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New cases of corruption, fraud and theft on the rise under Tonse Alliance Government—HRDC

November 8, 2022

Chakwera in Egypt * Recently, there have been revelations of a dirty mess of the country’s flagship Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) * Where K750 million was paid to a butchery in the UK. About K30 billion is alleged to have been misappropriated By Duncan Mlanjira Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), says the Tonse Alliance Government “has presided over an astonishing heist of public funds to the annoyance of citizens, the First Citizen is disturbingly soft on corruption, fraud…

HRDC warns countrywide protests on December 7 if government does not reboot the economy by November 29

November 8, 2022

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The demos that HRDC organised that assured in President Chakwera * Malawians will not allow themselves to continue suffering anymore. Enough is enough * NOCMA’s acting chief executive officer Hellen Buluma should be fired because she has been presiding over the fuel crisis * HRDC gave the government time to strategize and execute their plans as spelled out in their manifestos * However, over the past two years, the Tonse Alliance administration has taken Malawians’ goodwill for granted By…

CFTC assessing concerns raised by private vehicle COF garages over challenges faced on MalTIS

November 8, 2022

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A document that’s supposed to be issued through MalTIS * Concerns already on radar of Attorney General and Parliamentary Committee on Transport * The private garage operators raised many challenges that include being barred from accessing the supposedly government system * The creation of MalTIS was granted to Movesa and South Africa-based firm, Fischer Consulting * With an agreement to handover to the Malawi Government way back in 2017 * But five years after the agreed initial handover, the…

12m litres of petrol and 13m litres of diesel expected in by this week

November 8, 2022

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Kachaje, Kazako and Matola at the press briefing * MERA assures fuel queues to be reduce by mid-November * 40 fully loaded tankers on their way from Tanzania * Other 30 tanks also about to load product By Emmanuel Yokoniya, MANA Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) told the media last week that the country is expecting to receive 12 million litres of petrol and 13 million litres of diesel by this week — which aims at filling its 60…

CFTC advises consumers to continue monitoring offenders previously found guilty in unfair trading practices

November 7, 2022

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Consumers asked to make sure prices on shelf match that at the till * To identify habitual offenders for stiffer punishments currently under review * The fine of K500,000 and 5 year jail term was enacted in 2013 when CFTA * It was established and was stiff enough then but some big corporate businesses can just opt to pay the meager fine * And continue carrying out unfair trading practices By Duncan Mlanjira Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC)…

CAMA questions where Chakwera drew his powers “to charge and convict” Vice-President Saulos Chilima

November 4, 2022

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Chakwera and Chilima at a charity golf tournament last month * The President removed Chilima claiming the investigations on corruption against him were concluded and compelling * The ACB disowned claims that Chilima was under investigations * The Bureau declared that the investigations were still ongoing and not conclusive enough to trigger any action then * What is his charge and why has it taken this long to convict the Vice-President? By Duncan Mlanjira Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA)…

NICO General launches ‘Umisili Life Insurance’ policy to address accidents associated with local construction industry

November 4, 2022

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* Umisili Insurance is a blessings — it is one of the best because it will people to make more profits * This product has come in time when people were suffering to get loans from banks By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Malawi’s leading insurance providers, NICO General has launched a new insurance policy named ‘Umisili Life Insurance’, which is a combined policy aimed at addressing risks and accidents associated with Malawian construction industry. The new product, which was…

40-year-old man fills shopping trolley with K149,699-worth of groceries in First Capital Bank’s 60 seconds Trolley Dash promo

November 4, 2022

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Gate smiles all way to the till * It was organised in conjunction with Visa in the past 3 months * In which clients were encouraged use their Visa card for shopping By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Limbe-based businessman, Raees Gatee managed to fill pick groceries worth K149,699 out of the offered K150,000 in First Capital Bank’s 60 seconds Trolley Dash promotion. The 40 year-old First Capital Bank Limbe Branch Customer joined other customers in the promotion organised in…

TNM Plc shines at 2022 marketers’ awards; Voted People’s Brand of the Year

November 4, 2022

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* Two other accolades were Commercial of Year (radio) and Local Marketing Campaign of the Year * The awards confirm that TNM Plc is a strong Malawian brand * That is continually responding to the service needs of the society and the wider customer base By Duncan Mlanjira One of the country’s top mobile phone service providers, TNM Plc, scooped three awards during the 2022 Institute of Marketers Malawi (IMM) awards that earned it the grand award of People’s…

Minister Kaliati encourages corporate companies to provide early childhood development facilities

November 3, 2022

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Kaliati viewing pavilions displayed early childhood development partners * Children shouldn’t be carried on their mothers’ backs all day as they do businesses in markets * Or be left under a tree shade whilst working on their agricultural fields * But should first be dropped off at convenient early childhood development facilities * If you want a successful nation, you need first to adequately invest in early childhood years By Duncan Mlanjira To promote early childhood development, whose advocacy…