May 2016
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
Cement output cut by over 50%, Yohane Symon, The Daily Times, 25 May 2016
Malawi‘s Kanyika Niobium Mining project flops as landless communities demand compensation, Lloyd M’bwana, The Maravi Post, 25 May 2016
Mutharika goes soft on Lake Malawi row, Joseph Dumbula, Malawi24, 20 May 2016
Mutharika refuses to budge on Lake Malawi: Talks of ‘amicable solution’ with Tanzania, Nyasa Times, Wanga Gwede, 20 May 2016
Malawi intercepts Tanzania boat, arrests 16, Josephine Chinele, The Daily Times, 19 May 2016
Uladi should pay K7bn for being reckless : Attorney General says miner’s lawsuit to Malawi govt should be directed to PP leader, Nyasa Times, 14 May 2016
Malawi impound Tanzanian boat, arrest 16 : Magufuli deploying 3 ships on disputed Lake Malawi, Tiwonge Kumwenda, Nyasa Times, 14 May 2016
Govt wants Uladi to pay miner K7bn, Edwin Nyirongo, The Nation, 14 May 2016
Malawi coal on death bed, Rex Chikoko, The Nation, 14 May 2016
Tanzania deploying 3 ships on Lake Malawi, Josephine Chinele, The Daily Times, 14 May 2016
Malawians being duped on oil exploration and drilling deals – Activist Mfiti, Nyasa Times, 12 May 2016
Chinese miner warned on Malawi uranium mine at Kayerekela, Nyasa Times, 11 May 2016
Malawi holds enormous bounty of rare earths – Report, Luke Bisani, Malawi24, 10 May 2016
LafargeHolcim invests K300m in new technology, Grace Phiri, The Nation, 9 May 2016
Lafarge unveils modern K305m packing machine, Taonga Sabola, The Daily Times, 9 May 2016
Malawian Blogs & Music
President Mutharika Happy with MCA Energy Compact Project, State House, 10 May 2016
Data on Lake Malawi – Population and Biodiversity, The Maru Lake Malawi Research Station
International Media
Rare Earths Market 2016 Q&A With Ryan Castilloux, Teresa Match, Investing News Network, 30 May 2016
World Bank Boosts Southern Africa Efforts to Fight TB & Lung Disease, World Bank Group, 26 May 2016
Protection Vessels International: Weekly Maritime Security Report, Hellenic Shipping News, 19 May 2016
Malawi: updates on energy compact project, ESI Africa, 11 May 2016
Africa Mining Vision workshop on capacity building and transparent contract negotiation comes to Malawi, UNECA/AMDC, 25 May 2016
Workshop to communicate on the Africa Mining Vision process in Malawi, UNECA/AMDC, 25 May 2016
UDM asks public protector to probe action on PIC’s SacOildeal, Buchule Raba, Times Live, 13 May 2016
Miners’ exploitation: A legacy of unfulfilled promises, Chrispin Inambao, New Era, 12 May 2016
Paladin posts Q3 loss despite Langer Heinrich performing well, Henry Lazenby, Mining Weekly, 10 May 2016
Countries in sub-Saharan Africa may witness weak economic growth in 2016 – IMF, Chukwudi Eze-Kanu, Today, 8 May 2016
Another Mozambique coal railway project develops, while country is hit by debt scandal, Keith Campbell, Mining Weekly, 6 May 2016
Protection Vessels International: Weekly Maritime Security Report, Hellenic Shipping News, 5 May 2016
Malawian Media – Business and Economy
Firm forecasts hostile tax regime, Grace Phiri, The Nation, 29 May 2016
Brave budget, Suzgo Khunga, The Nation, 28 May 2016
Bold budget, Ephraim Munthali, The Nation, 28 May 2016
Indian power company plans k10bn investment, Grace Phiri, The Nation, 25 May 2016
Chinese envoy gets down to work, Yvonnie Sundu, The Nation, 19 May 2016
Poor start mars Malawi International Trade Fair, Grace Phiri, The Nation, 19 May 2016
APM says Malawi moving from aid to trade, Grace Phiri, The Nation, 18 May 2016
Bill to create independent environmental authority, The Daily Times, 17 May 2016
Global energy firm courts Escom, private sector, Precious Chilundu, The Nation, 12 May 2016
Financiers’ forum attracts more investment pledges, William Kumwembe, The Daily Times, 11 May 2016
‘Government committed to table ATI Bill’, MANA, The Times, 10 May 2016
150 local companies to attend MIF financiers meet, The Nation, 6 May 2016
Company Announcements
Mkango Resources, Placing of 30,303,030 Placing Shares at a price of 3.3 pence per share and Admission of the Common Shares to trading on AIM and issue of 1 Placing Warrant for each Placing Share, 31 May 2016
Mkango Resources, Mkango Resources Issues Schedule 1 Pre-Admission Announcement in Relation to Admission to AIM, 31 May 2016
Mkango Resources, Management Discussion & Analysis, 26 May 2016
Mkango Resources, Mkango Resources Raises £1m (C$1.9m) In Oversubscribed Placing, Conditional On Admission To Aim, 24 May 2016
Mkango Resources, Mkango Resources Announces Placing To Raise £1 Million In Conjunction With Dual Listing On The London Stock Exchange, 18 May 2016
Paladin Energy, March Quarter 2016 Conference Call and Investor Update Presentation, 10 May 2016
Paladin Energy, 31 March 2016 Interim Financial Report and MD&A, 10 May 2016
Paladin Energy, Third Quarter Conference Call and Investor Update, 4 May 2016
Government Announcements
President Prof Arthur Peter Mutharika, State Of The Nation Address Here:”Towards Recovery and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development”, 20 May 2016
Leader of Opposition, Rev Dr Lazarus Chakwera, Response to the State of the Nation Address, 23 May 2016
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Goodall Gondwe, 2016/2017 Budget Statement, 27 May 2016
Mining in Malawi Blog Posts
Technical File with Grain Malunga: The Nature of Mining Contracts – Mining & Trade Review (May 2016), 27 May 2016
Malawi eyeing several interconnectors to solve power woes – Mining & Trade Review (May 2016), 25 May 2016
CEPA reports substantial progress in Mining Governance Project – Mining & Trade Review (May 2016), 20 May 2016
Editorial: Malawi needs sound policies to nurture local industries – Mining & Trade Review (May 2016), 18 May 2016
Aussie firm pens deal with Malawi’s Escom for 120MW power plant – Mining & Trade Review (May 2016), 16 May 2016
Eye on Malawi’s EITI: MWEITI and the Africa Mining Vision – Mining & Trade Review (May 2016), 13 May 2016
Link Roundup for Extractive Industries in Malawi: April 2016, 11 May 2016
Reports and Publications
State of Conservation: Lake Malawi National Park, UNESCO, 2016
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