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Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy as a friend of Malawi will forever be etched on our hearts—Chakwera

September 9, 2022

The Queen on her visit to Malawi in 1979 * Her legacy is indelibly marked on the pages of our history, a history she positively shaped in more way than we can put into words * Her visit to Malawi in July, 1979 captivated the imaginations of Malawians * And demonstrated the same solidarity with our quest for socio-economic liberation as she had done with our political independence By Duncan Mlanjira In wishing the deepest condolences to the British…

Malawi economy in much worse state than before the devaluation of the kwacha—CAMA

September 9, 2022

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* Everything has come to a standstill and now we have no forex, no fuel and limited goods available on the market * The devaluation of kwacha was claimed to be unnecessary evil by the President and his Finance Minister * We were also told that it was meant to realign the kwacha with other major currencies * Unfortunately, the outcome of that decision has been negative and after four months, we have seen continued depreciation of the kwacha…

Old Mutual Malawi to host second edition of ‘Partnership Conversation Series’

September 8, 2022

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Edith Jiya — Old Mutual’s group chief executive officer * The Series provides a platform that brings together leaders from both the public and private sector as well as other stakeholders * To discuss and share practical and workable solutions on a range of impacting issues around people, economy and the environment By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Old Mutual Malawi Limited is set to host its second edition of the Partnership Conversation Series on Thursday next week, September 15 …

NICO Pension assures clients of improved service delivery offering

September 8, 2022

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NICO Pension General Manager, Gerald Chima * The innovative platforms will enable customers to interact with NICO Pension administration staff * Without visiting the offices or sending documents physically Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent In an effort aimed at creating conducive environment and making sure that pensions contributions funds provide adequate returns to the members, NICO Pension Plc says it is geared to improve service delivery by introducing various innovations. NICO Pension General Manager, Gerald Chima made the assurance on…

70 ladies audition for 2022 Miss Malawi pageant

September 8, 2022

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The judges for the walk-in auditions * The final 30 participants will be announced in the early weeks of September * A series of activities will follow afterwards planned prior to the finale * We had the largest turn up in Blantyre, which comprised about three quarters of the ladies By Twimepoki Mangani, MANA Alpha Arts has concluded Miss Malawi pageant auditions across the three regions that attracted 70 ladies for the event scheduled for December 3 in Lilongwe….

Ministry of Health, MUST to rollout drone health service delivery

September 8, 2022

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Agnes Hamisi, one of the drones instructor at MUST * To address challenges of service delivery delays in hard-to-reach areas * The system will be enable them to move drugs from source and deliver them to various hospitals By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Ministry of Health (MoH), in conjunction with Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) — with support from UNICEF — will soon rollout into drones services in the health sector to strengthen supply chain management to…

Southern Africans invited to submit creative narratives in the efforts to contain climate crisis facing humanity

September 8, 2022

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The campaign against Shell that gave birth to Climate Story Lab ZA * Successful applicants to attend a four-day residential lab in Cape Town, South Africa in January 2023 * The submissions should be in form of short films, animation, social media campaigns, theatre, dance, stand-up comedy, poetry * As well as children’s/teen/adult fiction writing, podcasts, visual art, performance art * And anything that uses a creative medium to communicate a message about climate change By Duncan Mlanjira Climate Story…

Malawi, Eswatini and Zambia launch pilot phase of SADC e-certificate of origin; To simplify customs procedures and trade

September 8, 2022

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Biziwick declaring the system officially launched * It is part of consolidating the SADC free trade area which is a building block to a continental free trade area * The manual system was prone to fraudulent declaration of goods in which importers and exporters connived to provide fake certificates of origin By Glory Msowoya, MANA In order to simplify customs procedures and facilitate smooth trade amongst Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states, Malawi, Eswatini and Zambia have launched…

CAMA implores on public to actively contribute towards ESCOM’s proposal to MERA to increase power tariff

September 7, 2022

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* Consumers are encouraged to make their contributions through email: mpatamaindota@gmail.com * Or on WhatsApp number: +265 884 552 701 * Let us all make our comments both for or against this increase objectively By Duncan Mlanjira Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA) says that as Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) reviews the application by Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) increase base power tariff for the next 4 years, the public should actively contribute towards its consultation process. In…

Private sector growth and investment crucial for MW2063’s key enablers to be achieved—Chakwera

September 7, 2022

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Chakwera during the panel discussion at the Summit * The first is Agricultural Productivity and Commercialization, by which our goal is to achieve food security for Malawians * And establish mega farms that produce commercial crops on a mass scale for export to international markets * The second pillar is Industrialization, by which our goal is to invest in agro-processing plants that create jobs and add value to what we produce to boost trade By Duncan Mlanjira At the…