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Malawi Paralympic president James Chiutsi nominated for international prestigious PARA SPORT Awards

September 4, 2023

* Citi Volunteer Award 2023 recognises an individual who has supported the growth of Para sport as a volunteer * Either as a classifier, technical official, event support or the International Paralympic Committee member support * Public online voting opened through https://www.paralympic.org/para-sport/citi-volunteer-award-poll By Duncan Mlanjira Described as a powerhouse of Para sport on the African continent since being appointed president of Malawi Paralympic Committee (MPC) in 2018, James Chiutsi has been nominated for the prestigious Citi Volunteer Award 2023…

Malawi’s taekwondo Master Yamikani Guba attains his 5th gold medal of 2023 and his 6th silver

September 4, 2023

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* He adds 13 medals on his treasure trove from this year alone — of 5 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze By Duncan Mlanjira Yamikani Guba, Malawi’s only heavyweight professional taekwondo athlete based in the UK, continues to shine at top level as he has won a gold medal and a silver during the Scorpion Open Championships over the weekend. He has adding 13 medals on his treasure trove from this year alone, which are 5 gold, 6…

Water lilies on Shire River chocking submersible water pumps in Liwonde; SRWB opts for borehole pumping system

September 4, 2023

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* Follows Liwonde residents’ strong protests over the poor water service delivery in the past months * Resident Ken Ndanga says they now have the luxury of running taps and took delight that they can afford having some cold showers since this is a very hot weather area By Duncan Mlanjira Liwonde residents have for a long time being experiencing dry taps due to challenges that Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) was facing to pump water from the Shire…

DPP fires its firebrand member Nicholas Dausi as its publicity secretary and MP representative

September 3, 2023

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Dausi captured at an MCP function * This follows a recommendation by the Party’s disciplinary committee and a decision ratified by the Central Executive Committee * This comes days after Dausi was captured in a video clip dancing with MCP senior members at rally in Mwanza By Duncan Mlanjira The Democratic Progressive Party has fired its firebrand member, Nicholas Harry Dausi with immediate effect following what the Party says the MP is guilty of three misconducts contrary to Article…

ESCOM impressed with customers cooperation in Token Identifier project

September 3, 2023

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* Launched in June this year to upgrade all the 537,000 prepaid meters * Currently, we’ve done 20% because out of our targeted 537,000 meters, 94, 879 have been upgraded * This has been so because our customers are able to understand the project and it’s importance By Victor Singano Jnr Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it is impressed with the response and cooperation being shown by its customers in the ongoing and newly launched project called,…

Napoleon Dzombe calls on Malawians to acquire new technology to stay in business

September 3, 2023

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Dzombe, founder of magnificent Kalipano Hotel by Sunbird in Dowa * Days are changing so we also need to change the way of thinking as well as the way we do our businesses * Technology is coming in with a lot of ways of doing things as such there was need to move with the changing world in order to match with modern standards By Yamikani Yapuwa, MANA Renowned businessman and philanthropist, Napoleon Dzombe appealed to business people to…

Government to rehabilitate all railway lines in the country

September 3, 2023

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* The rail transport will facilitate transportation of goods into Malawi from neighbouring countries * This government is committed to make sure that all means of transport are improved to facilitate the movement of goods in and out of the country By Robert Nayeja, MANA Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jacob Hara pledges that government will rehabilitate all railway lines in the country to resume rail transport network as was the case in the past. During inspection of…

MERA nods to ESCOM’s proposed tariff increase

September 3, 2023

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MERA CEO Henry Kachaje * The Authority believes that granting this tariff adjustment will enable the power sector to realise enough revenues * For investment, system maintainance, operations and other appropriate costs to sustain provision of services to customers By Levison Lester, MANA Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has agreed to the proposal by Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to raise the electricity tariffs to 50.8% — effective September 1. Speaking in Lilongwe during a press briefing on…

MUST graduates 13 students in Vice-Chancellor’s Junior Engineers Academy

September 3, 2023

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* Focuses on inspiring primary and secondary school young boys and girls * To science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) innovations at an early stage in their lives By Victor Singano Jnr Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) has awarded certificates to 13 primary and secondary school students who successfully graduated in the second cohort of the Vice-Chancellor’s Junior Engineers Academy at the University. The program, which is organized by the African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) at…

Mangochi residents’ taps to start flowing on Monday with water drawn from SRWB’s Nkhudzi Bay pumping station

September 3, 2023

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* The pumping station is set to supply over 92,000 households, which is a huge number of people that will benefit * For a long time, people have raised concerns that water from Lake Malawi has been underutilised * And it’s even ironic that people of Mangochi have not had access to clean potable water yet they are surrounded by a huge mass of water By Duncan Mlanjira The massive water project that Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) was…