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Mulhako wa Alhomwe website to enable people to learn Lhomwe language, access the tribe’s history and follow its celebration activities

July 7, 2026

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* We are a big community, and it is important that we document and protect our history for future generations—Board of Trustees chairperson Muchanakhwaye Mpuluka By Patience Longwe, Malawi News Agency (MANA) Mulhako wa Alhomwe Cultural Herotage has launched its website, https://alhomwe.mw/, which is set to connect Lhomwe people worldwide and preserve the tribe’s history for future generations. The launch was held at a fundraising dinner at Sunbird Capital where the organisation’s Board of Trustees chairperson, Muchanakhwaye Mpuluka, said…

CANAL+ and Samsung roll out pre-installation of MultiChoice Group’s DStv Stream app on Samsung Smart TVs across English and Portuguese-speaking African markets

June 25, 2026

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* Through this integration, Samsung users will benefit from simplified access to the full breadth of content available on DStv Stream * Including the entire FIFA World Cup 2026™, the English Premier League, and domestic and international rugby competitions, alongside a rich offering of local and international entertainment content By Duncan Mlanjira CANAL+ and Samsung announces the roll-out of pre-installation of MultiChoice Group’s DStv Stream app on Samsung Smart TVs across English and Portuguese-speaking African markets served by MultiChoice Group as…

Mulhako wa Alhomwe targets K300 million in fundraising dinner on July 4 at Sunbird Capital

June 25, 2026

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* Proceeds from the event will finance the October festival and support community programmes targeting the elderly and girls’ education By Patience Longwe, Malawi News Agency (MANA) In preparation for the Mulhako wa Alhomwe Festival to be held on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at Chonde Culture Heritage Centre, the Cultural Heritage’s Board of Trustees will host a fundraising dinner on July 4 at Sunbird Capital Hotel in Lilongwe, targeting to raise K300 million for this years celebration. At a…

MultiChoice and CANAL+ join forces to bring Novelas+ channel to English and Portuguese-speaking Africa

June 24, 2026

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* Novelas are highly popular, serialised television dramas that primarily originate in Latin America * It is already the number one channel in French-speaking Africa in terms of audience size By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice, a CANAL+ company, has announced that the highly popular, serialised television dramas, Novelas TV, will now be available for English and Portuguese speaking audiences effective July 1, 2026. It has become Novelas+ — a very popular and successful genre — will be on two channels,…

BBNaija Reunion show ‘10 Over 10’ season to premiere on Monday, June 8

June 5, 2026

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* Comes months after the Season 10 finale on October 5, 2025, which saw Opeyemi Ayanwale, popularly known as Imisi, emerge champion * The reunion is expected to address several unresolved storylines from the season, also produced some of its most viral moments in years By Duncan Mlanjira After the BBNaija Season 10, whose grand finale was on October 5, 2025, a reunion show dubbed ‘10 Over 10’ season, has been organised which will premiere on Monday, June 8…

Grammy-nominated singer Clarence Carter dies aged 90

May 17, 2026

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* Best known for lust-filled soul hits like ‘Slip Away’ and ‘Back Door Santa’, he performed with the fervor of a backwoods preacher and the bawdy humor of a juke joint sexual hit ‘Strokin’’ * The two-time Grammy nominee and Alabama native “leaves behind a legacy of timeless music,” his record label said in a statement By Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times Clarence Carter, the blues and soul singer famous for songs including the raunchy hit ‘Strokin’’ featured…

Standard Bank’s ‘Joy of the Arts’ innovation registers tremendous improvement and revival for ATEM to Schools Drama

May 13, 2026

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* Stella Maris Girls Secondary School emerged winners of the grand finale with their play titled; ‘Tales in Hot Tide’, beating 11 other schools from six Education Divisions * The 2026 competion was dominated by schools from the Southern Region with Blantyre Baptist coming second; Mulanje’s Our Lady of Namulenga Catholic school on third position By Duncan Mlanjira When the curtain fell at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe on Sunday, to mark the grand finale of the 2026…

Amaryllis Hotel hosts ‘Appreciation Luncheon’ for Blantyre City Council sanitation team

May 13, 2026

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* Giving back to the people who work tirelessly every day to keep our city clean, safe, and beautiful By Duncan Mlanjira Currently in the news for unsavoury reasons, Amaryllis Hotel turned around its public negative perception by hosting an ‘Appreciation Luncheon’ for Blantyre City Council sanitation team, accompanied by Mayor, Councillor Isaac Jomo Osman. “Giving back to the people who work tirelessly every day to keep our city clean, safe, and beautiful,” wrote the country sole 5-Star hotel…

Hollywood star Idris Elba enchants Africa as he rallies behind the continent’s FIFA World Cup 2026™ representatives

April 16, 2026

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* There are 10 of us now. I honestly don’t care which one of us wins — I just want to see African football light up the world stage * My mom is from Ghana, my dad is from Sierra Leone — but my heart is African; that’s why I’m watching every single game By Duncan Mlanjira DStv and GOtv viewers across Africa were left enchanted and dazzled when normal programming was suddenly interrupted by Hollywood star Idris Elba, and he…

African female leaders shaping Africa to tell its stories

March 31, 2026

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* Through the Pan-African MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) academies that are training and inspiring women filmmakers to share their unique views of the world * Mentorship goes beyond technical skills — it’s about helping people find their voice, seeing their genius and owning it By Duncan Mlanjira As the African continent asserts its leadership position in the world, a core aspect of its identity is the storytelling that informs Africa’s evolving culture — and the academies producing Africa’s…