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Norwegian Minister, IFAD President to visit Malawi in wake of storms to discuss climate resilience and hunger

February 25, 2022

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Norwegian Minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim * Malawian farmers are still reeling from Tropical Cyclone Ana and other storms that followed * They are expected to meet President Chakwera; Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Finance * Extreme weather events have increased globally and have recently wreaked destruction in Malawi * And it is the small-scale farmers who are feeling the brunt of it — Houngbo By Duncan Mlanjira Norway’s Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim — in the…

Malawi and Botswana extolled for their national development plans

February 23, 2022

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NPC’s Director General Dr. Munthali interacting with acting UN Resident Coordinator in Malawi, Rudolf Schwenk By Tione Andsen, MANA Malawi and Botswana have been singled out as the only countries that have their development agenda which is aligned to Africa Union (AU) Agenda 2063. Director General of National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr. Thomas Munthali disclosed this Tuesday at Sunbird Lilongwe Hotel in Lilongwe during the official opening of a four-day Applied Training on Integrated Planning and Reporting (IPRT), saying…

Malawi included in UN Economic Commission’s implementation of complementary technical assistance for SADC’s SME response to CoVID-19

February 9, 2022

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Eunice Kamwendo, ECA subregional office director for southern Africa * Seminar focused on country experiences and a focus on ‘building back better’ in Mauritius * ECA aims to first strengthen the capacities of MSMEs in southern Africa * Target countries for these projects are Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia * To effectively respond to CoVID-19 and bounce back stronger * Also to strengthen MSME capacities to design and apply innovative approaches to resilience building By Duncan…

9-month period revenue growth for Airtel Africa Plc at US$3,492m representing 21.7%

February 8, 2022

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* The highlights of the report include constant currency underlying revenue growth that was recorded across all regions * Nigeria up 29.0%, East Africa up 24.4% and Francophone Africa up 19.0% and across all key services * Revenue in Voice up 16.1%, and in Data and Mobile Money both up 37.2% By Duncan Mlanjira Airtel Africa Plc’s results for nine-month period that ended December 31, 2021 indicates that revenue grew to US$3,492 million — representing 21.7% growth while constant…

Lilongwe High Court to rule tomorrow on SA’s extradition application for Bushiri and his wife

February 7, 2022

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Bushiri and his wife during a court appearance in South Africa By Duncan Mlanjira The High Court in Lilongwe is set to rule tomorrow, February 8, on South Africa’s application to have Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary be extradited back to their host country where they fled from some criminal charges. A statement from assistant Registrar says the ruling will be held in the chambers of Justice Kapindu from 10:00hrs. South Africa’s Ministry of Justice and Correctional…

Successful blood donation drive held at Sultanate of Oman’s Higher Institute of Health Specialties in Muscat

February 7, 2022

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Dr. Hamida Al Harthy, leading the blood donation drive By Dr. Ahmed Mohiuddin Siddiqui The Sultanate of Oman’s Community Outreach Committee (COC), at its Ministry of Health’s Higher Institute of Health Specialties (HIHS) held a blood donation drive at its premises in Muscat — led by Dr. Hamida Al Harthy and her team. The Sultanate of Oman’s most visible face on the community service circuit – Dr. Manal bint Abdul Majeed Al Zadjali, who is the Dean, led by…

Councillor Lipikwe dresses up in school uniform to deliver career guide talk on International Day of Education

January 25, 2022

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Sitting in class as a motivation to the learners By Duncan Mlanjira In commemoration of the International Day of Education, Councillor, Gerald Lipikwe visited the 3 primary schools in his Limbe Central Ward dressed up in the uniform of one of the school where he delivered career guide talks. Lipikwe encouraged the young minds to stay focused in their academic studies by choosing a career they should work hard for to achieve. In June last year, Lipikwe also organised…

Malawian poet Kamanga collaborates with Zambian counterpart in recording ‘Secrete of Love’

January 23, 2022

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Luka Kamanga, AKA Lukay By Blessings Kaunda, MANA UP-and-coming Malawian poet trending as Lukay Kamanga — real name Luka Kamanga — has collaborated with Zambian poet, Inkpockett in his first poem of 2022 entitled ‘Secrete of Love’, which was produced and recorded in Zambia. Speaking in an interview Friday, Kamanga said he was honoured to that excited Inkpockett accepted to collaborate with him and arranged the poem’s production and recording to be done in Zambia at Vibs Studio, All…

President Chakwera congratulates Malawian Nkiwane for being honoured with British Queen’s MBE

January 8, 2022

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Pretty Nkiwane, MBE By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian Pretty Nkiwane (nee Chikowi), a children’s services manager at Hertfoldshire County Council in the United Kingdom, has been awarded the prestigious Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) which is the British Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for 2021, in recognition of her outstanding commitment and dedication to children’s social care during the CoVID-19 pandemic. The Queen’s New Year’s Honours List, published on December 31, recognises the outstanding service to…

Malawi commemorates World Braille Day

January 3, 2022

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By Victor Singano Jnr. The Malawi Union of the Blind (MUB) — an organization which advocate for the rights and needs of the blind and partially sighted people — on Monday, January 3 led Malawians in joining the rest of the global village in commemorating this year’s World Braille Day. The commemoration, which was declared by the United Nation General Assembly in 2018, is under theme ‘Importance of Braille to the Blind and visually impaired’ The World Braille is…