April
Each month, Mining in Malawi produces a list of links to online articles that touch on the extractive industries in the country. 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
What the 2015 Mines and Minerals Bill seeks to address, Boniface Phiri, The Nation, 30 April 2015
Madam Chilima Advises Women to Invest Time, Knowledge and Skills to Achieve Entrepreneurship Goals, Linda Lokoma, Malawi News Agency, 29 April 2015
Artists want mining to preserve monuments, Sam Banda Jnr, The Daily Times, 29 April 2015
African Commission persuades Malawi to pass Access to Information legislation, Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times, 29 April 2015
Locally made fertiliser at Optichem company, Caroline Kandiero, The Daily Times, 28 April 2015
Cement prices slashed, Orama Chinamulungu, The Nation, 28 April 2015
Cama revives crude oil saga, Mercy Malikwa, The Nation, 27 April 2015
Paladin starts discharging uranium wastes into Malawi rivers, Tiwonge Kumwenda, Nyasa Times, 23 April 2015
Paladin Starts Discharging Uranium Wastes Into Public Rivers, Bishop Witmos, Malawi News Agency, 23 April 2015
Uranium prospects uncertain, Tadala Kakwesa, The Daily Times, 23 April 2015
Malawi uranium earnings drop by 320 %, Dumbani Mzale, The Nation, 21 April 2015
Bright Msaka says Revised Mines Act bill will adequately addresses Corporate Social Responsibility, Tenson Zobo, The Maravi Post, 15 April 2015
Mutharika busted on US trip: Gala was already held on March 15, Green Muheya, Nyasa Times, 15 April 2015
Malawi to host investment forum in June, Chris Loka, Nyasa Times, 14 April 2015
Malawi govt to present reviewed Mines and Mineral Bill to Parliament in September, Fazilla Tembo, Nyasa Times, 14 April 2015
Malawi : High expectations ahead of final consultations on mining bill, Lloyd M’bwana, The Maravi Post, 13 April 2015
Coal fired power plant in Neno awaits $600m loan approval, Memory Kutengule, Malawi News Agency in SweetCrude Reports, 13 April 2015
Dubious Lake Malawi oil deals haunting government, Precious Lubani, Ablaze 12 April 2015
Information bill: The good, the delays and the fears, Ephraim Nyondo, The Nation, 11 April 2015
Atupele Muluzi replaced as Energy Minister, Temwani Nga’mbi, Malawi24, 10 April 2015
No casualties in Malawi Cabinet reshuffle, The Nation, 10 April 2015
Malawi Pres. Mutharika reshuffles cabinet: Muluzi, Msaka, Chibingu moved, Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times, 10 April 2015
Malawi reviewing mining Act: Mining firms, public to sign development pacts, Chikondi Chiyembekeza, The Nation, 10 April 2015
Malawi niobium tests positive in China, The Daily Times, 10 April 2015
Globe Metals defies Kanyika ultimatum, George Singini, The Nation, 3 April 2015
DPP trashes Ntata as clearly a ‘frustrated man’, Green Muheya, Nyasa Times, 2 April
Oilgate: Joyce Banda implicated in the Hamra, RAK Gas & Pacific oil licensing scandal, Mike J. Kangwele, Malawi24, 2 April 2015
Resumption in production at KUM still far away – Paladin, Dumbani Mzale, The Nation, 2 April 2015
AG faults oil, gas search deals, Golden Matonga, The Nation, 2 April 2015
Malawi laws breached in oil search, says Attorney General, Nyasa Times, 2 April 2015
Ministry promises to root out corruption, Malawi News Agency, The Nation, 1 April 2015
Malawian Blogs
Ugandan Government Scraps Taxes on Oil, Gas, Mining Exploration, Sang N., Malawi Ace, 29 April 2015
International Media
Paladin uranium output slumps, Michael Roddan, The Australian, 24 April 2015
African miners awaiting recovery in uranium prices, Gavin du Venage, The National, 15 April 2015
Malawi to enact reviewed Mines bill into law in September, APA, Star Africa, 14 April 2015
Malawi: Niobium sample outcome shows positive results-Official, APA, Start Africa, 7 April 2015
Oil Exploration on Lake Malawi Violated the Law: Malawian Attorney General, Oosaka News, 6 April 2015
International Blogs
Africa’s Natural Resources: 3 Things Governments Need to Get Right, The Politics of Poverty, Oxfam America, Alex Blair, 2 April 2015
Company Announcements
Paladin Africa, Fitter Jobs in Malawi, 29 April 2015
Paladin Energy, Quarterly Activities Report for Period Ending 31 March 2015, 24 April 2015
Mining in Malawi Blog Posts
Export Development Fund ready to finance mineral sector projects – Mining Review (April 2015), 28 April 2015
Eye of Malawi’s EITI: Malawi’s Multi-Stakeholder Group Meets for the First Time – Mining Review (April 2015), 25 April 2015
Buoyant gold mining prospects for Malawi: Mota-Engil advances in exploration work – Mining Review (April 2015), 22 April 2015
Publication: Malawi Economic Monitor – Managing Fiscal Pressures (World Bank), 16 April 2015
Malawi has a new Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining: Bright Msaka, 10 April 2015
Press Release: Draft Mines and Minerals Bill Consultative Workshop (14-15 April 2015, Lilongwe), 10 April 2015
Link Roundup for Extractive Industries in Malawi: March 2015, 10 April 2015
When the curse of oil came home, 7 April 2015
Malawi’s Oil Exploration Licences and Agreements should be cancelled according Attorney General, 2 April 2015
Publications
Malawi economic monitor – managing fiscal pressures, World Bank, March 2015