December
Each month, Mining in Malawi produces a list of links to online articles, blog posts, publications and announcements that touch on the extractive industries and business environment in Malawi. If we have missed anything, please let us know. If the article is no longer available online we can send you a PDF version.
Malawian Media - Extractive Industries
Govt pledges to protect cement manufacturers, Christopher Jimu, The Nation, 25 December 2015
Who benefits from natural resources?, Undule Mwakasangula, The Nation, 25 December 2015
Karonga, Chitipa chiefs endorse oil exploration, Deogratias Mmana, The Daily Times, 21 December 2015
Mixed reactions on Lake Malawi oil drilling plans, Lindiwe Sambalikagwa, Malawi24, 18 December 2015
Mining industry outlook gloomy—globe metals, Dumbani Mzale, The Nation, 17 December 2015
Dark cloud over local coal mines, James Chavula, The Nation, 17 December 2015
Mfiti calls on govt to withdraw oil drilling in Lake Malawi National Park, Godfrey Mfiti, Nyasa Times, 17 December 2015
Government must withdraw Oil drilling in Lake Malawi, Godfrey Mfiti, Malawi24, 16 December 2015
Paladin denies sale of Malawi mine to Chinese: Daily Times story incorrect, Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times, 16 December 2015
Kamwamba Coal Fired Power Magic: Electricity Blackouts To End Soon-APM, Solister Mogha, Malawi Voice, 15 December 2015
Paladin sells off Kayerekera Mine, Adam Phiri, The Daily Times, 15 December 2015
Oil, gas exploration set to start in Lake Malawi – Official, Tiwonge Kumwenda, Nyasa Times, 15 December 2015
The gathering mining storm, James Chavula, The Nation, 14 December 2015
Environmental body says no to oil drilling on Lake Malawi, Happy Arnold Soko, Malawi24, 14 December 2015
Lake Malawi ‘oil’ courts controversy, Deogratias Mmana, The Daily Times, 13 December 2015
Fake cement hits Malawi market, Martha Chikoti, Malawi24, 13 December 2015
CPL clinker plant machinery arrives for Njereza plant in Mangochi, Taonga Sabola, The Daily Times, 7 December 2015
Karonga residents demand immediate oil exploration in Lake Malawi, Nyasa Times, 7 December 2015
Karonga community urges government to expedite oil deals, Vyalema Kaluluma, The Daily Times, 5 December 2015
Communities want oil search results, Rex Chikoko, The Nation, 5 December 2015
Nico Life interested in Kanyika mine, George Singini, The Nation, 3 December 2015
President Mutharika Courts Investors at Commonwealth, State House, 3 December 2015
International Media
Uranium mining in Malawi: the case of Kayelekera, Matildah Mkandawire, Nuclear Monitor, 17 December 2015
African Development Bank approves loan for Vale Nacala rail plan, Reuters, 17 December 2015
INFOGRAPHIC: Visualizing Chinese Investment in Africa, Visual Capitalist, Mining.com, 9 December 2015
Malawian Media - Business and Economy
Malawi yet to ratify Tripartite Freedom Trade Area Agreement, Caroline Kandiero, The Daily Times, 31 December 2015
Malawi’s rail operator CEAR lost K1.4 bn due to 2015 floods, Serah Makondetsa, The Daily Times, 31 December 2015
Domestic debt jumps 8% in 3rd quarter, Taonga Sabola, The Daily Times, 31 December 2015
2015: A bad year for business, Grace Phiri, The Nation, 31 December 2015
Ecama bemoans poor economic performance, William Kumwembe, The Daily Times, 29 December 2015
Cear to invest K3bn in new locomotives, Grace Phiri, The Nation, 28 December 2015
Malawi up on economic freedom index, Grace Phiri, The Nation, 28 December 2015
Escom split to create two firms, Charles Mpaka, The Daily Times, 19 December 2015
PPPC completes US$12 million fiber optic project, William Kumwembe, The Daily Times, 18 December 2015
China explains skipping of Malawi on debt relief, Kingsley Jassi, The Daily Times, 18 December 2015
APM talks tough on corruption, Joseph Mwale, The Nation, 18 December 2015
IMF cautions on new fuel import regime, Dumbani Mzale, The Nation, 17 December 2015
IMF says Malawi’s economic outlook remains difficult, Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times, 17 December 2015
Mutharika in SA for China-Africa summit: Returns to Malawi Sunday, Gospel Mwalwanda, Nyasa Times, 4 December 2015
Malawi still very corrupt – Report, Tiwonge Kacheche, The Daily Times, 4 December 2015
UK’s Prince Andrew becomes Malawi investment ambassador, Kondwani Magombo - MANA, Nyasa Times, 4 December 2015
Malawi in coal-fired power plant MOU with China group: To boost economy, Gospel Mwalwanda, Nyasa Times, 3 December 2015
Journalist reveals contentious terms of Malawi-Vale railway deal, Leon Malisov, Thomson Reuters Foundation, 3 December 2015
WB cuts 2015 GDP growth rate further, Dumbani Mzale, The Nation, 3 December 2015
Malawi’s inequality soars, Joseph Mwale, The Nation, 2 December 2015
Escom in talks with private power firms for electricity purchasing agreement, Caroline Kandiero, The Daily Times, 2 December 2015
More pain as tax revenue shrinks, Orama Chinamulungu, The Nation, 2 December 2015
Company Announcements
Paladin Energy, Response to the Daily Times (Malawi) Article of 15 December 2015, 16 December 2015
Paladin Energy, Repurchase of US$6 Million of Convertible Bonds Due 2017, 16 December 2015
Globe Metals & Mining, Strategic Review, 11 December 2015
Mkango Resources, Mkango Resources Files NI 43-101 Pre-Feasibility Report for the Songwe Hill Rare Earth Project in Malawi, 1 December 2015
Mining in Malawi Blog Posts
Editorial: 2015, year of highs and lows – Mining & Trade Review (December 2015), 29 December 2015
Wealth creation through economic diversification – Mining & Trade Review (December 2015), 24 December 2015
Power blackouts: Crisis hits industry hard – Mining & Trade Review (December 2015), 20 December 2015
Local business gurus push for economic empowerment policy – Mining & Trade Review (December 2015), 19 December 2015
Malawi’s Kayelekera Uranium Mine not sold to China National Nuclear Corporation, 16 December 2015
Eye on Malawi’s EITI: EITI and Climate Change – Mining & Trade Review (December 2015), 14 December 2015
PWYP Malawi applauds Govt. commitment to EITI principles – Mining & Trade Review (December 2015), 11 December 2015
Pressure on Government to respond to UNESCO on oil exploration in Lake Malawi National Park, 9 December 2015
Malawi’s Geodata not available yet – Mining & Trade Review (December 2015), 8 December 2015
Press Release (Government of Malawi): Malawi Designated as Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Candidate Country, 4 December 2015
Event: Lake Malawi Under Threat – Is Oil Drilling in Lake Malawi Sustainable? Public Talk with Godfrey Mfiti (3 December 2015), 2 December 2015
Publications and Presentations
Godfrey Mfiti, Is oil drilling in Lake Malawi Sustainable Development?, 3 December 2015
