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Chakwera to hold over 40 engagements over course of 15 days in US

September 11, 2022

The UN General Assembly * Include high-level meetings with world leaders and heads of various international institutions * He is also expected to hold various engagements to promote Malawi’s bilateral relations with the USA Government * All geared towards mobilizing over a billion US dollars in resources for various sectors in Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira President Lazarus Chakwera, who leaves for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) tomorrow, September 12, is expected to hold 40 other engagements apart from…

Public worries over high level of borrowing; But welcomes Chakwera’s assent to amendment of Corrupt Practices Act

September 11, 2022

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* The President assented 7 Bills on Friday with six being approval for loan authorizations *The government played a smart move by slotting in the 5 loan authorization Bills * Knowing the citizenry will be excited with the word corrupt that would divert their attention By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi citizenry has expressed worry over government’s high level of borrowing after President Lazarus Chakwera assented Bills on Friday, September 9, that were passed in Parliament — with six being approval…

NICO Group invests K40m towards Presidential Charity Golf tournament to fund needy school students

September 9, 2022

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* Scheduled for October 8 at Lilongwe Golf Club, the organisers are targeting to raise K200 million By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent As part of its corporate social responsibility, NICO Group pumped in K40 million towards this year’s Pesidential Charity Golf Tournament to assist needy school students, who are lacking school fees across the country. Presenting the cheque on Thursday at Bingu International Conventional Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe, NICO Group’s head of marketing and customer experience, Lorraine Phiri said…

UNIMA Law Enforcement Society on serious fundraising campaign for its activities

September 9, 2022

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* On Thursday, the members washed staff members cars at a fee of K2,000 each * To fund the official launch of the Society on campus on September 24 * At which numerous stakeholders would be invited to grace the occasion and give it the pomp it deserves By Duncan Mlanjira University of Malawi (UNIMA) Law Enforcement Society — the grouping of students of Bachelor’s Degree in Law Enforcement Management & Leadership — is on a serious fundraising campaign…

Ecobank extends unsecured civil servants personal loans up to K15m for both account and non-account holders

September 9, 2022

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* Seeks to avail a quicker and affordable financing option for all government employees across the country * Only needs to fill an application form and present their National ID * With no need for a letter of undertaking or changing one’s pay point By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Ecobank Malawi has extended unsecured personal loans for civil servants account an non-account civil servants up K15 million on a 36-month tenure respectively. The Bank’s country head of consumer banking,…

Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy as a friend of Malawi will forever be etched on our hearts—Chakwera

September 9, 2022

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The Queen on her visit to Malawi in 1979 * Her legacy is indelibly marked on the pages of our history, a history she positively shaped in more way than we can put into words * Her visit to Malawi in July, 1979 captivated the imaginations of Malawians * And demonstrated the same solidarity with our quest for socio-economic liberation as she had done with our political independence By Duncan Mlanjira In wishing the deepest condolences to the British…

Malawi economy in much worse state than before the devaluation of the kwacha—CAMA

September 9, 2022

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* Everything has come to a standstill and now we have no forex, no fuel and limited goods available on the market * The devaluation of kwacha was claimed to be unnecessary evil by the President and his Finance Minister * We were also told that it was meant to realign the kwacha with other major currencies * Unfortunately, the outcome of that decision has been negative and after four months, we have seen continued depreciation of the kwacha…

Old Mutual Malawi to host second edition of ‘Partnership Conversation Series’

September 8, 2022

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Edith Jiya — Old Mutual’s group chief executive officer * The Series provides a platform that brings together leaders from both the public and private sector as well as other stakeholders * To discuss and share practical and workable solutions on a range of impacting issues around people, economy and the environment By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Old Mutual Malawi Limited is set to host its second edition of the Partnership Conversation Series on Thursday next week, September 15 …

NICO Pension assures clients of improved service delivery offering

September 8, 2022

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NICO Pension General Manager, Gerald Chima * The innovative platforms will enable customers to interact with NICO Pension administration staff * Without visiting the offices or sending documents physically Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent In an effort aimed at creating conducive environment and making sure that pensions contributions funds provide adequate returns to the members, NICO Pension Plc says it is geared to improve service delivery by introducing various innovations. NICO Pension General Manager, Gerald Chima made the assurance on…

70 ladies audition for 2022 Miss Malawi pageant

September 8, 2022

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The judges for the walk-in auditions * The final 30 participants will be announced in the early weeks of September * A series of activities will follow afterwards planned prior to the finale * We had the largest turn up in Blantyre, which comprised about three quarters of the ladies By Twimepoki Mangani, MANA Alpha Arts has concluded Miss Malawi pageant auditions across the three regions that attracted 70 ladies for the event scheduled for December 3 in Lilongwe….