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We Malawians seem to be negative on anything positive of our country — why?

January 23, 2023

As agreed, Spanish football team Club Deportivo Leganés has started displaying the logo ‘Malawi, The Warm Heart of Africa’ on the front of its jersey in matches as well as in different media — both physical and digital. It started with the club’s Matchday match against Levante UD on Sunday at the Estadio Municipal Burtaque, whose action picture was shared on Facebook by Kondwanie Chirembo — with the caption “jealous down ka logo ka Malawi Tourism kakuoneka bwino pa…

ESCOM alerts of prolonged loadshedding due to adverse weather conditions

January 23, 2023

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* Cloudy weather has resulted in low solar power output Maravi Express As the Southern Region is experiencing heavy down pours every single day in the past, they have brought with them challenges onto power generation at Tedzani and Nkula Power Stations — thus the public should expect prolonged load-shedding due to power supply deficit. A statement from ESCOM, says they have been experiencing increased power supply deficit from 7.30am today, January 23 due to the adverse weather conditions…

Sensational Yamikani Guba rolls out 2023 in grand style by winning gold at the Ultimate Taekwondo Championships

January 23, 2023

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Proudly with his first top accolade of 2023 * He ended the 2022 season with a silver medal during the LMC Taekwondo Championships in December * He earned 10 medals in 2022 alone of 5 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze * Next championships are Scottish Taekwondo Open; Midlands Open; Dutch Open; Army Open; European Masters in Finland By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s only heavyweight professional taekwondo athlete, Yamikani Guba — who earned 10 medals last year alone — has…

Castel Malawi facing huge challenges in its productions due to scarcity of forex; As the historical trademark Carlsberg Green is off the market

January 23, 2023

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* Ingredients of its beer products — not just for Carlsberg Green but all of them, include hops and malt * Which are not produced in Malawi but need to be imported * Other products affected include Kuche Kuche as well as Castel, Doppel and Chill and Booster ciders By Duncan Mlanjira The country’s historical trademark beer, Carlsberg Green — produced by Castel Malawi Limited — is currently off the market in what the company attributes being due to…

Fans favour Fleetwood Haiya for the post of SULOM presidency; Encourage him to also eye FAM presidency

January 22, 2023

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Fleetwood Haiya, Nyasa Big Bullets vice-president * I am not a Nyasa Big Bullets fan but I admire this guy—Christopher Sande * Let him compete with Walter Nyamilandu at FAM in December, he can beat him—Sekani Mkonda By Duncan Mlanjira Football fans took to social media as reports indicate that Nyasa Big Bullets vice-president, Fleetwood Haiya is being encouraged by affiliates to contest for the post of Super League of Malawi (SULOM) presidency at its elective annual general meeting…

Pick of today’s Premier League Round 21 is Liverpool v Chelsea at Anfield; Live on GOtv and DStv

January 21, 2023

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* Another potential thriller is Arsenal v Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday * I don’t want to disappoint anybody, but we signed an outstanding player like Cody Gakpo—Jurgen Klopp * We don’t speak of revenge, what happened is in the past, this is a whole new challenge that we must focus on—Mikel Arteta Maravi Express SuperSport viewers on GOtv and DStv can look forward to Round 21 action from the 2022-23 Premier League with matches scheduled…

Malawi signs tourism kit visibility with Spanish football team Club Deportivo Leganés

January 20, 2023

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The jersey set to be worn on Sunday in the match against Levante UD * The gracious offer for the brand comes at no cost to the Ministry * Malawi as a country is proud to be associated with CD Leganes * We believe that this exposure will not only be able to reach Spanish consumers and the team’s fan base * But also football fans by depicting Malawi as a tourism destination By Duncan Mlanjira Club Deportivo Leganés —…

New DPP Masauko Chamkakala has a stunningly rich resume having worked in top positions of various Malawi government institutions

January 20, 2023

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* Chamkakala once worked in the Office of President & Cabinet in government contracting unit as legal director * In the Malawi National Assembly (2006-2009), he was the legal counsel serving as special legal advisor to the Speaker * At the World Bank he was an investigator where he also conducted investigations in the World Bank funded projects * Was part of the process of setting up the Malawi Legal Aid Bureau as a national institution By Duncan Mlanjira…

Senior citizens volunteer to plant trees on depleted Ndirande mountain

January 20, 2023

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The volunteers before the exercise on Friday morning * Over 1,000 pine trees were planted and since they were disrupted by rains, they agreed to resume the task on Monday * Each of the participants was given a seedling to plant at their homesteads * To encourage that replenishing trees should be inculcated towards conservation of nature By Duncan Mlanjira Over 60 senior citizens in Ndirande heeded a call from a group of concerned youths, trending as Community Impact…

NICO Group donate items worth K20m in 6 hospitals towards containment of cholera outbreak

January 20, 2023

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Chapola hands over the medical items to clinical officer Leviticus Daniel * At NICO Group, and mainly NICO Life, we believe that we cannot do without people and we always need our clients to be healthy * We believe that these items will bring a significant change in mitigating the outbreak By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent In response to the assistance call made by government to the private sector towards containment of cholera outbreak which has hit the country,…