George Kasakula

Minister of Homeland Security Peter Mukhito has asked Malawi Police Service to strengthen its collaboration with the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (Sarpcco) to boost the fight against transnational crimes. The minister said at the opening of Sarpcco’s 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lilongwe yesterday that transnational organised crimes such as drug trafficking and human trafficking are affecting all countries in the region.

The Malawi Women in Mining Association (Mawima) has said ongoing mining reforms have left out women despite a majority of them being small-scale miners. In an interview, Mawima president Emma Adams said its research found that women cooperatives are not aware of the ongoing mining reforms and this threatens their constructive participation in the sector, which is key to catalyse economic growth.

The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has reported a net profit of K356 billion in the year ended December 2024, a huge turnaround from K539 billion loss in 2023 largely buoyed by a drop in foreign exchange losses. Published financial results contained in the RBM Annual Report 2024 signed by Governor McDonald Mafuta Mwale show that the profit before foreign exchange revaluations was recorded at K404.9 billion.