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Innobuild clearing Area 38 dumpsite as CSR initiative

April 27, 2023

Works in action * As a Malawian firm, we just want to help our fellow citizens to clear the place using our own resources * As it has now become a breeding ground for so many diseases, including cholera and malaria By Fazilla Tembo, Correspondent Innobuild Company has embarked on removing waste dumped along Six Miles, Area 38 to Area 23 road, popularly known as Mtaya in Lilongwe as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR). The company’s Chief…

Malawi’s inflation outlook has worsened mainly due to unforeseen domestic shocks—RBM Governor

April 27, 2023

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* Policy rate was raised to 22.0% and the liquidity reserve requirement (LRR) ratio on domestic currency deposits to 5.75% * The LRR ratio on foreign currency deposits and the Lombard rate maintained at 3.75% and 20 basis points above the Policy rate, respectively By Duncan Mlanjira The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) — which meets quarterly to review recent economic developments and decide on the monetary policy stance, has disclosed that the “inflation…

FND censures Minister Zikhale Ng’oma for revoking Ichocho’s security company licence

April 27, 2023

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Ichocho Power Security officers captured at the FCB Nyasa Big Bullets street bash * We are of the opinion that your action has been overreaching and disregarding the tenets of democracy * Of which person nor company must be punished before given the right to be heard * Instead of being restorative, your action has become punitive not only at the owner of Ichocho Power, but the entire employees of the company and their families By Duncan Mlanjira Forum…

CEAR implores community members to take part in securing railway properties against vandalism

April 27, 2023

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* Let us avoid vandalising as well as encroaching railway lines to avoid future problems * We can take a proactive stance and try to prevent such problems. Such tendency degrades the country’s development By Mercy Nsaliwa, MANA Central East African Railways (CEAR) — in conjunction with Chileka Police — have launched an awareness campaign against encroachment and vandalism of railway lines around Chileka area with an aim of sensitising community members to take part in securing railway properties….

Malawi’s membership to Smart Africa Alliance beneficial—Chakwera

April 27, 2023

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* Going digital is the only way to attain most of the social and economic developments both locally and globally * Digitalization and development are like twins — they may not have born on the same day but they go together * We joined the Smart Africa Alliance to learn from those using digitalization to enforce good developments in their respective countries By Lydia Maganga, MANA at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe President Lazarus Chakwera has stressed by joining the Smart…

Energy Minister Matola urges African nations at Maputo international conference to believe in themselves

April 26, 2023

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* It is time to encourage regional integration while also focusing on developing solutions from within * He made special acknowledgment of the achievement of Malawi’s EGENCO for bringing back Kapichira Hydro Power Station * Saying this demonstrates that many solutions can be found locally rather than relying solely on external expertise By Duncan Mlanjira Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has told the 9th edition of the Mozambique Mining & Energy Conference (MMEC) taking place in Maputo from Wednesday…

Sparc Systems invests K3m towards International ICT Day

April 25, 2023

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Ward presents the cheque * In the course of our business, we realised that there are few ladies in the technical field * As a tech company, we have taken an initiative to motivate girls to venture into ICT as a way of bridging the gap * Girls should be encouraged to take part in driving the digital economy * We have been running free training — dubbed ‘Girls in ICT’ — over the past years and this is…

Malawi Women in Diaspora Network reaches out to displaced Phalombe women with dignity packs

April 25, 2023

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Offering words of encouragement * Plans are underway to distribute up to 1,000 Abwenzi Dignity kits and other items to various camps in southern Malawi * We are still receiving monetary donations through our Go Fund Me page, https://gofund.me/e556f956 * As Blantyre District Council decommissioned 65 of 92 camps which started from March 27 By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Memory Chatonda, MANA Malawi Women in Diaspora Network has honoured its pledge to assist survivors of the Cyclone Freddy-induced…

India’s Sharda University opens offers for scholarship for Malawians in undergraduate, postgraduate and research studies

April 23, 2023

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The MoU that was signed in March * Total number of scholarship seats available are 50 which are covered under Sharda CSR initiatives * Applicants for Bachelors programmes should have Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) or its equivalent * Obtained in the last four years with an aggregate of not more than 36 points and credits in English and other five subjects * Commencement of the new session is July, 2023 and last date of application letters is…

MDAs defying President Chakwera’s directive to disclose project information on IPPI portal

April 22, 2023

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* The portal was established to provide an easy platform for MDAs to upload project information for infrastructure contracts * But not many MDAs have uploaded so far. On counting, we are estimating that only one third has done so * This is a problem because we are denying citizens and stakeholders their right to information By Yamikani Yapuwa, MANA Board Chairperson of Construction Sector Transparency (CoST) Malawi Programme, Joe Ching’ani has disclosed that only one third of ministries,…