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Pride Initiative equips 202 Blantyre youths in sustainable business-oriented vocational skills

April 2, 2022

The youths being trained on cellphone repairing By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent In its endeavour to reduce unemployment rate and improving economic empowerment among the youths, local non-governmental organization, Pride Initiative equipped 202 youths from various townships in Blantyre — through a 5-day sustainable business-oriented vocational skills workshop. Courtesy of its Youth Arise project, which focuses on offering psycho-social trainings for mindset change, Pride Initiative — in conjunction with Global Youth Mobilization Fund — brought together the youths from…

EGENCO distances itself from ESCOM’s claim of loss of revenue through prepaid electricity units

March 31, 2022

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* Electricity units tokens for EGENCO employees are paid for by the company every single month * Therefore, the question of loss of revenue from these fully and duly paid for units does not arise * ESCOM to carry out door-to-door countrywide meter account verification and revenue protection exercise * Also to appreciate the challenges its customers face with such accounts and enhance service delivery By Duncan Mlanjira Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) has distanced itself from claim by its…

Fletcher & Evance denies it is a bogus firm that carried out RBM’s Export Development Fund forensic audit report

March 30, 2022

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* Emphasises that it has the capacity, skills and procured tools to handle any type of forensic audit in Malawi and anywhere * Fletcher & Evance is a limited company and the only specialized forensic accounting firm in Malawi * It emerged as the preferred bidder for the EDF audit exercise out of three short-listed firms * Restricted tendering is the recommended approach in forensic audit as it does not alert fraudsters By Duncan Mlanjira Fletcher & Evance, which…

Jacaranda School for Orphans learners fill up potholes on a patch of busy road in Chigumula as community service

March 29, 2022

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* They covered them with broken bricks (maduka) as they await the city’s road department to take care of the rest * We are not experts but just wanted to help make it easier for traffic and cyclists, until the experts arrive * We would have added quarry stones but it’s just a temporary job and as I said we are not experts By Duncan Mlanjira Learners at Jacaranda School for Orphans have been applauded for filling up potholes…

ACB pins down corruption suspect Batatawala and accomplices at Immigration Department from disposing off properties and vehicles

March 29, 2022

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* The accomplices are Fletcher Nyirenda and Limbani Chawinga * Part of the ACB’s investigations on allegations of unexplained wealth and other corrupt practices against the three * The restriction notices apply until the ACB has concluded the investigations or lifted them By Duncan Mlanjira The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) issued restriction notices to corruption suspect Abdul Karim Batatawala as well as his accomplices at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services — commissioner responsible for operations, Fletcher Nyirenda and…

Government concludes largest recruitment of secondary school teachers in the country’s history

March 29, 2022

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Student-teacher ratio is high right from primary schools * Recruitment and promotion of teachers form part of ongoing efforts by to improve the quality of education service delivery * Government assures the nation to continue reducing the current high student-teacher ratio By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi Government has recruited over 1,000 teachers which represents the largest recruitment of secondary school teachers in the country’s history. The government has also promoted over 1,500 teachers — making the total number of…

Government rehabilitates badly collapsed Ndirande road in under 24hrs just to accommodate President’s visit to Kambalazaza’s church

March 28, 2022

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A week before and during rehabilitation works on Saturday * The road is also important access road for Malabada Health Centre’s ambulance * This comes a week after constituents petitioned MP Mkumba of negligence for the road’s collapse * MP Mkumba contends the road will probably cost K900 million to upgrade to bitumen standard By Duncan Mlanjira Though it was a welcome development, Ndirande Malabada residents felt a bit cheated when the government rehabilitated the main and busiest access…

Alert Chikwawa Police intercepts enforcement metal bars stolen from Shire Valley Transformation Project’s construction site

March 26, 2022

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How the metal rods were packed in the Probox vehicle * Further investigations on the matter have been instituted to arrest more perpetrators * Sources in Chikwawa indicate that theft of construction materials is rampant at the site * It is being done in collusion with staff members that include its security detail * But having been alerted by the contractor, the police intensified its patrol along the road to Kapichira * Chikwawa Police assures the public of tight…

Comptroller of Statutory Corporations, Secretary to the Treasury removed from MERA Board

March 26, 2022

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* As President appoints Reckford Kampanje as chairperson and Innocencia Chirombo as the deputy * Ordinary members are Lameck Nchembe, Charles Kambauwa and Ulemu Kambwiri * Ex-officios are Secretary for Energy, Director of Energy and MERA chief executive officer * The appoints are subject to confirmation by the Public Appointments Committee of Parliament By Duncan Mlanjira President Lazarus Chakwera has reconstituted the composition of Malawi Energy Regulatory (MERA) Board by removing Comptroller of Statutory Corporations and Secretary to the…

Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sajidu plans to implement an ambitious research strategy to enhance UNIMA’s research capacity, visibility and impact

March 24, 2022

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Prof. Samson Sajidu, UNIMA’s new Vice-Chancellor * Challenges include limited research capacity * Inadequate funding; lack of both local and international visibility * Low access to higher education by most deserving Malawian youths * Limited ICT capacity and rigid mindset and conflict escalations Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira Despite its long history of having highly educated many Malawians since the 1960s who became elite professionals — contributing to the social and economic development of this country — the University of…