Category: Business

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…

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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…

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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…

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Chakwera announces two days of mourning on his return from London on Sunday * One employee has lost a daughter and grandchild * The accident claimed lives 18 women and three children * Three are from the same family — two women and a child By Duncan Mlanjira Eight of the 21 people who died in the road accident along the Lilongwe-Blantyre M1 Road in Ntcheu in the early hours of Sunday, were wives to husbands who work for…

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Illovo Dwangwa Estate General Manager, Jerry Ndlovu presenting the donation to Polic Station Officer in Charge, SACP Charles Nsitu By Duncan Mlanjira Concerned with rampant theft of its resources suspected to be perpetrated by community members sorrounding its Dwangwa estate, Illovo Sugar Malawi plc donated community policing materials worth K6 million to Khunga Police Station on Saturday to assist them enhance security of the area. The donated items included 16 bicycles, 162 gum boots, 162 reflective vests, 16 rechargeable torches,…

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