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Illovo Sugar Malawi invest HD decoder towards Limbe police CCTV security surveillance

March 20, 2024

| Business, Law Enforcement, National, News

* Limbe Police doing commendable security work of reducing crime by ensuring that they are covering all the crucial areas * In as far as issues of criminal investigations through the use of CCTV cameras are concerned By Victor Singano Jnr In a mission aimed at curbing crime rate within Limbe Town, Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc has invested a high definition decoder towards towards Limbe Police Station’s closed circuit television (CCTV) security surveillance system worth K7.1 million to…

Public horrified at despicable assault of a minor from yet-to-be identified location

March 18, 2024

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| Law Enforcement, National, News

Mob justice is rampant in this country * It was such a horrifying and abhorrent act as the child cries out from the whipping he was receiving * To shut him up, one of the punishers forced him to gnaw away the fresh maize from its cob he allegedly stole By Duncan Mlanjira A video clip posted on Facebook — that shows some unidentified people mercilessly assaulting a child and forcing him to eat fresh maize he allegedly was…

Chakwera insists on more value addition on agricultural produce

March 16, 2024

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* Value addition is in line with the country’s development blue print, MW2063 * Which is premised on innovation in the exploitation of local resources to create national wealth that is inclusive By Yamikani Sabola, MANA On his visit to Kwithu Kitchen — a women-owned food processing cooperative in Mzuzu — President Lazarus Chakwera says there is need to scale up value addition to the country’s raw materials to boost their competitiveness on both domestic and export markets. He…

Education Minister Wirima sends warning shots to unruly students

March 16, 2024

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* To bring sanity, we will not be left with any choice rather than expelling such ungovernable students * Who spoil other students with clear vision of their future By Gift Chiponde, MANA Minister of Education, Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima has condemned the increase rate of vandalism of school property by students in some secondary schools in the country and has since warned that those caught in such misconduct will be expelled and will not be given any opportunity to…

Leadership lessons to eradicating toxic behaviors in work place

March 15, 2024

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* It is also common among politicians and a President that allows such will never succeed * It is, therefore, a brave duty and responsibility of managers or those in leadership to discourage toxic behaviors in any organization Analysis by Chifipa Mhango, Chief Economist I want to create a debate on leadership — I know some will have a different view but nonetheless, we will agree on one thing that there is toxic workplace behaviors to which lies are…

Most frequent unmet need for Malawians is cash income—Afrobarometer

March 15, 2024

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* More than 93% of respondents to the survey say they went without an income at least once during the previous year * Including 63% who say this happened ‘many times’ or ‘always’ By Duncan Mlanjira The most frequent unmet need for Malawians is a cash income, observes a survey by Afrobarometer — the pan-African, non-partisan survey research network that provides reliable data on African experiences and evaluations of democracy, governance and quality of life. It says more than…

Government domestic debt chocking the national budget through debt interest payments—Parliamentary Committee

March 15, 2024

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* Public debt interest charges have continued to increase in the proposed budget indicative of the precarious debt situation in the country * Interest payments have increased by K524.2 billion (56.3%) to K1.456 trillion in the proposed budget from K931.5 billion in 2023/24 revised budget * They now claim about a quarter of the total budget (24.4%) which is an increase from 21.5% * The Committee has always decried this perennial increasing trend in public debt interest which continues…

Government needs to put up strategies of how to attain the macroeconomic stability to attain MW2063 MIP-1 targets

March 15, 2024

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* Budget alignment to pillar’s priority intervention of Agriculture Productivity & Commercialization, Industrialization and Urbanization is weak * The country is far from the target inflation of less than 10% and growth rate of at least 6%, which threatens achievement of the desired growth By Duncan Mlanjira In its analysis of the 2024/2025 National Budget, Parliamentary Committee on Budget observes that government needs to put up strategies of how to attain the macroeconomic stability — saying the country is far…

M’mbelwa office complex, stadium to be completed by end of 2024

March 14, 2024

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* Almost all structural elements of the complex have been completed and largely remaining with finishing touches * It has 60 offices that will house all ministries, departments and agencies working under M’mbelwa District Council MANA Senior architect in the government buildings department, Christopher Lindeire, has assured President Lazarus Chakwera that construction of the four-storey M’mbelwa office complex, which commenced in 2018 at a cost of K1.8 billion, would be completed by end this year. Briefing the President during…

CAMA appeals to Malawi citizens to always fight and demand for consumer rights

March 14, 2024

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* The commemoration serves as a means to raise awareness about consumer rights and the challenges that consumers face * As well as allowing them to demand for decent, quality goods and services at affordable prices * And at the same time hold torchbearers accountable when such rights are abused By Duncan Mlanjira As Malawi joins the global village in commemoration of the 2024 World Consumer Rights Day Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) appeals to consumers to be responsible…