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Science must be one key driver if Malawi is to fulfill MW2063 agenda—MUST

December 20, 2022

Prof. Malata, her management team and stakeholder partners pose group photograph with the selected girls * Promotion of girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-inclined roles have always been MUST’s mission * The theme for the 2022 Girls Science Camp is ‘Science, Innovation and Technology: Beyond the Pandemic’ * In realising that the CoVID-19 pandemic has provided the country with lessons and opportunities * It has shown the world that science, technology and innovation are integral for us…

Nico Pension honours long serving employees

December 20, 2022

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The six long serving employees pose with NiCO Pension General Manager, Gerald Chima * The awards are also a token of recognition for the employees contributions * Which has helped the company to achieve more milestones By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent As part of instilling hard-working spirit among its workers as well as celebrating their efforts, NICO Pension on Monday honoured its 6 long-serving employees. NICO Pension General Manager, Gerald Chima said the company continues to organize special awards…

MP Noel Lipipa urges Flames legends to take a role in inspiring upcoming footballers

December 20, 2022

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The legends team that spiced up MP Lipipa’s constituency trophy * Malawi has got plenty of talented football players but majority of them stop playing while they are still young * Due to lack of motivation and counseling from former players, who are supposed to be their role models By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Parliamentarian for Blantyre City South Constituency, Noel Lipipa has called on former Malawi national football team and other Super League legends…

Match revenue for elite competitions improving as Airtel Top 8 final raises highest gross of K53.5m

December 20, 2022

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* K30.9 million is revenue realised from advance ticket sales, whose services were professionally provided by NITEL * This speaks volumes that our football fans are increasingly becoming more aware of the benefits of advance ticketing system * FAM will continue to lobby and encourage football administrators and teams to increase the adoption rate in 2023 season Maravi Express This year’s Airtel Top 8 final between Nyasa Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers played on Sunday at Bingu National Stadium…

Blantyre Mayor Ndipo applauds ICON Properties and Eris Properties commitment towards its contribution to the country’s development

December 20, 2022

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Mayor Wild Ndipo with ICON Properties and Eris Properties CEO, Ellen Chapinduka Nyasulu * As ICON Properties and Eris Properties hold Christmas tree lighting and Carol ceremony * Christmas is a time to be merry as such I would like to applaud ICON Properties and Eris Properties for creating beautiful memories * This is what we want our local companies needs to emulating because NICO Group is a leading example * In as far contributing to county’s development is…

2022 FIFA World Cup hosts honour Lionel Messi special Qatari bisht robe before lifting trophy

December 19, 2022

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* The bisht is a traditional piece of clothing in the Arab world that has been worn for generations * It’s not worn everyday and is saved for special occasions, such as the crowning moment of Messi’s career By Tome Blow, Mirror & John Prada, Marca.com Lionel Messi was given a Qatari bisht by FIFA president Gianni Infantino and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani before lifting the World Cup for Argentina. The bisht is…

ICON Properties invests K50m for construction of Mbayani Primary School classrooms

December 19, 2022

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Congestion at Mbayani Primary School is of serious concerns * The school was first earmarked as needing support of additional school blocks by NICO Group by pledging K140 million * At the time, the cost for putting up a double-storey block holding four classrooms was K100 million * But due to devaluation, the costs increased to K190 million and there was need to source more funds to build the school block By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent ICON Properties Plc…

Former great footballer Jürgen Klinsmann hails Morocco’s 2022 World Cup achievements in Qatar; ‘They conquered the World’

December 18, 2022

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* They showed that an African nation can go all the way to the semi-finals * The North African country saw off 2010 World Cup champions Spain in Round of 16 * And Cristiano Ronaldo’s heavily-fancied Portugal 1-0 in the quarterfinals * In the group stages, they drew 0-0 with the same Croatia having beaten Belgium 2-0 and Canada 2-1 By Alexander Netherton & Cyran Baynes, Eurosport Jürgen Klinsmann, who was part of the 1990 FIFA World Cup winning…

Power supply back to normal

December 17, 2022

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* Repair works completed ahead of time — as at 12h30 today (Saturday) four machines were back on line * EGENCO expects to have all five machines — including the one which broke down on December 5 because of the problem — to be back online also by end of today * ESCOM’s continued load shedding programme, is due to loss of 130 megawatts of power at Kapichira Hydro Power Station * President Chakwera set a deadline of December…

Need for Malawi to initiate harm reduction strategy to minimize medical care spending

December 17, 2022

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* One of the biggest buyers of Malawi tobacco, Phillip Morris International (PMI) has invented the IQOS * A smoke-free innovation that continues to attest that the modified risk-free tobacco product is less harmful than tobacco cigarettes * Majority of people in Malawi are not conversant about vaping products because they are not on open market yet * These gadgets should be added to the country’s health regulations so that they can be easily accessed for people * Who…