Menu

Category: News

ESCOM urges customers to cooperate with its employees as they carry out countrywide meter verification exercise
July 29, 2022
| No Comments
| Business, National, News

* Assigned team members will use ESCOM-branded vehicles; dressed in branded company regalia and will carry official IDs * For more information to contact the exercise’s supervisors — D. Kamanga (South) on 0888 313 111; O. Mmangisa (Centre) on 0888 354 493 and F. Kapindula (North) on 0888 874 386 * These supervisors could be contacted during work hours 07:30hrs-17:00hrs from Monday to Friday By Duncan Mlanjira From Monday, August 1, Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is rolling…

Read More

Posted in Business, National, News Comments Off on ESCOM urges customers to cooperate with its employees as they carry out countrywide meter verification exercise
Conflicting public notices from EGENCO and ESCOM on duration of outage of power on Saturday and Sunday
July 28, 2022
| No Comments
| Business, National, News

ESCOM CEO Kamkwamba Kumwenda, ours is commutative, including normal load shedding * EGENCO first announces it will take 8 hours each day on Tuesday * Only for ESCOM to say the following day it will take 14 hours each day By Duncan Mlanjira In a notice that was issued on Tuesday, July 26, Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) alerted the public to brace for an outage of power supply on Saturday and Sunday, July 30-31 for 8 hours on both…

Read More

Posted in Business, National, News Comments Off on Conflicting public notices from EGENCO and ESCOM on duration of outage of power on Saturday and Sunday
Public scoffs at Namiwa’s abduction describing it as staged to gain sympathy
July 28, 2022
| No Comments
| Law Enforcement, National, News, Politics

Namiwa with his alleged rescuer * Reports indicate that he has been found in a bush at Nathenje in Lilongwe by a young citizenry there * CDEDI confirms he has been found but declined to shed more information claiming to be working with the police on the matter * People likens this incident to Kamlepo Kalua’s self-styled abduction during the DPP administration By Duncan Mlanjira The public has gone on social media to poke fun at the casual and…

Read More

All action of 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games to be beamed live on DStv and GOtv
July 28, 2022
| No Comments
| International Sports, News, Sports

* The Queens’ game against England from 15:50hrs will be live on SuperSport Variety 3 and SuperSport GOtv Select 1 * The Queens’ next game after England will be against Northern Ireland on Sunday from 14:30hrs * The opening ceremony tonight, Thursday is on SuperSport Grandstand, SuperSport La Liga, SuperSport Maximo 2 and SuperSport GOtv La Liga from 21:55hrs By Duncan Mlanjira Malawians are assured of maximum coverage of the Queens at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games as their…

Read More

DPP likens Namiwa’s alleged abduction to abduction and killings of the Mwanza 4 in 1983 during one-party MCP era
July 28, 2022
| No Comments
| Law Enforcement, National, News, Politics

Namiwa, mystery sorrounds his alleged abduction  * As President Chakwera, his MCP call on the Police to speed up investigations into the matter * Until Namiwa’s safety is restored and his captors are brought to justice * As well as Malawians are informed of the truth regarding the alleged abduction By Duncan Mlanjira While President Lazarus Chakwera says he is disturbed by the alleged abduction of CDEDI executive director, Sylvester Namiwa on Wednesday, July 28, the Democratic Progressive Party…

Read More

Posted in Law Enforcement, National, News, Politics Comments Off on DPP likens Namiwa’s alleged abduction to abduction and killings of the Mwanza 4 in 1983 during one-party MCP era
CDEDI to go ahead with tomorrow’s demonstration; With or without its alleged abducted leader Namiwa
July 27, 2022
| No Comments
| National, News, Politics

* All Malawians of goodwill should patronize the nationwide demonstrations * In order to express their dissatisfaction with the level of insecurity in the country and to say no to political impunity * Also demands that President Lazarus Chakwera should honour his promise to scrape off presidential immunity or step down By Duncan Mlanjira Despite the alleged abduction of its executive director, Sylvester Namiwa and court bail conditions that restrict them from holding demonstrations, Centre for Democracy and Economic…

Read More

Posted in National, News, Politics Comments Off on CDEDI to go ahead with tomorrow’s demonstration; With or without its alleged abducted leader Namiwa
Leader of Opposition Nankhumwa says he will hold government responsible should anything bad happen to abducted Namiwa
July 27, 2022
| No Comments
| Law Enforcement, National, News, Politics

Namiwa was coming from a press conference he organised in Lilongwe * The abduction took place just hours before Namiwa was expected to lead nation-wide demonstrations tomorrow, July 28 * CDEDI was also in the forefront in bringing to light a culture of theft and wanton abuse of allowances by some senior government officials * I do not want to believe that our democracy has retrogressed to the level where government is sending agents to abduct its critics By…

Read More

Posted in Law Enforcement, National, News, Politics Comments Off on Leader of Opposition Nankhumwa says he will hold government responsible should anything bad happen to abducted Namiwa
Prolonged 14-hour load shedding scheduled for Saturday and Sunday; EGENCO to carry out maintenance works on Nkula A and B
July 27, 2022
| No Comments
| Business, National, News

* Nkula B to be shut down first on Saturday thereby reducing power supply by 100MW off the national grid * And losing 135MW the following day when both Nkula B and Nkula A would be shut down * Only 176MW will be available on Saturday and 140MW on Sunday for essential services such as referral hospitals and water pumping stations By Duncan Mlanjira Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has alerted the public to brace for a prolonged…

Read More

Posted in Business, National, News Comments Off on Prolonged 14-hour load shedding scheduled for Saturday and Sunday; EGENCO to carry out maintenance works on Nkula A and B
Malawi Queens face England first at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
July 27, 2022
| No Comments
| International Sports, News, Sports

The Queens celebrate after beating England at the 2012 Fast5 tournament * Followed by Northern Ireland; New Zealand; Trinidad & Tobago and fellow Africans Uganda By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi National netball Team, the Queens, meet England on Saturday July 30 in their opening match of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games — followed by Northern Ireland; New Zealand; Trinidad & Tobago and fellow Africans Uganda. The game against England — who are ranked 3rd on INF world rankings — will…

Read More

Ndirande-based gospel musician Nahsho’s single ‘Kadusa Kangati’ enjoying positive support on radio airwaves
July 27, 2022
| No Comments
| Entertainment, News, Religion

* Amongst top 20 with public requests increasing by the day * Nahsho promises a full album soon after compiling the single tracks * Last single ‘Sagona Tulo’ done in collabo with Barry One was released last year By Duncan Mlanjira Ndirande-based gospel musician, Nahsho Nyirenda’s new single, ‘Kadusa Kangati’ is enjoying positive support on radio airwaves as it is amongst top 20 of new releases with public requests increasing by the day. His last single ‘Sagona Tulo’ —…

Read More

Posted in Entertainment, News, Religion Comments Off on Ndirande-based gospel musician Nahsho’s single ‘Kadusa Kangati’ enjoying positive support on radio airwaves