TNM boosts public universities’ ICT infrastructure

* We would like to underscore our commitment to contribute towards ICT development in the country * We are creating capacity for them to be able to test the deployment of enterprise architecture * Comprising of database servers, application servers and presentation layers, among other functions Maravi Express Malawi’s pioneer mobile network and ICT services provider, TNM Plc, has invested ICT servers to the country’s four major public universities and two technical colleges to improve their technology infrastructure and…

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Sports Council lifts suspension on formal sporting activities sanctioned after Cyclone Freddy-induced floods disaster

Leading by example * Calls on the sports fraternity lovers to continue supporting survivors who are still suffering from the effects of the cyclone * FAM already committed to channel the proceeds of the 2023 NBS Bank Charity Shield match as relief package * As well as proceeds from last Tuesday’s AFCON qualifying match between Malawi and Egypt By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi National Council of Sports has lifted the suspension on formal sporting activities which was sanctioned soon after…

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3.4MW power lost off the national grid from privately-owned Muloza Hydro Power Station due to Cyclone Freddy

After and before * The development has increased the deficit in available power supply and thus necessitating the load-shedding * CEDAR Energy has been supplying to estates, businesses, and residential premises * To tea growing and manufacturing districts of Thyolo, Mulanje and Phalombe By Duncan Mlanjira The effects of a cyclone has once again incapacitated the energy sector as Freddy destroyed infrastructure for Muloza Hydro Power Station which was supplying 3.4 megawatts (MW) of power — catering for over…

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CISONECC organises first African regional symposium on Loss and Damage

* To take stock of research done and recommendations made on Loss and Damage * Generate key recommendations for setting up and operationalizing the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage By Duncan Mlanjira Over two weeks after the passage of Cyclone Freddy, whose effects devastated Malawi that claimed 511 lives; with at least 533 still missing; 1,724 injured and 564,239 people displace and living in 577 camps, Malawi’s Civil Society Network on Climate Change (CISONECC) will host the first…

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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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Malawian UK Nurses Association honours its pledge by distributing relief package for Zomba survivors

* MUNA plans to support mid and long term solutions where possible and will continue to solicit donations to assist on the ground * This problem is devastatingly large, which requires multi-agency support * MUNA members are focused in being part of team rebuilding peoples lives By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian UK Nurses Association (MUNA) — an embodiment of like-minded Malawian physicians based in the UK — has honoured the pledge it made to assist Cyclone Freddy-induced flood disaster survivors…

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Illovo Sugar Malawi invests K10.4m worth of medical supplies for Chikwawa Hospital’s containment of cholera

Nchalo Estate’s General Manager Geoff Trott handing over the supplies * As a company, we understand the importance of supporting our local communities * And we remain committed to delivering social responsibility projects that impact Malawi positively * It is essential to note that cholera is a preventable disease that requires timely action from all stakeholders in health By Duncan Mlanjira In recognition that the effects of Cyclone Freddy has the risk of spiking the cholera outbreak the country…

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Malawian doctor Bern Nyang’wa awarded prestigious prize for developing drug resistant TB treatment

* Bern’s clinical, programmatic and research work in the past decade has focused on drug resistant TB treatment * His current research work includes population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of anti-TB drugs * Exploring use of volumetric absorptive microsampling techniques for measuring anti-TB drug levels * And using small hair samples to quantify cumulative anti-TB drug exposure By Duncan Mlanjira UK-based Malawian doctor, Bern Thomas Nyang’wa — who is director of medical services for Medicins Sans Frontier (MSF) — has…

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We are one people as Zimbabwe supports with 300 tons of maize flour

* Japan support eases pressure on schools as evacuation camps * Tanzania delivers second consignment of relief items Maravi Express The Republic of Zimbabwe has supported Malawi immediate need of restoration following the Cyclone Freddy-induced disaster with words of hope to all survivors, saying it is their “hope that Malawi will be healed and restored. The country delivered its donation of 300 through Zimbabwe High Commissioner to Malawi, Nancy Saungweme, who said the support is a sign of solidarity…

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ESCOM, MRA support DoDMA with K50m each as relief package

#OperationTigwiraneManja# Maravi Express As Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) continues appealing for support towards assisting survivors of the flash floods due to effects of Cyclone Freddy, Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) and Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) have each supported with K50 million as part of President Lazarus Chakwera’s #OperationTigwiraneManja# ESCOM presented the donation through Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Matola at  DoDMA’s Limbe Emergency Planning Centre on Thursday, where the Minister said the support complements Chakwera’s initiative — meant…

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