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Grand Business Park in Lilongwe to help create help 1,500 direct jobs

September 9, 2020

By Daniel Namwini, MANA The on-going construction of Grand Business Park in Lilongwe will help create over 1,500 direct jobs and 2,000 indirect job opportunities to youths and local people in Malawi. Deputy Minister of Lands, Abida Mia said this on Tuesday when she visited the Chinese project at Area 46 along the Western By-pass road in Lilongwe. The cost of construction of the park is estimated at K73 billion (USD100 million) and Mia said the investment has a…

Mtunthama Lions Club donates food items to Kawale elderly

September 9, 2020

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Maravi Express Lilongwe-based Mtunthama Lions Club donated food items to the elderly of Kawale Township in Lilongwe on Sunday to assist them to fight against Coronavirus health-wise. The Club’s Vice President, Veronica Ndalama said apart from the preventive measures set by the government, one has to have a strong immune system to fight the pandemic. “We are aware that as one grows old the immune system becomes weak and one way of boosting that immune system is by eating…

Muhara is ready and willing to be deployed for improper and illegal objects — says lawyers’ petition

September 9, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira The conduct of Lloyd Muhara in his line of duty as Secretary to the Cabinet demonstrated no regard for the law, the independence of the judiciary, the rule of law, lack of personal integrity and that he is ready and willing to be deployed for improper and illegal objects. This is contained in that petition that a group of concerned lawyers have petitioned to Malawi Law Society (MLS) that demands the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to…

Lawyers petition Judicial Service Commission to disqualify Muhara as High Court Judge

September 9, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira A group of concerned lawyers have petitioned Malawi Law Society (MLS) to demand the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to immediately institute disciplinary proceedings against former Secretary to the Cabinet, Lloyd Muhara for misbehaviour and conduct that makes him not fit to hold and perform the high office of Judge of the High Court of Malawi. The concerned lawyers, who are MLS members and led by Bright Theu, are asking the Society’s president to ask JSC to…

COVID-19 cases continue to decline; single related death in 8 days

September 8, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In his Tuesday’s situation report, co-chairperson of the presidential taskforce on COVID-19, Dr. John Phuka reports that in the past 24 hours, Malawi has registered no new deaths from the nine new cases. And they are 13 new recoveries from the cumulative number of 3,603 recovery cases. The nine new cases are locally transmitted infections — five from Blantyre, two from Mchinji, and one each from Lilongwe and Mulanje. Cumulatively, Malawi has recorded 5,630 cases including 176 death and…

Nankhumwa attributes depreciation of kwacha to MCP four months after DPP rule

September 8, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira & Tione Andsen Opposition Leader Kondwani Nankhumwa told Parliament on Monday that foreign reserves are fast dwindling under the Tonse government than it was under the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rule and yet this is just not more than four months into the new government. This is in stark contrast to the professional observation made by Malawi Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) chief executive officer, Chancellor Kaferapanjira during the two-day National Development Conference held in…

Robert Chenda Mkandawire applauds Lilongwe DHO health workers towards his 21-day long COVID-19 fight

September 8, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In his testimony on the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lilongwe-based Robert Chenda Mkandawire, who was discharged from self-isolation on Monday, described his experience as “quite a bumpy 21-day long fight against the virus”. He said he doesn’t take for granted the total support he received from Lilongwe District Health Office (DHO) frontline COVID-19 health care workers, describing their response as “simply fantastic”. “The team visited us four times in a space of 12 days…

Opposition Leader attacks Chakwera’s pledge to construct MP’s official residences within their constituencies

September 8, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Most Members of Parliament when voted into office usually desert their rural bases, opting to operate from affluent cities and completely alienating themselves from their constituents. It is in this vein that President Lazarus Chakwera views that the country ought to have official residences for MPs within their constituencies to ensure they are part of the communities they represent. And from his presentation in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered on Friday last week,…

Roads Authority describes as untrue HRDC’s allegations over corrupt practices in awarding road contracts

September 8, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira The Roads Authority has described as untrue the allegations that the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) highlighted so that the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) should investigate detailing some irregularities for construction of 10 road projects mainly in the Southern Region. HRDC alleged that the Roads Authority made some payments out of Treasury during the campaign period for the fresh presidential election on the pretext that the money would be advance payment to contractors. The letter, dated…

Ombudsman investigating Itaye on allegations of abuse of office in staff recruitment process

September 7, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Ombudsman Martha Chizuma, has opened investigations on former Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Director General, Simon Itaye on allegations of nepotism, tribalism and abuse of of office in the recruitment of officers during his tenure of office. She has since asked the new MACRA Director General, Henry Shamu to compile a comprehensive response to each of the allegations she has highlighted. “For avoidance of doubt, I would like your comments to touch on the recruitment process…