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MultiChoice phases out Showmax service after comprehensive review

March 6, 2026

* The decision to phase out Showmax reflects our focus on building a sustainable, competitive business for the long term in an increasingly demanding global streaming environment * The decision to discontinue Showmax services will not involve any retrenchments. The Group will be engaging and supporting employees through various transition options By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice has announced the discontinuation of Showmax service, following a comprehensive review of its streaming activities by the company as it focuses on “building a…

Bankers Association welcomes RBM’s steps towards easing interest rate thresholds

March 6, 2026

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BAM president Phillip Madinga * We have already been taking positions to align with the government’s calls to increase access to credit by the private sector—BAM president Phillip Madinga By Duncan Mlanjira The Bankers Association of Malawi (BAM) has welcomed the decision Reserve Bank of Malawi’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to take gradual steps towards easing interest rate thresholds in the market, seeing it as the beginning of a return to market-driven economic realignment. BAM president Phillip Madinga said…

Health stakeholders MHEN, MEHA call for provision of free public toilets across Malawi

March 4, 2026

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* Following Executive Order No. 2 of 2026 by President Mutharika mandating sanitation and hygiene facilities mandatory in public spaces, workplaces and schools * It is deeply concerning that in many urban areas, public toilets have been privatised and converted into fee-paying facilities, which disadvantages low-income citizens * Commercial institutions, particularly banks, should provide free and adequate toilet facilities for the customers in line with minimum public health standards By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) and the…

Malawi not to be spared from impact of the Middle East war on fuel availability and prices as MERA increases prices of liquified petroleum gas

March 4, 2026

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* LPG, also known as ‘autogas’, is mostly used in households for cooking, water heating, and space heating * And for commercial/industrial as fuel for forklifts, agricultural machinery, and in ceramic or glass production * It was last adjusted in October 2024 and since then, the Free-on-Board price ruling in January 2026, road freight rates, insurance & handling, financing cost, and in-transit losses have yielded a 22.65% increment in LPG landed cost By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority…

MEPA implores on the public to refuse being served with banned thin plastics

March 4, 2026

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* Warns all traders, retailers and consumers to immediately stop using banned things plastics and switch to environmentally-friendly alternatives * As the regulator embarks on compliance and enforcement inspections in markets and trading areas nationwide * All plastics with no name, registration of manufacturer, or a symbol indicating that it is recyclable, remains illegal in Malawi under the Environmental Management (Plastics) Regulations, 2015 By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) is encouraged members of the public to support…

Scorchers’ Deborah Henry and Ireen Khumalo also make it into COSAFA Women’s Championship 2026 final Best XI

March 4, 2026

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* Despite the Scorchers exiting in group stages in which both players were named in the Group Stage Best XI By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Scorchers’ Deborah Henry and Ireen Khumalo have also been named in the COSAFA Women’s Championship 2026 final Best XI have been selected in the Group Stage Best XI. Zimbabwe dominated the Group Stage Best XI with three players; goalkeeper Cynthia Shonga and defenders Nobukhosi Ncube and Agnes Tumbare, with only Tumbare remaining in the final…

MDF Engineers Battalion commences reinstallation of Mpatamanga bailey bridge in Mwanza

March 4, 2026

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* The bridge connects the people of Mwanza and Neno Districts to Blantyre via Chileka and was swept away in 2019 by Cyclone Idai * The Chileka–Mpatamanga Road serves as the primary access route to the site of the 300 megawatt Mpatamanga hydropower project By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Engineers Battalion reports that it has been tasked by the Roads Authority to reinstall Mpatamanga bailey bridge over the Shire River that connects the people of Mwanza…

Contracts for Blantyre and Lilongwe City Council CEOs not renewed

March 3, 2026

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Costly Chanza, Blantyre City Council’s director of town planning & estates services * Government appoints Costly Chanza and Hilario Kamera in the interim for Blantyre and Lilongwe respectively Maravi Express Government has not renewed contracts for chief executive officers for Blantyre City Council Dennis Chimseu and his Lilongwe counterpart, Macloud Kadam’manja, which expired in February 2026. Ministry of Local Government spokesperson, Chimwemwe Njoloma has told the media that in the interim, Blantyre City Council’s director of town planning &…

Uncertainty deepens over Morocco’s hosting of WAfCON 2026

March 3, 2026

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* There is no communication, no preparatory work with CAF not answering any questions regarding the competition * Since the sensational statements by the South Africa vice-minister and the controversies concerning a possible postponement * FAM breaks Malawi Scorchers’ training camp without indicating when the team will regroup for the tournament due to start on March 17 By Duncan Mlanjira With the Women’s African Nations Cup (WAfCON) 2026 due to kick off in two weeks time, March 17, the…

Airtel Money Africa commits to advancing Malawi’s digital payments agenda

March 2, 2026

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CEO Ian Ferrao with Minister Mwanamveka * Outlines the company’s commitment to driving job creation through its extensive agent distribution network and to building an integrated, scalable digital payments ecosystem * That enhances financial inclusion, improves efficiency, and increases economic participation for individuals, businesses, and public institutions across the country By Duncan Mlanjira On his tour Airtel Money Malawi country offices, Airtel Money Africa Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ian Ferrao paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Finance,…