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Hannover Avenue and Henderson Street to be closed to all road users from Saturday May 29 to Wednesday June 2

May 27, 2021

* To enable RBM to carry out some important works Maravi Express Blantyre City Council is informing its residents and the business community that some sections of Hannover Avenue and Henderson Street in the Central Business District will be closed temporarily to all road users from Saturday, May 29 to Wednesday June 2. A statement from the Council says this is to enable the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) to decommission and commission “Chiller plants hoisted by the crane that…

Brown Mpinganjira refutes managing a Facebook account

May 27, 2021

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* It is attempted theft of my identity and prostitution of my views By Duncan Mlanjira Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson, Brown Mpinganjira has issued a public notice disowning himself from a Facebook account that has been created in his name. In the notice Mpinganjira says: “It has come to my attention that some wicked person, whose own name cannot attract attention, is running a Facebook page in may name, creating the impression that it is me managing the…

Sporting bloodline: The Baroka duo preserving a Malawi family’s sporting legacy

May 27, 2021

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Mbulu (right) and Gerald Jnr FARPost.co.za Baroka FC’s first cousins Gerald Phiri jnr and Richard Mbulu never had much of a choice when it came to career options. Coming from a profoundly footballing family, it just had to be the beautiful game. The duo, whose fathers are siblings, who both played the beautiful game upfront, were always going to have football as their ultimate destiny. “Even our late uncle Steve Phiri, who once coached Umtata Bush Bucks, QwaQwa Stars…

Mathanga and three other ESCOM employees have case to answer in corruption case as the power utility company is declared public entity

May 27, 2021

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Mathanga, former ESCOM chairperson who is also MEC Commissioner * The four are facing charges of neglect of official duty contrary to section 121 of the Penal Code * And Public Officers performing functions contrary to section 25A (2) of the Corrupt Practices Act By Duncan Mlanjira High Court Judge, Justice Sylvester Kalembera has ruled that Jean Chifundo Mathanga and three others, John Kandulu, Fanuel Nkhono and Emilius Kandapo — who are facing multiple charges under the Penal Code…

NICO Group once again donates laptops to KUHeS female students

May 27, 2021

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Gerald Chima (left) and Dr. Arox Kamng’ona with the three beneficiaries * The CoVID -19 pandemic has changed the format of learning in the country as classes are mostly done online * The donation further emphasizes NICO’s commitment to serving in the education sector By Duncan Mlanjira NICO Group has donated laptops to female students at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS), formerly known as College of Medicine, in a bid to assist the needy students with their online…

Tight security crucial for development in SADC

May 27, 2021

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President Chakwera being welcomed in Maputo By Sylvester Kumwenda and Chimwemwe Njoloma, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera is arrived in Maputo, Mozambique on Thursday for the Southern African Development (SADC) Extraordinary Double Troika Summit. Before departure, President Chakwera said SADC needs to strengthen its security operations if the block was to remain safe and provide this important ingredient for development. The summit amongst other things is expected to review the current security situation in the SADC region. “It is an honour…

President Chakwera outlines strategies to increase power generation

May 27, 2021

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Generation plant at Phombeya By Lily Kampani, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera has pledged that his administration would add not less than 1,000 megawatts of electricity to the national grid in the next four years. He made the statement on Wednesday in Lilongwe at Parliament in response to questions from Members of Parliament (MP) on issues raised during his State of the Nation Address delivered on May 12, 2021 during the opening session. “We have in the pipeline to increase…

Carol Bapu not seeking re-election as NAM GS

May 26, 2021

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She leaves the stage proud of her contributions and wishes her successor all the best * I have other things to do in the industry but for now l cannot reaveal my plans By Duncan Mlanjira Incumbent Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) general secretary, Carol Bapu has declared that she is not contesting for re-election at the elective annual general meeting (AGM). Instead she leaves the race for legendary Malawi Queens player, Linda Magombo-Munthali, who is up against marketer…

Government to recruit 300 game rangers

May 26, 2021

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Women rangers in Malawi By Kondwani Magombo, MANA Government is planning to recruit 300 game rangers to help in reinforcing laws to protect the country’s Forest Reserves and Wildlife from degradation due to wanton cutting down of trees for charcoal burning. Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources, Nancy Tembo disclosed this on Monday in Mangochi when she toured Phirilongwe Forest Reserve in the area of Senior Chief Mponda to familiarize herself with environmental degradation caused by human activities taking…

WaterAid Malawi calls for adequate funds allocation to early childhood development in the 2021-2022 budget

May 26, 2021

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* 2019/20 ECD budget estimate also fell short of the minimum recommended expenditure * There is still a need to increase our efforts to make all children developmentally on track * Factors limiting access include inadequate facilities, infrastructure for Water, Sanitation & Hygiene By Duncan Mlanjira While commending the government for increasing the budget allocation to early childhood development (ECD) from K803 million in the 2019/2020 budget to K3 billion in the 2020/2021 budget, WaterAid Malawi contends that the…