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Public warned of fraudsters guised as ESCOM employees demanding a fee for application forms

February 20, 2023

The launch of the free connection MEAP in Lilongwe last December * ESCOM is not and does not charge any fee for any application form for its services * Such fraudsters should be reported to law enforcement agents for necessary action By Duncan Mlanjira Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is warning the public that some fraudsters are impersonating ESCOM employees by visiting some locations in Lilongwe and other districts demanding money from people who intend to apply for…

The ACB is fully capacitated with hundreds of human and billions of financial resources at its disposal—Chakwera

February 19, 2023

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Chakwera and his champion in the fight against corruption * The lack of progress on corruption cases is due to legal and political impediments that have beleaguered, Martha Chizuma * The impediments that have disturbed her work need not to be seen as a hindrance to the work of the institution itself * The Financial & Economic Crimes Court has been set up to expedite the successful prosecution of corruption cases By Duncan Mlanjira In his State of the…

New HIV infections have been tremendously reduced reaching UNAIDS treatment targets

February 19, 2023

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* The national target was to reduce the new HIV infections from 33,000 to 11,000 between 2019 and 2025 * And as of today, the health authorities have reduced new infections to 17,700 By Duncan Mlanjira On the progress made in the health sector, President Lazarus Chakwera announced in his State of the National Address (SONA) that new HIV infections have been tremendously reduced and have reached the UNAIDS treatment targets. He said the national target was to reduce…

Minister of Trade tasked to deploy a rapid strategy that tracks illicit exportation of Malawi’s produce

February 19, 2023

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* Government to continue in establishing a digital platform for marking and tracking all commodities traded in our economy * In March last year, I spoke about the need to support the local industry by encouraging the local buying of materials for Government officers such as police uniforms * Yet, just last week, uniforms for police officers were captured at the airport, which means some in our midst do not take this policy seriously By Duncan Mlanjira President Lazarus…

Lilongwe Rotarians partner with Bishop Mackenzie International School to plant trees at orphanage

February 19, 2023

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* Rotary Club of Lilongwe also donated 3,000 trees to Chambu Primary School * Where Zoe Foundation’s founder, Temwani Chilenga, works as a teacher * It was a joyous Saturday morning for the kids as they helped beautify their institution’s surrounding Maravi Express Members of the Rotary Club of Lilongwe and Bishop Mackenzie International School Interact Club joined hands on Saturday to plant assorted trees inside and around Zoe Foundation in Area 25, which is home to 95 orphans….

Agriculture must go beyond AIP social protection programmes—Chakwera’s SONA

February 19, 2023

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* Government pushing for agricultural mechanization, commercialization, and industrialization through Mega Farms concept * Which are aimed at establishing large production units for increased agricultural production * Farming communities are being organised into cooperatives and alliances that can grow crops at scale * And add value for both local and international markets By Duncan Mlanjira President Lazarus Chakwera emphasizes that it goes without saying that the country cannot transform the economy without revitalizing its primary sector of agriculture, saying…

Chakwera spells out a number of his Administration’s programmes on social protection efforts through AIP

February 19, 2023

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* The first is the need to cushion the poorest and most vulnerable Malawians * Against the harshest blows of the global and local economic thunderstorm that is raging in the short-term * And the second is the need to lay a foundation for restructuring the economy for transformation in the long term By Duncan Mlanjira In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Friday, President Lazarus Chakwera announced progress of his efforts in laying a foundation for…

Chakwera pledges to leverage the country’s mineral resources for economic transformation

February 19, 2023

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Mining in Malawi needs legal protection * It is an established fact that under our feet are rich minerals like uranium, gold, bauxite, coal and phosphates * And more recently, it has been discovered that just outside this city is the largest deposit of rutile in the world By Duncan Mlanjira In the current financial year, the government has already taken decisive steps to protect its rich mineral resources through establishment of the Mining Regulatory Authority to regulate the…

Chakwera felt not intimidated for anticipated “hostile reception” ahead of his SONA on Friday

February 19, 2023

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* As a former member of this House, I have friends and colleagues on both sides of the political divide * And some of them warned me that my reception in this Chamber today may be hostile * However, I have come today without anxiety, not only because it is required of me to be here by Section 89 of our Republic’s Constitution * But also because the time I spent as a Member of this House persuades me…

Persistent rains taking huge toll on ESCOM in clearing consistent faults

February 19, 2023

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Response to fault report in deep Chirimba area * Accompanied with torrential winds, the rains have led to system shutdown at ESCOM * As some of its transmission and distribution lines were brought down * Resulting in an increase in number of faults on the supply system By Duncan Mlanjira Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has transferred to Blantyre some of its fault clearing staff who were stationed in other districts that are not experiencing persistent rains which…