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World Vision grooms Mchinji community in soap making

March 24, 2020

By Owen Zayambika, MANA In an effort to ensure that community access to financial services is promoted, through Malawi Household, Food Security and Resilience programme, World Vision has trained community members on enterprise selection, one of which is soap making. The program is targeting community members through village banks called Saving for Transformation Promoters (S4T) in the area of Traditional Authority Mavwere in Mchinji District. Patrick Namvai, food security development facilitator for World Vision in Mchinji, said on Monday…

ICAM encourages online communication models in observance of Coronavirus prevention measures

March 23, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In line with the social distancing recommendations, as recommended by Government directives in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention measures, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi (ICAM) is encouraging its members to use online communication models to get in touch with ICAM staff for assistance. The Institute is also recommends less interaction with members at its office and request that wherever possible all communication to be made through emails and phone calls until further notice. In a public statement issued…

Malawi will only succeed in afforestation battle if people plant tree saplings, says private seedlings developer

March 22, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira A passionate private seedlings developer, Mapopa William Banda, says reafforestation efforts in Malawi are being thwarted due to poor care after planting trees because concentration is usually on planting seedlings that have only been nurtured in the nursery for just 3 to 6 months. He said Malawi will only succeed in the afforestation battle if people concentrate on planting tree saplings — those that are over a year old because they are quite developed as…

Ministry of Health restricts visiting hours in all hospitals

March 22, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In cognizance that hospitals are highly infectious environments, the Ministry of Health & Population (MoH) directs that the tradition by the general public of visiting should be restricted to once a day during lunch hour and strictly for 1 hour as a measure to prevent possible transmission of coronavirus (COVID19) in response to the pandemic. This, according Secretary of Health & Population Dr. Dan Namarika, applies to all government, private and CHAM hospitals — also…

SAA suspends all international flights till end of May

March 20, 2020

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By Marelise van der Merwe, fin24.com Troubled state-owned airline South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it is immediately suspending all international operations until May 31 in light of a government travel ban aimed at stopping transmission of the novel coronavirus. According to a statement issued by SAA spokesperson Tlali Tlali, the ban resulted in a “substantial decline” in demand for air travel. SAA will only be servicing domestic and regional routes. SAA operates in three markets that…

Poor waste disposal irks Balaka vendors

March 19, 2020

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By Briana Singo, MANA Vendors conducting business around Balaka Township have expressed concern over lack of waste disposal materials around the town. Chairperson for Balaka main market, Francis Lafu told MANA on Wednesday people in the market fail to manage the waste properly, a development that has prompted others to dispose their refuse anyhow, thereby compromising sanitation at the market. Lafu further said vendors face several challenges including low turn up of customers, who he said opt to…

African Drone and Data Academy graduates first batch

March 19, 2020

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By Morton Sibale, MANA A total of 24 students from Malawi and other African countries on Wednesday became the first cohort to graduate from the African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA), whose inaugural graduation ceremony took place at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC). The academy, which was launched in January this year, is the first of its kind in Africa and was established with support from UNICEF-Malawi. It is run through the partnership between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and…

Of motivational speakers and the substance of reality

March 18, 2020

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By Farai Chigaru With unemployment rate still escalating almost in all countries, many people especially the youth, are diverting their interest to entrepreneurship. Mostly these young ones are motivated by those people who have succeeded in life, playing role models and even those who give motivational talks. Malawi is one of the countries that has successful people in businesses and also very influential motivational speakers. But not all people who are venturing into business are successful despite being influenced…

South Africans to visit Malawi to try hijack football legend Kennedy Malunga’s worth creation initiative through CROWD1

March 18, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Two Durban-based South African nationals intend to travel to Malawi this week to market the online network business, CROWD1 Marketing, that was already been launched by this country’s football legend Kennedy Malunga last month. The two are Benjamin Maseko and Mama Sonia and they have already posted fliers of their impending trip on social media and the three contact numbers on the posters are all Malawian. According to our source, Maseko — the leader of the…

Vendors storm Zomba City Council over market space challenge

March 18, 2020

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By Synd Kalimbuka and Thandizo Chadzandiyani, MANA Vendors who operate outside of Mpondabwino Market in Zomba City on Wednesday protested against city authorities for victimizing them and damaging their properties. The issue started when vendors from inside the market accused those selling merchandise outside for contributing to the low turn up of customers inside the market. According to chairperson of the vendors who trade outside the market, Netsayi Bwanali, the city authorities have been forcing them to conduct their…