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Chief Economist Mhango rates Chakwera 40% on economy and 3/5 on 5-straight action plan a year since 2022 open letter to the President

September 14, 2023

* Exactly a year later on since the much publicized open letter Mhango penned on September 13 2022; Did President Chakwera listen? Its exactly a year on since South Africa-based Malawian highly respected economist, Chifipa Mhango wrote an open letter to President Lazarus Chakwera on September 13 in reaction to the position of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reject an application for an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Malawi. Mhango, who is Chief Economist and Director of Economic…

Chakwera unveils First Capital Bank as anchor sponsors of Presidential Charity Golf tournament

September 14, 2023

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* The commitment of K100 million is an encouraging shot in the arm to become a self-reliant nation * Self-reliance demands that we ourselves should be the ones to help our own citizens and not rely on outsiders By Stanley Nkhondoyachepa, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday unveiled the First Capital Bank (FCB) as this year’s as anchor sponsors of Presidential Charity Golf tournament sponsor at a ceremony that took place at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe. The President hailed…

MACRA set to roll out National Addressing System in districts

September 12, 2023

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* Once completed, NAS will bring many social and economic benefits to the country * Hence all stakeholders need to join hands to ensure proper execution of the project By Tikondane Vega, MANA Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) says it is ready to roll out National Addressing System (NAS) in districts, having almost completed the same in the country’s major cities. MACRA’s acting Director of Postal Services, Burnet Namacha said this in Blantyre on Monday when the regulatory authority…

Alarming indiscriminate deforestation of Njamba Park prompts environmentists CURE to demand for immediate mitigation action

September 11, 2023

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* This is coupled with environmental pollution of lunchboxes, juice packets, and home waste by residents of Njamba * All because responsible public duty bearers are just watching without applying regulations * Responsible public duty bearers are shifting land ownership of the park to each other * They are Malawi Housing Corporation, Blantyre City Assembly, Ministry of Lands and Ministry of Youth & Sports By Duncan Mlanjira The once alluring Njamba Freedom Park is in a very miserable state…

Expansion of Nkhata Bay’s Linga irrigation scheme increases crop production capacity

September 10, 2023

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* Over 390 hectares of rice planted with an expected winter yield of 1,034 metric tons valued at K1.14 billion * Also planted 20 hectares of beans with an expectation to harvest 54 metric tons valued at K103 million * The key to turn around the country’s fortunes lies in resurrecting the agriculture sector through serious irrigation and mechanised mega-farming By George Mponda & Wanangwa Tembo, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera on Friday officially commissioned Linga irrigation scheme, which is…

Nkhata Bay water treatment plant upgraded from 1,450m3 a day to 20,000m3

September 8, 2023

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* The US$30.55 million commissioned by President Chakwera which will benefit 250,000 people * Upgrade works include increased transmission pipelines, distribution network storage tanks capacity by 8,050m3 By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Chisomo Kambandanga, MANA The upgraded Nkhata Bay water treatment plant, which President Lazarus Chakwera commissioned on Thursday, is set to be treating water from 1,450m3 a day to 20,000m3 — increasing access to portable and sustainable water supply and improved sanitation services to over 105,000 people…

MACRA, MISA Malawi drill community broadcasters in ethical reporting

September 8, 2023

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MACRA Board director, Stella Chuti (right) with MISA Malawi vice-chairperson Chisomo Ngulube * There are knowledge gaps in issues of licensing, ethical reporting and resource mobilisation among community radio broadcasters * Community radios are not just broadcasters, they are the voice of the communities * And their role in fostering access to information and citizen empowerment cannot be overstated By Tabbu Kautye, MANA Community radios play a critical role in disseminating information to a larger audience in the rural…

First Capital Bank donates K3 million to Blantyre Police towards CCTV project

September 8, 2023

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* There has been an increase record in terms of theft and other crimes in the country and Blantyre has not been spared * So we believe that the direction taken by Blantyre Police will help a lot in curbing theft in the City By Victor Singano Jnr First Capital Bank (FCB) has joined the corporate companies’ response by investing K3 million towards Blantyre Police Station’s project to install CCTV cameras in the central business district (CBD) of the…

CAMA demands immediate reduction of sugar prices by 25%

September 7, 2023

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* The increase was meant to control the smuggling of sugar to neighboring countries * It had nothing to do with any increases in production costs but purely to control and reduce smuggling of sugar * An activity outside the mandate of Illovo Sugar Malawi since border control activities are managed by the State By Duncan Mlanjira Following the verdict by the Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC), that determined that the reason for the sugar price increase by…

BWB setting up to manage sewage system through Malawi Water Sanitation Project

September 7, 2023

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Hanjahanja addressing the industrial customers * The first phase is water supply improvement with a target of pumping over 230 million liters of water * The second is waste water management in liaison with Blantyre City Council and Ministry of Water & Sanitation * The water supply improvement strategy is through upgrading of BWB aged infrastructure By Duncan Mlanjira With funding from the World Bank, Blantyre Water Board (BWB) will migrate into Blantyre water and sewage service provider in…