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Government launches five-year project dubbed Youth Entrepreneurship for the Future of Agriculture
May 16, 2024
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* To be implemented by Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) with support from Mastercard * Over 50% of the population in the country are young people. If we leave them behind, the country will never develop * That is why more programmes are now geared towards young people because they have the energy, are creative and passionate By Moses Nyirenda, MANA Government has launched a five-year project dubbed Youth Entrepreneurship for the Future of Agriculture (YEFFA),…

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Kabaza operators working towards bringing sanity on public roads; Starting with signing MoU with Mchinji District Council
May 15, 2024
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* They say they are committed to improving safety and bringing in better coordination between themselves and district council * Also to bring in different opportunities such as loans to operators so that they can develop their businesses By Winfrida Kamwana, MANA & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express Operators of passenger motorbike taxis, commonly known as Kabaza, have been renowned of causing many accidents on public roads because of their recklessness and lack of proper traffic law enforcement. But it…

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Kamuzu was a development-oriented leader who believed in unity of purpose—Chakwera
May 15, 2024
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* As he also aspires to uplift the livelihoods of the people in all the regions * To effectively consolidate the foundation laid by the first former President By Memory Kutengule & Chatonda Beatrice Bangula, MANA In leading Malawians in commemorating the life of former Head of State, late Ngwazi Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President Lazarus Chakwera said the founding leader of the nation was a development-oriented leader who believed in unity of purpose. Chakwera described such attributes as…

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MCCCI collaborates with mHub to link unemployed young people with potential employers at this year’s International Trade Fair
May 14, 2024
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* To be coached on how they can get jobs while at the same time being connected to potential employers * Those not looking for jobs linked to potential investors that can bring in some capital to their different entrepreneurial portfolios By Victor Singano Jnr For this year’s International Trade Fair, Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has collaborated with mHub to link unemployed young people in Blantyre with potential employers and help them in various…

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Ministry of Agriculture moves in to improve cotton production
May 14, 2024
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* Over 50,000 metric tonnes of cotton is needed annually to meet local manufacturing and value addition demand * While the demand on the export market is in excess of 200,000 metric tonnes—Minister Kawale By Moses Nyirenda, MANA Minister of Agriculture, Sam Kawale, says on the domestic scene, over 50,000 metric tonnes of cotton is needed annually to meet local manufacturing and value addition demand while on the export market, it is in excess of 200,000 metric tonnes. Thus…

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Muluzi, Chilima, Kaliati add grace to late Gogo Karonga’s final farewell
May 14, 2024
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* She was staunch Mighty Wanderers support and her coffin’s pall bearers were Nomads players * Was famous for her stopover entertainment joint at Nyungwe along Blantyre-Zomba Road By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Evance Chisiano, MANA Along Blantyre-Zomba Road stands a famous entertainment joint at Nyungwe, which is an almost a must-stop over for its chicken snack and customer-friendly perspective of its owner; Gogo Karonga. The stopover is also named Gogo Karonga and over the years it has…

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Malawi to enhance trading export with India
May 13, 2024
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* Over the years, Malawi has had agreements and memorandum of understandings with India * The government of Malawi is interested in continuing trading in the two countries By Rosalia Kapiri, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi is ready to grow its relations in trade with India to utilise the opportunity presented in the bilateral workforce that the two nations hold. He said this today at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe when he hosted a delegation of Indian nationals who…

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Mangochi traditional leader calls for fully enforced ban on illegal fishing gears
May 13, 2024
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Some fishermen use mosquito nets to catch small fishes  * Use of monofilament has become common practice in Mangochi and the malpractice endangers existing fish species on Lake Malawi * Stakeholders should learn from Tanzania which successfully made disappearance of monofilaments on their lakes By Shaffie Bakali, MANA Senior Chief Lulanga of Mangochi has urged stakeholders in fisheries industry in the country to fully enforce ban on monofilaments use on Lake Malawi, saying the fishing malpractice was counterproductive on…

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MACRA courts Mzimba religious and traditional leaders on National Addressing System
May 13, 2024
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* Leaders are instrumental to the project’s success in terms of community sensitisation on its importance for people to embrace it * For a long time Malawi has lagged behind in terms of a robust addressing system * Resulting in a host of problems in terms of location and identification of streets and houses By Joel Phiri, MANA Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) reiterated that the introduction of National Addressing System (NAS) in Malawi will ease challenges associated with…

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Youth participation in electoral process is key—Justice Kachale
May 13, 2024
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* You might have good blogs, very good Facebook write-ups, but if you don’t vote, the effort is almost nothing * The youth are our chief stakeholders — you are youthful, energetic and full of intellectual abilities * Capable of playing a significant role in attaining best political results for aspired social and political change By Emily M’mangisa & Evance Chisiano, MANA At a public lecture held at the University of Malawi’s (UNIMA) Great Hall in Zomba on Saturday,…

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