Loliny Brown Foundation initiates development projects in Thyolo targeting widows and girl child

Founder Heather Gwaza presents some food stuffs to a needy widow * Lives of poor people would improve in the area they have identified as a pilot project * The community’s response has been positive, an indication that the initiative would be successful By Wilfred Golden Loliny Brown Foundation has initiated development projects in in Mulanje Village, Traditional Authority Bvumbwe in Thyolo by empowering widows and girl child to live fulfilled lives. One of the Loliny Brown founders,  Heather Gwaza…

Read More

Posted in Business, News Comments Off on Loliny Brown Foundation initiates development projects in Thyolo targeting widows and girl child
Nankhumwa explains decision on withdraw of K87m legal claim against DPP

Nankhumwa, DPP vice-president for the South * My colleagues and I are bona-fide senior members of the party, which we pledged to serve diligently * We still love the DPP, and we are totally committed to do anything in our power to see it succeed in all future endeavours * In the same vein, we would not want to see the party suffer in any way whether financially or otherwise By Duncan Mlanjira Kondwani Nankhumwa, who is at a…

Read More

Posted in News, Politics Comments Off on Nankhumwa explains decision on withdraw of K87m legal claim against DPP
NOCMA, MERA warn against fuel vending and public misinformation

* Rebukes the behavior of some individuals who report non-factual statements of different events and situations in the country * Mainstream media, asked to continue to inform and speak only the truth * As the most important people in distributing information and providing the country with truth By Monica Tambala, MANA National Oil Company of Malawi Limited (NOCMA) and Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) have warned against vending of fuel as well misinformation done by the public through social…

Read More

Posted in Business, National, News Comments Off on NOCMA, MERA warn against fuel vending and public misinformation
Forum for National Development also threatens MERA with lawsuit after serving MACRA with one

At the centre of it all, Henry Kachaje * MERA Board is being asked to make public the resolution made whether to maintain Kachaje appointed as CEO in 2021 * MACRA is being accused of shielding state-funded MBC on its compliance to payment of license fees * After the body revoked licenses for various TV and Radio stations for failure to service their license fees By Duncan Mlanjira Two days after serving Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) with demands…

Read More

Study results from 43 global independent labs attest to PMI’s smoke-free invention IQOS as being less harmful than tobacco cigarettes

The much acclaimed IQOS * The lab researchers include those for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) * Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment; American Cancer Society * Japanese Department of Environmental Health’s National Institute of Public Health * China National Tobacco Quality Supervision and Test Centre By Duncan Mlanjira Over the last few years since Philip Morris International (PMI) invented its smoke-free invention, IQOS numerous studies conducted by 43 global independent labs, attest that the…

Read More

Posted in Health, International, News Comments Off on Study results from 43 global independent labs attest to PMI’s smoke-free invention IQOS as being less harmful than tobacco cigarettes
FDH Bank Plc launches Swipe & Dash 60 seconds shopping worth K300,000

First winner Kelton Masangano poses with FDH Bank MD, Noel Mkulichi  * The promotion to run up to December which is a campaign to inculcate a cashless shopping * Two customers are set to win the K300,000 Swipe & Dash * Four to win shopping vouchers worth K60,000 * Four more to win fuel vouchers also worth K60,000 By Duncan Mlanjira FDH Bank has launched an exciting promotion in which its customers, who would pay for their shopping by…

Read More

Posted in Business, News Comments Off on FDH Bank Plc launches Swipe & Dash 60 seconds shopping worth K300,000
13 people win in first weekly draw of ‘Ecobank Ka *326# Weekend Starter’

Ecobank’s Tidzi Chalamba (right) captured during the draw * This is the begining of many more exciting and rewarding Fridays to come for our customers * Who simply transact on our free digital channels that attract zero monthly fees namely *326# Mobile banking and Ecobank Mobile App By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent  Ecobank Malawi has splashed cash to 13 lucky customers in the first weekly draw of the newly launched ‘Ecobank Ka *326# Weekend Starter’, a promotion which is…

Read More

Posted in Business, News Comments Off on 13 people win in first weekly draw of ‘Ecobank Ka *326# Weekend Starter’
First Capital Bank dresses up Malawi national hockey teams ahead of All Africa Games qualifiers in Zimbabwe

Tikwale Chirwa presenting the uniform to HAM president Mughogho * Apart from sponsoring football, we also organize local hockey competition—First Capital Bank * It pleased us to dress the team with jerseys because apart from representing Malawi * They will also represent our company in the region since we are available in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mocambique and Mauritius By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent First Capital Bank on Friday donated four sets of game jerseys and training kit to the Malawi…

Read More

Posted in News, Sports Comments Off on First Capital Bank dresses up Malawi national hockey teams ahead of All Africa Games qualifiers in Zimbabwe
Limbani Chibwana drops new hit song ‘Khalidwe’

Limbani Chibwana * Khalidwe has been released from an 15-song album entitled Chisomo * Scheduled for release in May, 2023, which will be Chibwana’s third album to be released in his music career By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent  Malawi’s celebrated song writer, composer and renowned producer, Limbani Chibwana has dished out a new hit song entitled ‘Khalidwe’, which has been pulled out from his pending album set to be released in a few months time. In the song, the…

Read More

Posted in Entertainment, News Comments Off on Limbani Chibwana drops new hit song ‘Khalidwe’
Joint Parliamentary Committee continues with fact-finding mission on power challenges the country is facing

EGENCO’s project manager, Harry Msosa taking through progress of restoration at Kapichira * The joint Parliamentary Committee first visited Kapichira Hydro Power Station in Chikwawa * To assess impact of the damage caused by Cyclone Ana back in January and progress of restoring the 130 megawatts of power * That has led to continued load shedding that last up to 10 hours a day with some parts of the country having no electricity at all By Duncan Mlanjira The…

Read More

Posted in Business, National, News Comments Off on Joint Parliamentary Committee continues with fact-finding mission on power challenges the country is facing