After government expressed a strong interest on Thursday, Malawi was unanimously elected vice chair of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) on Friday. The development means the country through Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) will lead 24 member countries in the WCO East and Southern African (ESA) region. The WCO aims at achieving several goals in customs like international […]
Malawi Government has appealed to customs administrations in the East and Southern African Region to ensure that they is increased use and upgrading of technologies in customs administrations as a way of encouraging economic activities. This was said by deputy Minister of Finance Cornelius Mwalwanda when he opened the governing council meeting of World Customs […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) Commissioner General John Biziwick has sounded a strong warning to members of the general public and business people against exportation of goods especially maize without proper documentation to avoid penalties. The warning comes after MRA seized 300 50kgs bags of worth a K1. 4 million from unlicensed maize exporter who wanted […]
Malawi will from Monday next week host three World Customs Organisation (WCO) meetings for the Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESA) until Friday at Sunbird Nkopola Lodge in Mangochi. The meetings are being hosted by the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA). In a statement, the authority’s Commissioner General John Biziwick said the meetings will include the 18thWCO’s regional steering group, […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) says it has collected close to K210 billion as total revenue starting from July 2012 to April this year, surpassing its target by K10 billion. The total revenue is from deduction of taxes from income and profits, goods and services, international trade and other miscellaneous duties. Speaking in an interview, […]
Business at Taifa Market in Mzuzu came to a standstill on Friday after hundreds of vendors marched in Mzuzu streets in protest over a Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) official who was reported to have confiscated four bales of assorted goods from a customer who purchased them from the market. In an interview the chairperson for […]
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) Wednesday disclosed plans to install electronic monitoring system in all businesses registered to collect value added tax (VAT). MRA deputy director responsible for corporate affairs, Steve Kapoloma, said the system dubbed Electronic Fiscal Device (EFD) is aimed at enhancing efficiency and compliance on VAT collection. He made the remarks at a […]
The High Court in Blantyre has ordered Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) to settle hotel accommodation bills for late President Bingu wa Mutharika’s daughter, Tapiwa occasioned as result of case adjournment amounting to around K800,080.00. MRA and late Mutharika’s family are in court fighting over the intention by the tax-collection body to impound 41 vehicles late […]
There was drama on Friday morning at Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) along the Sanjika Palace in Blantyre when police clashed with security guards from Kamu Guard Services as they dragged them out of the premises as if they were bags of maize. The evicted guards were immediately replaced by CAS Security serviceswhich belongs to former […]
Governing People’s Party second deputy secretary-general Frank Mwanafumbo on Sunday returning from a China is said to have had h three big LED TVs seized by Customs on arrival at Kamuzu International Airport with the South African Airways. A source at the airport emailed Nyasa Times informing that Mwenefumbo wanted to evade tax on his […]
A prominent businessman with close links to Attorney General and Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara has found himself in hot soup following revelations that he swindled close to MK110 million from Peoples Trading Centre (PTC) on behalf of the country’s tax collector Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA). The business man identified as McHellings Ackson Tinkhani Kayala is […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has released a truck, trailer and cargo it confiscated on Friday on strong suspicions that its owners wanted to evade tax. Owner of the cargo Thomas Njilika, who runs Thompex Hardware and Liquor business in Blantyre, obtained an injunction at the weekend from the High Court judge Justice Anaclet Chipeta […]
The High Court in Blantyre has granted an injunction to Ndirande based businessman Thom Njilika, owner of Thompex Hardware and Liqour stopping the tax collector, Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA), from impounding a truck on tax evasion allegations. The truck belongs to opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) southern region governor Noel Masangwi. Justice Anaclet Chipeta granted […]
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) on Friday impounded a truck which was being cleared by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the south, Noel Masangwi, allegedly trying to evade tax by smuggling beer. The truck registration number BQ3850 and trailer registration number BQ9470 were impounded at Mwanza border when it was declared that it had […]
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) head of planning research, Mrs. Roza Mbilizi, was summoned to Fiscal department of Police on Wednesday to be quizzed on pocketing illegal allowances. Police kept a tight lid on the matter, saying they are still investigating. Meanwhile, documentation which Nyasa Times has in possession – MBILIZI DOC– shows that Mbilizi collected US$1,950.00 allowances which […]
Members of the Northern Region Cross-border Traders Association took to task officials from the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) on a number of issues including why Police Officers manning roadblocks from Songwe border to Mzuzu demand payment on behalf of MRA yet they do not issue receipts. MRA officials led by team leader Tariffs and Origin […]
Thyolo Thava MP Lifred Nawena (independent) on Thursday said in Parliament that he was disappointed with the finding of the Special Cabinet Committee instituted to probe Minister of Finance Dr. Ken Lipenga in the K30 billion Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) loan scam which cleared Lipenga. The committee appointed by President Joyce Banda was chaired by Vice-President Khumbo Kachali and its […]
Minister of Finance Ken Lipenga has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the cabinet committee inquiry on the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) K30 billion loan scam, State Vice President Khumbo Kachali told Parliament on Thursday. Kachali, who chaired the cabinet committee which was probing the issue, presented the report Parliament and said they found Lipenga innocent, arguing […]