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Minister Mumba urges technical colleges to rigorously market their innovations

January 22, 2025

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* After being impressed with a modern irrigation system at Sonda which is an innovation of Mzuzu Technical College * As well as a solar-powered charging facility which one can be used to charge multiple gadgets at once By Rose Cross Mahorya, MANA Minister of Labour Vitumbiko Mumba has impressed on technical colleges and vocational training institutions in the country to rigorously market innovations they develop so that they can increase their revenue bases. Speaking in Mzuzu yesterday when…

Kapichira Hydro Station’s power generation units back to 100% generating capacity after undergoing comprehensive repair

January 22, 2025

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* As at 15h15 yesterday, all power generation units were back to 100% generating capacity (129.6 megawatts) * EGENCO technical teams conducted thorough inspections, maintenance and necessary repairs to all the machinery at Kapichira By Duncan Mlanjira Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO), which shut down two of its generation units at Kapichira Hydro Power Station in Chikwawa on December 31, after one had developed a fault, have now been fully restored to full operational status after undergoing comprehensive repair. Commissioned…

Total number of people affected by recurrent disasters increases to approximately 141,359 people—DoDMA

January 21, 2025

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* Mainly due to stormy rains, strong winds, heavy rains and lightning since the onset of the rainy season to date * The total number of deaths has increased from 11 to 31; out of which 22 have been caused by lightning strikes * As Meteorological Department reports of significant risk of flash floods in flood-prone and low-lying areas * Due to Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and coming pulses of Congo Air Mass By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express &…

Public implores on MBS to continuously inspect shops over hygiene standards

January 21, 2025

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* As the regulator finds shops such as Sana; Food Lovers Market; Panda Superstore stocking rotten food items, expired goods and poor hygiene * MBS, this should not end here, it should be your routine needs. MBS needs to transition from being reactive to proactive in enforcing quality standards By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS), which is on a nationwide surprise market surveillance, is stumbling on several shops that are violating Section 39 of the Malawi…

MACRA to lead Data Privacy Week campaign

January 21, 2025

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Head of Data Protection Authority, Dan Chiwoni * Themed; ‘Put Privacy First’, the campaign includes a commemorative event scheduled for Mzuzu on January 28 * And accompanied by week-long roadshows in Kasungu, Mzimba, Mzuzu, and Nkhata Bay * Which will feature interactive sessions where the citizenry will have opportunities to ask questions and use of public awareness materials By Duncan Mlanjira Through its Consumer Awareness Unit, Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) will lead a series of awareness campaign activities…

An estimated 5.7 million poor Malawians are in crisis level of acute food insecurity between October 2024 and March 2025

January 20, 2025

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* This is not just a statistic — it is a failure of governance. The food insecurity has hit rural communities hardest * This crisis is not simply the result of environmental factors — it is the direct outcome of failed policies and gross incompetence By Duncan Mlanjira In his address to the nation yesterday, former President Peter Mutharika declared that Malawi is in a hunger crisis, saying between October 2024 and March 2025, an estimated 28% of Malawi’s…

Former Trade Minister Kansichi praises Minister Mumba’s invasion of companies subjecting employees to poor working conditions

January 20, 2025

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NT Plastics Manufacturing Ltd managing director, Zhouh Young Fei being arrested for continuing operations defying the closure order * Congratulates him for being a pragmatic leadership in an effort to restore sanity, ethics and enforcement of the law in the industries * Which, apparently, are being neglected, largely because of greed and corruption within the layers of our society By Duncan Mlanjira Former Minister of Trade, Martin Kansichi — who served during the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration under…

Supplementary voter registration to cost MEC K7 billion

January 19, 2025

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* First phase of the voter registration will run from Tuesday to Wednesday (January 21 to 22) * Second phase from January 27-28 while the third phase February 2-3 from 08h00 to 16h00 By Memory Chatonda, MANA Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has earmarked K7 billion to successfully conduct a supplementary voter registration exercise in 1,974 centres across the country. At a press briefing in Blantyre, MEC chairperson, Justice Annabel Mtalimanja said the funds are sufficient to conduct the exercise…

Stiffer punishment needed for people caught vandalising public assets; just like the amended Electricity Act

January 19, 2025

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* The public asking why the Police are not enhancing street patrols just like they do with breathalyzers at selected places throughout the night * Because obviously these acts of vandalism take place at night when the streets are quiet * The situation also poses a security concern in that streets are quiet at night and lack of lights and road signs, exposing road users to danger Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira People caught and found guilty of vandalising Electricity…

Vandalism of ESCOM assets reaches another high level as it involves Chinese national in collaboration with 3 Malawians

January 18, 2025

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* Found in possession of over 40 bags of stolen copper wires, amounting to approximately 18 tonnes * Which are being suspected to have been stolen from various sites of the power utility company * The Chinese national was buying copper at K15,000 per kilogramme,” and with over 16 tonnes of copper wire confiscated, the financial loss to ESCOM is substantial Maravi Express A Chinese national has been arrested by the Police in Lilongwe today alongside three Malawian accomplices…