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Cross-border traders advocates for CoVID-19 vaccine

March 24, 2022

A cross-border trader having her jab at Mwanza Border By Brian Wasili, MANA Cross-border traders are being encouraged to have themselves vaccinated against CoVID-19 in order to protect importation of the Coronavirus to and from their host countries. The cross-border association (CBTA) held a CoVID-19 sensitization meeting in Mwanza on Wednesday to encourage its members and communities to be positive in the uptake of the vaccine. The association’s president, Steve Yohane said the “traders conduct their businesses in different…

Chakwera impressed with locally assembled zero carbon emission motorcycles

March 24, 2022

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Chakwera test rides the motorcycle around Kamuzu Palace grounds * Their efforts are contributing positively to Malawi’s transition from a predominantly importing to an exporting economy * I am delighted that Malawi is on the right trajectory to realising our dreams as a nation in line with the MW2063 agenda * Of a self-reliant, industrialised, middle-income nation—President Chakwera By Duncan Mlanjira President Lazarus Chakwera took time to sample an electric motorcycle which a group of Malawian young engineers brought…

Malawi Police moves in to deter GBV in flood victims’ evacuation camps

March 24, 2022

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Flood displaced people in Mulanje By Natasha Muthete, MANA Malawi Police Service (MPS) have underscored the need for concerted efforts in dealing with gender-based violence (GBV) in the country’s evacuation camps. Assistant Commisioner of Police, Francis Chisaka — who is deputy director of community policing services and rural police units visited flood survivors at Mitawa Primary School camp in Muloza-Mulanje where he emphasized that any form of abuse to flood survivors is a serious offence as it adds salt…

Immigration Department starts clearing backlog of Malawi passport applications

March 24, 2022

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* Applicants are required to bring the original receipt as proof of payment * Which they were issued with upon submitting their passport applications By Duncan Mlanjira The Department of Immigration & Citizenship Services is informing the general public that those who applied for their passports between January 2021 and March 2022 and are yet to be issued with a copy, should visit its offices in Blantyre, Lilongwe Mzuzu and Mangochi to collect in person. In a public notice,…

Kamuzu Academy products infiltrating into upper echelons of Malawi leadership as Prof. Sajidu is appointed UNIMA Vice-Chancellor

March 23, 2022

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Prof. Samson Sajidu, product of Kamuzu Academy * True measure of Kamuzu Academy’s quality of education is its products—President Chakwera * The ‘Eton of Africa’ continues to gloriously shine 40 years since its establishment * Founder Kamuzu Banda left a legacy more lasting than bronze as it has produced human resource crucial to Malawi’s development Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira When President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera attended the commemoration of Kamuzu Academy Founder’s Day in Mtunthama, Kasungu in 2020, he spoke…

Government set to open awarding of more contracts to cooking oil manufacturers to cushion spiraling prices of the commodity

March 23, 2022

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* Government has been monitoring the commodity’s international price index * It has been observed that some prices are irrationally set here in Malawi * The country produces some of the raw materials for edible cooking oil such as soya beans, sunflower and groundnuts * Prices are usually high in retail shops in urban areas yet same brands in rural areas are relatively low By Joseph Chikalipo, MANA & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express Minister of Trade and Industry, Honorable…

Nyasa Big Bullets invites supporters to serve on its Board as independent non-executive directors

March 23, 2022

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The winning brand * They must be passionate about the club; sports management & development * As well as building the capacity of visionary, valued-based change-makers * In the areas of health, education, legal, marketing, finance, sports and clergy By Duncan Mlanjira Nyasa Big Bullets Football Club Limited is inviting its supporters and stakeholders to apply for posts which the team is intending to recruit as independent non-executive directors to serve on its Board of Directors. A public statement…

Rudo Mkukupa-Chakwera, Bishop Chimwemwe Mhango, Pastor Willie Soko and others to spice up Wambali’s Tribute Concert Saturday

March 22, 2022

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* The Tribute Concert was proposed by the family in order to pay their last respect * It will help people appreciate his talent because he was an icon * A legend who taught us that our music can go far and set the benchmark for music lovers By Twimepoki Mangani, MANA All is set for Wambali’s Tribute Concert on Saturday March 26 at Sunbird Capital Marquee in Lilongwe where Rudo Chakwera; Bishop Chimwemwe Mhango; Pastor Willie Soko; Sangwani…

Great consternation by the public as over K25m fraud is discovered at Chingeni Tollgate

March 22, 2022

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The plaza where the fraud was detected * Malawians accused of not paying attention to the receipts they are given as the fraud could have been detected quickly * Roads Fund Authority want to heap the responsibility of checking the authenticity of the receipts on us too * RFA is just trying to push its internal corruption on the citizenry * RFA should go on a civic education campaign to sensitise motorists features of genuine receipts * Which should…

ESCOM donates 3,000 seedlings to Tikondane Group of Lilongwe

March 22, 2022

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McDowel Kumatso presents the tree seedlings to T/A Maliri By Peter Kanjere, ESCOM PRO Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) — in recognition that in the course of doing their work of supplying electricity use natural resources such as trees and that they need to be replaced — the national power utility company has donated 3,000 seedlings to Tikondane Women’s Group at Nasala Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Maliri in Lilongwe on Friday. ESCOM held the symbolic handover of the…