Sparc Systems trains 32 girls in free ICT mentorship in Blantyre; Lilongwe, Kitwe, Lusaka and Kigali next

The girls were presented with certificates  * It was a heartwarming event for the girls in ICT training facilitated by women in ICT * We are on a mission to make sure more girls join ICT and we are planning to conduct these free training where we have our offices * We have noticed that science careers, including ICT, have been male dominated By Duncan Mlanjira In a drive to motivate more girls to venture into information and communications…

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Exploits University receives public backlash for revoking its graduate’s degree after she publicly burnt her academic paper

* It is our interpretation that you did it to disgrace and tarnish the image of the university * Revoking an awarded degree is a serious matter that cannot be driven by emotions—Kondwanie Chirembo * This is not an honorary degree and what she has committed is not an academic misconduct—Francis Chiumia * It will just take one crazy lawyer to finish the university with a lawsuit—Kruger Bantuworld By Duncan Mlanjira The decision by Exploits University to revoke its…

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Every culture plays a critical role in promoting oneness and national development—Chakwera

Chakwera with former President Bakili Muluzi at Chiwanja cha Ayao festival * A nation which has factories, roads and different development projects but does not promote culture, lacks morality * Without cultural differences, it would be easy to achieve national development and address challenges the people face * Urged Malawians to embrace the spirit of oneness as evidenced by the gathering of many people from different walks of life for Chiwanja cha Ayao festival By Mada Ziba, MANA President…

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CAMA welcomes suggestion to revive MDC but to be completely independent of government interference

* Yes, all things being equal that’s the way to move if we want to develop—Kapito * While it might have worked in South Africa, it’s quite hard to think that such a model can work successfully in a different country * With different economic systems and challenges — especially the financing part * During Dr. Banda’s rule, the economic model was completely different than what we have today * Dr. Banda was subsidizing every industry — education, transportation,…

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Top global internet service provider Starlink licensed by MACRA; Awaiting being published in Government Gazette

Starlink offers high-speed low latency broadband satellite internet service * Starlink Lilongwe Limited is a company owned by SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, USA * Issued with Network Facilities, Network Services andApplication Service licences * Which will be effective on the day when they will be published in the Government gazette By Duncan Mlanjira At its 77th Board meeting on Friday, October 21 in Blantyre, Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) granted its first-ever high-speed low latency broadband satellite internet service…

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Wholly Malawian-owned new mobile service provider Malcel Plc promises best customer experience as it becomes 6th operator

* MACRA officially presents it with 3 licenses that have successfully been gazetted in Parliament * Minister of Information Kazako prays that this will induce competition in the telecommunications industry * Which will level the playing field and yield effective communication services for the ICT consumer * I urge Malcel to roll out their services with speed as consumers are anxious to see new services By Duncan Mlanjira New mobile service provider Malcel Plc, which has officially been presented…

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Malawians encouraged to utilise SDNP’s dot mw (.MW) emails and websites on Malawi domains

Minister Kazako presents the authorization key to SNDP’s owner Paulos Nyirenda * Malawians, as well as companies conducting their businesses in Malawi, should take pride in using .MW as part of their domain names—MACRA * Let us begin to more patriotic and identify ourselves with our country online on the World Wide Web—Kazako * .MW operates on a global internet domains that identifies that such communications are specifically from Malawi—SNDP By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has…

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Sunday’s FDH Bank final; Chatama warns senior Nyasa Big Bullets that it won’t be an easy stroll in the park

* The players are waiting for this moment to showcase their talent and they will play our usual game—Chatama * In their previous knockout competition against Nyasa Big Bullets they lost through post-match penalties * This is no longer a reserve side — it’s an excellent stand-alone side from the lower league—Pasuwa * The Golden Boot chase is between Pasuwa’s Babatunde and Chazama’s Chikumbutso Salima at three goals apiece By Duncan Mlanjira Ahead of Sunday’s FDH Bank Cup final,…

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TNM unveils upgraded Smart App merged with Mpamba mobile money service

* The increase in smartphone usage is having a massive impact on telecommunication and financial inclusion drive * We understand that we are living in new technological era that our offerings strive to align customers to the world’s digital trends * The App augurs well with our strategy where we are becoming very aggressive in terms of digital appliances By Duncan Mlanjira TNM Plc, Malawi’s mobile network and information & communications technology (ICT) services provider, has unveiled updated TNM…

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CFTC inspection exercise exposes serious breach of Contract Farming Strategy by industry players

* Some farmers indicate that they did not sign contracts with contract buyers * Some contracts were in English, and used difficult legal language which the farmers could not understand * Specific prices for inputs were not indicated * Loans were in foreign currency (US$), not in local currency By Duncan Mlanjira Following up on its mandate, the Competition and Fair Trade Commission (CFTC) conducted inspections on contract farming in which it engaged over 60 farmers’ clubs across the…

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