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Malawi UK Military Community appeals to its members to donate clothes, beddings, baby wear for Cyclone Ana flood victims

January 31, 2022

The state of the Lower Shire * Members to contact vice-chairperson Andy Chokotho on 07741698850 and treasurer Jack Chitedze (07375570793) * Once they gather the items together for volunteers to come and collect for onward shipping to Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira Following the floods that devastated many parts of the Southern Region due to Tropical Cyclone Ana that prompted President Lazarus Chakwera to declare it a state of natural disaster, Malawi UK Military Community (MUMCo) is mobilising its members…

M1’s Chingeni-Zalewa stretch closed for heavy vehicles

January 31, 2022

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Also destroyed is road to Chikwawa from Blantyre * Cyclone Ana described as the biggest disaster to hit Malawi * It is worse than Cyclone Idai which hit the nation in 2020 By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Lydia Maganga, MANA The stretch from Chingeni to Zalewa along the Blantyre to Lilongwe M1 Road, has been closed for heavy vehicles to allow for repair works at Chingodzi Trading Centre, which is 3kms from Kam’mwamba towards Chingeni. The Road Authority…

Occupying high office of Minister is not a license to act high and mighty —Chakwera

January 31, 2022

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New Minister of Finance Sosten Gwengwe * The people of Malawi are your bosses, not your subjects * You are therefore not allowed to look your noses down on them * You are not allowed to talk down to them * You are not allowed to brag to them about how great and powerful you are By Duncan Mlanjira Once politicians are given high offices such as being Cabinet Minister, they tend to change their behaviour — thinking they…

Malawi Relief Fund appeals to well-wishers to join it in assisting Cyclone Ana flood victims

January 29, 2022

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* Hardest hit was the Lower Shire to which all rivers in the upper highlands flow * Over 220,000 people have been left homeless with thousands of hectares of crops destroyed * MRF-UK is reaching out to Nsanje, Zomba and Mangochi with relief food, clothing, blankets, safe water and shelter By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Relief Fund (MRF) UK has stepped up its humanitarian assistance to vulnerable people by responding to the plight of thousands of people, who have been…

OPC makes major error on Cabinet announcement by leaving out Agnes Nkusa Nkhoma

January 28, 2022

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Nkusa Nkhoma when she was deputy Agriculture Minister * Reported to be in the initial appointment as deputy Minister of Gender, Community Development & Social Welfare By Duncan Mlanjira Secretary to the Office of the President & Cabinet, Zanga-Zanga Chikhosi has expressed “regret for any confusion caused” over the omission of Agnes Nkusa Nkhoma from the second set of Cabinet Ministers released on Thursday. Nkusa Nkhoma was formerly deputy Minister of Agriculture and now is deputy to Minister of…

Major Cabinet shake up as Mlusu, Msungama, Rashy Gaffar are dropped

January 28, 2022

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Mlusu replaced by Sosten Gwengwe as Finance Minister * Eisenhower Mkaka moved to Natural Resources * Replaced by Nancy Tembo as Foreign Affairs Minister By Duncan Mlanjira In his further appointment to the new Cabinet made on Thursday, President Lazarus Chakwera has also dropped three more prominent figures that include Felix Mlusu as Minister of Finance. Mlusu has been replaced by Sosten Gwengwe, who was Minister of Trade but now heads a merged Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs….

Ministry of Agriculture assures of speedy continuation of construction works of Shire Valley Transformation Project after floods damages some construction structures

January 27, 2022

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State of the intake foundation * The foundation of the intake structure is intact but the 750-meter siphon has been partially damaged * All critical structures are intact including the flume, siphon, culverts and the main canal * The Ministry will carry out detailed assessment of the damage once the water levels drop and the site is accessible By Duncan Mlanjira Extensive floods that wreaked damage in the Lower Shire did not spare construction works of Shire Valley Transformation…

MERA set to adjust pump fuel prices

January 27, 2022

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* As CAMA implores on Clerk of Parliament to consider reviewing the many levies that are added on the fuel prices * That if removed could led the price of petrol at K950.00/ltr and diesel at K931.00ltr * The levies in question are Road Levy; Malawi Rural Electrification (MAREP) and the Malawi Bureau of Standards CESS By Duncan Mlanjira Key economic factors, mainly due to the exchange rate of the Malawi kwacha against the United States dollar — coupled…

Chakwera appoints 12 as new Cabinet; other portfolios yet to be announced

January 27, 2022

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Mark Katsonga Phiri appointed as Minister of Trade & Industry, replacing Sosten Gwengwe * One of the left out is Minister of Finance formerly held by Felix Mlusu * DPP asks Chakwera to reduce size of his entire cabinet from 31 to below 20 — including the President and his Vice-President * This is also being suggested by Consumer Association of Malawi’s Executive Director John Kapito By Duncan Mlanjira Owing to his preoccupation of the national disaster that the…

Councillor Lipikwe dresses up in school uniform to deliver career guide talk on International Day of Education

January 25, 2022

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Sitting in class as a motivation to the learners By Duncan Mlanjira In commemoration of the International Day of Education, Councillor, Gerald Lipikwe visited the 3 primary schools in his Limbe Central Ward dressed up in the uniform of one of the school where he delivered career guide talks. Lipikwe encouraged the young minds to stay focused in their academic studies by choosing a career they should work hard for to achieve. In June last year, Lipikwe also organised…