The Tobacco Control Commission (TCC( has approved a list of 25 commercial tobacco graders to grade this years tobacco leaf popularly known as Malawi gold. Both TCC Chief Executive Officer Kaisi Sadala and his deputy Levi Phelani confirmed the development but could not be drawn to disclose how many had applied to offer the service […]
Over 100 employees at Chinkhoma tobacco market in Kasungu on Tuesday got food poisoning and some of them were rushed to Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe for treatment and tests. Officials from the tobacco market have been elusive on how the members of staff might have got the food poisoning but some employees suspect they got […]
Foundation for Smoke Free World (FSFW), an international non-governmental organization has urged stakeholders and farmers in the Malawi that there is a need to shift from tobacco go for other crops that could be the country’s main foreign exchange earner as the gold leaf is under pressure from anti-smoking lobbyists. Vice President for FSFW responsible for […]
To some people who are far from it, its just a norm to be into tobacco farming but to other its their only means to survive. Its what brings joy and every hope in their lives annually, especially after selling tobacco at auction floor. Its an indisputable fact that tobacco has helped many for decades, […]
As the world celebrates World No Tobacco Day on Friday, Ministry of Health says Malawians need to be aware that smoking is a risk factor for many Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Spokesperson for the ministry, Henry Chimbali said in an interview that the public also needs to know that second hand smoke is as dangerous as […]
As the tobacco marketing season draws to a closer, Malawi has so far sold about 223 million kgs of the gold leaf out of the projected 225 million. Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) says from the sales, the country’s main forex exchange earner has fetched around US$276 million (about 4.7 billion Malawi Kwacha) translating into a […]