TNM’s Best Commercial of the Year Outdoor Award from IMM celebrates MaHape innovations

* The award-winning ideas is the depiction of a busy woman making a call while her GSM handset is strapped to her head with a rubber hand * The creative sends the message about the power of TNM’s services and products to create happiness and memorable moments By Duncan Mlanjira The Best Commercial of the Year Outdoor Award that TNM Plc attained from the 2023 Institute of Marketers in Malawi (IMM) awards gala, celebrates Malawi’s pioneering mobile network and…

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Malawian school teacher in Zambia to present a paper on climate change education in Malawi secondary school curriculum at international conference

  Duncan Wadson is a Geography teacher at Khongoloni Secondary School in Phalombe * He incorporates disaster risk management & climate change in his Geography teaching sessions * He has also been encouraged to have the thesis published with Educational Research Association of Zambia Journal * In September, he sounded an SOS to wellwishers to sponsor him K2 million to complete his final year, but he still has not been reached out to By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian school teacher,…

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FAM presidency up for grabs on December 16 if aspirants shall challenge Walter Nyamilandu

Incumbent Nyamilandu, the former FIFA Council member who currently sits on the CAF Executive Committee * Nominations for candidates to be submitted by November 16, 2023 in accordance with Article 39 paragraph 2 * Delegates with the right to vote are Super League of Malawi (8); regional football associations of the North (6);  Central (6) * As well as 2 each from national referees; national coaches; national youth football; national women and beach soccer By Duncan Mlanjira The stage…

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Liberia, Tunisia in injured egos ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers having lost recent internationals

The AFCON qualifier between Liberia and Morocco * Liberia lost 0-3 to Morocco in AFCON Cote d’Ivoire 2023 qualifier two weeks go * In strength testing matches, Tunisia lost 0-2 against Japan and 0-4 to South Korea * As Flames go into camp in preparations for Liberia away on November 17 before hosting Tunisia on November 21 By Duncan Mlanjira The Flames open their campaign for the FIFA World Cup 2026 African qualifiers with back-back matches against Liberia away…

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UK unites with global partners to accelerate development in world’s poorest countries through artificial intelligence

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiling the programme at the AI Safety Summit * A new global partnership to use AI to solve some of the developing world’s most pressing challenges  * To fund safe and responsible AI projects for development around the world, beginning in Africa * To support home-grown AI expertise and computing power in Africa and help the continent’s AI innovators boost growth and support the continent’s long-term development By Duncan Mlanjira The United Kingdom (UK)…

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Malawi engineers focused to “build back better” to mitigate effects of climate change on infrastructure

* It is the theme of 2023 Malawi Engineering Institute’s conference & annual general meeting * Engineering-based institution EGENCO supports the conference with K5 million By Duncan Mlanjira In order to mitigate the effects of climate change, that the country has experienced in recent years due to tropical cyclones Idai, Ana, Gombe and Freddy — that devastated public and private infrastructure — Malawi engineers are now focused to “build back better”. This is the theme of the 2023 conference…

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FAM hands over 4 houses complete with household items to Cyclone Freddy survivors in Chiradzulu

* Constructed at a cost of K23 million, which were proceeds from the football season opener, the FAM NBS Bank Charity Shield * These families experienced a terrible period and they really needed our hands as Malawians to assist them By Victor Singano Jnr Football Association of Malawi (FAM), in collaboration with NBS Bank and Malawi Red Cross Society, on Monday officially handed over four houses to families which were left homeless due to effects of Tropical Cyclone Freddy…

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Ecobank Malawi launches ‘Save as You Spend’ account to encourage a savings culture

Ecobank Malawi’s Head of Consumer Banking, Sophie Kalambule * The product allows customers to automatically save a percentage of their spending transactions * The SAYS account, with zero monthly fees, is designed to help customers build up their savings while they spend on their everyday needs * Customers can choose to save between 1% and 10% of their spending transactions * Which will be transferred from their current account to their SAYS account that offers attractive interest rates and…

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More than 8,000 people killed in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict

* This will be a long and difficult war—Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu * Israel steps up its bombardment of Gaza with tanks and troops expanding their operations inside the territory BBC Since Hamas gunmen launched an unprecedented assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people and taking 230 hostages — followed by a heavy retaliation of bombardment of Gaza by Israel — more than 8,000 people have been killed. Prime Minister…

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FD Communications cements its position as leading advertising & PR company as it wins 5th advertising agency award

Director of Client & Media Services, Chifundo Scott * With its designer Kennedy ‘Spyral’ Mwenya scooping IMM’s Creative Artist of the Year beating a field of 12 other nominees * FDH Bank wins four accolades — Best PR Personality of the Year (Lorraine Chikhula); Best CSR Award; Commercial of the Year (TV) and Marketing Team of the Year By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s leading advertising and public relations company, FD Communications Ltd has scooped the 2023 Advertising Agency of Year…

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