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Corruption allegations involving LWB CEO Itaye risks derailing funding from EIB for construction of Lilongwe’s water treatment works

October 12, 2020

By Duncan Mlanjira The European Investment Bank (EIB) has attached serious conditions in order to approve Malawi’s request made in May 2020 to increase financing of the construction of Lilongwe’s treatment works (TWIII) following corruption allegations involving Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) Chief Executive Officer, Godfrey Itaye. The EIB has written Ministry of Finance that it has considered the request to increase the financing of the project — under Lilongwe Drought Resilience Programme — from Euro12.5 million to Euro15 million….

Neno Councillor asks for road upgrade to match state-of-art technical centre that is to be built

October 12, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Ministry of Youth & Sports is constructing four state-of-the-art community vocational training colleges in Neno, Karonga, Nkhotakota and Phalombe — whose official ground breaking was commissioned by Minister Ulemu Msungama on Saturday at Neno Boma. The project, funded through a MK2 billion loan and grant from the African Development Bank, is set to uplift the faces of the four communities — Ngara in Karonga, Mbandira in Nkhotakota, Naminjiya in Phalombe and at the Neno Boma. In…

HRDC implores on DPP to expedite prosecutions of arrested high-profile offenders

October 11, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira The Human Right Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has written the Director of Public Prosecutions,Mary Kachale to expedite the prosecution of high-profile politicians, senior public officers and business people, who were arrested for allegedly committing various corruption cases. Copied to the Inspector General of Police, the Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Minister of Justice and the Attorney General, the letter said since July 2020, there have been a large number of high profile arrests of people…

Newly-elected Central Region Chess chair pledges to strengthen online tourney with attractive prices

October 11, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Newly-elected Central Region Chess League (CRCL) chairperson, Mark Ndipita has pledged to strengthen online chess by organising monthly tournaments that will offer attractive prizes. SRCL went to the polls last Sunday at Kamuzu Institute for Sports that ushered in Ndipita as the head with Tapiwa Banda elected as vice-chairperson; Kondwani Magombo as general secretary and Leonard Mbwana as treasurer. Davie Mawango is the league’s publicity secretary, Candidate Master (CM) Petros Mfune is the regional schools coordinator while…

NBS Bank, MPC in partnership for customers to access banking services in post offices countrywide

October 11, 2020

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By Tikondane Vega, MANA NBS Bank has partnered with Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) by creating all post offices countrywide as banking agencies for people to access all their banking services. NBS Bank Chief Treasury and Globe Market Officer, Benedicto Nkhoma said the partnership between NBS Bank and MPC dates back to 2012, noting that MPC was its first partner and a first bank agent in Malawi. Nkhoma said the main objective for the partnership was financial inclusion — mainly…

COVID-19 could drive up to 40m in Africa into extreme poverty in 2020; Erasing 5 years of progress in fighting poverty

October 9, 2020

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The World Bank Driven by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 global pandemic, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to fall to -3.3% in 2020, pushing the region into its first recession in 25 years, according to the latest regional economic analysis — Africa’s Pulse: Charting the Road to Recovery. The pandemic could also drive up to 40 million people into extreme poverty in Africa in 2020, erasing at least five years of progress in fighting poverty. With over…

Examining theories for Africa’s low COVID-19 related death rates

October 9, 2020

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Analysis by Kevin Marsh & Moses Alobo, The Conversation Africa As the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic emerged earlier this year, many felt a sense of apprehension a sense of apprehension about what would happen when it reached Africa. Concerns over the combination of overstretched and underfunded health systems and the existing load of infectious and non-infectious diseases often led to it being talked about in apocalyptic terms. However, it has not turned out quite that way. On September 29th,…

Nearly 220,000 active COVID-19 cases across Africa after 14.5m tests

October 8, 2020

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allAfrica.com & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express As of Thursday, October 8, COVID-19 confirmed cases from 55 African countries have reached 1,536,831 with reported deaths having reached 37,095, and recoveries at 1,279,758. Currently, 219,976 cases are active and 14,550,719 tests have been performed. South Africa has the most reported cases — 685,155, with deaths numbering 17,248. Other most-affected countries include Morocco (140,024), Egypt (104,035) Ethiopia (80,895), Nigeria (59,738) and Algeria (52,520). The numbers are compiled by the Center for Systems…

Simbi Phiri’s Khato Civils also undertaking huge water project in Botswana

October 8, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Just like the Khato Civils water pipeline project from the Lake Malawi district of Salima to the Capital City Lilongwe, from which all the communities along the pipeline will benefit with clean and easily accessible water supply, the South Africa-based Malawian company is also undertaking similar project in Botswana from which about 700,000 people in Greater Gaborone are expected to benefit. The 12-month project in Botswana started on 1st May, 2020 with initial works such as…

Dark substance that gushed out of the soil in Lilmbe not crude oil but disposed diesel

October 8, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Secretary for Mining Ministry, Dr. Joseph Mkandawire has reported that from the field investigations and sample analytical results on the alleged oil occurrence in Limbe this week reveals that the substance was a refined petroleum product, specifically, diesel and not crude petroleum substance as members of the public believed it was. Some people posted on social media a video of some liquid that was gushing out of the ground in Limbe and they thought it was…