habitat for Humanity Malawi (HFHM) for improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in low income areas of Mtsiriza and Mtandile in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe. The project aims at improving access to safe water and hygiene through the construction boreholes, water tanks, girl-friendly latrines, rehabilitation […]
Germany Ambassador to Malawi, Jurgen Borsch says his government will continue its support towards the promotion of primary education in Malawi. He was speaking Wednesday during the handover of sanitary facilities at Sonzowa Primary School in Traditional Authority Chigaru in Lirangwe, Blantyre. Borsch said school drop-out is partly attributed to lack of proper sanitary facilities […]
The Government of Germany is considering starting a new cooperation with Malawi Government in the field of Bioenergy in order to boost the country’s energy sector. German Federal Minister of Economic Corporation and Development, Dr Gerd Muller said this at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Monday in an audience with President Peter Mutharika. The remarks […]
Malawi government has received a boost from Germany with a grant of 58 million euro (about K48 billion) to improve the country’s health infrastructure, agriculture sector and family planning initiatives. The development aid was announced by German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, Gerd Müller, during a corporation audience with President Peter Mutharika at Kamuzu […]
German Ambassador Jurgen Borsh has cautioned Malawi against eroding the reputation of peace it has maintained over the years – as the Warm Heart of Africa. Borsh said the seven months leading up to the watershed May 21 2019 Triparite elections should be violence free. “I call upon all sides to ensure mutual respect from […]
The German Ambassador to Malawi, Jurgen Borsch has expressed satisfaction with the progress that World Food Programme (WFP) is making in addressing hunger in Blantyre. Borsch made the remark when he visited Mposa Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Lundu in Blantyre where he inspected afforestation, irrigation, food distribution, soil and water conservation, and community access […]
German Ambassador Peter Woeste has said the burglary into the house of a high-ranking German official handling the K557 billion forensic audit of government coffers could be politically motivated possibly to defeat justice. Published reports indicated that thugs broke into the house of the official who is working on financial management system reforms where they […]
Malawi former president Joyce Banda has applauded her successor Peter Mutharika for continuing with what she started on crackdown into the biggest financial scandal in Malawi’s history called cashgate. Banda, during a lecture at the prestigious London School of Economics and Police Science on Wednesday evening said former EU envoy to Malawi Alexander Baum played a vital role in […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has promised the opposition leaders to recover the money embezzled by the looting of public purse in what has been known as the “cash-gate” corruption scandal. Western donors, who provide about 40 per cent of the country’s budget, stopped payments after the scandal erupted in September 2013. Mutharika said government will […]
Germany has released 3.5 million Euro (K1.89 billion) to Malawi for the Local Development Fund (LDF) after Malawi held the long awaited Local Government Elections (LGE. German Ambassador to Malawi Peter Woeste said in a statement said the finances will help the country in decentralisation process. Woeste said in a statement that he was delighted […]
Malawi government has received a boost with German announcing that it will pump about 10 million euros to Lilongwe before the year end and pledged more future support. Finance Minister Dr Maxwell Mkwezalamba confirmed that German announced its support after he led led a Malawi delegation to Berlin, Germany on Saturday to meet with Germany’s […]
German government has released 5.0 million Euros about 2.2 billion Kwacha towards Malawi’s budgetary support which aims to help the country to continue to systematically pursue its economic reform agenda. In a statement made available to Nyasa Times, the German Ambassador to Malawi, Dr. Peter Woeste says he hopes the financial assistance will help Malawi […]
Encouraged with the outstanding progress of the government of President Mrs. Joyce Banda, the Federal Republic of Germany on Friday committed its self to fund Malawi’s health sector as one way of improving coverage of high quality services and reducing risk factors to health. German Ambassador to Malawi, Dr Peter Woeste signed the Health Sector […]
One of the country’s English theatre groups, Solomonic Peacocks and Blantyre Arts Festival (BAF) have left the country for German-Malawian Experts Exchange forum organized by the Schauspiel Hannover. The forum taking place from 10th to 15th of July 2012 in Hannover, German, and supported by the Church Development Service EED is a preparation of International […]
The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to Malawi has given Blantyre Arts Festival (BAF) 3,000 Euros (approximately K6.6 million) as sponsorship for this year’s festival. BAF is slated to host the festival from October 5 to 7 this year. And with the absence of the Lake of Stars on the menu, Blantyre Arts […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), the agency that was coordinating the purchase of the essential drugs courtesy of the donor community, on Friday announced the arrival of the consignment into the country. According to Unicef Malawi press officer Kusali Kubwalo, the plane carrying the first shipment arrived in Malawi on Friday. The medicine will […]
The Governments of the United Kingdom, Norway, and Germany are pleased to announce a grant of $33 million for emergency procurement of selected essential primary health care medicines and supplies for Malawi to supplement the Government of Malawi’s purchases over a period of 18 months. The United Nation in Malawi say the project is a […]