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His Majesty Kalonga Gawa Undi unveils new Chewa Heritage Foundation leadership

May 19, 2025

His Majesty Kalonga Gawa Undi * The appointments are made under Section 5.4 of the Foundation’s Constitution and take effect immediately Maravi Express His Majesty Kalonga Gawa Undi — King of the Chewa people in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique — unveils has appointed a new steering committee to lead the Chewa Heritage Foundation (CHEFO) for the next three years. A statement signed by re-appointed CHEFO chairperson, Dr. Stanley Chakhumbila Khaila, “the appointments are made under Section 5.4 of the…

Inspiring story of 27-year-old who funds himself from security guard remuneration to attain Bachelors of Arts in Communication & Marketing

May 19, 2025

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* Emmanuel’s journey is nothing short of inspiring — he started with us at Target Security Group as a security guard, worked his way up to Finance & Administration * All the while, he used the little he earned to fund his education. Now that’s what we call determination, discipline and drive — we couldn’t be more thrilled! By Duncan Mlanjira Emmanuel M’buthuka has just graduated with Credit in Bachelors of Arts in Communication & Marketing attained at Mzuzu…

South Africa crowned U-20 AfCON champions after historic win over Morocco

May 19, 2025

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* Capped off a historic tournament by sweeping key individual awards Player of the Tournament, Best Goalkeeper and Best Coach * Four were named in Best XI of the Tournament — Best Goalkeeper, Fletcher Lowe; Neo Rapoo; Lazola Maku and player of Tournament, Tylon Smith Maravi Express South Africa won their maiden CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) title with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Morocco in Sunday night’s final at the June 30 Stadium in Cairo, Egypt….

Movable asset-based lending becoming practical tool for unlocking capital where traditional collateral may not be available

May 19, 2025

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* As RBM enhances awareness campaign on movable asset-based lending, credit reporting and collateral registry * It has become clear that there is still a significant knowledge gap when it comes to credit reporting and how it affects access to finance * The collateral registry is a powerful fully-automated online mechanism for increasing access to credit, especially for small businesses By Duncan Mlanjira The Reserve Bank (RBM) — in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) — is on…

‘IMF ECF and World Bank grant are two different financial support by donors’—DCG Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango

May 19, 2025

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Revered Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango * A Grant by definition is a sum of money a Government or an Agency provides for a specific purpose — it can be for a road construction, hospital, school etc * In short, when given grant money, the funds cannot be diverted for other use, otherwise that is stealing * On the other hand, ECF is a credit facility or a form of overdraft or loan which IMF provides to various Governments *…

World Bank grants US$350 million for Mpatamanga hydropower project

May 19, 2025

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* Once operational, this project will help drive long term energy security and support lasting, inclusive economic growth * Energy access is fundamental to reducing poverty, fostering economic growth and attracting private investments—Energy Minister Matola By Prisca Promise Mashushu, MANA & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express The World Bank has granted US$350 million to the Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project (MHSP) that will help in transforming the country’s energy landscape and its economic development trajectory. According to a press release by…

PICTORIAL: Rehabilitation works of 66.5km Kacheche-Chiweta M1 Road stretch underway

May 18, 2025

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Construction works for the rehabilitation of the Kacheche-Chiweta 66.5km stretch of the M1 Road has registered significant progress being undertaken by contractor, China Henan International Cooperation Group Company Limited. The road forms part of the important business route from Mzuzu to Karonga to enter into Tanzania to its sea port of Dar es Salaam. The road had been in complete sorry state of disrepair and on many occasions trucks were breaking down — completely blocking the road up until…

Incredible story of Madagascar’s ecosystem restoration of planting 664 million Mangrove trees in 15 years

May 18, 2025

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* Mangroves are struggling as 3.6 million hectares have been lost since 1980 (20% of world total) * Madagascar lost 50% of its mangroves in just 10 years. The remaining face threats from charcoal production, agriculture and rising seas By Duncan Mlanjira Fascinated by the admirable strategy that Madagascar executed 15 years ago, prompted environmentalist Ollie Potter to share on LinkedIn that country’s re-afforestation effort in which they planted 664 million Mangrove trees under that period. “The wonder of…

Tabitha Chawinga nominated for Sportswoman of the Year and Sports Personality of the Year AU Regional awards

May 18, 2025

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* Malawi has 2 other individual nominees in Sportsman of the Year with a Disability and Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability * U-19 Girls cricket national team nominated for Team of the Year for the awards scheduled for May 24, 2025 in Zimbabwe By Duncan Mlanjira Tabitha Chawinga’s two accolades she won at the Malawi Sports Awards 2024 in February — Sportswoman of the Year and Sports Personality of the Year — have earned her the nomination…

Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango disputes Government’s assertion that suspension of IMF ECF is a bold step and a victory for Malawians

May 16, 2025

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A conference of IMF gurus * He contends that the IMF didn’t impose conditions on Malawi — but rather negotiated and needed assurance from the MCP-led Government on areas of fiscal discipline, among other terms * President Lazarus Chakwera then signed up to an agreement in 2023 because they were desperate for forex and donor confidence — and thus the same Chakwera administration cannot blame IMF on not meeting targets of the very terms it agreed to By Duncan…