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MWASIP assisting towards restoration of 10,334 hectares of degraded land along the Shire River in Balaka to improve agricultural activities

August 4, 2024

* Project has three main components — land restoration cover, watershed services and technical support to farmers * Farmers are able to practice modern conservational agriculture, while others were getting financial grants * That will enable them to venture into agribusinesses such as piggery, beekeeping and fish farming By Andrew Phiri, MANA Farmers along the Shire River basin in Balaka District have expressed optimism that the adoption of land restoration and forest conservation practices under Malawi Watershed Services Improvement…

How to navigate through new lottery service provider Bridge Raffles’ K50,000 daily draw

August 3, 2024

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* The draws will take place every weekday at 18:00hrs on Waxy Kay’s Facebook page * The popular Afro Hip Hop music artist was unveiled at the Bridge Raffles launch as its Brand Ambassador By Duncan Mlanjira When launching the new lottery service provider Bridge Raffles yesterday, an announcement was also made of a special raffle draw for the month of August, that rolled out immediately in which one lucky individual will win K50,000 daily from their K1,000 ticket…

Silver Strikers goalkeeper keeps shining as he keeps 9 clean sheets in 15 TNM Super League 2024 appearances

August 3, 2024

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* His constant good performance right from the beginning of the season did not go unnoticed * As Flames coach Patrick Mabedi called him to duty for FIFA World Cup 2026™Group H qualifiers By Duncan Mlanjira Silver Strikers’ goalkeeper George Chikooka has kept 9 clean sheets in 15 TNM Super League 2024 appearances – four more than any goalkeeper in this season. The others are Lucky Tizola (Mighty Tigers); Simeon Harawa (Moyale Barracks) — with five clean sheets each…

Key actions and lessons to all current future political leaders — no matter how supreme you may be perceived, an APOLOGY AND LISTENING TO ADVICE are key principles

August 3, 2024

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* Lessons learnt from former Malawi President, late Ngwazi Dr H. Kamuzu Banda on one particular day in 1987 By Chifipa Mhango This Saturday, the 3rd of August 2024, I have been reflecting on the concept of an apology and listening to advice by political leaders. I will do this by first sharing a background, then depart with a lesson to the current political leaders in Malawi. Background In January 1987, I was in Form 1 at HHI Secondary…

Silent killer: Unsafe and clandestine abortion crisis in Malawi

August 3, 2024

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* Goes with it unplanned cost of an estimated US$314,000 annually to treat post-abortion health care * Transition to safe and legal abortion would yield an estimated cost reduction of 20%-30% * Yet review of the Termination of Pregnancy was completed and gazetted as a government Bill way back in 2017 Feature by Duncan Mlanjira Abortion in one way is illegal but termination of pregnancy is legal — but it goes with it some restrictive conditions, which deny women…

Asimenye Simwaka finishes second in preliminary round 100m heat to qualify for first round of Olympic Games Paris 2024

August 2, 2024

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* Malawi’s other representatives at the Paris Olympics are swimmers Tayamika Chang’anamuno and Filipe Gomes * Gomes did not qualify for the next round of the men’s 50m freestyle after finishing 8th in heat 5 with a time of 24.11 * Chang’anamuno’s debut in 50m freestyle will be tomorrow to be beamed live on GOtv and DStv Maravi Express Malawi’s up-and-coming short distance athlete, Asimenye Simwaka has made it to the first round of the 100m title campaign at…

TNM boosts 4G network for Umthetho Cultural Festival currently underway in Mzimba

August 2, 2024

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* We have enhanced our capacity at Hora and surrounding areas to ensure all guests enjoy uninterrupted connections * We know that many people will be streaming the events from Hora and TNM’s 4G network is the best option By Duncan Mlanjira TNM Plc, which supported the Umthetho Cultural Festival 2024 with K5 million towards its hosting’s logistics, has take an extra mile to ensure seamless connectivity for the annual event currently underway at Hora Mountain Heritage Site in…

US government-funded program BuckEye successfully maps 99% of Malawi

August 1, 2024

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* The experts used advanced aircraft, equipped with state of the art geospatial surveying technology * The imagery the BuckEye program compiled will be passed on in its entirety to DoDMA * For use in areas such as hazard assessment, improving early warning systems, optimizing resource management and informing recovery planning By Elia Chibwe, MANA A US-funded programme, Army Geospatial Center high resolution 3 dimensional (HR3D), also known as BuckEye in Malawi — which deployed a Beech King Air…

Congratulatory messages pour in for Waxy Kay’s announcement as Brand Ambassador for newly-launched lottery service provider Bridge Raffles

August 1, 2024

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* I’m honored to represent such an amazing brand and can’t wait to share their vision with you all * Thanks to everyone who has supported me on this journey. Here’s to new adventures and opportunities By Duncan Mlanjira Over 1,700 and 1,000-plus likes attracted popular artist Waxy Kay’s Facebook when he announced he had been unveiled as Brand Ambassador for newly-launched lottery service provider Bridge Raffles. He wrote: “Mwala okanidwa pano uli pangodya (the stone that the builder…

Mighty Wanderers reduce gap with leaders Silver Strikers to 9 points as Creck Sporting jump from 9th to 6th place

August 1, 2024

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Scorer Isaac Kaliati voted Man of the Match for his overall performance * Ahead of their match against Dedza Dynamos, Creck Sporting were 9th with 20 points and Dedza on 10th with 19 * Following their 2-0 win they amassed 23 points to push out Moyale Barracks (22 points) from the 6th-place * As well as MAFCO FC (21 points), who have been pushed from 7th to 8th — the cut off for the Airtel Top 8 By Duncan…