Category: National

Progress of the construction works * As he pledges for speedy completion of Nsanje-Marka by December 2021 * Construction was rolled out way in 2018 but at least completion progress is now at 85% * With a rehabilitated and functioning transport system, Nsanje will be transformed to a city By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Steve Chirombo, MANA On his tour of construction works of Nsanje-Marka M1 road last Friday, President Lazarus Chakwera bemoaned the delays that affect development…

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* The suppliers of the MalTIS involve South African firm Fischer Consultants and Movesa as a Malawian partner * The contract was granted over six years ago but failed to meet three deadlines since 2018 to hand over to government * Failure to hand over the system “seems to be a way of siphoning money by some corrupt individuals * In collaboration with the foreign Consultants South African firm Fischer Consultants and Movesa By Duncan Mlanjira The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)…

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Number plates imported by Movesa are showing signs of substandard work * Sole importation was to block all players from entering the market yet Movesa’s number plates keep failing to meet standards * Movesa was also tasked as a regulator to prevent importation of substandard blank plates by unscrupulous importers * DRTSS, MBS kept changing blank number plate importation test specifications to block other business entities * Former MBS official now working as a consultant for Movesa in the…

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Goats that are for breeding are within prices of K15,000 to a maximum of K20,000 * Contracts have been awarded to highest bidders leaving out those who pegged lower prices * The best was to use the Councils to buy direct from the farmers in the designated areas of delivery * The project is under post-Cyclone Idai and Kenneth Emergency Recovery and Resilience project By Duncan Mlanjira Member of Parliament for Nsanje Lalanje, who is shadow Minister of Trade…

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Sparc Systems Isnor Ward (left) presenting the sponsorship to Mbejere * He joins Vice-President Saulos Chilima to deliver key note addresses at the conference * To be held under the theme ‘Strategic Procurement and Supply Chain; a Tool for the Country’s Economic Management’ * 75% of the National Budget goes towards procurement and supply of goods By Duncan Mlanjira Renowned Pan-Africanist orator from Kenya, Prof. Patrick Loch Otieno (PLO) Lumumba, together with the country’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima, are expected…

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* Previous locomotives were smaller and slower transporting a maximum capacity of only 53 wagons of cargo * We will be able to export and import a lot of goods at once — resulting in reduced costs and more revenue * Transit times will be greatly reduced from 5 to 2 days between Nacala Port in Mozambique and Limbe By Duncan Mlanjira Nacala Logistics, managers of the rail transport system in the country, announces that it has brought in…

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A traffic document that is supposed to be processed through MalTIS * Fischer Consultants still clinging on to the system having failed to meet three deadlines since 2018 * Soon after Fischer was given the contract some four years ago it outsourced to one of Malawi’s top ICT companies *But soon after, Fischer dumped the Malawian company and engaged Movesa which is suspected to have Mozambique connection * DRTSS new spokesperson Ganizani Liwewe keeps stalling to confirm or deny…

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