Government has appointed former Chief Executive Officer of the Tobacco Commission Dr Godfrey Chapola as the regulator’s new board chairperson.
Dr Chapola replaces Mr Michael Nyirenda who has since been appointed into the board of the Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA).
The appointment of Dr Chapola as new board chairperson of the Commission was announced last week.
The wait is over for tobacco farmers in the northern region. Earnings have now started flowing into bank accounts because on Tuesday, May 5, Agriculture Minister Rosa Fatch Mbilizi opened the fourth and final tobacco market for the 2026 marketing season – Mzuzu...
The Minister of Agriculture Hon. Roza Fatch Mbilizi on April 29 held talks with the Tobacco Commission and tobacco buying companies over the high auction tobacco rejection rate in the 2026 marketing season. Since the start of the marketing season on April 20, the...
Tobacco growers on Sunday called off protests planned for Monday to force the closure of markets to reverse a high auction tobacco rate characterizing the current marketing season. The cancellation followed a meeting called by the Commission to update the growers on...
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