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Mangochi Police profoundly salute corporate companies and community support for safe festive season
January 2, 2026
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* For investing a total of 560 litres of diesel to support police patrol operations that contributed to zero serious crime and zero road traffic accidents * The corporates included Chibuku Products Ltd, National Bank of Malawi, FINCA along with filling stations of Total, Mankhwala PUMA and Soko Mount Meru Maravi Express Police in Mangochi has expressed profound gratitude to various corporate institutions, businesses and community groups for investing a total of 560 litres of diesel, a contribution that…

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CANAL+ strengthens strategic partnership with American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery Inc
January 1, 2026
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* Covers both the distribution of HBO Max and the renewal of several Warner Bros. Discovery thematic channels across numerous regions in Africa and Europe * It builds on the landmark agreements concluded in France in 2024 – including the renewal of the exclusive pay-TV window for Warner Bros. Pictures films just six months after their theatrical release in France By Duncan Mlanjira The now global media and entertainment company, CANAL+ and its long-standing partner, the American multinational mass…

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Hoarding of basic commodities poses serious risks to Malawi’s monetary policy and economic stability—warns Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango
January 1, 2026
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Chifipa Mhango * Calls on the new Malawi Government administration under President Arthur Peter Mutharika to act decisively in the new year of 2026 * Through firm policy coordination, clear regulation, and visible law enforcement, as basic commodity hoarding undermines macroeconomic stability By Duncan Mlanjira South Africa’s Don Consultancy Group’s Chief Economist, Chifipa Mhango has issued a strong warning on the growing practice of hoarding basic commodities in Malawi, describing it as a major threat to monetary policy effectiveness,…

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MultiChoice Talent Factory opens applications for its 2026 intake
December 30, 2025
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* The 2026 intake introduces a comprehensive curriculum designed to balance theoretical knowledge with practical immersion * The fully accredited nine-month programme is delivered through a hybrid format, combining interactive online learning with intensive physical in-person training By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF), the Pan-African film and television training institution, has opened applications for its 2026 intake, whose deadline closes on February 27, 2026. In a statement from South African, the industry-leading network of academies invites all African graduates who…

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High Commissioner of India pledges to support expansion of Blantyre City’s Mahatma Gandhi Road into a dual-carriageway
December 30, 2025
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The two leaders captured under the portrait of global political leadership icon Mahatma Gandhi * Mahatma Gandhi is a very important access road from Masauko Chipembere Highway past junction all the way to the road to the M1 Road at Catholic Institute (CI) * Along it, the road connects to Queens Hospital; Blantyre Central Business District (CBD) through Mandala Road; to KUHeS * And to residential areas of Soche Township — Naperi, Chitawira, Nkolokosa, Zingwangwa, Chilobwe and all the…

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Urgent action needed to address sugar cartel and its artificial shortages in Malawi
December 22, 2025
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* Most importantly, regulators must be politically protected and empowered to act without fear or interference. Without political will, even the best laws will fail * The sugar crisis in Malawi is not a policy mystery. The laws exist. The evidence exists. What is missing is enforcement with resolve * Until government demonstrates that it is prepared to confront entrenched interests and defend the public interest, cartels will continue to thrive, and Malawians will continue to pay the price…

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Four arrested for illegal charcoal production in Mangochi Phirilongwe Forest Reserve
December 22, 2025
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* A joint patrol conducted together with officers from Mangochi District Forestry targeting offenders associated with forestry crimes Maravi Express Mangochi Police have arrested four men for committing various forestry related offences at Phirilongwe Forest Reserve. A report by Mangochi Police PRO, lnspector Amina Tepani Daudi indicates that the arrests were made over the weekend during a joint patrol conducted together with officers from Mangochi District Forestry targeting offenders associated with forestry crimes. The suspects have been identified as…

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Sugar scarcity is cunningly being manufactured by cartel of distributors through hoarding
December 22, 2025
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* There is need for business regulators to help Illovo to identify and eliminate the involved sugar barons from the market * However, the problem in Malawi is that even politicians who are expected to solve the problem are involved in the lucrative business—economic experts By Duncan Mlanjira From the intel gathered by Maravi Express and confirmed by reliable sources, sugar scarcity is cunningly being perpetrated by a cartel of distributors through hoarding the commodity in order to inflate…

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Airtel Africa and SpaceX in strategic partnership to launch Starlink Direct-to-Cell Connectivity across Africa
December 20, 2025
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* Marking the first satellite-to-mobile service for millions of people in Africa with compatible smartphones in regions without terrestrial coverage * Starlink is the world’s largest 4G connectivity provider by geographic reach and satellite-to-mobile service will begin in 2026 with data for select applications and text messaging By Duncan Mlanjira Airtel Africa has signed an agreement with SpaceX to introduce Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity across all its 14 markets that serve 174 million customers, including Malawi. Starlink is the…

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CFTC warns that the festive season has potential to be accompanied by widespread violation of consumer rights
December 19, 2025
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* Thus warns all traders against engaging in unfair trading practices with the intention to exploit consumers * As CAMA calls on all consumers to be vigilant and assertive when making any plans to spend the scarce resources available * This is the time than ever before we need to be extra careful on the market, exercise prudent judgment on any purchases, and manage your scarce resources wisely By Duncan Mlanjira As Christmas and New Year festive season is…

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