Our forum has fallen in love with Malawi having conducted several entrepreneurship trainings in the Warm Heart of Africa. We are now a brand name in the country being known for delivering value for money entrepreneurship programmes. Through interactions with Malawian citizens, we have managed to observe opportunities on the ground which our members can tap into.
Why Malawi?
It has a fast growing middle income class
It’s the most hospitable country in Africa
Entrepreneurship is picking up in the country
Affordable cost of living
Hard working citizens
Which opportunities can you find in Malawi?
1.Fabrics-visit Roadport and check out fabric
materials being transported to Malawi everyday
2. Fruits-buy from SA fruits like oranges and apples and sell in Malawi
3. Clothing-buy from China and sell in Malawi (Lilongwe, Blantyre, Mzuzu and
Zomba)
4. Arts and crafts-train how to make hats, carpets or bags
5. Supply art and crafts supplies- carpet underlay from Harare or Home builders
Warehouse in SA
6. Set up a maputi or freezit making business or distributor
7. Set up a fruit juice small plant (Plenty of
fruits such as mangoes and tomatoes but not much oranges and apples
8. Start a poultry project (Some entrepreneurial minded Zimbos are farming crops
for sale to EU markets)
9. White South African and Zimbabwean investors are investing along the shores
of Lake Malawi.
What can you buy
from Malawi?
1. Kilombero(Malawi
Rice) Buy it for $20-$25 in Lilongwe per 50kg and sell it at US$3/kg in Harare,
Joburg or Gaberone. There is unlimited potential for the rice.
2. Agriculture produce (Nyimo, Soya beans, Groundnuts and more)
3. Shoes (Check out with Trip trans bus-everyday it
brings shoes and other products imported from a Chinese factory located in
Limbe Industrial Sites)
4. Fruit Juices (Unexplored market where they cost 40 cents but resale value in
Zim $2 and above)
Transport
It costs $25 to
travel to Blantyre, buses found at Roadport and leave at 7:00am everyday
You leave at 7:00am and arrive in Blantyre at 6:00pm
Buses leave Blantyre everyday at 6:30am and arrive in Harare at 7:00pm
Taxi cabs in Blantyre cost roughly $5. Accomodation ranges from $15 per night for the cheapest
lodges up to $100 if you prefer better accommodation at hotels.
Accomodation in Blantyre cost approximately $30 per day but in Lilongwe it can
be $40-$130
Buses from Blantyre to Lilongwe leave at 7:00pm everyday and cost $10 per trip.
*Get a yellow card if you have travelled to the developed world or Tanzania, Zambia or Angola. Follow instructions from bus conductors. Many first time travellers forget this important advice and find themselves in trouble!
Take note
For Kilombero rice,
you need permits for transport and they generally cost $5-$10
Malawi Immigration authorities search every bag, sometimes even purses.
Immigration officials at Nyamapanda have 2 sniffer dogs which check every bag coming into Zimbabwe, so do not be involved in drug trafficking.
Avoid changing money at borders, you can buy fake notes. Bus conductors will advise you on the best strategy for changing your money from USD to Kwacha or vice versa
Our forum is in the process of arranging a tour to Malawi and we will advise you of the dates.
Enjoy business in Malawi
