Malawi Police IG Kainja urges Chikwawa residents to report on abuse of 3 patrol vehicles donated by Illovo Sugar and Unitrans

* Illovo Sugar and Garda World also rehabilitated Ngabu Police Post and Nchalo Police Station * I confidently say Illovo, Unitrans and Garda World are our trusted partners, come rain or sunshine—IG * Illovo Sugar also donated torches, whistles and reflective jackets to Chikwawa community policing forums * Theft has been a serious concern for both the Illovo Nchalo operations and the wider Nchalo-Ngabu community itself By Duncan Mlanjira Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc and Unitrans has donated three patrol…

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Rainbow Paints sponsors K3m towards Malawi’s Institute of Marketing’s annual conference

Rainbow Paints’ Wezi Chirwa (left) presents the sponsorship to Dr. Mussa By Duncan Mlanjira Rainbow Paints has sponsored K3 million towards the success hosting of Institute of Marketing in Malawi’s annual conference at Sunbird Livingstonia Hotel in Salima from October 28-30. In her vote of thanks after receiving the sponsorship on Friday, the Institute’s director of income generation, Dr. Cecilia Mussa said the conference attracts various innovative speakers — both local and international — who are set to share…

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ESCOM announces commencement of Malawi-Mozambique interconnection project

The power supply plant at Phombeya substation By Yamikani Yapuwa, MANA Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has awarded key contracts for the construction of the 218kms transmission interconnector from Matambo substation under the Mozambique–Malawi interconnection project. Announcing this at a press briefing in Blantyre on Tuesday, ESCOM’s Senior Project Manager Alex Kaitane said an Indian contractor, L&T will do the construction works of transmission line and the extension of Phombeya substation in Balaka. While Chinese firm, Sinohydro will…

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MBS to start confiscating uncalibrated weighing scales

An MBS official showing the gathering the calibrated scales By Salome Gangire, MANA Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) will start confiscating uncalibrated weighing instruments being sold in shops in the country following gazetting of regulations allowing the Bureau to do so. MBS Director General, Symon Mandala disclosed the development on Monday at Zigwagwa Market in Mzuzu during a sensitization meeting as part of commemoration of the World Metrology Day. He said: “At first we were just controlling at the…

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UK govt continued with 2013 Cashgate investigation on businessman Sattar long after ACB cleared him of wrongdoing

Sattar was not under any formal investigation by the ACB * Until the UK notified the Malawi government of its action to arrest Sattar, he was not under any formal investigation by the ACB * The British government had funded Baker Tilly’s forensic audit into Cashgate * Its report found that two Sattar-linked companies, Top Prima and Rummage Pace, were the biggest beneficiaries of Cashgate * They received K12 billion in payments for purported supplies to the Malawi Defense…

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FDH Bank launches ‘Go Konko’ promotion whose two grand prize winners to be sent to Cameroun AFCON

* Customers to maintain a balance of K50,000 in their FDH Bank savings accounts for one month * New clients to theirs at nearest FDH Bank Plc branch or Banki Pakhomo agent and keeping it for one month * Clients are also encouraged to be transacting on FDH Mobile Banking facilities for at least five times a month * As one way of observing CoVID-19 preventive measures on bill payments or buying airtime top up By Duncan Mlanjira Flames…

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Fuel price increase was inevitable—Kazako

By Moses Nyirenda, MANA Minister of Information, Gospel Kazako says government is concerned with the increase of fuel prices in the country but it was inevitable since this is the current global trend and the challenge had to be addressed that way. Kazako said this on Tuesday in Lilongwe at a media briefing which his Ministry jointly organized with Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA), saying government could not manage to control the fuel prices. “The fuel price hike is…

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Old Mutual sponsors K3m towards Insurance Institute of Malawi’s annual conference set for Oct. 28-30

Malaicha (right) receives the sponsorship from Dzowole * The Indaba also set to strategise on how to make the business survive post CoVID-19 * All other financial service provider institutes also brainstorming on growth of business in the midst of CoVID-19 * Such institutes include those for accountants, auditors, marketers, procurement By Steven Godfrey Mkweteza, Contributor One of the country’s leading insurance administration companies, Old Mutual Malawi Plc, has sponsored K3 million as support for the successful hosting of…

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Limbe-Balaka passenger train service suspended due to rampant vandalism of rail equipment

Theft of rail pandrol clips is on the rise By Duncan Mlanjira Following the derailment of a goods train last week (October 1) at Matindi in Blantyre — close to National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) fuel tanks — Nacala Logistics has suspended its passenger train service for the next two weeks due to rampant vandalism on this Limbe-Balaka route. In a statement issued on Saturday, October 9, Nacala Logistics said theft of rail pandrol clips and other rail…

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FDH Bank sponsors K1m towards Institute of Marketing in Malawi’s annual conference

Chimchere (left) presents the sponsorship to Nkomba By Duncan Mlanjira Institute of Marketing in Malawi is all set for its annual conference on October 28 at Sunbird Livingstonia Hotel in Salima and FDH Bank has sponsored K1 million to help towards its success. At the presentation ceremony at FDH Holdings Plc head office in Blantyre, Senior Marketing Manager, Ronald Chimchere they have been partners with the Institute for a long time as its benefits are many. “As a business,…

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