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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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* Dwangwa Estate CSR activities focused on five key areas: education, potable water, food security, health, and afforestation * The company aims to contribute to the overall development and well-being of the communities surrounding its operations * The community members also had the opportunity to express the impact these projects have had By Duncan Mlanjira Through various corporate social responsibility (CSR), projects, Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc has so far invested K635.4 million in development projects the company carried out…

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