October 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
Lafarge in road safety initiative, Feston Malekezo, The Daily Times, 31 October 2016
Paladin, govt still upbeat on KUM, Orama Chinamulungu, The Nation, 31 October 2016
Mkango Resources gets 2-year licence extension, Caroline Kandiero, The Daily Times, 26 October 2016
Malawi Yet To Reap From Mining, MarcFarlane Mbewe, Capital FM, 25 October 2016
Coal power project awaits government, Kingsley Jassi, The Daily Times, 25 October 2016
Malawi Investment Forum dangles $2bn projects, Caroline Kandiero, The Daily Times, 12 October 2016
Minister keen to invest in more mining research, Caroline Kandiero, The Daily Times, 10 October 2016
Manufactures cry foul over imported cement, Mabvuto Kambuwe, The Daily Times, 10 October 2016
Malawi targeted as new producer of rare earths, Caroline Kandiero, The Daily Times, 6 October 2016
Malawi hosts international geologists conference, Caroline Kandiero, The Daily Times, 4 October 2016
“Child abuse rampant in informal mining sector”, Moses Chitsulo, The Daily Times, 3 October 2016
Mining practice and promises: The case of Malawi, The Daily Times, 1 October 2016
Mining in Malawi brings forced evictions, report says, The Nation, 1 October 2016
International Media
UK Embassies In Africa Accepted £57000 From Oil Companies To Host Parties, James Ball, Buzzfeed News, 27 October 2016
Continental vision identifies mining’s role in transforming economies, David Oliveira, Mining Weekly, 21 October 2016
Mkango’s Songwe Hill Phalombe licence renewed until January 2019, Mining Review, 20 October 2016
African Women Scale Heights in Land Rights Protest, Juliana Nnoku-Mewanu and Katharina Rall, Human Rights Watch, 14 October 2016
Malawi starts geological mapping programme, Mining Weekly, 14 October 2016
Malawi: Down in the dumps, Charlotte Mathews, Financial Mail, 7 October 2016
Unregulated promotion of mining in Malawi brings hazards, hardships, NewsDay (IPS), 3 October 2016
Malawian Media – Business and Economy
Malawi government reviews foreign policy, Linda Likomwe, MANA – Nyasa Times, 31 October 2016
Malawi improves on doing business index, Caroline Kandiero, The Daily Times, 27 October 2016
Malawi-comesa Trade gap widens, Grace Phiri, The Nation, 27 October 2016
Govt dangles tax incentives to IPPs, Paida Kadzakumanja, The Nation, 20 October 2016
Stepping into the investor’s shoes, Taonga Sabola, The Daily Times, 12 October 2016
Malawi Investment Forum 2016: Govt Unveils Ambitious Electricity Project, Malawi Voice, 10 October 2016
2016 Malawi Investment Forum (MIF): VP Chilima Says Investment, Trade Key In Development Agenda, Malawi Voice, 10 October 2016
IMF REP rues double digit inflation rate, The Nation, 10 October 2016
New industrial, trade policies launch Friday, Caroline Kandiero, The Daily Times, 7 October 2016
Government continues land laws talk, Audrey Kapamalula, The Daily Times, 7 October 2016
Multi-billion lab to boost export potential, Taonga Sabola, The Daily Times, 6 October 2016
Company Announcements
Intra Energy, Quarterly Activities Report September 2016, 31 October 2016
Sovereign Metals, First Diamond Drilling Assays Confirm Thick, High Grade Saprolite at Malingunde, 26 October 2016
Mkango Resources, Mkango Renews Phalombe Licence Until January 2019 and Provides Corporate Update, 18 October 2016
Paladin Energy, Quarterly Activities Report for Period Ending 30 September 2016, 17 October 2016
Paladin Energy, Notice of Annual General Meeting, 17 October 2016
Sovereign Metals, Placement to Strategic Institutional Investor, 14 October 2016
Sovereign Metals, Highest grade hand auger results to date at Malingunde, 12 October 2016
Mining in Malawi Blog Posts
Tonse Tipindule Project empowers mining communities in Malawi’s Mwanza, Phalombe – Mining & Trade Review (October 2016), 31 October 2016
Malawi Director of Mines Kaphwiyo retires in style – Mining & Trade Review (October 2016), 28 October 2016
Govt changes tune on Lake Oil Deals – The Nation (Malawi), 27 October 2016
Technical File with Grain Malunga: Possible sources of lithium in Malawi – Mining & Trade Review (October 2016), 26 October 2016
A resource curse that is Mwaulambo Village in Malawi – Mining & Trade Review (October 2016), 21 October 2016
Eye on Malawi’s EITI: Where does the money go? Sharing mining revenues with District Councils – Mining & Trade Review (October 2016), 19 October 2016
Tonse Tipindule project improves investor-community relations in Malawi’s mining sector – Mining & Trade Review (October 2016), 17 October 2016
Link Roundup for Extractive Industries in Malawi: September 2016, 14 October 2016
Minister’s powers queried: Malawi Petroleum Act needs review – Study – Mining & Trade Review (October 2016), 13 October 2016
Malawi Investment Forum 2016: Opportunities in Mining and Energy, 11 October 2016
Views from Malawi’s ASM sector: Malawi losing out through gemstone smuggling, 5 October 2016
Mkango Resources hosts over 40 geologists in Malawi for Expert Council under HiTech AlkCarb project, 3 October 2016
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