Malawi govt asked to ban Kaunjika, open way for local design

Traders in Malawi will be banned from selling second-hand clothes – known as Kaunjika, the  Chinyanja word for “bundles” –   if calls by textile and garment industry are accepted by government to help the country revive its own textile industry, which was wiped out in the late 1990s as the country started opening its […]

Multibillion textile project to turn Malawi into major exporter – Mutharika

President Arthur Peter Mutharika says the ground of breaking ceremony for the Multi billion kwacha China-Africa Textile Company in Salima is a significant step towards turning Malawi into a major textile exporter in Africa. The President made the remarks on Monday at Salima Local Education Authority School, shortly after the ground breaking ceremony. “Our government […]