How Lilongwe e-parking system is driving urban development and community growth

A constant reminder to motorists of the needful * The system was also done to decongest most of the parking spaces as a lot of people would just park probably half of or the whole day * On specific parking spaces and even places not designated as parking lots leading to congestion in some streets making some places impassable * Thus the parking for a fee regulating the way people park within the city as it created space for…

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‘New tax measures aimed at enhancing revenue collection, promoting economic growth and ensuring equitable distribution of resources’

MP Susan Dossi, chairperson of Parliamentary Committee on Media, Information & Communications * They are designed to create a fair and transparent tax system that supports national development goals * It is essential for the public to understand new measures’ purpose, implementation and impact By Duncan Mlanjira The new tax measures that have become contentious from some section of the public are just amendments to the existing Taxation Act aimed at enhancing revenue collection, promoting economic growth and ensuring…

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Bon Kalindo seems not to understand benefits of newly-introduced excise tax stamps

Kalindo addressing the media in Lilongwe * As he announces nationwide demonstrations on August 8 over new tax measures, voter registration and national IDs * Tax stamps are protecting local and legitimate industries from unfair competition from businesses engaged in illicit, smuggled and counterfeit excisable products * It is also to control consumption of unbranded and counterfeits where source of products cannot be verified and authenticated * While at the same time to promote voluntary tax compliance among manufacturers,…

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Two men jailed for 30 months without option of fine for possessing stolen ESCOM conductors

* Prosecutor told the the court that while both first-time offenders they should be given stiffer sentence * As Electricity (Amendment) Act 2024 attracts a maximum sentence of 30 years * Such malpractice costs ESCOM revenue, maintenance and labour costs and also derails efforts to connect new customers Maravi Express Two men have been sentenced to two-and-a-half-years imprisonment in Lilongwe following their conviction for possessing stolen electricity conductors at Kasiya in the district. Police prosecutor, Superintendent Chancy Chikhola, said…

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US cyber security experts visit MUST

* The team engaged with MUST faculty members and students under Department of Computer Studies & Information Technology (CSIT) * They shared their experiences and insights on the latest cyber security trends and technologies, while also learning about the unique challenges faced by Malawi in the cyber security landscape By Chikumbutso Mwale & Charlie Mtambalika, MUST communication students A delegation from the USA, comprising distinguished experts and researchers in the fields of cyber security, energy & power and in…

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TNM lends credence to MACRA’s continued refutal that people’s phone calls are being listened to

TNM’s Chief Technical Officer, Lloyd Gowera responding to the query * With their sophisticated digital system, even the Western World would not be able to listen in to each and every call made by the public * But only do so by law enforcement agencies in tracking high profile criminals and terrorists under their radar By Duncan Mlanjira Lloyd Gowera, Chief Technical Officer of the pioneer mobile phone service provider, TNM Plc, has authenticated that the country’s telecommunications companies…

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‘MACRA operating within precinct of the law, so too should operators and consumers of the digital space’

Minister Moses Kunkuyu at the launch of the Open Week * Freedom of speech on the social media goes with it some personal responsibility * If one abuses it and becomes in conflict with law, then the law should take its course By Duncan Mlanjira Minister of Information & Digitalisation, Moses Kunkuyu emphasises that the law is the law and should be followed to the book, unless the public engages lawmakers in Parliament to amend some clauses that are…

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Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission foils smuggling of over MK42.1m worth of Malawian bank notes

* They were in stacks of K20s, K50s, K100s, K200s, K500s, K1,000s, K2,000s and K5,000s denominations concealed in eight wooden boxes * The meticulously coordinated operation operation was carried out at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka * Leading to the successful apprehension of two foreign nationals Maravi Express Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has foiled smuggling of over MK42,184,000 worth of Malawian bank notes concealed in eight 8 boxes on transit to the United States of America (USA),…

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Trump adviser questions Secret Service after shooting

* There’s a lot of inquiry now about whether the Secret Service was totally prepared * As a witness says he saw gunman on roof and tried to warn police BBC A senior adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign, Stephen Moore told the BBC World Service programme, ‘Weekend’ that there are questions about how prepared the Secret Service was. “I got a text from one of my associates saying that Trump had been shot and my heart just sank, and…

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UTM Party threatens to mobilise streets demonstrations if its demand is not met for an independent commission of inquiry into Chilima’s plane crash

* As it dissolves the Tonse Alliance, saying the letter of its Alliance Agreement was undermined and betrayed by MCP * From the very beginning MCP clearly telegraphed their intention that they no longer considered the Agreement binding * In a way, therefore, it is them who have repudiated the Agreement By Duncan Mlanjira The UTM Party has severed the Tonse Alliance, saying the letter of its agreement was undermined and betrayed by the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) right…

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