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Mulli Brothers Limited partners with Yash Enterprises to establish drug manufacturing factory in Malawi

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By Burnett Munthali

Mulli Brothers Limited, through one of its companies, Sunrise Pharmaceuticals Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Yash Enterprises of India.

This move will see the latter setting up its drug manufacturing factory in the country.

Mulli Brothers Limited Executive Chairman Leston Ted Mulli hailed the government for organizing the first-ever Malawi-India Business Dialogue, which has attracted around 30 Indian investors exploring opportunities in Malawi.

Mulli and Manoj Kokreja

Mulli announced that the partnership will enable local production of various pharmaceutical products.

Manoj Kokreja, proprietor of Sai Medical Agencies (a subsidiary of Yash Enterprises), said they are ready to set up the manufacturing company in Malawi as soon as possible.

A pharmaceutical is any kind of drug used for medicinal purposes, like cough syrup or sleeping pills.

You may have heard of a pharmacy, which is a place where you can buy medicinal drugs, or a pharmacist, which is a person who prepares those drugs.

Over the years, the pharmaceutical industry has ensured effective drug manufacturing that helps in therapy, treatment and prevention of patient’s life.

With the growing number of health disorders on the global level, the pharmacy sector has evolved in producing medicines & drugs that improve quality of living.

Effective communication is crucial for any business to succeed and dialogue is an essential part of this process.

Dialogue allows employees to share ideas, discuss problems and collaborate on solutions, which can lead to increased productivity and a more positive work environment.

Overall, embracing collaboration in production planning empowers manufacturers to achieve greater operational efficiency, drive innovation, mitigate risks, and deliver high-quality products more effectively.

India’s Keltron Electronics to invest in Malawi’s manufacturing sector

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By Burnett Munthali

Keltron Electronics, an Indian computer manufacturing company, has announced plans to establish a manufacturing and assembly plant in Malawi.

India Trade Commissioner Sunil Hukumatray Rajdev made the announcement on Thursday during the Malawi-India Business Dialogue in Lilongwe.

Rajdev said Keltron Electronics is a reputable company owned by the Indian government, manufacturing well-known computers in India, including Cocunics computers, which are widely used by government agencies and citizens in India.



He said the company is currently finalizing registration processes in the country before setting up its plant.

Speaking on behalf of the Minister of Trade at the Malawi-India Business Dialogue, Minister of Natural Resources Dr. Michael Usi urged Indian investors, who have been present in the country since May 6, 2024, to make meaningful investments in the country.

Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation.

It is the essence of the secondary sector of the economy.

The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high-tech, but it is most commonly applied to industrial design, in which raw materials from the primary sector are transformed into finished goods on a large scale.

Such goods may be sold to other manufacturers for the production of other more complex products (such as aircraft, household appliances, furniture, sports equipment or automobiles), or distributed via the tertiary industry to end users and consumers (usually through wholesalers, who in turn sell to retailers, who then sell them to individual customers).

Throughout history, manufacturing has improved quality of life, enabled the growth of human populations and societies, and drives innovation through the efficient mass production of materials.

Investing is an effective way to put your money to work and potentially build wealth. Smart investing may allow your money to outpace inflation and increase in value.

The greater growth potential of investing is primarily due to the power of compounding and the risk-return tradeoff.

Advantages of foreign investment in Africa include higher profits and a stronger position and market access in global markets.

Reduced technological barriers to movement of goods, services and factors of production. Cost considerations,a desire to shift production to countries with lower unit labour costs.

Malawi implementing 10-year Action Plan on Fertilizer and Soil Health

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By Kondanani Chilimunthaka

President Lazarus Chakwera who is currently in Nairobi-Kenya where he attended the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit has disclosed that his government has proactively developed a 10-year Malawi Action Plan on Fertilizer and Soil Health to improve the soil Health.

He made the remarks during the presentation of his speech at the summit on Thursday, 9th May 2024.

Chakwera said soil degradation has affected the effectiveness of the inorganic fertilizer by about 70 percent between the year 2014 and 2022, adding that the situation has been worsened  by climate change impacts like cyclones and droughts, hence an urgent need to address the soil health issues.

President Chakwera

“This is why my government has proactively developed a 10-year Malawi Action Plan on Fertilizer and Soil Health to demonstrate the continental framework which we are adopting at this Summit. Our goal is to improve soil health, improve the usage of organic and inorganic fertilizers, improve soil productivity, and reduce soil erosion. In so doing we will reverse the negative trend in the deterioration of our soil health through a set of interventions that have been outlined in the Action Plan.

Through our Action Plan, costing 163 million dollars, we will leverage existing programs by Government and other stakeholders with our development partners’ support to ensure swift and effective implementation” Said President Chakwera.

Further, the President told the summit that Malawi’s Action Plan will implement the continental fertilizer and soil health action initiative and others aimed at improving soil productivity.

“Through our Action, Malawi will take her place in the World as a food basket for all the countries in the world that do not have the arable land, fresh water, and agricultural human capital we have” added Malawi leader.

President Chakwera has since said the summit gave Malawi an opportunity to present her interest in matters of fertilizer and soil health which have affected the crop production for years.

Scorchers player Leticia Chinyamula among the winners of Cosafa Awards in South Africa

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By Durell Namasani


Malawi national women’s football team ‘Scorchers’ forward Leticia Chinyamula  won Women’s most promising player award at the Cosafa Awards 2023 held on Thursday night at Sandton Convention Center in South Africa.

Chinyamula was one of the four Malawian women footballers nominated for the inaugural awards including Rose Kabzere who was also nominated for the women’s most promising player.

Leticia Chinyamula In action

Other players who were nominated for the awards were Mercy Sikelo who was nominated for the Women’s goalkeeper of the year and PSG star Tabitha Chawinga who was nominated for the player of the year category.

During the awards ceremony Bafana Bafana forward Percy Tau won Men’s player of the year award while Zambian player Rachael Kundananji received an award for the Women’s player of the year.

The award for the Men’s and Women’s goalkeeper of the year went to Ronwen Williams and Andile Dilamin respectively.

Other notable award recipients included  Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena who won the Men’s Coach of the year award and Victor Gomez who won the Referee Legend award.

Chamkakala faces criticism for dropping Chilima’s corruption case

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By Burnett Munthali

Some Civil Society organizations in the country have accused the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Masauko Chamkakala of abusing his powers on discontinuance of criminal cases and have called for urgent reforms to protect the integrity of the prosecutorial process.

In a joint statement signed by National Advocacy Platform(NAP) Chairperson Benedicto Kondowe,  released on Tuesday, the CSOs are also calling on President Lazarus Chakwera to use his powers as provided in the constitution to among others fire Chamkakala.



The statement by the CSOs comes after the office of the DPP discontinued a number of criminal cases including the corruption cases involving Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima, former President Dr Bakili Muluzi and Paramount Holdings Limited.

According to the CSOs, the recent decisions by the DPP to discontinue a number of criminal cases raises serious questions and there is need to put in place measures that would ensure there is no abuse of these powers.

When contacted, Chamkakala said he could not comment on the matter.

Meanwhile, the CSOs have given the anti-corruption bureau 14 days to update Malawians on its position regarding the discontinued cases and disclose the amount of money spent on investigating and prosecuting these matters.

Section 77 (i) states that: “In any criminal proceedings, and at any stage thereof before judgement is pronounced, the Director of Public Prosecutions may enter a discontinuance, either by stating in court or informing the court in writing, that the State intends that the proceedings shall not continue, and thereupon.”

The Constitution endows the President with an illimitable power to remove all officers in whose appointment he has participated, with the exception of federal judges.

Dr.Saulos Chilima was arrested in November 2022 on allegations that he accepted money in exchange for awarding government contracts. He denied the charges.

The latest move has provoked questions over the government’s handling of prosecutions for alleged corruption.

Abuse of power or abuse of authority, in the form of “malfeasance in office” or “official abuse of power”, is the commission of an unlawful act, done in an official capacity, which affects the performance of official duties.

*The 1994 Constitution of the Republic of Malawi*

As Malawians opted for a new Constitution in 1994 the Constitution attempted to protect the office of the
Director of Public Prosecution by ensuring that there should be no interference in the performance of his or
her job.

This was done by providing procedures for appointment and removal from office of the Director of
Public Prosecution in the Constitution itself.

The Constitution thereby provides that appointment of the
Director of Public Prosecutions shall be made by the President and confirmed by the Public Appointments
Committee of Parliament.

Where the President is inclined to remove a Director from office, the same should
only be based on incompetence; or where the Director is compromised in the exercise of his or her duties to
the extent that his or her ability to exercise his or her functions impartially is in serious question.

These Constitutional provisions attempt to provide and ensure that the Director has general protection in the
exercise of his or her duties in all matters, including corruption matters.

It was however, once more observed by the citizenry that much as the Director of Public Prosecutions had
Constitutional protection there were a lot of presumed corruption cases that were not being prosecuted.

These observations resulted in the assembling as well as coming into force of the Corrupt Practices Act 1995.