From life as a street kid to a star-performing business development and marketing consultant; Success story of a positive dreamer Michael C Walker

He is an author of financial books * Life in the streets is tricky, it’s about survival of the fittest * The weak die of cold, violence, diseases and hunger * The environment was tough because I was sleeping under bridges and markets * But I went to school where I did my primary education in just 5 years * As they made me skip some classes because I was a genius By Duncan Mlanjira Michael C Walker is…

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MultiChoice Talent Factory, SAE Institute offering fully-funded online course to 300 media professionals launched in 8 African countries

The online course orientation has already been done * SAE Institute is a world leader in creative media education established in 1976 * The online short courses have been tailor-designed by MTF and SAE to fulfill production knowledge gaps that exist within the industry By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) has partnered with SAE Institute by offering  fully-funded online short courses to 300 media professionals from Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria. A statement from…

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Precious Medical International reaches out to over 1,000 households with chlorine by engaging primary school pupils in Ndirande

* Inculcates on the young minds the culture of keeping hygienic all the time to avoid contracting cholera and other waterborne diseases * And to be the beacon of raising positive awareness on preventive measures within their families to combat the cholera outbreak By Duncan Mlanjira In its response to the national call for the concerted efforts to fight against continuous spread of cholera outbreak, Precious Medical International has donated 1,075 bottles of chlorine to pupils at Chitsime Primary…

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CDH Investment Bank invests K60m to LUANAR towards strategic initiatives

Vice-Chancellor, Prof Kaunda and CDHIB’s Beatrix Mosiwa Ndovi signing the MoU * To execute tree-planting initiatives, agri-innovation challenge * Provide scholarships to at least 5 innovative, talented and unique students per year * Who join the university from secondary schools under the LUANAR innovation scholarship program By Fazilla Tembo, Correspondent CDH Investment Bank (CDHIB) has partnered with Lilongwe University of Natural Resources (LUANAR) by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an investment worth K60 million towards three strategic…

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Maranatha Girls Academy offers K500,000 to trace Sheilla Favoured Banda for ‘dispelling false’ information she circulated against the school on social media on cholera

* She posted on Facebook alleging that about 10 of its students were opening bowels and vomiting * The Facebook post also appealed to parents to go and visit their wards at Maranatha Girls Academy in Machinjiri * Since schools opened on 17th January, 2023, the Academy has not registered any case of bowel opening or vomiting By Duncan Mlanjira Maranatha Girls Academy has come in the open to express “great concern” that there are some anonymous people who…

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Optical Photography leads Yolodani Primary School learners in Chilomoni to plant 1,000 trees

Optical Photography‘s Prudence Kasinja leads the exercise  * Learners at the school struggle to find shelter when it is hot because  the premises is bare of trees * This is just the beginning of the exercise as we are planning to identify other areas where we’ll plant other By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Renowned and fast growing youth-managed company, Optical Photography have embarked on a tree planting in response to the National Forestry Season by inspiring Yolodani Primary School…

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Standard Bank releases its second K20m of K80m investment towards MUST’s Endowment Fund

Nuka and Prof Malata signing the agreement * Standard Bank believes that investment in education contributes positively to the overall growth of our nation * The fund we are disbursing today will help students to acquire the desired education at the same time improving education standards at MUST By Duncan Mlanjira Standard Bank Plc has released its second phase of K80 million investment towards the Endowment Fund for Malawi University of Science & Technology (MUST), which was set up…

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Science must be one key driver if Malawi is to fulfill MW2063 agenda—MUST

Prof. Malata, her management team and stakeholder partners pose group photograph with the selected girls * Promotion of girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-inclined roles have always been MUST’s mission * The theme for the 2022 Girls Science Camp is ‘Science, Innovation and Technology: Beyond the Pandemic’ * In realising that the CoVID-19 pandemic has provided the country with lessons and opportunities * It has shown the world that science, technology and innovation are integral for us…

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ICON Properties invests K50m for construction of Mbayani Primary School classrooms

Congestion at Mbayani Primary School is of serious concerns * The school was first earmarked as needing support of additional school blocks by NICO Group by pledging K140 million * At the time, the cost for putting up a double-storey block holding four classrooms was K100 million * But due to devaluation, the costs increased to K190 million and there was need to source more funds to build the school block By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent ICON Properties Plc…

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Education Minister NyaLonje condemns indiscipline in schools

NyaLonje symbolically hands over construction site to Shilpa Construction Company * Students know what is wrong and what is right — they also know what will happen if they break school rules * Bullying of Form 1 students has become a serious case now. This should not be happening By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Minister of Education Agnes NyaLonje has condemned indiscipline in schools, saying it is detrimental to the development of education in the country. Nyalonje was speaking…

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