IPPs lacking capacity to invest in energy sector
Authorities in the energy sector have bemoaned lack of interest by Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to invest in the sector.…
Mera assures of resolving fuel scarcity
Scramble for fuel has worsened in most parts of the country as motorists were spotted in long queues to buy…
Chakwera calls for unity among tribes
By Timothy Peter President Lazarus Chakwera has called for continued unity among the Chewa tribe and other cultural groupings in…
Mera calls for major stake in energy sector
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has stressed on the need for government to take lead in investing in the…
HRDC vows to hold demos over blackouts
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has asked President Lazarus Chakwera to take the lead in finding long-lasting solutions to…
Government intervenes on Escom, Egenco, PML dispute
Government has admitted that a wrangle that has erupted among Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom), Electricity Generation Company (Egenco)…
Police recover stolen riffle
Police in Blantyre have recovered a riffle, K2C, which was stolen from a police officer by unknown criminals on July,…
Mera asked to ignore power tariff hike
A call has gone out to the Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) to ignore a 99 and 36 percent tariff electricity…
90-year-old man jailed for defilement
The Senior Residence Magistrate court sitting at Nayuchi in Machinga District on August 15, 2022 sentenced Frank Likonde, 90, for…
RBM authorised JCM Power to trade in foreign currency
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) says a requirement by Independent Power Producers (IPP) charging electricity in United States dollars…
Mpatamanga project delay worries Parliament
The joint parliamentary committee on Natural Resources and Climate, Public Accounts, Legal Affairs, Trade and Industry committee has expressed worry…
Two arrested for possessing live pangolin
Police in Machinga are keeping in custody White Misokwe 30, and Chitenji Meja 33, for being found in possession of…