forex Mar 23, 2025, 4:43 PM One Onjezani Kenani - a brilliant Malawian writer, social commentator and accountant from Kasungu, now working in Switzerland speaks his mind in his social media posts, opposing the narrative propagated in Malawi . Read more
protests Mar 11, 2025, 4:16 PM As inflation progresses and Malawi's never ending trade deficit escalates, the economy slows and disposable income shrinks - everyone feels the squeeze and people are not amused. Elections are scheduled in September 2025 and politicians are helpless. Read more
malawi Feb 8, 2025, 8:28 PM @Grant Gombwa⚡️🇲🇼 how do we get more people from #malawi on to nostr? It is hard to bootstrap on nostr. we must band together. times will get harder before they get better.… Read more
pricecontrols Jan 29, 2025, 11:57 AM GOVERNMENT HALTS PRICE RISES Wow - clap, clap, clap! Have these price control measures ever worked anywhere? There are countless examples to the contrary, yet here we are. The exchange rate set by the Reserve Bank of Malawi (this is a whole different topic) coupled with a de-facto fuel price… Read more
forex Jan 25, 2025, 9:40 PM Reason has prevailed to some degree it seems, after a more restrictive and more draconian law was passed last year, regulating foreign exchange. The banks took this issue to court, after it had passed through parliament. How could this pass parliamentary scrutiny? #forex #malawi #natbank… Read more
fuelcrisis Jan 9, 2025, 6:56 PM WAITING FOR FUEL - Blanytre, Malawi A scene from downtown Blantyre today - the CBD at a stand still with vehicles waiting for fuel at a filling station and well beyond. When forex is in short supply, we cannot afford to pay for fuel imports. Without the price adjusting upwards, the demand… Read more
fuelcrisis Jan 8, 2025, 8:14 AM More fuel chaos in Malawi. We don't have the forex to pay for imports including and especially fuel, but also other commodities. Fuel makes up a big chunk of the import costs and it is where we first see the problem on the streets. Over the years, our Read more
malawi Jan 5, 2025, 3:47 PM FUEL SITUATION IN MALAWI forwarded as seen on 5th January 2024 on WhatsApp. Where are we heading? #malawi #forex #fuelcrisis Yesterday Was a day I experienced that most Malawians are heartless and flourish in the midst of the suffering Masses. I spent the whole of my day at a filling… Read more