Raiply Malawi Limited has reiterated its commitment to sponsoring volleyball in the country. Chief Executive Officer for Raiply, Chrishna Das, said his company was so committed to enhance government’s efforts in developing sports including volleyball. He was speaking at a prize presentation ceremony for this year’s Raiply National Volleyball Championship in Mzuzu at the weekend. […]
Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources, Nancy Tembo has expressed need for government to support Raiply Malawi Limited and other huge investments that export products outside the country. The minister said this on Monday after touring Raiply Company Limited concession areas and the factor Tembo said she was impressed with Raiply Malawi Limited’s investment in […]
The Malawi government has formally given exclusive rights to Raiply Malawi Limited to manage the 20,000-hectare concession area in the Viphya Plantation at Chikangawa in Mzimba district saying the new arrangement is cost saving and ensures that it gets more revenue. The development means the foreign-owned company has relived the Malawi government of maintenance and […]
A local timber plantation company has lamented that Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) decision to import poles for electricity has cost the company K2.5 billion risking local jobs. Raiply managing director Krishna Dassi has told minister of Labour Ken Kandodo that the state run power distribution company stopped buying local poles for electricity in […]
The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change on Saturday denied Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining to allow a “third party” to collect or cut dead wood in the concession area for Raiply Malawi Limited in Viphya Plantation, saying the development will lead to free for all plunder of what has remained […]
Raiply Malawi Limited Chikangawa Plantation Manager , Nathaniel Nthala has warned that economic gains government is benefiting from the company will drastically diminish if plunder of forests resources continues to be rendered a blind eye. Nthala made the warning Tuesday during a ceremony his company was donating desks to Kasangazi Primary School in the area […]
The 2019 Raiply National Volleyball Tournament taking place in Malawi’s northern city of Mzuzu has started on a high with defending champions, Moyale Barracks, winning emphatically on Friday as well as Saturday. The soldiers from Moyale Barracks smashed their fellow soldiers, Cobbe Barracks Artillery from Zomba, by three sets to nothing on Friday and went […]
Katoto Sports Complex and Rafik High School Gymnasium in the city of Mzuzu is hosting the 2019 Raiply National Volleyball Tournament beginning this Friday all the way to Sunday. As usual, the tournament is proudly sponsored by Raiply Malawi Limited and organised by the Volleyball Association of Malawi (VAM). Teams across the country in both […]
Moyale Barracks men’s volleyball team are the champions of the 2018 Raiply National Volleyball Tournament after beating Thunders three straight sets to nothing while Blue Eagles Sisters are champions after beating Moyale Barracks ladies by three sets to two. The tournament drew teams from all the three regions of the country and it took place […]
It is not just timber business at one of Malawi’s most successful company Raiply in northern region’s Mzimba district because as Nyasa Times has established there is a proliferation of a pornography business perpetrated by some staff members there. Meher Prasad, the factory manager, who has been in the country for more than ten years is said to have […]
Paramount Chief M’mbelwa V of Mzimba District has piled the blame of encroachment and plundering of resources in Viphya Plantation on Raiply Company Limited’s tendency to sideline communities around the man-made forest. M’mbelwa made the open remarks Thursday during a tree-planting exercise at Elephant Rock to mark the official closure of Raiply’s tree planting season. […]
Malawi’s Attorney Generals have a penchant for controversy. The current one, Charles Mhango is embroiled in a case where he has been caught representing a multimillion-dollar private wood processing company, Raiply Malawi Limited, as his client, a move a legal expert says apart from being illegal, raises eye brows. Raiply Malawi Limited, a subsidiary of […]
Illegal timber sawyers in Viphya plantation popularly known as Chikangawa Forest are suspected to have poisoned Raiply Malawi Limited’s tree seedlings worth K40 million. Raiply Malawi Limited’s Forestry Manager, Nathaniel Nthala said in an interview that the destroyed seedlings at Champhoyo Nursery garden, within the forest, would cover 84 hectares of land. “On 4th January […]
Volleyball teams in the country will see off each other when they meet from Friday to Sunday this week end in this year’s Raiply Volleyball Championship at Katoto Sports Arena in the City of Mzuzu About 10 teams will battle it out in men and women categories respectively. General Secretary of Volleyball Association of Malawi […]
President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika Saturday opened a US$12 million (about K9 billion) Export Processing Zone (EPZ) factory at Raiply Malawi Limited in Mzimba District with a call for more investors to spur socio-economic growth of the country. Speaking after opening the factory, Mutharika said besides bringing forex into the country, the new factory will […]
Malawians believe Raiply Malawi Limited, wood products’ manufacturers, is most corrupt institution according to member of parliament for Mzimba West (Peoples Party, PP) Harry Mkandawire. Mkandawire was speaking in parliament when he challenged Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bright Msaka that Raiply does not owe government of Malawi. The legislator said “the truth” is that “Raiply owes […]
Dedza South West MP Clement Mlombwa (Malawi Congress Party-MCP) has accused a Cabinet Minister of taking bribes from Raiply Malawi Limited resulting to a court injunction restraining government from implementing a moratorium, stopping individuals and some organization from harvesting their trees. Mlombwa made the claims in Parliament during the debate on Forest Bill that the injunction was obtained […]
One of the country’s giant timber producers and exporters Raiply Malawi has on Saturday responded to President Peter Muthalika’s request for humanitarian response to the recent northern region flood victims by donating constructive materials worth K5 million. The materials will be used for the renovation of some affected schools in Mzimba district include Suzu Primary […]