MACRA inspires passion for agriculture industrial revolution among LUANAR students

* We need to understand and normalize that digital space is not exclusive to pure IT students * But rather, it has a bigger role to play in various sectors of economy including agriculture By Prince Justice Banda, MANA Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Director General, Daud Suleman said it is high time Malawians took advantage of the growing technology among academia to promote value added chain and create structured markets for agricultural produce in the country. He said…

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Staff member at Kamuzu Academy caught and fired for leaking Cambridge IGSE examinations

* After investigations, it was discovered that secure envelopes containing three subjects were tampered with * After being informed, Examination Office at Cambridge in responded promptly and emailed confidentially new examination papers * As such, the breach will have no effect on the integrity of the examinations that students sat for at the Kamuzu Academy By Duncan Mlanjira A deputy examination officer at Kamuzu Academy has been discovered to have opened secured envelopes containing three subjects of Cambridge International…

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Free public WiFi initiative progressing well—Minister Kunkuyu

Minister Kunkuyu * Public free Wi-Fi has been of great use in the hospitals where the services are available * It has eased information sharing for staff members. It has also made basic communication for guardians and patients easy * The initiative in national libraries has made it easy for students to access academic content By Beatrice Ligomeka, MANA Eight hospitals, 16 schools and eight public places — including four libraries, two markets and two airports are 32 facilities…

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State-of-art orthopedics & neurosurgery medical facility opens doors at KCH

* This support has come at a right time considering increased cases of accidents endured in our roads * Which do not only claim the lives of our people — but also rebuke a lot of heavily sustained injuries which need surgeries * I am, therefore, encouraging them and other donors to continue supporting Malawi for the greater goodness of our people Prince Justice Banda, MANA Malawians can now breathe a sigh of relief as the state-of-the-art orthopedics &…

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Airtel Africa, UNICEF reaffirm commitment to accelerate access to quality education across Africa

* The joint commitment aims to ensure that every child reaches their full potential * Airtel Africa is cognizant of the great value education contributes to our nations across the continent * Which is why we are very deliberate in promoting education and empowering our people By Duncan Mlanjira Airtel Africa and UNICEF launched a US$57 million 5-year academic partnership in 2021, to accelerate the roll-out of digital learning for children by connecting schools to the internet and ensuring…

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India’s Sharda University opens offers for scholarship for Malawians in undergraduate, postgraduate and research studies

The MoU that was signed in March  * Total number of scholarship seats available are 50 which are covered under Sharda CSR initiatives * Applicants for Bachelors programmes should have Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) or its equivalent * Obtained in the last four years with an aggregate of not more than 36 points and credits in English and other five subjects * Commencement of the new session is July, 2023 and last date of application letters is…

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CDHIB invests K1m towards national TEVET conference

Jennie Madinga presents the cheque to Elwin Sichiola * We are excited to participate in the first-ever TEVET conference that will promote technical and entrepreneural activities * We trust that our support will result into further development of the economy By Fazilla Tembo, Correspondent In appreciating the need to empower the youth to support their training and education in vocational skills that will spur economic activity, CDH Investment Bank (CDHIB) has invested K1 million towards the national TEVET conference…

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MRF-UK set to commission orphanage in Jali to accommodate 100 children

* To also cater for the community’s members such as a Masjid; a learning block nursery and as a women skills development centre * Without donors, we would never be able to carry out the important work * Which has eased the pain and made a difference to so many lives in Malawi * As a charity, we continue to strategize to maintain our 100% donation policy—chairman, Faruk Bharucha By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Relief Fund (MRF)-UK, a charity with…

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UNIMA targets to reach enrollment of 15,000 by 2026 currently at 11,733

UNIMA’s Chancellor College in Zomba * On current enrollment, about 10,000 are undergraduate and about 1,700 are postgraduate * Challenges include student accommodation as out of the 10,500 students, only 1,200 bedspaces are available * The rest are accommodated in the neighbourhood, in structures that are not ideal for university education By Duncan Mlanjira The University of Malawi (UNIMA) — that was delinked from Malawi Polytechnic, Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN) and the College of Medicine — targets to…

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Need for increased power generation as only 18% of Malawians have access electricity

* As Community Energy Malawi (CEM) commissions K1.3 million solar energy hub at Mzepa Primary School in Balaka * There is a need  to have universal access to energy by the year 2030 * We commend CEM and Scottish government for the intervention which is producing 125 KwH of electricity By Joseph Story, MANA Only 18% of Malawians have access to electricity and an officer in the Ministry of Energy, Alinafe Kasinja says there is need to increase interventions…

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