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ESCOM introduces advanced industrial LED Tube to reduce 30% of lighting power demand

February 8, 2023

* Targeting replacement of 415,000 fluorescent tubes to save over 9.3 megawatts (MW) on the national grid * Electricity lighting is estimated to account for around 30% of power demand in the country * Lighting is thus a very important aspect of the demand that ESCOM had to consider * In addressing electricity demand-capacity gap in the county through public awareness campaigns and direct interventions By Duncan Mlanjira Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has introduced and advanced LED…

Malawi Energy Minister Matola featured highly in worldwide call for global early warning systems to protect energy infrastructure

February 8, 2023

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Matola: Everyone is impacted by the reality of climate change * As well as to protect vulnerable populations as storms cost lives and so do blackouts * Here in Malawi, I’m confident that we wouldn’t be in the present situation if this system had been in place * When Cyclone Ana knocked out the Kapichira, we lost 130 megawatts (MW) of capacity, leaving us with persistent blackouts * People lost businesses that rely on electricity — because energy is…

Illovo Sugar Malawi net profit increases by 30% from K20.5bn to K26.6bn; Dividend declared at K14.9bln

February 8, 2023

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Illovo MD addressing the investors * Key challenges faced during the period included high rates of inflation on key inputs and forex shortages * 2023-2027 strategy is to safely produce at least 330,000 tons of sugar per year through improved agricultural yields * Exports voluntarily suspended to meet domestic consumption to protect supply and demand By Duncan Mlanjira Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc announced that the company has made a net profit of K26.6 billion in the 2022 financial year…

US Embassy condemns government for vacating a court order that lifted Martha Chizuma’s suspension

February 8, 2023

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US Ambassador to Malawi met Chizuma in solidarity soon after her release from police custody * This culminates in two months of harassment by the government officials against Chizuma * These measures by senior officials follow her arrest in December in the middle of the night in an armed police raid * Since then, no one who carried out or authorized the arrest has been held to account By Duncan Mlanjira Following the decision by the Malawi’s Government through…

From life as a street kid to a star-performing business development and marketing consultant; Success story of a positive dreamer Michael C Walker

February 8, 2023

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He is an author of financial books * Life in the streets is tricky, it’s about survival of the fittest * The weak die of cold, violence, diseases and hunger * The environment was tough because I was sleeping under bridges and markets * But I went to school where I did my primary education in just 5 years * As they made me skip some classes because I was a genius By Duncan Mlanjira Michael C Walker is…

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

February 7, 2023

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* 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…

Sports Council bans athletics’ body’s president Godfrey Phiri and general secretary Chitembeya

February 6, 2023

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Godfrey Phiri * World, continental and regional athletics governance bodies have been notified to cease and desist from dealing with the two * No institution in Malawi should deal or transact with the dissolved committee members on any business affairs concerning athletics * Council has neither dissolved nor disaffiliated the Athletics Association of Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi National Council of Sports has with immediate effect today, February 6 banned Athletics Association of Malawi (AAM) president Godfrey Phiri and…

South Africans alerted of cholera detection imported from Malawi

February 6, 2023

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Sunday cholera situation report * The cases are sisters who had travelled together from Johannesburg to Malawi to attend a funeral service * Both patients had developed symptoms on their return to Johannesburg * One patient presented to a local clinic and was then admitted to hospital By Duncan Mlanjira As the cholera outbreak rages on in Malawi — with all 29 health districts having reported cases since the confirmation of the first in Machinga District in March last…

MultiChoice Talent Factory, SAE Institute offering fully-funded online course to 300 media professionals launched in 8 African countries

February 6, 2023

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The online course orientation has already been done * SAE Institute is a world leader in creative media education established in 1976 * The online short courses have been tailor-designed by MTF and SAE to fulfill production knowledge gaps that exist within the industry By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) has partnered with SAE Institute by offering fully-funded online short courses to 300 media professionals from Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria. A statement from…

Malawi needs permanent solution that will lead to self-sufficiency—Thomas Ngoma

February 5, 2023

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Thomas Ngoma — a UK-based Malawian executive management consultant with over 35 years’ experience * CBA is a proven monetary policy that can address the economic challenges immediately and permanently * Including tackling both the monetary policy discipline as well as curtailing government wastage and deficits By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi cannot continue going around the world with a begging bowl for financial help but needs a permanent solution that will lead to self-sufficiency to address the chronic shortage of…