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Airtel Malawi launches combo bundle ChezaFaya that serves dual services of data and voice

February 11, 2025

* A combination of Airtel’s most popular bundles MoFaya and Chezani * Tailored to cater to different usage patterns and budget preferences By Duncan Mlanjira Airtel Malawi Plc has launched a combo bundle named ‘ChezaFaya’, which offers both MoFaya data and Chezani voice (minutes) in one convenient package. Making the announcement in Lilongwe today, the country’s leading mobile telecommunications company said in a statement that this new bundle ensures that customers can enjoy seamless internet browsing and voice calls…

SADC and East African Community directs Chiefs of Defence Forces to provide technical direction on immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Eastern DRC

February 8, 2025

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* And for joint SADC and EAC ministers to meet within 30 days to deliberate on the defence forces’ report * Urged the DRC to protect lives and property; uphold long lasting legal and moral principles of respecting peace missions By Duncan Mlanjira The joint extraordinary Summit of Heads of State from Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and East African Community (EAC) held in Tanzania today, has directed that Chiefs of Defence Forces to meet within 5 days and…

Waiting to see if fuel supply will indeed normalise following intervention by Vice-President Michael Usi

February 7, 2025

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* After the two meetings Usi had with Ministry of Energy, NOCMA, MERA, PPDA and other stakeholders * Who were tasked with finding solutions to the fuel crisis within a 48-hour time frame on Tuesday, as mandated by President Chakwera * And after the second meeting, Usi says one solution has been adopted and he is satisfied that its implementation is effective Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira It’s been close to over five months since the country has been grappling…

Mixed reaction over observation by journalist John-Paul Kayuni of participants’ behavior at a workshop

February 6, 2025

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Most of participants who are busy on their mobile phones prefer sitting at the back * Throughout the presentations, I have observed that almost half of the people in the conference room are here, yet absent * While some are busy typing on their computers, others are on their smartphones, texting or watching reels * I bet, none of them is doing what they have come here for on their phones or computers By Duncan Mlanjira Journalist John-Paul Kayuni…

Malawi needs to take a new approach towards marketing her tourism industry by extending its value proposition offering

February 6, 2025

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* By including five segments of tourism of business, sports, health and education — not just holiday tourism * Tourism goes beyond holiday makers. Above all currently, our data says our largest tourists into Malawi are Mozambicans at 37% By Duncan Mlanjira For Malawi to vigorously market its tourism industry, there is need to take a new approach by extending its value proposition offering that should include five segments of tourism, namely; business, sports, health and education — not…

NGOs gradually complying with NGORA’s licensing laws ahead of March 2025 deadline

February 6, 2025

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Chileka Banda (middle) addressing the media in Lilongwe on Tuesday * Out of 1,132 registered NGOs, only 553 have submitted their reports, which include technical and financial audit statements * While 649 organisations held valid licenses by the end of 2024, only 167 NGOs have valid licenses for 2025 * Non-compliant NGOs would be deterred from using district councils’ and banks’ services By Elia Chibwe, MANA Since the directive that was issued in November 2024 by Non-Government Organisation Regulatory…

‘Only 34.8% of businesses reported positive performance in 2024, compared to 42% in 2023 due to forex scarcity’

February 5, 2025

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* 35% of businesses rated their performance as fair, and 29.4% indicated poor performance, an increase from the 23% recorded in 2023 * Additionally, the survey revealed that 82.8% of businesses operated with a capacity utilisation rate of 75% or below, underscoring the significant constraints facing the private sector * The survey highlights the critical nature of foreign exchange issues in facilitating effective business operations By Duncan Mlanjira The 2024 Malawi Business Climate Survey reveals that the scarcity of…

Implementation of the new forex control regulation likely to result in further decline in exports and, consequently, reduced forex inflows—MCCCI

February 5, 2025

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* Addressing forex scarcity requires a forward-looking approach that focuses on boosting export diversification and enhancing local production capacity for import substitution * However, these proposed changes will likely create the desire to hedge further, promoting parallel trading, which will result in the escalation of parallel rates, continuing to fuel increases in production costs and price instability for basic goods and services * This trend is likely to enhance speculation and motivation to declare Malawi as a country operating…

Highlights of the Ombudsman’s determination on depressing disregard for rule of law, injustice and maladministration at MACRA in previous DPP-government administration

February 2, 2025

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* That led to the firing of MACRA DG Godfrey Itaye and 15 others in 2021 after the Ombudsman’s expose * As High Court revert them to the status that prevailed before the investigation by operation of law * But instead, MACRA should still go ahead to pay all their terminal benefits up to the point when their contracts ended or would have ended By Duncan Mlanjira The disregard for rule of law, injustice and maladministration at Malawi Communication…

Ombudsman’s determination on firing of former MACRA DG Itaye and 15 others exposed depressing total disregard for rule of law, injustice and maladministration at MACRA

February 2, 2025

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Former MACRA director general, Godfrey Itaye * Though the Ombudsman wrongly assumed jurisdiction to investigate the matter or that it lacked jurisdiction to investigate the anonymous complaint * The Court declared that there was no investigation carried out by the Ombudsman at MACRA as she lacked jurisdiction * Itaye and the 15 others remain MACRA employees by operation of law but should be paid all their terminal benefits up to the point when their contracts ended or would have…