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Councillors convicted with suspended sentences for dubious sale of land plots in Karonga

September 19, 2023

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* Steve Simusokwe (MCP), Smart Mwakayira (DPP) and Ngasalayumo Mwangonde (UTM) * The judgment automatically means that the public positions which were held by these councilors have ceased By Wakisa Myamba, MANA Karonga First Grade Magistrate’s Court on Monday handed nine months suspended sentences to three Ward Councilors in Karonga after being found guilty on charges of abuse of office, theft and fraud. The three are Steve Simusokwe for Chilanga Ward of Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Smart Mwakayira for…

Who should police noise polluters?

September 17, 2023

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* Time is now to deal with noise pollution, whether produced by churches, bars, wedding ceremonies and all * Let’s not fear people behind noise pollution anymore; let’s confront them! Pentecostal churches are mushrooming in the middle of residential areas and they come with them loud blaring public address system, play loud music that completely disturbed peaceful Sundays from morning till afternoon. They also conduct sermons at night that sometimes take the whole night — disturbing people’s peaceful sleep….

MultiChoice Africa investors reportedly lose 32 billion South African rands

September 14, 2023

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* One of MultiChoice’s biggest problems is South Africans continue to dump their DStv subscriptions, especially in the Premium and mid-market segments * DStv Premium subscriptions declined by 6% over the last year, and mid-market subscriptions declined by 3%. Many DStv subscribers also downgraded their packages * The impact is clearly seen in DStv’s average revenue per user, which declined from R269 to R256 year-on-year * MultiChoice is searching for new revenue streams to address the high-end subscriber decline…

MultiChoice Africa maintains awaits Court case despite MACRA giving the go-ahead to resume DStv services

September 11, 2023

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* The judicial dispute between MultiChoice Malawi and MACRA is in court pending judgement—MultiChoice Africa * The decision is made without prejudice to the ongoing negotiations and/or litigation—MACRA By Duncan Mlanjira Conflicting notices are filtering through from MultiChoice Africa Holdings, which is indicating that the potential return of DStv in Malawi is now dependent on the outcome of the judicial dispute between MultiChoice Malawi and Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), which is in court pending judgement. The public notice…

First Capital Bank donates K3 million to Blantyre Police towards CCTV project

September 8, 2023

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* There has been an increase record in terms of theft and other crimes in the country and Blantyre has not been spared * So we believe that the direction taken by Blantyre Police will help a lot in curbing theft in the City By Victor Singano Jnr First Capital Bank (FCB) has joined the corporate companies’ response by investing K3 million towards Blantyre Police Station’s project to install CCTV cameras in the central business district (CBD) of the…

CAMA demands immediate reduction of sugar prices by 25%

September 7, 2023

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* The increase was meant to control the smuggling of sugar to neighboring countries * It had nothing to do with any increases in production costs but purely to control and reduce smuggling of sugar * An activity outside the mandate of Illovo Sugar Malawi since border control activities are managed by the State By Duncan Mlanjira Following the verdict by the Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC), that determined that the reason for the sugar price increase by…

MACRA assures of resumption of DStv services by Friday

September 5, 2023

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* The matter will be resolved in a manner that balances the interest of either party * And within the boundaries of the applicable law—MACRA DG Daud Suleman By Duncan Mlanjira Following a meeting between Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) and MultiChoice Malawi on Monday, September 4 in Lilongwe, the Authority assures customers that the DStv service will resume by Friday, September 8. This is after a dispute in the application of tariff adjustment that made MultiChoice Africa to…

ACB assures HRDC of continued investigations of plunder of resources for Mombera University

August 30, 2023

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The current stage at which Mombera University is at * The ACB first sent the complaints to the Auditor General as a referral action to institute an investigative audit * However, the Bureau will not continue to conduct further investigations on the refurbishment of Mzuzu University library By Duncan Mlanjira The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has notified Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) that it is continuing with investigations which the civil society organisation raised as whistleblower on allegations of plunder…

Bon Kalindo, Redson Munlo and company denied permission to demonstrate tomorrow for resignation of President Chakwera

August 29, 2023

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* The Council called for a meeting to address concerns from Malawi Police Service * And see if an amendment could be met to the demonstrations under Section 99 of the same Police Act * But Kalindo and Munlo made it clear that discussions are not possible and the meeting should not proceed By Duncan Mlanjira Bon Kalindo, Redson Munlo and others as leaders of concerned citizens calling themselves Malawi First, have been denied permission by Lilongwe District Council…

Chakwera calls on Malawians to resist corruption

August 29, 2023

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* The vice has affected many Malawians who wish to seek for good public amenities * We should all emulate Dr Napoleon Dzombe, who is contributing a lot to the development of the country * By establishing a hotel which is a source of employment and improving people’s lives By Rosalia Kapiri, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera has called on Malawians to join hands and resist corruption to help spearhead development in the country. Chakwera made the call on Monday,…