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Curtains close on Africa Magic’s 53 Extr

April 28, 2020

Maravi Express Africa Magic, Nigeria’s leading content provider of premium African entertainment, has ended its lifestyle magazine show, Studio 53 Extra, which has been on air for 10 years from July 1, 2010 and ceased broadcasting on April 20. Studio 53 Extra — the 53 in the coinage representing the 53 countries that forms the African Union, showcased the best of Africa in fashion, food, destination travels, décor, music and the whole nine yards of lifestyle. It was created…

COVID-19: FAM sets up special relief fund as economic relief for players, team officials, referees

April 28, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has put in place a special Relief Fund as an economic relief for elite players and officials who rely on football in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This was announced by FAM president Walter Nyamilandu at Mpira Village on Tuesday, saying among those to benefit are Super League club players and team officials, Women’s Football Regional League teams and the elite referees. Nyamilandu said FAM will offer monthly stipends…

MRA arrests nine clearing agents for forging invoices

April 28, 2020

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By Tikondane Vega, MANA Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has arrested nine customs clearing agents and an importer for allegedly forging invoices to fraudulently clear motor vehicles at Songwe Border Post in Karonga. Mzuzu Magistrate Court has since granted bail to the arrested individuals but investigations are continuing and more arrests are imminent. The customs clearing agents are suspected to have connived with some importers and some MRA officers to use false invoices with the aim of paying less duty….

Limbe tobacco market opens on high note

April 28, 2020

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By Memory Chatonda, MANA The tobacco market opened on Monday at Limbe Auction Floors with maximum price of the golden leaf selling at US$2.50 and US$1.30 for contract and auction market, respectively. This is a slight improvement of tobacco sales at Limbe Auction Floors, especially for contract market compared to last year’s sales in which the highest price for the crop was pegged at US$2.20. Speaking during the official opening of the market at Limbe Auction Floors in Blantyre,…

Post COVID-19 era: Revealing the zero-sum nature of development

April 26, 2020

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By Farai Chigaru Without exception, each one of us has only 24 hours a day. We spend each day in three different ways — productive; non-productive and counter-productive. An ideal mindset maximizes the productive hours, while minimizing the non-productive and counter-productive hours. As developed countries push the agenda to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, global demand for labor intensive products from labor abundant developing countries may decrease — leading to an inevitable zero-sum situation, with significant contraction of developing…

Tobacco sales at Chinkhoma impressive

April 24, 2020

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By Amos Banda, MANA Tobacco sales at Chinkhoma Auction Floors have been described as impressive with the maximum price reaching US$2.40 per kg on the opening day. Controller of agriculture services responsible for institutions, Dr. Alexander Bulirani said the maximum price being paid by JTI is US$2.40 per kg and expect the average price to almost match US$1.40 realized at Kanengo Auction Floors. Bulirani said no disruptions are expected this season as the new arrangement of the market does…

Janet Nyondo: Hidden fashion treasure

April 24, 2020

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By Harris Chimatiro, MANA Inspired by local Malawian garments and blooming vibrant fashion scene, Janet Nyondo had the deepest desire and passion for fashion since she was young. She would sketch some rough drawing on a piece of papers and on a booklet just to have clear picture for the sketched thing. “I would even get to a point of showing it to family and friends in which they had even pushed my desire to a new and higher…

4 years in existence: ServiceTouch™ still soldiers on adding great value to business service providers

April 19, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Entrepreneurship is not that easy to maintain in this country and for one to continue gaining confidence amongst giant corporate companies less than five years in existence, gives testimony that such an entrepreneur is offering the best consultancy business services. That can comfortably be said of ServiceTouch™ in its four years and four months of purposeful existence of its five-year strategic plan in engaging organisations and individuals so that they realise full potential to effectively add…

COVID-19: MBS recommends five companies to produce hand sanitizers

April 17, 2020

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By Memory Chatonda, MANA Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) has recommended specific hand sanitizer products from five manufacturing companies after getting concern on the influx of various types of product on the market. In a press statement on Friday signed by MBS Director General, Symon Mandala said the recommended safe handsanisers are Handshield, Protecto, Purity and Anti-Gervisanitisers. The products are from five companies — Ethanol Company Limited, KenChem, Kadora Enterprises, Purity Sanitary Products Company Limited and Charma Chemicals…

Mangochi community technical college develops modern handwashing device

April 16, 2020

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By Kondwani Magombo MANA Mangochi Community Technical College (MCTC) has developed a user-friendly hand washing device equipped with a hand-drying heater in a bid to fight the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The facility is a steel stand holding a bucket of water, a wash basin, soap on one side and a heater on the other, to be used for drying hands after the washing. The heater is powered by electricity and is switched on manually by pressing…