Great consternation by the public as over K25m fraud is discovered at Chingeni Tollgate

The plaza where the fraud was detected * Malawians accused of not paying attention to the receipts they are given as the fraud could have been detected quickly * Roads Fund Authority want to heap the responsibility of checking the authenticity of the receipts on us too * RFA is just trying to push its internal corruption on the citizenry * RFA should go on a civic education campaign to sensitise motorists features of genuine receipts * Which should…

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ESCOM donates 3,000 seedlings to Tikondane Group of Lilongwe

McDowel Kumatso presents the tree seedlings to T/A Maliri By Peter Kanjere, ESCOM PRO Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) — in recognition that in the course of doing their work of supplying electricity use natural resources such as trees and that they need to be replaced — the national power utility company has donated 3,000 seedlings to Tikondane Women’s Group at Nasala Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Maliri in Lilongwe on Friday. ESCOM held the symbolic handover of the…

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ESCOM encourages customers to procure own materials for swift single phase connection

* This is due to the non-availability of materials at ESCOM * The connection fee of K93,200 paid by an individual customer * Which is a contribution towards the average cost of K365,000 * ESCOM is facing challenges in raising its contribution of K271,800 per connection By Duncan Mlanjira Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is now allowing customers who are willing and can afford to procure materials required for swift single phase connection after meeting all terms and…

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National Bank Plc engages with Blantyre vendors to enhance financial services literacy

Blantyre Market venders chairperson, Mevis Rahim making her contribution  By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent National Bank of Malawi Plc on Sunday engaged vendors and minibus association to a special interface meeting to enhance their financial services literacy and take advantage of some services the Bank offers. The initiative was done as part of NB’s strategy to maintain a close working relationship with its stakeholders following some feedback concerns that some of their clients are facing discrimination by the bank…

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MultiChoice Malawi expands its footprint with 10 additional Sankha Wekha kiosks

The distinctive yellow, blue and red coloured Sankha Wekha kiosk * Blantyre Market, Machinjiri Area 1; in Lilongwe at Area 1 Simama, Area 1 Kaviwale, Luwinga, Area 49, Area 29, Likuni and Kamba * Original at Wenela bus depot in Blantyre, Ndirande’s Old Peoples shop and Chemusa * In Lilongwe, they are also in Area 25 Pamathanki, Area 25 Nsungwi and Area 36 Kaphiri; Mzuzu along M1 road and Mzuzu market By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice Malawi has stamped its footprint…

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COSOMA, MultiChoice sign Partners Against Piracy agreement in the fight to protect Creative Copyright

The partnership  * Partners Against Piracy looks to ensure Malawi’s content creators earn a living from their talent * And to increase the demand for locally produced content through the consumption of their authorized works * MultiChoice as digital entertainment provider is also affected mainly in the form of broadcasting piracy By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice Malawi and the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) have joined forces in the fight to protect Creative Copyright and associated Intellectual Property rights through…

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NICO Group celebrates 50th Anniversary in dazzling and spectacular style along streets of Blantyre

Popping up the champagne  * Within the 50-year journey, NICO Group has encountered some twist and turns— GMD Vizenge Kumwenda * But overall the company has successfully stamped its mark as the country’s leading financial service provider * All these achievements have been noticed by our clients because we have well dedicated employees * Who always strive to satisfy all the customers to the best of their capabilities * Going forward, we want to assure our customers that we’ll…

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Mixed reaction over sale of People’s chain of supermarkets

Another historical company under the hammer following intention to sell SOBO * As a company we have been struggling with capital inadequacy for the past 8 years due to some serious capital losses * I think People’s has failed miserably in all sectors. This is the final nail on the coffin — the shops will never resurrect as per say * People’s management was backward, it was used to operating in an environment of no competition * The reputation…

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People disgusted and appalled after Salima Blue Waters Hotel is fined K5m for discharging faecal waste into Lake Malawi

MEPA inspects a sewage line manhole that’s on edge of the beach * The fine has been condemned as too little and lenient for such a serious breach of protecting the environment * MEPA discovered leakages and other shortcomings with the entire wastewater management system * “Koma aMalawi timatoledwa kobasi in each and every angle, popanda popumira” * Some people urge MEPA to close the facility but other believe it’s good the mess is known * They will fix…

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ADDA’s drone technology 6th cohort training with MUST dwells on flood disaster management

The graduands explaining their innovations  * Cyclone Ana and Gombe claimed lives of motorists, whose cars were swept away by heavy water overflow * They were unaware overflooded bridge decks had been heavily damaged * The course involved real time situations from flood affected areas of Chikwawa and Mulanje By Duncan Mlanjira The 6th cohort of the drone technology training that African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) is conducting in conjunction with Malawi University of Science & Technology (MUST)…

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