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Chakwera aggrieved that no action has been taken to investigate corruption allegations implicating Chilima and senior members of his Administration

June 1, 2022

At the centre of it all, Zuneth Sattar * I am just as frustrated as you are to hear that the British suspect recently visited Malawi * And none of the agencies actively investigating him here noticed * Thus missing a golden opportunity to make progress on the matter * The ACB needs more of our support and I have allocated the ACB more funding than ever before By Duncan Mlanjira President Lazarus Chakwera has said he shares Malawians’…

Zanga-Zanga Chikhosi relieved of his post as Secretary to the President; Replaced by head of Presidential Delivery Unit, Colleen Zamba

June 1, 2022

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Colleen Zamba * As President Chakwera builds a robust monitoring system that ensures strict adherence to control government spending * I know that the realignment of the kwacha is painful, but it’s because we are putting a dislocated joint back in its place * Both decisions are part of our ongoing efforts to cure our economy of the failed economic policies of the past By Duncan Mlanjira In announcing strict measures on government spending, President Lazarus Chakwera has relieved…

Price of sugar up by 22% from K900/kg to K1,100

May 30, 2022

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* Last month, there was scarcity of sugar which led traders to increase prices of the commodity * Against the then recommended price of K900/kg to as high as K1,500/kg for brown sugar * Even after sugar was flooded on the market, most traders still maintained high prices * Some selling at K1,000 and following the increase, they are bound to peg it higher than K1,100 By Duncan Mlanjira With effect from Monday, May 30, Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc…

Former MP Felix Njawala teams up with doctors to establish state-of-the-art hospital in Blantyre, Royal Medical Centre

May 27, 2022

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The surgery theatre at the Centre * Offers out-patients services; in-patients admissions; maternity delivery; surgeries; radiology; ultra scans and physiotherapy etc * It is time for Malawians to come together and provide affordable healthcare provision—Njawala * Royal Medical Centre’s objective is not for profitability but offer the best services at a reasonable rate * Funded by National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Development Bank Limited By Duncan Mlanjira Opened to the public on April 6, 2022, Royal Medical Centre is…

Rising cases of cholera worries Blantyre DHO

May 27, 2022

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District environmental officer, Dr Penjani Chunga By Mayamiko Phiri, Correspondent As Blantyre District Health Office is conducting cholera vaccination campaign targeting over 1 million people which started on May 23-27, district environmental officer Dr Penjani Chunga has expressed worry with the growing cases of cholera in the city. Hard hit areas include Zingwangwa, Chilomoni and Bangwe but over 40 cases has been reported in Zingwangwa alone so far. Chunda attributed the rising numbers of cholera cases to contaminated water…

Nyasa Mobile partners with Vodafone to deliver world-class mobile telephony at competitive prices

May 24, 2022

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The delegation captured at Ndirande Market on Monday * A team of executives from Vodafone is in the country seeking to cement and finalize the partnership * They visited some selected mobile service providers hotspots in Limbe, Bangwe and Ndirande * For the delegation to have a complete analysis of the mobile service vending business in Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira Nyasa Mobile Limited is set to be part of global Vodafone Group after securing a partnership deal in its…

May 2022 is last month for PTC to be able to pay staff salaries as it has now depleted all its working capital

May 22, 2022

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PTC head office at Ginnery Corner in Blantyre * As PTC management reveal it is receiving personal threats from creditors and continue to put their lives at risks * By trading when they know the company is not capable of paying for the services in the absence of any capital injection * Tafika Holdings does not have the capacity to bail us out in a situation where PTC is declared bankrupt By Duncan Mlanjira Senior management of People’s Trading…

Senior management asks Press Corporation to terminate sale of PTC as Tafika Holdings is failing to honor its part of share purchase agreement

May 22, 2022

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* Tafika Holdings denies allegations quoting social media reports, saying transaction closure will take place in the next few weeks * PTC management maintains terms of the agreement was grossly violated and impacted on PTC as a company, its employees, suppliers and Malawi as an economy * We make this request with a heavy heart as we are accountable for the 615 employees and more than 400 suppliers of various goods and services By Duncan Mlanjira While Tafika Holdings…

Corruption suspect Batatawala’s relation Sabina caught by ESCOM in illegal consumption of electricity units; Charged penalty of K5.7m

May 20, 2022

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* Since Kamkwamba Kumwenda’s appointment as CEO, ESCOM has been busting a syndicate of its and EGENCO employees * Who were selling pre-paid meter units to parallel structures of companies and individuals since 2018 *”They are given too much units which they don’t manage to consume in a month — thus selling off the excess” * “A senior engineer at ESCOM “had accumulated units to last him his life time, even for a factory when he was leaving ESCOM”…

Tobacco sales fetch US$26m from 13m kgs sold so far; Best auction prices being offered at US$2/kg

May 20, 2022

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President Lazarus Chakwera sampling the green gold during last season’s market * Lowest grade sold around 176 cents from government prescribed rate of 95 cents * Tobacco Commission anticipates to sell about 100m kgs against 161m trade requirement for this year * Volumes lower this year because of variations in rainfall patterns that started later than usual By Duncan Mlanjira Eight weeks since the opening of this year’s tobacco marketing season on March 31, more than 13 million kilograms…