Brenda Sanudi

Agriculture expert Felix Jumbe says poor farming practices and resistance to modern methods are keeping Malawi food insecure, warning that without changing attitudes and technology use, bumper harvests will remain a missed opportunity.

The development could provide a moderate boost to Malawi’s public finances, and if well managed, could stimulate growth and help address the country’s fiscal and external imbalances.

A latest World Bank publication states that Malawi’s fiscal deficit remains among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, financed largely through debt monetization and costly borrowing; high inflation, and unsustainable debt with persisting forex shortages.

National Bank of Malawi (NBM) – a leading banking institution in Malawi – has expressed commitment to providing startup capital to artisanal and small-scale miners to facilitate growth of the sector.

Mchinji District Agriculture Extension Coordination Committee (DAECC) has stressed the need for strong relationships and collaboration among stakeholders to sustain agriculture initiatives being implemented in the district.

A little known woman, Letina Kamwamba, has dragged Leader of Opposition and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential aspirant, Kondwani Nankhumwa, to court over child maintenance issues.