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Newly-acquired high performance printer set to produce 3,500 National ID cards per day

April 6, 2024

* To enhance NRB service delivery as its machines were producing about 200 cards a day * To reduce waiting time and respond positively to the negative sentiments towards the NRB By Paul Madisehas, MANA National Registration Bureau (NRB) has acquired a high performance printer which has the capacity to produce 3,500 cards per day, unlike the machines the Bureau was using that was producing about 200 cards a day. This has been made possible with the support from…

Export restriction of raw soya beans to help government trace forex—LUANAR Director

April 6, 2024

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* It will help government to have fixed markets that will absorb all the products that farmers have produced * My advice is that government enables farmers who are licenced to export their products By Levison Lester, MANA Director of Research and Outreach at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture & Natural Resources (LUANAR), Samson Katengeza is supporting government’s decision to ban exportation of raw soya beans, saying it will help in controlling and tracing the country’s forex. Ministry of…

Al Ahly, Sundowns oust Tanzanian sides Simba and Yanga from CAF Champions League

April 6, 2024

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* Al Ahly will face tonight’s winners of the match between DR Congo’s TP Mazembe and Angola’s Petro de Luanda in the semi-finals * Sundowns date winners between Côte d’Ivoire’s ASEC Mimosas and Tunisian side Esperance Sportive de Tunis Maravi Express Tanzanian sides, Simba FC and Young Africans (Yanga) — who were aiming at a shot for their first-ever CAF Champions League title are out of the completions after defeats to Egypt’s Al Ahly and South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns…

Airtel increases average price for voice bundles, data bundles and SMS; Some bundles to be discontinued

April 5, 2024

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* Necessitated by the cumulative loss of value of the Malawi Kwacha by 71% since June 2023 * Alongside rise in general and commercial electricity tariffs by 65% (18% in September 2023 and 40.2% in November 2023), as well as the rise in diesel prices by 42.4% By Duncan Mlanjira With effect from Wednesday, April 10, Airtel Malawi Plc is increasing the average price for voice bundles by 15%, data bundles by 23% and SMS by 20% while some…

Seasoned Malawi sports journalist, Peter Kanjere amongst renowned football analysts as judges for inaugural COSAFA awards

April 5, 2024

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* Kanjere first made presence felt in Malawi’s sports journalism working for the Times Group — then named Blantyre Newspapers Limited (BNL) * Before moving to the Nation Publications and he also corresponds with SuperSport’s online publication By Duncan Mlanjira The judging panel of renowned football analysts to identify inaugural winners of the Confederation of Southern African Football Association (COSAFA) includes Malawi’s season sports journalists, Peter Kanjere. The judging panel is drawn from across the 14 member nations that…

SULOM introduces gradings on gate charges for the TNM Super League 2024 season

April 5, 2024

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* For matches featuring teams from the same grade, we will be implementing a standard gate charge * This decision is aimed at maintaining consistency and fairness across all encounters within the league By Duncan Mlanjira Ahead of the kick off of the TNM Super League 2024 season, Super League of Malawi (SULOM) with games tickets for the 2023 champions Nyasa Big Bullets, runners-up Silver Strikers and third-place Mighty Wanderers pegged at K4,000 as Grade 1. Grade 2 at…

Lilongwe farmer encouraging others to venture into serious banana farming by offering suckers on credit

April 5, 2024

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* No one should fail to grow bananas simply because they don’t have the farming inputs of suckers * On top of that I will also share with you some modern banana farming practices By Duncan Mlanjira Encouraged by a rich harvest of bananas at his Golden Valley Farm in Lilongwe, Chris Tukula is enticing fellow farmers to venture into mega farming of the crop in order to discourage the influx importation of bananas from Tanzania and other neighbouring…

Flames move down 5 places in Africa and 3 places in the world on FIFA Rankings

April 5, 2024

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* 4-Nations Tournament winners, Kenya are ranked 24th in Africa and 107 in the world * Runners-up Zimbabwe are one step up of Malawi — 33 in Africa and 122 in the world * Third-place winners Zambia are on 18th on the continent and 86 globally By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Flames, who were 29th in Africa and 122 in the world on the FIFA rankings in February ahead of the 4-Nations Tournament they hosted last month, have moved down…

Flooding affects livelihood in Mangochi

April 5, 2024

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* Floods have filled most of the houses plus some lodges, disturbing the hospitality industry * The floods have made our village an island, making access to markets, workplaces, schools and maize mills a problem * The only way to travel from our village to access these places is through the boat which is costing us a lot By Lyte Ali & Shaffie Bakali, MANA Despite rainfall inconsistence in Mangochi this year, families in the district living along Shire…

Government suspends export of raw soya beans

April 5, 2024

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* Necessitated following an assessment of soya bean production for the current agricultural production season * Ministry of Agriculture’s national crop estimate exercise has shown that there is a 20% decline in the production of soya beans * Attributed to the adverse weather conditions experienced in the current farming season in Malawi By Gift Chiponde, MANA The Ministry of Trade & Industry, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, has suspended the exportation of raw soya beans with effect…