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Mangochi’s K21bln water project to be commissioned in May

March 6, 2023

The Parliamentary Committee at the site * We are only remaining with 10kms out of the 80km pipeline and electro-mechanics work * Which include installation of pumps which is now in progress—site engineer By Ernest Mfunya, MANA The K21 billion Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) potable water supply project at Nkhudzi Bay in Mangochi at 83% towards completion and expected to be commissioned in May 2023. This was announced on Saturday by SRWB’s project site engineer, Mussa Ching’amba when…

Public applaud police officer for instructing bus passenger to retrieve trash she carelessly threw out of window

March 6, 2023

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Despicable behaviour of most motorists * The officer also refused offers from other passengers who had volunteered to retrieve the litter on her behalf * It took the intervention of a senior officer to allow the bus driver pick up the trash on behalf of the woman passenger * Most of the passengers backed the officer’s insistence, while rebuking this careless habit of littering By Duncan Mlanjira A police officer at Tsangano security checkpoint (roadblock) has earned some hearty…

Lilongwe City Council outlines infrastructural advancements for the Capital

March 5, 2023

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* We want to rehabilitate roads that are in bad state such as Chipasula and M1 roads * Also to construct Zamakono toilets under the Lilongwe Water & Sanitation Project * It is being implemented jointly with Lilongwe Water Board By Moses Nyirenda, MANA Mayor for the City of Lilongwe, Councillor Richard Banda says the council is committed in making infrastructural advancements in the Capital in a bid to improve its outlook. He pledged this on Thursday in Lilongwe…

Malawi to benefit more from OPEC Fund as bilateral ties are strengthened with Chakwera in Qatar

March 5, 2023

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Chakwera and Alkhalifa after their meeting in Doha * Our institution started cooperating with Malawi in the 1970s—OPEC Fund Director General * Our partnership needs to be strengthened, we need more support and assistance—Chakwera By Lisa Kadango Malango, MANA in Doha On the sidelines of the 5th UN least developed countries (LDC5) Summit here in Doha, Qatar, President Lazarus Chakwera cemented bilateral ties with OPEC Fund to benefit from the Fund’s reforms through various grants. The President held talks…

Chakwera calls for a ‘Walk Together’ among least developed countries

March 4, 2023

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Chakwera in Doha * None of the countries would like to remain as least developed but looking for ways to become a middle-income country * For a meaningful development in the LDCs, such countries must walk together to achieve progress and sustainable development * The Doha Plan of Action is not a mere wishful thinking but an action based By Leonard Masauli, MANA in Doha, Qatar At the least developed countries (LDC5) summit currently underway in Doha, Qatar, President…

Murder cases on the rise as 794 recorded in 2022 alone and 758 in 2021

March 4, 2023

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* Most of the cases were mob justice, fighting and killing of motorcycle operators and social welfare expert By Mercy Nsaliwa, MANA Malawi Police Service deputy public relations officer, Harry Namwanza said following the increasing numbers of murder cases in past two year, they continuing sensitising people against committing such crimes because it affects the society’s harmony. Just last year alone, the country registered 794 murder cases while 758 was in 2021 to 794 in 2022 but so far,…

Despicable sabotage on ESCOM power transmission line

March 4, 2023

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* One suspect has since been arrested in connection with the incident after forest guards found him cutting down one of the poles * The saboteurs cut down eight wooden poles, stole six spans of aluminum conductor and line accessories By Duncan Mlanjira The public expressed their shock on a Facebook picture post of a vandalised Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) overhead power transmission line in Dzalanyama Forest in Lilongwe on Friday. A statement from ESCOM says this…

50MW of power from Kapichira to be restored to national grid by end of March

March 3, 2023

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* Assures Finance Minister Gwengwe when he delivered the 2023/2024 National Budget policy statement in Parliament on Thursday * Initially, President Lazarus Chakwera had directed a deadline of December 2022 for full restoration but it was shifted to this March * Government is taking meaningful steps to improve the reliability, security, efficiency and utilization of electricity in the country By Duncan Mlanjira Restoration of Kapichira Hydro Power Station — which lost all of its 130 megawatts (MW) it contributes…

Reform on AIP to continue in 2023/2024 fiscal year following challenges faced in previous years—Finance Minister

March 3, 2023

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* The various reforms are to enhance targeting, efficiency and mitigate all risks on the fiscus * K12 billion has been allocated for maize purchases by the National Food Reserve Agency and ADMARC to replenish the strategic grain reserves By Duncan Mlanjira Finance & Economic Affairs, Sosten Gwengwe told Parliament on Thursday during his National Budget policy statement that government will continue to reform the Affordable Input Programme (AIP) in the 2023/2024 fiscal year. He said “Learning from the…

Ndirande volunteer environment protection group inculcates tree preservation culture in young school learners

March 2, 2023

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* Donated 650 assorted tree seedlings to Malabada Primary School in Ndirande, Blantyre * As one way of fulfilling it’s project under its campaign theme of ‘Cleaning and Greening’ * Which rolled out by nurturing the tree seedlings at the foot of the mountain By Michael Martin, MANA Ndirande Township’s Community Impact Group — a concerned set of volunteers with the admirable passion of protecting and restoring Ndirande Mountain’s vegetation — on Wednesday reached out to the area’s Malabada…