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Government to act on Salima Sugar corruption saga
December 7, 2023
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* Over US$30 million has been misappropriated by the company through various dubious deals for the past years * The Attorney General’s office is taking swift and decisive action to recover the stolen funds By Sarah Munthali & Gift Chiponde, MANA The Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda has assured Malawians that his office is working on recovering over US$30 million and bring to book the perpetrators involved in the Salima Sugar Company Limited corruption. Chakaka Nyirenda said this at…

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Silver Strikers coach, De Jongh censures Wanderers for absconding second leg of Airtel Top 8 quarterfinal
December 7, 2023
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* As a top team, they were supposed to respect the rules of football * It is bad and this bears negative impact on Malawi football * As the Nomads lose game by 0-2 per article 10.6 of the 2023 Airtel Top 8 Rules & Regulation By Petro Mkandawire, MANA and Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express Known for his militant approach to poor standards of football in Malawi — administratively and technically — Silver Strikers coach, Pieter De Jongh has…

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Tabitha Chawinga leaves a stunning legacy in Italy as she is named Women’s Player of Year
December 7, 2023
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* She caps a prolific year by also been named in the Italian women’s league’s Best XI * She also won the Serie A Femminile’s Golden Boot with an outstanding 23 goals in 2022/23 league season Maravi Express & CAFonline Malawi Scorchers captain, Tabitha Chawinga has left a stunning and indelible legacy in Italy by being named Women’s Player of the Year —  a prestigious award from Italian Footballers’ Association. She has also capped a prolific year by also…

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MultiChoice Africa announces resumption of DStv services in Malawi
December 7, 2023
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* As a gesture of goodwill, MultiChoice is providing free access to premium package for 9 days from December 6-14 * To customers who have an operational DStv decoder that’s been active at least once within this current year from April 1, 2023 By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice Africa Holdings, which withdrew its DStv in Malawi following disagreements with Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA), has announces the resumption of the service. A statement from MultiChoice Africa Holdings issued on Wednesday…

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AFIDEP’s inaugural BUILD project’s leadership programme in integrated PHED rolls out in Malawi in February
December 7, 2023
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* Applications opened on December 1, whose deadline is December 15 * The notification date of acceptance is on January 8 with January 12 as deadline for applicants’ confirmation By Duncan Mlanjira The inaugural training of BUILD project, a five-year global initiative designed to leverage the interconnectedness of population, health, environment and development (PHED) — which is led by the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) — will be held for the Southern Africa region in Malawi next year…

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SPC Zamba on verge of exiting Capital Hill?
December 7, 2023
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SPC Colleen Zamba * During their interface with the President last week, PAC made several comments, observations and recommendations * On issues of national importance and prioritized the performance of the civil service as one major setback that is derailing socioeconomic growth in the country Maravi Express Concerns raised by quasi-religious body, Public Affairs Committee (PAC), on the untenable nature of the role Secretary to the President & Cabinet (SPC), Colleen Zamba in government affairs, has brought into thought…

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Airtel Africa set to accelerate Africa’s digital transition through launch of Nxtra by Airtel
December 6, 2023
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* Nxtra aims to build one of the largest network of data centres on the African continent * With high-capacity data centres in major cities located strategically across Airtel Africa’s footprint, complementing its existing edge sites By Duncan Mlanjira Nxtra by Airtel, a new data centre business that Airtel Africa has launched is founded on a commitment to meet the continent’s growing needs for trusted, and sustainable data centre capacity and to serve the fast-growing African digital economy. A…

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Doctors Parth Patel, Adamson Muula, Victor Mwapasa among 10 best medical practitioners honoured with SMD 2023 awards
December 5, 2023
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* We the medical doctors of Malawi are proud of you and thank you for serving the country with your expertise—Society of Medical Doctors By Duncan Mlanjira From a large number of nominees and votes received, Society of Medical Doctors (SMD) has identified 10 best medical practitioners who have been honoured with the Society’s 2023 awards. Dr. Parth Patel, whose full scale healthcare facility, Atlas Medical Center offers advanced and innovative healthcare technology, has been voted as the Best…

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Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter calls on royal family to pay reparations for colonialism
December 5, 2023
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* She wants ‘acknowledgement’ of the royal family’s role in colonialism before reparations * We are still suffering a great deal from colonisation, in as far as our culture as Black people is concerned By Isobel Lewis, Independent.co.uk Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter, Ndileka Mandela has called on Britain’s royal family to pay reparations for colonialism in Africa. Ndileka Mandela, an author and climate activist, appeared on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg where she urged Britain to acknowledge its role in colonising…

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Malawi celebrating World Competition Day under the theme ‘Role of Competition in Enhancing Economic Recovery’
December 5, 2023
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* There will be a live broadcast this evening of a panel discussion that will be aired on Zodiak Radio and TV from 18:00hrs * Recent economic shocks have led to significant disruptions in Malawi’s markets—CFTC * Resulting in price hikes and coordinated efforts among businesses to overcome disruptions in their value chains By Duncan Mlanjira In recognition of the recent economic shocks — following challenges posed by the CoVID-19 pandemic, Cyclone Freddy and the devaluation of the kwacha…

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