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Prolonged 14-hour load shedding scheduled for Saturday and Sunday; EGENCO to carry out maintenance works on Nkula A and B

July 27, 2022

* Nkula B to be shut down first on Saturday thereby reducing power supply by 100MW off the national grid * And losing 135MW the following day when both Nkula B and Nkula A would be shut down * Only 176MW will be available on Saturday and 140MW on Sunday for essential services such as referral hospitals and water pumping stations By Duncan Mlanjira Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has alerted the public to brace for a prolonged…

Malawi Queens face England first at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

July 27, 2022

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The Queens celebrate after beating England at the 2012 Fast5 tournament * Followed by Northern Ireland; New Zealand; Trinidad & Tobago and fellow Africans Uganda By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi National netball Team, the Queens, meet England on Saturday July 30 in their opening match of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games — followed by Northern Ireland; New Zealand; Trinidad & Tobago and fellow Africans Uganda. The game against England — who are ranked 3rd on INF world rankings — will…

Ndirande-based gospel musician Nahsho’s single ‘Kadusa Kangati’ enjoying positive support on radio airwaves

July 27, 2022

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* Amongst top 20 with public requests increasing by the day * Nahsho promises a full album soon after compiling the single tracks * Last single ‘Sagona Tulo’ done in collabo with Barry One was released last year By Duncan Mlanjira Ndirande-based gospel musician, Nahsho Nyirenda’s new single, ‘Kadusa Kangati’ is enjoying positive support on radio airwaves as it is amongst top 20 of new releases with public requests increasing by the day. His last single ‘Sagona Tulo’ —…

Law Prof. Danwood Chirwa implores on Malawi lawmakers to reject Bill proposing to increase judges’ retirement age to 70

July 27, 2022

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| Courts, National, News

* The Tonse Alliance Government must leave the judiciary in a stronger position than it found it * Malawi has many corrupt judges in the judiciary and retirement is the only way of getting them out of the system * In fact, reducing retirement age could be the best way of cleaning it up By Duncan Mlanjira Amongst Bills which have been gazetted in Malawi Gazette Supplement of July 22, 2022 is Courts Amendment Bill, which amongst others, seeks…

NICO Group aims to focus on ‘Business Growth’ in its next 5-year strategic plan

July 26, 2022

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* Our focus within that period was to consolidate and strengthen our operations * Which would manifest itself by strong financial position besides good performance in terms of profit By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Malawi’s leading financial services institution company, NICO Group says it is targeting to dwell much on business growth in its next 5-year 2022-2026 strategic plan which is set to afford its clients to enjoy the Group’s best services. At the company’s ‘Stakeholders Engagement Meeting’ on…

High Court rules in favour of ESCOM in injunction case filed by Chinese company

July 26, 2022

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* Zhang Di t/a Yangtse sought the court’s intervention following ESCOM’s decision to reverse unauthorised transfer of electricity to the company’s meters and illegal consumption of electricity totalling K46 million By Peter Kanjere, ESCOM PRO officer The High Court’s Commercial Division in Blantyre has rejected an injunction application which Chinese company, Zhang Di t/a Yangtse made stopping the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) from deducting the firm’s 60% of every new electricity purchase. Lawyer Chrispin Ngunde of Tamandani…

Mzimba communities applaud government for social cash transfer program

July 26, 2022

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Beneficiary Mwazama (left) having a chat with DC Rodney Simwaka * I have managed to embark on animal and poultry farming—57-year-old beneficiary, Nixon Mwazama * I now have 26 local chickens, 10 ducks and six goats and next I will build a modern house By Aliko Munde, MANA Beneficiaries of social cash transfer program in Mzimba South District have applauded government for the initiative, which they say will go a long way in improving their livelihoods. One of the…

CDEDI demands arrest of controlling officers who approved dubious accumulated and unjustified allowances

July 26, 2022

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CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa * The accountants cannot draw money from Account No. 1 on their own * In an unlikely event that this indeed happened, then the Accountant General, the Secretary to the Treasury and controlling officers would be the biggest failures * And not fit to be in those offices, and to put it bluntly, they deserved to be arrested first! * It is a very well-known fact that there is a culture of allowances everywhere…

ActionAid raised red flags in 2015 on “harmful” tax incentives that Malawi government awarded to Australian mining company Paladin

July 26, 2022

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* This money could have paid for 431,000 annual HIV/AIDS treatments * or 17,000 annual nurses salaries; * or 8,500 annual doctors’ salaries * or 39,000 annual teachers salaries By Duncan Mlanjira ActionAid, the global federation working for a world free from poverty and injustice, contended in a issued in 2015 that Malawi, “the poorest country in the world, lost out on US$43 million in revenue from 2009 to 2015 from a single company — the Australian mining company…

Malawi’s netball legend Mary Waya appointed coach for Namibia national team; Eyes to qualify for 2023 Netball World Cup

July 26, 2022

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* To be assisted by Namibian Antoinne Wentworth alongside Zimbabwean Lloyd Makunde * We just need to do one or two things on tactical and technical * We also need to increase the intensity of the players as well as their strength By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s netball legend, Mary Waya has been appointed as coach for Namibia national team and is set to inspire the squad to qualify for 2023 Netball World Cup to be hosted by South Africa….