Malawi’s drive to build a mining industry around critical minerals is being held back by a chronic electricity shortage, according to a new World Bank report that warns the country’s mineral wealth could remain largely untapped without urgent power sector reform. The report, titled “From Potential to Prosperity: A Roadmap for Malawi’s Energy Transition Minerals”, […]
Malawi’s mining minister has reaffirmed that companies operating in the country will not be permitted to export unprocessed minerals, as the government seeks to capture more value from its nascent extractives sector rather than shipping raw material abroad for processing elsewhere. Speaking during a visit to the Kangankunde Rare Earth Project in Balaka on Wednesday, […]
Minister of Mining Thoko Tembo has called on journalists to play a more balanced role in reporting on Malawi’s mining sector, describing the media as a crucial tool for disseminating accurate information to the public. Tembo made the remarks in Salima during a Media Engagement on Mining and Mineral related matters, urging reporters to ground […]
Malawi’s government is putting fresh measures in place to clean up the country’s mining sector, after it emerged the nation could be losing hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of gold to smugglers every year. Minister of Mining Thoko Tembo said the Malawi Mining Investment Company (Mamico) was establishing mining cooperatives and formal structures for […]
Malawi’s minister of mining, Thoko Tembo, has told parliament that corporate social responsibility obligations for mining companies are now legally binding rather than voluntary, under the Mines and Minerals Act of 2023. Tembo was responding to a supplementary question from Catherine Gotani Hara, the MP for Mzimba North East, who pressed the government on why […]
Malawi’s minister of mining, Thoko Tembo, has commended Portland Cement Malawi Limited for its K200 billion investment in the country’s manufacturing and mining sectors, following a visit to the company’s plant in Balaka. Tembo toured the facility and its associated mining operations to assess the company’s contribution to industrial development, responsible mining practices and economic […]
Thoko Tembo has been sworn in as Malawi’s Minister of Mining, taking up the newly created portfolio following President Arthur Peter Mutharika’s decision to split the former Ministry of Energy and Mining into two standalone departments. The ceremony took place at Kamuzu Palace, where President Peter Mutharika used the occasion to set out his expectations […]
Malawi is preparing to resume uranium exports for the first time in years, after the country’s Mining Minister met with the operator of the Kayelekera Uranium Mine to discuss the planned restart of operations. Minister of Mining Thoko Tembo held talks with the Country Director and Board of Lotus Resources Limited, during which the Australian […]
Member of Parliament (MP) for Neno North, Thoko Tembo, has joined forces with Parent and Child Health Initiative (PACHI) in addressing gaps in malaria fight and provision of primary healthcare in Neno district. PACHI, a local non-governmental organization working to improve the delivery of maternal and neonatal healthcare services in Malawi, is implementing an ambitious […]