Puma Energy Malawi goes electronic in fuel purchase

Minister of Energy, Newton Kambala, has appealed to companies in the country to be innovative and vibrant saying these have potential to complement governments effort in creating jobs. The minister made the remarks when PUMA Energy Malawi launched mobile application dubbed E-Puma portal on Wednesday at Sunbird Mount Soche in Blantyre where the fuel company say […]

Puma flooded with complaints on fuel after vehicles in Lilongwe developed faults

Motorists who fuelled their cars at Puma Energy Limited service stations in Lilongwe  have flooded the company with complaints that their vehicles developed faults. Three Puma Service Stations in Lilongwe Area 23, Gemini and Area 18 are alleged to have received a consignment of contaminated petrol over the weekend. Puma Energy managing director Davies Lanjesi […]

Mponela Puma ‘Super Sink’ launches promo: ‘Be your own boss’

As a way of honouring its customers, a Puma energy in Mponela, Super Sink Service Station has launched a promotion called ‘Be Your Own Boss Sales’ Customers who purchase petrol not less that K20 thousand or Diesel and Lubricants worth K30 thousand, automatically enters the promotion. Enoch Chithonje, Sales Manager of Super Sink Investment Service […]

Malawi Police round-up 4 using CCTV footage in Puma’s Kudya Filling station looting

Police in Blantyre, using an advanced technology, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), have managed to apprehend four people in connection to looting of Puma Fuel Station supermarket at Kudya, Zingwangwa during students’ street demonstrations last week. Angry students joined by other youths turned violent in some parts of the commercial capital Blantyre during the civil servants […]

PUMA Energy Malawi stops smartcards administration

Malawian motorists who use smartcards provided by PUMA Energy Malawi Limited were taken by surprise over the weekend when the company announced a sudden change of payment system. The South African Oil Company said it had stopped administering the smartcard including all payments transferring the task to the National Bank of Malawi. But what shocked […]

Fuel crisis panick buying to end soon—Goodall

Malawi’s Natural Resources, Energy and Environment Minister,  Goodall Gondwe, says government is getting close to finding a lasting solution to the erratic fuel supply in the country. Gondwe says government is in the process of adopting the Zimbabwe model—whereby multinational oil companies such as Puma Energy and Total are allowed to import fuel directly using […]

Fuel situation improves after Mera’s zigubu ban

Just  days after Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) banned buying fuel using gallons, drums and other containers popularly known as zigubu locally, the fuel situation has tremendously improved in many parts of Malawi. Mera has advised those who need to fuel plants, generators and maize mills to approach its offices for permits. Visits to many […]

Job cuts at Universal Industries, fuel stations

Malawi’s major biscuit and confectionery manufacturer, Universal Industries has written the country’s Industry and Trade Ministry informing them that they will close down some departments if the forex and fuel situation does not improve. This development they say will render hundreds jobless. In a letter dated December 5, 2011, addressed to the secretary of trade […]