Business – Page 225 – Maravi Express – Your Kind of News. Clear and accurate.

SPARC Systems, Caring Hands Center partner to develop mental health awareness App

August 23, 2021

Caring Hands’ Spiwe Zulu (left) and SPARC’s Kasandala after signing the MoU * The Mental Lab App will automate the processes of awareness to individuals who are mentally disturbed * Or who are stressed and anxious and are seeking therapy to ease their state of mind * Plans are to scale it up to be able to deploy it across Africa and the world By Duncan Mlanjira Caring Hands Center Limited, a non-profit organization that promotes mental health awareness…

MUST, TEVETA partner to advance MW2063 industrialisation agenda by identifying and training innovations that can be commercialized

August 20, 2021

| No Comments

| Business, Education, National, News

Done deal; NPC Director General Thomas Munthali (2nd right) witnessed the signing of the MoU * Already, the institution’s design lab is training young innovators from various communities * One innovation can trigger off power from an ESCOM transformer if one pole falls off during a rainstorm * The transformer then cuts off power from buildings in a bid to avoid fire through electrical ripple effects * Another from Kasungu innovated a portable electrical powered water dispenser without touching…

Mazda Demio up for grabs in ‘Wenela Puma Filling Station Fill Up & Win’ promotion

August 18, 2021

| No Comments

| Business, News

* Just to fill up not less than 5litres of fuel to enter * Grand draw runners-up to win motorbike and a Plasma TV * Bi-weekly draws attract 40 prizes to 40 lucky winners By Duncan Mlanjira As a token of appreciation for its customers’ loyalty, Wenela Puma Filling has launched a 16-week promotion of a grand prize of a Mazda Demio starting Wednesday, August 18 to December 15 in which it entices motorists to fill up not less…

Government to enforce restriction on mass live chickens distribution by large poultry producers to protect small scale businesses

August 17, 2021

| No Comments

| Agriculture, Business, National, News

Minister of Trade Sosten Gwengwe * All distribution and retailing to small scale Malawian traders and farmers * A restriction that seeks to safeguard an inclusive growth of the entire poultry value chain * Police to monitor movements of the poultry mobile vans * Those who will not comply risk having their vans impounded By Duncan Mlanjira From Monday, August 23, the Ministry of Trade will start enforcing Business Licencing (Travel Wholesale and Distribution Licence) that restricts large poultry…

MultiChoice Malawi’s Sankha Wekha Kiosks providing community entrepreneurship opportunities

August 15, 2021

| No Comments

| Business, News

Kiosk owner, George Manda operating in Area 23 in Lilongwe Maravi Express MultiChoice Malawi is set to introduce Sankha Wekha Kiosks countrywide in order to create job opportunities as well as to increase DStv and GOtv customer convenience. MultiChoice Malawi introduced the Sankha Wekha Kiosks to creating key service touch points in accessible areas across the country, whilst providing financial opportunities to Malawians. The Kiosks offer numerous services to DStv and GOtv subscribers such as repairing and swapping of…

Sparc Systems encourages staff to get vaccinated by offering salary bonus as incentive

August 9, 2021

| No Comments

| Business, Health, News

Sparc Systems managing director and founder, Wisely Phiri * One week salary, which is quarter of their monthly net * This include those that have received their first doses * We are doing our best to keep everyone healthy and safe in the working place * As of Sunday, 463,848 people have received the first dose of AstraZeneca and 159,229 their second jab * The single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is now available in vaccination sites…

Nsanje is 19th millionaire district in Airtel Yabeba promo

August 8, 2021

| No Comments

| Business, National, News

Acting Marketing Director for Airtel Malawi Plc, Thoko Sande during the draw By Tione Andsen, MANA Nsanje District Wednesday morning became the 19th district to have a millionaire in the weekly Airtel Yabeba draw Promotion, identified during the 11th weekly draw conducted virtually at the Airtel headquarters in Lilongwe. During the draws of four K1 million lucky winners, Mangochi, Neno, Rumphi and Nsanje added the tally to 44 millionaires in the country created. The Nsanje winner is a farmer…

MRA plans to install aerial surveillance cameras in all unchartered roots used for smuggling

August 8, 2021

| No Comments

| Business, National, News

A drone for aerial surveillance * Smuggling of goods and tax evasion deprives government of revenue for public expenditure * Also reviewing Informant Reward Scheme as most of their informants were also collaborating with the smugglers * To introduce electronic stamps on liquor, soft drinks and bottled water By Lydia Kalonde, MANA In order to seriously address rampant smuggling of goods into the country and tax evasion, Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) plans to install aerial surveillance cameras in all…

MUST to mechanize edible cooking oil production in Karonga

August 5, 2021

| No Comments

| Business, National, News

The edible cooking oil being produced in Karonga By Emmanuel Moyo, MANA Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) has unveiled plans to assist producers of edible cooking oil and soap at Iponga in Karonga District to mechanize their production processes. This was disclosed on Wednesday during Karonga District Executive Committee (DEC) meeting with a call for moral support from the community members for the success of the innovation. The innovation gears at improving the quality and quantity of…

SPARC Systems develops university student academic record information system

August 4, 2021

| No Comments

| Business, Education, News

SPARC’s group managing director Wisely briefing the press on Tuesday * The system is set to provide services such as student registration processes, to student time at school up to graduation * Students will be able to pay their fees and tuition online unlike providing proof in form of a deposit receipt * The student shall export transcripts of their academic records to prospective employers By Duncan Mlanjira One of the country’s top ICT companies, SPARC Systems Limited, has…