Rare collection of William Shakespeare Folios on sale in London for US$10.5 million

* The 17th-century works will be accompanied by a first collected edition of Shakespeare’s Poems * The esteemed works will head to the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair which runs from April 27 to 30 * We feel hugely privileged to be able to offer these landmark works for sale in the 400th anniversary year of the First Folio * We cannot recall the last time in living memory that a bookseller offered all four folios and the…

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Fiscal police arrests MACRA staff over alleged abuse of procurement of digital production equipment for MUBAS worth K400m

* The cost of procurement came under heavy criticism with some experts saying they were old fashioned and not worth K400 million * The ‘old fashioned’ cameras cannot even have its lenses changed—Film Association president Sukali Maravi Express Malawi Fiscal Police are reported to have arrested five officials, who are Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) members of staff — existing and those who left — over alleged abuse of procurement of digital content production equipment which MACRA donated to…

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Phyzix kick starts promotion tour of his new hit Tina with a performance at Catholic University on Friday

Highly popular artist, Phyzix * Featuring Bee Jay, Ace Jeezy, Tarill and Naerae 420, the tour promises some fireworks * The show is giving chance to up-and-coming talents to showcase their talents By Petro Mkandawire, MANA Tina, the hit song released by the country’s highly popular artist, Phyzix featuring Bee Jay and Ace Jeezy, has received a very good feedback by the people across Malawi and with over 63k views on YouTube channel. Following its success, Phyzix, Bee Jay…

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MACRA partners academia in promoting local film content production

The delegates at the content validation meeting * The 10-year project aims at linking Malawians to content that talk about their own stories * Broadcasters that will not comply with this will face some licensing conditions * MACRA is trying everything to provide a conducive environment for them to cooperate * We have already provided equipment to MUBAS and we are working on opening a studio By Loness Gwazanga, MANA Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has partnered University of…

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Thyolo woman wins K51 million in newly-introduced Premier Bet Navigator Game

* The 31-year-old placed a stake of two separate bets of K5,000 each * Honestly, when I was playing the game, I didn’t expect that I might become a winner By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent A secondary school teacher at Thunga CDSS in Thyolo, Sphiwe Khomera has become the first-ever biggest winner in the newly-introduced Premier Bet Navigator Game by winning K51 million. Speaking on Monday during the cheque handover ceremony at Premier Bet head office in Limbe, Khomera…

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MultiChoice Malawi grows its customers technical support operations through Decoder Service Centres

Distinct branding of the centres  * Located in Directo Space; Area 47 Bwandilo in Lilongwe; Mild Electronics at 5 Miles in Zomba * With a Mzuzu branch coming soon while Blantyre has existing support at MultiChoice Malawi head office By Duncan Mlanjira Rolled out on Wednesday, March 1, MultiChoice Malawi has introduced Decoder Service Centre’s to provide GOtv and DStv customers with technical support through decoder diagnostics, repairs, swapping of decoders under warranty and the sale of hardware and accessories….

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Afro music star DNA set to release third album entitled ‘Che Kaliwo’

Daniel Kaliwo, AKA DNA * The album is far from being bubblegum music and DNA pledges that music enthusiasts should expect a variety of genres * ‘Che Kaliwo’, that comes has after ‘Mzizi’ in 2016 and ‘Dziko Langa’ in 2021, has 13 tracks By Petro Mkandawire, MANA Mzuzu-based Afro music star, Daniel Kaliwo, who trends as DNA is set to release his third album on March 1 entitled ‘Che Kaliwo’ that gives  special dedication to his family. In an…

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Waxy Kay releases single ‘Mbali Yanga ya M’dima’

Waxy Kay: Promises an album this year * I decided to release this song in order to encourage my fellow Malawians that everything is possible when we are working hard * Music is one of the ways to motivate myself as well as others By Petro Mkandawire, MANA Blantyre-based hip-hop artist, Wonderful Kapenga — whose stage name is Waxy Kay — released a new single last week entitled ‘Mbali Yanga ya M’dima’ recorded from early 2023. In an interview,…

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FCB launches Valentines promotion dubbed ‘Okondedwa First Capital Bank’ whose prize is K1m

* Entrants to post on FCB Facebook page all forms of art and creativity — specifically ‘if the Bank was your Bae’ * The Warm Heart of Africa is synonymous with love and our brand asserts that belief comes first * We believe in the talent that is available in Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira First Capital Bank (FCB) has from Monday, February 6, rolled out a K1 million winner-takes-it-all Valentines Day-themed competition dubbed ‘Okondedwa First Capital Bank’ — in…

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Gospel enthusiasts gladly welcome melodious album ‘Monga Ndili’ by Lorna Chewere

* The 10-track album has professionally been recorded and produced by renowned performing artist, Collen Ali * Who inspired the new solo gospel artist after hearing her sing at his True Tone Studio in Mpemba * Ali single handedly did the instrumentals while backing vocals were complemented by Memory Kanthiti By Duncan Mlanjira New gospel album ‘Monga Ndili’ (Just as I am) by Lorna Chewere is enjoying plenty requests by gospel music enthusiasts on local radio airwaves as its…

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