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Airtel Africa, UNICEF reaffirm commitment to accelerate access to quality education across Africa

April 29, 2023

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* The joint commitment aims to ensure that every child reaches their full potential * Airtel Africa is cognizant of the great value education contributes to our nations across the continent * Which is why we are very deliberate in promoting education and empowering our people By Duncan Mlanjira Airtel Africa and UNICEF launched a US$57 million 5-year academic partnership in 2021, to accelerate the roll-out of digital learning for children by connecting schools to the internet and ensuring…

High Commission in SA to host Malawi Investment Forum to impress on potential international investors

April 28, 2023

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Malawi High Commissioner to South Africa, Her Excellency, Stella Ndau * From May 24-25 at The Emperors Palace, Kempton Park in Johannesburg * Under the theme ‘A Prosperous Malawi Through Strategic Investment Partnerships’ * First time of its kind for Malawi to host such a platform for potential investors in South Africa and beyond * Aimed at engaging with high ranking government officials from key Ministries, Departments & Agencies, state-owned enterprises as well as private sector partners By Duncan…

Malawi’s membership to Smart Africa Alliance beneficial—Chakwera

April 27, 2023

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* Going digital is the only way to attain most of the social and economic developments both locally and globally * Digitalization and development are like twins — they may not have born on the same day but they go together * We joined the Smart Africa Alliance to learn from those using digitalization to enforce good developments in their respective countries By Lydia Maganga, MANA at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe President Lazarus Chakwera has stressed by joining the Smart…

Energy Minister Matola urges African nations at Maputo international conference to believe in themselves

April 26, 2023

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* It is time to encourage regional integration while also focusing on developing solutions from within * He made special acknowledgment of the achievement of Malawi’s EGENCO for bringing back Kapichira Hydro Power Station * Saying this demonstrates that many solutions can be found locally rather than relying solely on external expertise By Duncan Mlanjira Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has told the 9th edition of the Mozambique Mining & Energy Conference (MMEC) taking place in Maputo from Wednesday…

Sparc Systems invests K3m towards International ICT Day

April 25, 2023

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Ward presents the cheque * In the course of our business, we realised that there are few ladies in the technical field * As a tech company, we have taken an initiative to motivate girls to venture into ICT as a way of bridging the gap * Girls should be encouraged to take part in driving the digital economy * We have been running free training — dubbed ‘Girls in ICT’ — over the past years and this is…

Malawi Women in Diaspora Network reaches out to displaced Phalombe women with dignity packs

April 25, 2023

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Offering words of encouragement * Plans are underway to distribute up to 1,000 Abwenzi Dignity kits and other items to various camps in southern Malawi * We are still receiving monetary donations through our Go Fund Me page, https://gofund.me/e556f956 * As Blantyre District Council decommissioned 65 of 92 camps which started from March 27 By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Memory Chatonda, MANA Malawi Women in Diaspora Network has honoured its pledge to assist survivors of the Cyclone Freddy-induced…

India’s Sharda University opens offers for scholarship for Malawians in undergraduate, postgraduate and research studies

April 23, 2023

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The MoU that was signed in March * Total number of scholarship seats available are 50 which are covered under Sharda CSR initiatives * Applicants for Bachelors programmes should have Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) or its equivalent * Obtained in the last four years with an aggregate of not more than 36 points and credits in English and other five subjects * Commencement of the new session is July, 2023 and last date of application letters is…

Former DGP Anwarul Huda exhorts communities to spend Zakat for productive purposes, educational upliftment

April 18, 2023

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Andhra Pradesh Syed Anwarul Huda, Indian Police Service IPS (Rtd) exhorting Muslims to donate Zakat in Hyderabad, Telangana State, India * Wealthy Muslims in Malawi are encouraged by several Muslim organizations to pay Zakat to alleviate poverty among the poor * Zakat can be paid in cash — 2.5% of annual income or on farm produce if it reaches the required limit for payment of Zakat By Dr Ahmed Mohiuddin Siddiqui The Iftar Get-Together by Zakat Centre India (ZCI) was…

Mzuzu Central Hospital treating patients with suspected communicable infection in the wake of Marburg virus disease

April 8, 2023

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* One or two of the people were being treated as typhoid fever and had come there from different places * While the three others are being treated as adult measles * The first two who presented with bleeding are doing well as all the blessing has stopped * The other three family members did not present with any bleeding By Duncan Mlanjira Mzuzu Central Hospital reported on Thursday, March 6, that it has isolated 5 people with suspected…

CISONECC organises first African regional symposium on Loss and Damage

April 1, 2023

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* To take stock of research done and recommendations made on Loss and Damage * Generate key recommendations for setting up and operationalizing the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage By Duncan Mlanjira Over two weeks after the passage of Cyclone Freddy, whose effects devastated Malawi that claimed 511 lives; with at least 533 still missing; 1,724 injured and 564,239 people displace and living in 577 camps, Malawi’s Civil Society Network on Climate Change (CISONECC) will host the first…