ESCOM encourages customers to procure own materials for swift single phase connection

* This is due to the non-availability of materials at ESCOM * The connection fee of K93,200 paid by an individual customer * Which is a contribution towards the average cost of K365,000 * ESCOM is facing challenges in raising its contribution of K271,800 per connection By Duncan Mlanjira Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is now allowing customers who are willing and can afford to procure materials required for swift single phase connection after meeting all terms and…

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National Bank Plc engages with Blantyre vendors to enhance financial services literacy

Blantyre Market venders chairperson, Mevis Rahim making her contribution  By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent National Bank of Malawi Plc on Sunday engaged vendors and minibus association to a special interface meeting to enhance their financial services literacy and take advantage of some services the Bank offers. The initiative was done as part of NB’s strategy to maintain a close working relationship with its stakeholders following some feedback concerns that some of their clients are facing discrimination by the bank…

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Mighty Wanderers granted Mpira Stadium as home venue; As they next date TN Stars in next 2022 TNM Super League match

The magnificent Mpira Stadium at Chiwembe * After their 1-2 loss to arch rivals Nyasa Bullets, the Nomads apply for shift of their home games * No single draw in all eight 2022 TNM Super League opening matches as KB take the lead on goals scored By Duncan Mlanjira Super League of Malawi (SULOM) has revised this weekend’s 2022 TNM Super League round of matches by shifting Mighty Wanderers match against TN Stars on Saturday from Kamuzu Stadium to…

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MultiChoice Malawi expands its footprint with 10 additional Sankha Wekha kiosks

The distinctive yellow, blue and red coloured Sankha Wekha kiosk * Blantyre Market, Machinjiri Area 1; in Lilongwe at Area 1 Simama, Area 1 Kaviwale, Luwinga, Area 49, Area 29, Likuni and Kamba * Original at Wenela bus depot in Blantyre, Ndirande’s Old Peoples shop and Chemusa * In Lilongwe, they are also in Area 25 Pamathanki, Area 25 Nsungwi and Area 36 Kaphiri; Mzuzu along M1 road and Mzuzu market By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice Malawi has stamped its footprint…

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Chilima’s UTM Party hits hard at its critics; Describing them as “torpid malignant political minds that are feeble and rotten”

Saulos Chilima, Vice-President and Minister of Public Reforms * The UTM and its leadership has remained calm amidst all the mercenary afflictions that are being waged on its leadership * Through propaganda of political vitriol aimed at lampooning the UTM leadership * This is creating a negative picture that suggests that the UTM is in a hurry for power and hence fomenting discord in the Tonse Alliance * One can clearly see that these political hallucinations are born out…

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COSOMA, MultiChoice sign Partners Against Piracy agreement in the fight to protect Creative Copyright

The partnership  * Partners Against Piracy looks to ensure Malawi’s content creators earn a living from their talent * And to increase the demand for locally produced content through the consumption of their authorized works * MultiChoice as digital entertainment provider is also affected mainly in the form of broadcasting piracy By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice Malawi and the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) have joined forces in the fight to protect Creative Copyright and associated Intellectual Property rights through…

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NICO Group celebrates 50th Anniversary in dazzling and spectacular style along streets of Blantyre

Popping up the champagne  * Within the 50-year journey, NICO Group has encountered some twist and turns— GMD Vizenge Kumwenda * But overall the company has successfully stamped its mark as the country’s leading financial service provider * All these achievements have been noticed by our clients because we have well dedicated employees * Who always strive to satisfy all the customers to the best of their capabilities * Going forward, we want to assure our customers that we’ll…

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Dzaleka refugees donate disaster relief items worth K16m to DoDMA; But rampant selling of relief items is cause for worry

By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Rodney Majawa, MANA Refugees living away of Dzaleka Camp in Dowa have donated 60 tonnes of maize valued at K10.8 million and 50 bales of 30 blankets each worth K5.2 million to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) in support of the country’s assistance towards flood victims of Tropical Storm Ana and Gombe. In a letter to DoDMA Commissioner, the refugees say they “have always expressed their gratitude to the government of…

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Mixed reaction over sale of People’s chain of supermarkets

Another historical company under the hammer following intention to sell SOBO * As a company we have been struggling with capital inadequacy for the past 8 years due to some serious capital losses * I think People’s has failed miserably in all sectors. This is the final nail on the coffin — the shops will never resurrect as per say * People’s management was backward, it was used to operating in an environment of no competition * The reputation…

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UNICEF to roll out Polio immunisation campaign in four countries after case confirmed in Malawi

A polio immunization exercise * As Blantyre DHO embarks its exercise from Monday, March 21-31 targeting under-5 children By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Mayamiko Phiri, Correspondent With the support from UNICEF and other partners, more than 9 million children in four countries of the Eastern and Southern Africa are to be vaccinated against polio in the first round of a mass campaign after an outbreak was confirmed in Malawi. Meanwhile, as part of its national response, Blantyre District…

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