MPC workers industrial strike unreasonable and unjustifiable—management

A few of the striking staff captured in Lilongwe * Their demand of no pay for two months not true as it’s only top management yet to be paid * MPC is dealing with a structural issue, where 85% of its revenue pays staff costs * The struggling parastatal needs to downsize its staff if government is to recapitalize it * It is inviting applications from those interested to proceed on voluntary retrenchment By Duncan Mlanjira One of the…

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Public urged to collect official certification as proof for full CoVID-19 vaccination

President receiving his second jab of AstraZeneca some weeks ago * To bring with them vaccine certificate they were first given as proof of full vaccination * The certificate will be generated through the Ministry of Health’s CoVID-19 electronic vaccine registry * The e-vaccine registry system contains records of each person who has received a CoVID-19 vaccine * As of Wednesday, a total of 923,686 vaccine doses had been administered * 482,962 people receiving their first doses of AstraZeneca…

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Mary’s Meals feeds 30% of over 1m Malawian learners; As it reaches milestone of serving more than 2m children in 19 countries

Proud Founder Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow with some of beneficiary kids * More than 335,143 children served in Zambia; 125,414 in Kenya and 144,208 in Liberia * Mary Meal’s founder Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow to attend virtual celebratory event to be held in Kenya * It will be broadcast at 8pm CAT and open to all through: marysmeals.org/2-million * “When we set out on this path nearly 30 years ago we were overwhelmed by people’s goodness in donating” By Duncan Mlanjira International school…

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Public laments cancellation of contract for Mota Engil to rehabilitate Marka-Bangula railway line

* ACB has instituted corruption investigations on the procurement process * Public asks for speed investigation into the allegation * Some people involved in road transportation business suspected intent to derail the rail rehabilitation By Duncan Mlanjira Some members of the public have expressed dismay at the decision of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which has restrained Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil from going ahead with the contract it was awarded to design, upgrade and rehabilitate the railway section between Marka-Bangula….

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Government to reinstate frontline nutrition officers

President Chakwera releases plans towards the nutrition strategy By Nellie Kapatuka, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered that frontline nutrition officers be reinstated part of the measures his administration has put in place in the fight against malnutrition in the country. Speaking in Lilongwe on Thursday during the launch of the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) 3.0 strategy at the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC), Chakwera said the country needs to invest into addressing health challenges being faced which become…

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Blantyre City Council spokesperson Kasunda appointed as acting State House Press Secretary

Kasunda, a journalist of repute Maravi Express President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed Blantyre City Council public relations manager, Anthony Kasunda as acting State House Press Secretary to fill in for Brian Banda, who is in China for a four-month study course.   A statement from State House Director of Communications, Sean Kampondeni, says the appointment is with immediate effect. There were speculations several weeks ago that Kasunda would replace Brian alleging that he had been fired for gross misconduct….

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Malawi insurance industry launches digital motor vehicle system that is linked to Govt’s MalTIS

Sample of the new motor vehicle insurance disc * Clients to buy motor vehicle insurance through online from any local general insurance company of their choice under one platform * The manual discs will be issued concurrently with the new CoverIT system up to December 31, 2021 * From January 2022, the MalTIS will start the automatic validation of the validity of insurance discs By Duncan Mlanjira The Insurance Association of Malawi has rolled out an automated motor vehicle…

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Foreign consultant forcing Malawian garages to pay for Malawi govt motor traffic system MalTIS

A traffic document that is processed through the Malawi Traffic Information System * Red flags were raised way back in 2016 over the consultants Movesa in Malawi and Fischer Consulting from South Africa * Auto Tech was deemed to be in conflict of interest as an outsourced service provider since it is owned by Movesa *The MalTIS consultants are still clinging on to the system and dictating the concerned garages * DRTSS is supposed to be solely responsible for authorisation…

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President Chakwera launches upgrading works for Mzimba Street and Kenyatta Drive into six lanes

By Mphatso Nkuonera, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera says as a Capital City, Lilongwe deserves better attention thus his administration’s commitment to upgrading Mzimba Street and Kenyatta Drive — connects Lilongwe Old town and the City Centre — into triple carriage way. At the ground breaking ceremony on Tuesday, Chakwera also disclosed that in few months time, the government will launch the rehabilitation works of the M1 Road with funding from development partners. He said the upgrading of roads and…

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MEC invites political parties and all electoral stakeholders to submit views towards comprehensive review of Constituencies and Wards boundaries

Malawi Constituency boundaries Maravi Express Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is inviting political parties and all interested electoral stakeholders to submit views, opinions and suggestions in writing to be considered for the comprehensive review of Constituencies and Wards boundaries. The electoral stakeholders include civil society organisations, professional associations, academia, religious and faith groups to submit their inputs in writing to be considered during the review process by October 20, 2021. The political parties and the stakeholders are advised to send…

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