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Kazako challenge MPC to start making profits

July 17, 2020

By Brenda Nkosi, MANA Newly-appointed Minister of Information, Gospel Kazako has challenged Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) top management to stop seeking sympathy and start making profits or else step-down. Kazako, on a familiarization tour of MPC headquarters in Blantyre on Thursday, said it was not making sense that the company’s top management were driving posh cars, living in expensive houses and has executive offices when they were making losses. “We need to make sense of what employees are getting…

Mzuzu City Council sit-ins persist under new management

July 13, 2020

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By Zenak Matekenya, MANA It never rains but pours for Mzuzu City Council management following a new sit-in by its workers, who are demanding for their three months unpaid salaries. After a wave of sit-ins over the same unpaid salaries since last year, there was hope that things would change for the better following transfer of the then Chief Executive Officer (CEO), McCloud Kadammanja and dismissal of Finance Director and Procurement Officer deemed to be at the centre of…

NBM Chichiri Service Centre temporary closed after some staff tests COVID-19 positive

July 13, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira National Bank of Malawi (NBM) has closed its Chichiri Service Centre for 14 days as a precautionary measure after several of its members of staff tested positive of COVID-19. In a public statement, the bank says during the 14 days of closure, the Chichiri premises shall be disinfected and that all staff shall observe 14 days of self quarantine. The staff shall undergo a second test to those that tested negative after the 14 days of…

Historic translocation of zebra and waterbuck to Kasungu National Park

July 10, 2020

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Maravi Express In a historic first bid to restock Malawi’s Kasungu National Park, conservationists have begun translocating zebra and waterbuck to the 240,000²-hectare wildlife reserve. The first seven Zebra — four mares and three stallions arrived at Kasungu on Wednesday. A statement issued by Theresa Chapulapula, communications officer for International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), says in total 12 zebras and 14 waterbucks are being moved from Kuti Wildlife Ranch in Salima in conjunction with the Department of National…

Department bemoans the country’s Chambo fish decline

July 9, 2020

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By Martin Chiwanda, MANA Department of Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has expressed concern over the decline of Chambo in the country’s main water body, Lake Malawi. Deputy Director of Fisheries responsible for Planning and Development, Morris Makhuwira was speaking on Wednesday in Nsanje after making a presentation on the Fisheries Project that intends to save the endangered fish species. Makhuwira said Chambo fish stocks have declined from 15,000 metric tons in the 1980s to…

MV Ilala back on Lake Malawi after workers sit-in

July 9, 2020

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By Leonard Masauli, MANA Islanders of Likoma and Chizumulu can now breathe a sigh of relief following the return of MV Ilala services on Lake Malawi after a three-week suspension due to workers sit-in. The vessel’s suspension crippled businesses for many and affected travelers on private and official errands as only boats, which are smaller in size, could operate on the lake. However, on Monday, July 6, the vessel was back on the lake, sailing from Monkey Bay to…

COWLHA graduates youths in business skills management

June 30, 2020

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By Steve Chirombo, MANA A total of 25 young people from the areas of Ngabu and Paramount Chief Lundu in Chikwawa have been presented with certificates in financial literacy skills and business management, courtesy of training from Coalition of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (COWLHA) The young people graduated on Saturday from the five-day training which was organized with support from a Netherlands based AIDSFONDS under the Get Up, Speak Out (GUSO) project. GUSO Project Officer for Chikwawa, Sekani Tchuwa…

NICO Life, MASM launch joint funeral scheme policy

June 18, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s leading insurance service provider, NICO Life and Medical Aid Society of Malawi (MASM) have launched a joint funeral scheme in which MASM clients will from July 1 enjoy funeral cover of up to K1 million, up from K300,000. Named Dekhani (Keep Calm), the K1 million cover is for VIP Scheme members while K750,000 is for Executive Scheme and K500,000 for ECONO Plan. The benefits will be paid immediately death occurs in the form of a…

Only law abiding tourism units to benefit from COVID-19 cushion funds

June 17, 2020

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By Tione Andsen, MANA Ministry of Environment, Tourism and Wildlife has stressed that only law abiding tourism units will qualify to get a financial boost from the special fund meant to cushion the industry in light of the COVID-19 inflicted economic shocks. The Ministry’s public relations officer (PRO), Milca Manyozo told Malawi News Agency (Mana) on Wednesday in Lilongwe that government was concerned with the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic had affected most of players in the tourism industry…

Farmers Union equips communities on nutritious food preparation

June 17, 2020

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By Brian Wasili, MANA Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has stressed the need to equip area nutrition coordinating committees (ANCCs) with various skills on preparation of nutritious food so that community members should share the knowledge to adolescents in their communities. On the sidelines of a week-long training for ANCCs on Monday in Mwanza, District Council’s principal nutrition, HIV&AIDS officer, Kondwani Chabvula said capacity building of the local structures would induce the participants to streamline activities of Adolescent Nutrition…