Members of the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) party in Malawi  are furious. They are accusing President Bingu Wa Mutharika’s  government of acting  irresponsibly when it secretly purchased a multi-million dollar presidential jet. The (UDF) party’s Fahad Assani says last year’s purchase signifies the misplaced priorities of Mr. Mutharika’s government. Mr Assani went on to [...]

Kenya and Malawi governments have been challenged to chart the way towards accomplishing the task of realizing the full potential of the business opportunities that exist between the two countries. Noting that trade and investment potential between the two countries is immerse, both Malawian Minister for Trade and Industry Eunice Kazembe and her Kenyan counterpart [...]

Despite a growth rate of nearly 10 per­cent, most Malaw­ians remain poor. Accord­ing to the World Bank, they live on less than 180 U.S. dol­lars a year, and have a life expectancy of 40 years. Nearly half of the pop­u­la­tion is chron­i­cally mal­nour­ished. The main­stay of Malawi’s econ­omy is agri­cul­ture. Tobacco,the main cash crop, accounts [...]