Whitemoney wins big in Big Brother Naija ‘Shine Ya Eye Edition’ edition

  By Duncan Mlanjira Trending as Whitemoney for the entertainment purpose, Hazel Oyeye Onou won the 6th season of Big Brother Naija after polling 47% of the votes in the final week that concluded on Sunday. According to the show’s host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, this edition of the BBNaija franchise “will go down in history as the most successful iteration yet, having recorded over a billion votes, an unprecedented number of auditions and broken social media engagement records”. “Despite following…

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MultiChoice Malawi launches Mother’s Month promotion ahead of Mother’s Day on October 15

A mother’s love needs to be reciprocated * We are hoping for a bit of a change this year — MultiChoice Malawi MD Gus Banda * We will be running a competition to spoil customers and their mums  By Duncan Mlanjira As Mother’s Day, October 15, is coming up MultiChoice has turned October as Mother’s Month by launching a special promotion that goes with the tradition of visiting mothers and spoiling them with special gifts. “We are hoping for…

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DStv to premiere two new double bill telenovelas in October on Africa Magic as MultiChoice Malawi celebrates its 25th Anniversary

* Dilemma follows the lives of two estranged lovers — Kaineto and Kanan * Venge tells a scandalous story of secrets, lies and betrayals * Both explore modern day themes that viewers will connect to at different levels By Duncan Mlanjira As MultiChoice Malawi celebrates its 25th Anniversary with the launch of ‘Sankha Wekha’ (choose for yourself) campaign, DStv will premiere two new double bill telenovelas — Dilemma and Venge — in October exclusively on Africa Magic Showcase. Dilemma…

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MultiChoice Malawi celebrates 25th anniversary of enriching  Malawian lives; Launches ‘Sankha Wekha’ campaign

* The first-ever pay TV business in Malawi which was received with overwhelming positivity and excitement * The journey began as a joint venture between Malawian owned, Raise Limited and MultiChoice Africa Holdings * It has a national footprint comprising retailers, over 200 agents throughout the country and 58 accredited installers * In GOtv was launched, which provided unmatched quality content and value for money Maravi Express As part of celebrating half a century of enriching  Malawian lives through…

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Two Malawians selected for third cohort of MultiChoice Talent Factory class for 2022

Maravi Express Two Malawians, Asante Mbaimbai and Chisomo Kawaga are amongst the 60 new students that form the third cohort of the fully-funded MultiChoice Talent Factory 12-month academic programme starting in October. Four other Mphatso Makamo, Chisomo Livason, Chimwemwe Mkwezalamba and Jonathan Kapumba graduated as young filmmakers after their successful completion of their filmmaking training through MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF). The 60 candidates were selected after a 6-week rigorous interview and adjudication process by film and television experts, as…

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NICO Group injects K10m support towards the premiere of Malawian movie ‘Highbrow’ on September 24-25

NICO’s Lorraine Phiri (left) hands over the sponsorship to the movie producers By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian new movie, ‘Highbrow’ — that tells real life stories sorrounding the infamous financial scandal Cashgate — is set to be premiered on September 25 in Lilongwe and in Blantyre the next day, courtesy of K10 million logistical support from NICO Group. The premieres will be held at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe and at ICON Theatre, belonging to NICO Group which is situated at…

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Taygrin delivers keynote address at launch of Africa Intellectual Property Rights & Innovation in Kampala

The Nyau King delivering his speech in Kampala * AfrIPI’s overall objective is to facilitate intra-African trade and African/European investment * It aims to create, protect, utilize, administer and enforce Intellectual Property Rights across Africa * AfrIPI project launch marks a historic milestone in the quest to safeguard intellectual property rights for African artists * As a custodian of culture, I stand before you invigorated and optimistic of a future Africa that justly rewards its talent By Duncan Mlanjira…

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MultiChoice implements price adjustments for GOtv Malawi for 2021

Maravi Express With effect from September 1, MultiChoice Malawi will implement a price adjustment on GOtv packages. GOtv Max will be at K14,300, up from K13,000; GOtv Plus at K9,700 from K8,800; GOtv Value at K5,400 from K4,900; GOtv Lite Monthy at K2,250 from K2,000; GOtv Lite Quarterly at K5,300 from K4,700 and GOtv Lite annual at K12,400 from K11,000. In a statement, MultiChoice Malawi saysacross the African continent, GOtv continues to offer value to its customers with a…

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Musician Lawi reveals late Isaac Mkukupa influenced his music journey since he was a boy; As tributes pour in for Malawi’s father of jazz

The late Mkukupa, the bass guitar maestro * From watching him and friends rehearse at our house as a very young boy ku Kwacha to discussing music with him, was a dream come true * We recently got in touch and he was playing bass for one of my performances in the UK * It’s a sad day but I’m grateful to God for his life and influence. He inspired a great musician in me By Duncan Mlanjira “One…

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Malawi’s movie director and producer Golosi invited as one of keynote speakers at International Conference of Stars

Golosi, the best at his job * The conference of Stars is an annual virtual global summit hosted by Masters’ Mind Africa * Golosi geared up to tell his story, inspire the youth and learn on how to uplift the Malawian arts industry * I’m going to tell them my story, from humbles beginnings with just a dream and to accelerate the dream into reality * I want to inspire the youth that they can do it if they…

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