The government has called on the private sector to increase investment in Malawi’s agrifood systems, saying this is key to driving industrialisation and economic diversification. Speaking in Lilongwe at the 2026 National Agrifood System Investment Symposium, held under the theme “Unlocking Private Sector Investment for Sustainable Agrifood Systems Transformation in Malawi,” Minister of Industrialisation, Business, […]
The 3rd Malawi-Tanzania Investment and Trade Forum has opened in Dar es Salaam, bringing together businesses, investors and government institutions from both countries from 7 to 9 September to explore opportunities for trade, investment and economic cooperation. The forum, facilitated by the Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (MITC) in partnership with TanTrade, is providing a […]
Malawi’s Minister of Industrialization, Business, Trade and Tourism, Simoni Itaye, has pressed the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Corporation (SMEDCO) to translate newly signed public sector reform contracts into measurable results, warning against treating the agreements as symbolic milestones. Speaking at a signing ceremony in Lilongwe, Itaye acknowledged […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Director General Godfrey Itaye is caught up in a multimillion kwacha tenders contract in which he influenced the Internal Procurement Committee to award his own mother in-law’s firms Kai Kalion Agency and Cartrack Malawi Limited deals worthy 17 million Kwacha, The Anti Corruption Bureau confirmed Friday. Itaye is alleged to […]
Chairperson of the board for conglomerate Press Corporation Limited (PCL) Symon Itaye has resigned, Nyasa Times has learnt. Itaye confirmed on Friday that he has resigned at board of the dual-listed conglomerate The reasons for quitting were “personal,” Itaye said. He could not grant an interview on the matter. But Nyasa Times learnt from Press […]
Simon Itaye, the Managing Director of Packaging Industries Malawi, Nampak Limited has replaced Clement Chilingulo as chairman of the conglomerate Press Corporation Limited. Itaye ascended to the chairmanship of Malawi Stock Exchange listed group on Friday during PCL’s annual general meeting held in Blantyre. Chilingulo has retired from the PCL board after 14 years of service, […]