One borehole serving 300 households in Lilongwe North East

The lone borehole By Tione Andsen, MANA Over 300 households in Lilongwe North East in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Chimutu in Lilongwe use a single borehole as the only protected source of water, Village Head Mwendera has confirmed. During an Oxfam Media team that visited his area as a follow-up to CoVID-19 Response Project, the traditional leader said six villages of Mwendera, Mpesa, Chaziya, Kauma, Jani and Grant access the single borehole and that the area has…

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Bitter childhood upbringing motivated Old Mutual #Sisonke documentary winner to found Voices Awake girls mentorship organisation

Voices Awake Founder Vanessa Mwangala Zainga (left) and her colleague Mercietania Royo * She has a Master’s degree in organizational leadership from Eastern University, Pennsylvania * She is in partnership with a secondary school that gives her access to over 250 students * Our program is not to take girls out of the situations they are living in * But to teach them to thrive amidst the challenges they face everyday By Duncan Mlanjira Voices Awake Girls Organisation caught the eye…

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Chakwera disheartened with chronic lack of response and action by civil servants

President Chakwera addressing people of Shire North in Nkaya * I want this nonsense to stop, because it is scaring away investors and developers * Orders creation of relevant MDAs for a clear process that tells investors where and when the process starts and ends * A smart clean process that works without bribery or political interference * Railway transport holds Malawi’s future—railway investor CEAR By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Lydia Maganga, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera has said…

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Gender parity in the 8th draw of Airtel Yabeba promotion

By Tione Andsen, MANA Two ladies from Salima and Nkhotakota won top prizes of weekly draw of K1 million each as gender parity took a centre stage Tuesday morning during the 8th draw of Airtel Yabeba promotion. And three lakeshore districts dominated the top winners, the two ladies Adidya Samuel, a tomato seller from Chikombe from Chikombe in Salima; Icra Kazembe, a fish seller from Maldeco Mangochi and Nkhotakota based housewife, Maneno Aisa. The other winner was Mzuzu based…

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Chakwera announces continuation of rehabilitation of the 201km Marka-Limbe railway

* As he opens the new Shire North Bridge that connects Limbe-Nkaya rail system * The bridge is not a stand-alone project as it includes rehabilitation of Marka-Nsanje * As well as Nkaya-Salima, Salima-Lilongwe and Lilongwe-Mchinji By Duncan Mlanjira At the opening of the Shire North railway bridge that connects Limbe-Nkaya rail system on Tuesday, President Lazarus Chakwera announced that his administration has also started the phased rehabilitation and upgrading of the 201km Marka-Limbe railway line that connects to…

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Communities reporting GBV cases—Ganunga

Person in charge, Patience Ganunga By Tione Andsen, MANA The setting up of a One-Stop Centre at Chiwamba Health Facility in Lilongwe North East has contributed significantly to reduction of cases of gender-based violence (GBV) which were rampant in the area. The facility’s person in charge, Patience Ganunga revealed the development on Monday to the visiting Oxfam media team which was on a follow-up visit of the CoVID-19 Response Project. The project is being implemented under the consortium of nine…

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Former Malawi Chess Association publicist Makhosi Nyirenda publishes second book; ‘Learning the Alien Game’

* His first was entitled ‘The Chess Injection’ * TM Associates Consulting Engineers buys several copies and donated to six schools By Duncan Mlanjira Former Chess Association of Malawi (CHESSAM) publicity secretary, Makhosi Nyirenda has published his second book entitled ‘Learning the Alien Game’ and some copies have been bought by TM Associates Consulting Engineers which have been donated to six secondary schools. His first, ‘The Chess Injection’ was published in 2019 and he started his second project in…

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Small scale farmers encouraged to seriously consider growing bananas

* Passionate with banana growing, Lilongwe small scale farmer attests it is big business * It takes about 10 months to start seeing the first fruit but its always nice to see the plantation grow and change * It’s possible to earn through sell of suckers before the fruits and then of course the fruits By Duncan Mlanjira Joseph Nkhoma, a civil servant working as veterinary medicine expert in the Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development in Lilongwe,…

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Multichoice introducing Maisha Magic Movies to DStv Malawi

Maravi Express Authentic East African story-telling available on Maisha Magic Movies will from July 26 from 15hrs (CAT) be enjoyed by Malawian DStv subscribers on DStv Compact, DStv Compact Plus and DStv Premium packages. Channel Head for Maisha Magic Movies, Barbara Kambogi is quoted in a statement that the channel is being positioned as a game changer within the target market as well as in an industry where the creation of local movies has proven to be in deficit….

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First Lady unveils her mother’s tombstone after missing her burial

The First Lady laying her wreath MANA First Lady Madam, Monica Chakwera Saturday unveiled the tombstone for her latemother, Vailet Luhanga at Chiyekete Village of Traditional Authority Chikulamayambe in Rumphi District. Luhanga died on May 14, 2020 but the First Lady failed to attend her burial as she was in England and could not travel back home immediately due to CoVID-19 restrictions. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice-President for the North, Harry Mkandawire represented President Lazarus Chakwera at the tombstone…

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