Public incredulous that RBM failed to detect reg flags that led to collapse of Alliance Capital Limited

* The Registrar of Financial Institutions proved on the requisite standard of proof that the company is insolvent * And not likely to return to solvency within a reasonable time * Private practice lawyer hints that RBM should not regulate other banks and financial institutions * The industry should have an independent regulator to also regulate the Reserve Bank By Duncan Mlanjira Billions of kwachas have been lost which many government institutions, private Limited companies invested into financial service…

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Tickets sale open for Malawi Achievers UK Awards ceremony scheduled for Dec. 3 in Nottingham

* So far we have already sold over 70 tickets and we anticipate to sell out long before the day of the event * 10% of any revenues generated as result of Malawi Achievers go towards charitable activities * The annual event awards Malawians in the UK, who have exceptionally and positively contributed to the way of life in the UK * Nomination for the awards are already under way and its deadline is November 23 — through the…

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First Capital Bank invests K5m towards return of KUHeS Research Dissemination Conference

Twikale Chirwa (2nd left) hands over the sponsorship * To be held on November 24-25 at the University’s campus along Mahatma Gandhi Road in Blantyre * Under the theme: ‘Excellence for Life: Through Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation’ * First Capital Bank has demonstrated its total commitment towards the health sector—KUHeS’ Dr. Benjamin Kumwenda * The public should expect some breakthroughs from this conference as a lot of research has been conducted at KUHeS By Duncan Mlanjira The all-important Kamuzu…

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MACRA signs MoU with Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority to control advertisements of traditional medicines

Now under radar of PMRA and MACRA * Tradition medicines are allied substances that needs to be regulated by law * Media houses warned against airing any advertisement from traders in tradition medicines unless they bring an approval certificate By Sellah Singini, MANA Following the rise in advertisements of tradition medicines on radio and television stations using unsubstantiated health claims, Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority (PMRA)…

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Public warned of illegal petrol mixed with ethanol and paraffin being sold on black market

* Only fuel grade ethanol not ordinary ethanol that should be mixed with petrol * Petrol mixed with ethanol and paraffin extremely damages car engines as it results into serious fuel corrosion * Paraffin has higher flash point temperature than petrol — meaning it generally burns hotter * And can accelerate burning of fuel injectors and valves, as a result you can lose your engine easily By Temwa Malire, MANA Malawi Regulations Authority (MERA) has urged Malawians to use fuel…

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Road Traffic Directorate forced to fly in developers of MalTIS from South Africa after its servers crashed since Tuesday

* It raises fears of sabotage on the part of the foreign contractor, who are reluctant to hand over the system to Malawi Government * The MalTIS developers have held back the system as ransom for the past 5 years *  If this was a Malawian company that developed the system, we would not have these kind of problems and expenses By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi Traffic Information System (MalTIS) servers crashed on Tuesday, disabling all essential services of…

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New cases of corruption, fraud and theft on the rise under Tonse Alliance Government—HRDC

Chakwera in Egypt * Recently, there have been revelations of a dirty mess of the country’s flagship Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) * Where K750 million was paid to a butchery in the UK. About K30 billion is alleged to have been misappropriated By Duncan Mlanjira Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), says the Tonse Alliance Government “has presided over an astonishing heist of public funds to the annoyance of citizens, the First Citizen is disturbingly soft on corruption, fraud…

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HRDC warns countrywide protests on December 7 if government does not reboot the economy by November 29

The demos that HRDC organised that assured in President Chakwera * Malawians will not allow themselves to continue suffering anymore. Enough is enough * NOCMA’s acting chief executive officer Hellen Buluma should be fired because she has been presiding over the fuel crisis * HRDC gave the government time to strategize and execute their plans as spelled out in their manifestos * However, over the past two years, the Tonse Alliance administration has taken Malawians’ goodwill for granted By…

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Malawi partners with African Carbon Markets Initiative on carbon credit

Chakwera addressing the gathering at the Convention * The collaboration with ACMI is to build on the existing efforts and creating a comprehensive plan * That unlocks an end to carbon credit ecosystem in Malawi * Malawi’s potential is huge and we have only scratched the surface * With opportunities ready to be unlocked in clean coockstoves and waste management solutions By Patricia Kapulula, MANA Malawi has partnered with African Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) to scale up carbon credit…

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CFTC assessing concerns raised by private vehicle COF garages over challenges faced on MalTIS

A document that’s supposed to be issued through MalTIS * Concerns already on radar of Attorney General and Parliamentary Committee on Transport * The private garage operators raised many challenges that include being barred from accessing the supposedly government system * The creation of MalTIS was granted to Movesa and South Africa-based firm, Fischer Consulting * With an agreement to handover to the Malawi Government way back in 2017 * But five years after the agreed initial handover, the…

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