Yesterday, 5 December 2013, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist and first black president of the nation, died at the age of 95. His courage, grace and forgiveness changed South […]
Despite the ongoing dispute between Malawi and Tanzania over the lake that sits on oil deposits (Lake Malawi or Nyasa depending on which side of the border you come from), Malawi’s […]
Last week, Malawi’s parliamentarians in the Legal Affairs Committee sent back to the drawing board the proposed controversial University of Malawi Bill (2012), which would have replaced the current University […]
Both Malawi and Tanzania’s governments have submitted their positions on the disputed boundaries of Lake Malawi (or Lake Nyasa as it is known in Tanzania). This week, the Government of […]
On Wednesday last week, John Bande, Malawi’s Minister of Mining gave a presentation to an audience attending the world’s largest mining investment conference, Investing in African Mining Indaba, that took place in Cape Town, South Africa. […]
Kayelekera Uranium Project, Malawi’s largest mine operated by the Australian company Paladin Africa Limited, retrenched 110 national employees last month. Yesterday, a group of the ex-miners stormed the mine, according to Nyasa […]
The Malawi Voice reported today that Rafiq Hajat, the Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Interaction, said Malawi may well be an attractive destination for foreign companies in the extractive industries […]
Malawi’s president, Joyce Banda, and Angola’s vice president, Manuel Vincente, met on Monday (28 January 2013) to strengthen economic ties between the two countries, especially in the mining sector, according […]
The world’s largest mining investment conference, Investing in African Mining Indaba, organised by Mining Indaba LLC, is taking place next month in Cape Town, South Africa (4-7 February 2013). It is an annual professional […]
At present, it is not clear where the Government of Malawi is investing the rents it receives from the extractive industries; revenue should be going to public investment projects to […]