Mkulichi appointed as new FDH Bank Managing Director

Noel Mkulichi Maravi Express Noel Mkulichi, who served as chairperson of FDH Financial Holdings Limited for the past three years, has been appointed as new FDH Bank’s managing director. A statement from FDH Financial Holdings says before joining the FDH Group as a director, Mkulichi served in various capacities with Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) including as a director responsible for dank Supervision. As RBM’s director responsible for bank supervision, Mkulichi was responsible for, among others, formulating and implementing…

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National Anti-Corruption Alliance calls on Chakwera to fire Minister Msukwa to pave way for investigations

President Chakwera By Duncan Mlanjira National Anti-Corruption Alliance welcomes the arrest of Minister of Lands & Urban Development, Kezzie Msukwa and Ashok Kumar Sreedharan in relation to corruption investigation the Bureau is undertaking involving Zineth Abdul Rashid Sattar. The Alliance — comprising Church and Society of the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia; Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation; Youth and Society and Malawi Law Society — thus calls on President Lazarus Chakwera to “immediately fire the Minister to pave way…

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Lilongwe-based Borcar Investment agri-shop selling user-friendly maize planter machine

* The innovative equipment as well other products in stock can be delivered to any city in Malawi through courier at company’s cost * There is an incentive of a gift of a solar panel and its accompanying gadget that supplies electricity * The shop is based on premises number 148 in Area 49 in Guoji Dream Town in the Capital By Duncan Mlanjira As farmers prepare to plant crops for the rain season, an agricultural shop in Lilongwe,…

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President Chakwera implores on Malawians to fully embrace CoVID-19 Socio-Economic Recovery Plan

* The pandemic’s assault against people’s livelihoods, incomes, businesses is continuing and entering its fourth wave * The recovery plan’s success depends on citizenry, saying if they do not embrace it, the economy will not recover * The government, CSOs, demonstrators — all want nothing more than to see the economy recover By Duncan Mlanjira In his national address on Tuesday, President Lazarus Chakwera unveiled a CoVID-19 Socio-Economic Recovery Plan (SERP) for the period between 2021 and 2023 and…

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How Sattar used state agencies to fight partner turned rival

By Gregory Gondwe, Platform for Investigative Journalism (PIJ) Zuneth Abdul Rashid Sattar was calling himself the Malawian don, and so did his associates. At the crack of his fingers, Malawi Government officials would jump. Most Government officials were at his beck and call and always willing to do his bidding. The Malawi media, or most of it, was in his pocket too, and therefore nothing of his dealings could come to light. But his arrest in October following investigation…

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Christmas, Boxing, New Year’s official national holidays to be celebrated on Dec. 27, 28 and Jan. 3 respectively

* The Ministry of Local Government wishes the general public joyous 2021 Christmas and Boxing holidays and a prosperous 2022 By Duncan Mlanjira As Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day fall on weekends, their official national holidays will be celebrated on December 27, 28 and January 3 respectively — announces Ministry of Local Government. In a statement issued Monday, December 20 by Secretary to the Ministry, James Chiusiwa, takes cognizance that Public Holidays Act Chapter 18:05 says: “Where…

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FDH Bank Plc scales up fight against anticipated CoVID-19 fourth wave by donating surgical gloves to Blantyre DHO

FDH’s Chikwama (2nd left) presents the gloves to Dr. Milliam Jere * These gloves will keep our frontline health workers safe during this period of high transmission * FDH Bank Plc is a homegrown bank that cares about the community that we operate in Maravi Express FDH Bank Plc has donated 410 boxes of medical gloves to Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) in a bid to upscale the fight against the impending 4th wave of the CoVID-19 pandemic. At the…

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81 winners rewarded with fabulous prizes as ‘Iponyereninso Kwakuya ndi Illovo’ gathers momentum

Illovo Sugar’s Musyani-Chipeta (left) and her colleagues sort out the entries * 6 lucky winners to each go away with a Nissan NP200 vehicle in grand prize * Second level competitors winning motorbikes, bicycles and bags of fertilizer * Retail consumers winning cookers, fridges and shopping vouchers * Monthly Instore activations instant prizes include buckets, zitenje, T-shirts and Illovo sugar packets By Duncan Mlanjira The first bi-weekly draw of the Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc festive season promotion ‘Iponyereninso Kwakuya…

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MUST pre-launches first student-led technology company eCast to be affiliated to its Industrial & Research Park

Modeled after MUST Silicon Valley of the US * MUST Silicon Valley program seeks to develop a well-designed and structured initiative * That utilizes existing innovative ideas to industrialize and contribute to Malawi’s GDP * This will subsequently foresee MUST building a tech city that will be the hub of innovations * The partnership with eCast aims to spur digital advancement and to digitize information sharing and availability By Duncan Mlanjira To support the realization of the MW2063, Malawi…

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Employers who continue setting CoVID-19 vaccination incentive for the award of end of year bonuses risk being prosecuted

A incentive for National Bank of Malawi staff * The intention is to promote the uptake of the vaccine among employees which will make their workplaces safer * Government is advising employers to explore alternative ways of encouraging their employees for vaccination * The input of employees is valuable, hence the need to engage them through social dialogue By Duncan Mlanjira The Ministry of Labour has directed that setting CoVID-19 vaccination as a pre-condition for the award of end…

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