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EGENCO set to host Association of Power Utilities of Africa annual meetings from June 3-9
May 11, 2023
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* To attract chief executive officers (CEOs) and technocrats from power utilities across Africa * It presents an opportunity for Malawian businesses targeting Africa continent as a potential market * APUA has undergone some transformations by becoming an association which provides value for its members By Duncan Mlanjira Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) is set to host the all-important annual meetings of the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA) — which brings together power and energy players…

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Malawi Finance Minister asked to look into mitigating risk factors that lead to loss of financial resources through corruption
May 10, 2023
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Finance Minister Sosten Gwengwe * There are a lot of examples of cases of corruption that have been well published as a good example of how resources are wasted in Malawi * The problem in Malawi is that even if the revenue is improved, the arm of corruption also grows longer By Duncan Mlanjira South Africa-based seasoned economist, Chifipa Mhango — who is the Chief Economist for Don Consultancy Group — contends that “if wasteful expenditure on unnecessary [government…

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Free public WiFi initiative progressing well—Minister Kunkuyu
May 10, 2023
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Minister Kunkuyu * Public free Wi-Fi has been of great use in the hospitals where the services are available * It has eased information sharing for staff members. It has also made basic communication for guardians and patients easy * The initiative in national libraries has made it easy for students to access academic content By Beatrice Ligomeka, MANA Eight hospitals, 16 schools and eight public places — including four libraries, two markets and two airports are 32 facilities…

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MRF-UK supports Chiradzulu District Hospital’s casualty department with much-needed wheelchairs
May 10, 2023
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Munira Abdullah and Aisha Missi presenting the wheelchairs * Patients needing services of the casualty department were being carried on guardians backs * We face a lot of mobility challenges for the casualty department, the maternity ward as well as for theatre services By Duncan Mlanjira After discovering that patients were being carried on guardians backs for medical services at Chiradzulu District Hospital due to lack of wheelchairs, concerned charity foundation, Malawi Relief Fund-UK (MRF-UK) has swiftly provided three…

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British High Commission to Malawi celebrates King Charles’ Coronation on Thursday
May 9, 2023
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* The Coronation celebration is an opportunity to strengthen the UK-Malawi partnership on our mutual priorities * That His Majesty also cares deeply about — such as putting young people at the centre stage of our development programmes * Promoting tolerance in our societies and working together as one diverse family in protecting our environment By Duncan Mlanjira The British High Commission in Lilongwe announces that it will on Thursday, May 11 celebrate in a special way the coronation…

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Malawi hosts ITU Regional Cyber drill for Africa
May 9, 2023
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* Africa needs to shift away from the national boundary mindset and take the modern approach of collaboration and coordination on issues pertaining to cyber security—MACRA chair Dr. Stanley Khaila By Tiyanjane Mambucha, MANA Minister of Information & Digitization, Moses Kunkuyu says promotion of massive adoption of information telecommunication technologies (ICTs) should be preceded by an assurance to ICT users of the safety and overall security of these technologies. He said this on Monday when he opened the International…

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MRA’s Msonkho Online upgraded in a big bang with extra service modules
May 9, 2023
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* From Monday, May 8, 2023, Msonkho Online has been upgraded with tax returns on corporate income * As well as tax returns on personal income; provisional; withholding; presumptive; mining * Also VAT on imported services and partnership income return * Part of a number of reform projects that MRA is carrying out in order to increase tax compliance and strengthen integrity By Duncan Mlanjira In its modernization reforms to, among others, widening the tax net; enhancing taxpayer service…

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MACRA tops list of best performing regulators
May 9, 2023
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* ADMARC tops list of worst performers state-owned enterprises in the trading sector * Followed by Blantyre Water Board and the National Economic Empowerment Fund By Duncan Mlanjira Finance Minister Sosten Gwengwe has named Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) as top of the list of best performing regulators — followed by TEVETA and the National Construction Industry Council. The Minister made this announcement in Lilongwe on Monday at a meeting with heads of all 72 state owned institutions where…

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MRA’s 2022-2023 revenue collection at K1.539 trillion against target of K1.538 trillion
May 9, 2023
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* Last quarter of 2022-2023 was at K398.33 billion from target of K388.05 billion with a surplus of K10.88 billion * Non-payment of arrears by some government Ministries, Departments and Agencies negatively impacted tax performance * Amounting to K9.8 billion that affected withholding tax, pay as you earn (PAYE) and value added tax (VAT) By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) collected K1.539 trillion in the 2022-2023 fiscal year against the target of K1.538 trillion — at a performance…

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Wananchi Group joins President Chakwera’s Tigwirane Manja campaign with K10m support towards Freddy recovery
May 9, 2023
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* Wananchi owns SimbaNET — a licensed wholesaler for internet services and connectivity solutions * As well as Zuku, the pay television service provider By Duncan Mlanjira Wananchi Group Limited says it is the duty of every Malawian to support each other in times of need — thus it joins President Lazarus Chakwera’s Tigwirane Manja campaign by investing K10 million towards recovery efforts by Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) after disastrous effects of Cyclone Freddy-induced floods. Wananchi, which…

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