MRA collects K130bln in April alone in the effort to achieve revenue target of K1.518 trillion for 2022-2023 fiscal year

* April 2022 target was set at K124.57 billion, thus exceeding by K5.88 billion * Performance translates to a nominal growth of 22.3% compared to K106.65bln collected in April 2021 * Commissioner General Biziwick commits to engage with media every quarter for revenue performances By Duncan Mlanjira For the 2022-2023 fiscal year that started from April, Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) set a target K1.518 trillion and in its first month, the Authority has already collected K130 billion. This is…

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Chakwera aggrieved that no action has been taken to investigate corruption allegations implicating Chilima and senior members of his Administration

At the centre of it all, Zuneth Sattar * I am just as frustrated as you are to hear that the British suspect recently visited Malawi * And none of the agencies actively investigating him here noticed * Thus missing a golden opportunity to make progress on the matter * The ACB needs more of our support and I have allocated the ACB more funding than ever before By Duncan Mlanjira President Lazarus Chakwera has said he shares Malawians’…

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FDH Bank sponsors K2m for Security Institutions Joint Sports Committee to hold its first games bonanza

Chipezeani presents the sponsorship to the men in uniform * Comprises Malawi Defence Force; Malawi Police Service; the Department of Immigration & Citizenship Services and Malawi Prisons * It was formed in solidarity to enhance the close working relationship between the four national security agencies * The public is invited to watch the finals scheduled for Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe on June 25 By Duncan Mlanjira Formed some two years ago but couldn’t organise any activity due to…

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Zanga-Zanga Chikhosi relieved of his post as Secretary to the President; Replaced by head of Presidential Delivery Unit, Colleen Zamba

Colleen Zamba  * As President Chakwera builds a robust monitoring system that ensures strict adherence to control government spending * I know that the realignment of the kwacha is painful, but it’s because we are putting a dislocated joint back in its place * Both decisions are part of our ongoing efforts to cure our economy of the failed economic policies of the past By Duncan Mlanjira In announcing strict measures on government spending, President Lazarus Chakwera has relieved…

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Price of sugar up by 22% from K900/kg to K1,100

* Last month, there was scarcity of sugar which led traders to increase prices of the commodity * Against the then recommended price of K900/kg to as high as K1,500/kg for brown sugar * Even after sugar was flooded on the market, most traders still maintained high prices * Some selling at K1,000 and following the increase, they are bound to peg it higher than K1,100 By Duncan Mlanjira With effect from Monday, May 30, Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc…

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World Multiple Sclerosis Day: Malawi lacks capacity to detect the rare disease

* The disease requires high-tech MRI and immunology labs and Malawi joins efforts to end patient isolation * Malawi requires a good immunology laboratory as currently patients are required to be sent to South Africa to confirm diagnosis Maravi Express As Malawi joins the commemoration of World Multiple Sclerosis Day — which falls today, May 30, one of the country’s leading neurologists Professor Macpherson Mallewa says the lack of appropriate diagnostic tools makes it difficult to effectively detect this…

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NICO Pension declares significant 14% bonus for NICO Ufulu unrestricted fund

* Up from 9.3% bonus it declared in 2020 financial year * The 14% bonus is the net after meeting all other requirements such as tax and other costs * Clients also reassured that the NICO Ufulu unrestricted fund is economically stable * And very secured since it is insured with NICO Life, such that any shocks to the economy is recovered By Duncan Mlanjira Despite the economic challenges the country is facing due to the global CoVID-19 pandemic,…

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Former MP Felix Njawala teams up with doctors to establish state-of-the-art hospital in Blantyre, Royal Medical Centre

The surgery theatre at the Centre * Offers out-patients services; in-patients admissions; maternity delivery; surgeries; radiology; ultra scans and physiotherapy etc * It is time for Malawians to come together and provide affordable healthcare provision—Njawala * Royal Medical Centre’s objective is not for profitability but offer the best services at a reasonable rate * Funded by National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Development Bank Limited By Duncan Mlanjira Opened to the public on April 6, 2022, Royal Medical Centre is…

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Rising cases of cholera worries Blantyre DHO

District environmental officer, Dr Penjani Chunga By Mayamiko Phiri, Correspondent As Blantyre District Health Office is  conducting cholera vaccination campaign targeting over 1 million people which started on May 23-27, district environmental officer Dr Penjani Chunga has expressed worry with the growing cases of cholera in the city. Hard hit areas include Zingwangwa, Chilomoni and Bangwe but over 40 cases has been reported in Zingwangwa alone so far. Chunda attributed the rising numbers of cholera cases to contaminated water…

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NAM partners Bintel Analytics Limited for development of its website

NAM president Abigail Shariff and Bintel Analytics’ Walusungu Gondwe sealing the deal * It will help to keep valuable data which can be accessed by all netball stakeholders * In the past netball followers were failing to find detailed information on Malawi netball By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) and Bintel Analytics Limited have signed a 1-year partnership whose main objective is to develop the first-ever NAM website platform to promote the glamour associated with the…

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