Napoleon Dzombe, founder of Mtalimanja Holdings Limited, has confirmed that his fertiliser manufacturing plant in Dowa is set to begin operations after receiving approval from the Malawi Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA). Dzombe said the company has already procured the raw materials required for production, following the regulatory clearance to commence operations. The approval came after […]
Malawi’s Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA) has issued a stern warning to the Mulalo granular fertiliser production factory in Dowa district, stating that the project must operate strictly within the commitments set out in its approved Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report, Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan. In […]
A parliamentary joint committee investigating the administrative delays that have stalled approval of Mtalimanja Holdings’ Mulalo Fertiliser Plant in Dowa began its inquiry on Wednesday morning, hearing evidence from the company’s director on the impact of the hold-up. Napoleon Dzombe, the company’s director, appeared before the committee in person, while Robert Matengula, team leader for […]
A Malawian cabinet minister has accused the opposition of shameless hypocrisy over a stalled fertiliser factory project — insisting the party has no right to point fingers when it sat on the problem for years while in power. Local Government Minister Dr Ben Malunga Phiri let rip at the former ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) […]
Malawi’s Speaker of Parliament was on Wednesday accused of playing politics after he furiously blamed the opposition for the botched launch of a multimillion-kwacha fertiliser plant — triggering uproar in the chamber. Sameer Suleman, who presides over the National Assembly, sent MPs into a frenzy when he waded into a heated debate over businessman Napoleon […]
Nzeru za Abambo farm in Mtalimanja village in Dowa District, initially meant for maize production and processing, is now expanding across 200 hacters of land and working towards diversifying crop production in order to increase exports that would help earn the much needed foreign exchange in Malawi. The farm has just introduced a banana plantation, […]
Philanthropist Napoleon Dzombe says he plans to roll out various irrigation projects in the country as one way of ending the problem of hunger and food insecurity. Dzombe, who is the Group Chairman of Mtalimanja Holdings Limited (MHL, was speaking in an interview with Nyasa Times when asked for his views on how lives of […]