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NOCMA deemed to contribute towards recent high fuel prices through its commitment to pay extra costs for fuel importation assigned to private transporter association

June 25, 2022

PIL will now be transporting its fuel products using cargo trains from the Mozambican port of Nacala * The supplier in Tanzania, Camel Oil is offering the rates that are lower than MERA’s prescribed Fuel Haulage Rates * Which have just been revised upwards on the 10th of April, 2022 * Thus NOCMA committing to top up the difference between the two rates to be within the country’s Regulated Rates * NOCMA offering the Association a Credit Facility for…

All set for Malawi Sand Music Festival as FDH Bank Plc sponsors K15 million towards its preparations and hosting

June 24, 2022

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Harawa (left) receiving the sponsorship from FDH Bank’s Lorraine Chikhula * The annual music festival will celebrate its 12th anniversary of bringing together the cream of Malawian performing artists * As well as renowned international musicians which always require a lot of money * But they lack support from the corporate world like the gesture shown by FDH Bank By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Preparations for the country’s major annual entertainment and tourism attraction jamboree, the Sand Music Festival…

Airport Development Limited’s to expand its solar farm to feed into national power grid

June 24, 2022

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The solar farm at Kamuzu International Airport * This has come at a time when the country is still facing difficulties in power supply * A lot of areas across the country are experiencing more blackouts due to load shedding of about 4-6 hours per day By Ivy Kapaswiche, MANA Airport Development Limited (ADL) says it is finalising all processes to expand its solar farm project at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) to contribute more onto the national power supply. This…

MP Joyce Chitsulo sues Lilongwe man for circulating on social media allegations she is on Sattar’s corruption list

June 24, 2022

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MP Chitsulo, who is chairperson of the Parliamentary Public Affairs Committee * Khoma alleged that Chitsulo was used as Parliamentary Committee chairperson to reject Chizuma from being ACB director general * Ordered to pay within 7 days from the date of receiving the summons (dated June 13) the sum of K100 million * In aggravated damages for libel to sufficiently compensate the claimant for the ridicule that she has endured * And the loss of reputation that she has…

Public expresses their disdain over UTM Party’s sympathisers gathering outside Chilima’s residence following reports of ACB’s visit to interrogate him

June 24, 2022

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The supporters captured loafing outside Chilima’s residence * They are not doing Chilima any favour but rather tarnishing and discrediting his earlier statement * In which he had expressed willingness to be engaged as such * “I admire how some people love individual politicians more than their country — this is what is killing Malawi as a country * We love politics too much than development. Let the ACB do their job without any hindrance or intimidation from anyone…

Silver Strikers start FDH Bank Cup title defence against Dedza Dynamos

June 24, 2022

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Defending champions Silver Strikers * TNM Super League champions Nyasa Big Bullets will face struggling Super League rookies Sable Farming * Mighty Mukuru Wanderers will host Kamuzu Barracks Reserves * In Round of 16, winners of Silver vs Dedza Dynamos will face winners of Wanderers vs Kamuzu Barracks Reserves * While Sable Farming vs Nyasa Big Bullets are set to date winners of Moyale Barracks vs Ngwanje FC By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Champions Silver Strikers are set to…

HRDC bemoans weak Opposition as the DPP is embroiled in internal leadership wrangles

June 23, 2022

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Better days between APM and Nankhumwa * The internal fights are rendering it too ineffective to provide the necessary checks and balances * As well as offer alternative policy options to Tonse Administration’s handling of national issues * The UDF has folded into a briefcase with little or no influence on the country’s national affairs By Duncan Mlanjira Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) contends that the internal leadership stand-off in the high echelons of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)…

‘The stench of evil twins of corruption and fraud are still largely responsible for Malawi’s retarded development’—HRDC

June 23, 2022

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* To this day, there is rampant suspected corruption and abuse of public resources * As well as gapping loopholes in public financial systems that have resulted in the loss of Billions of public funds * The gulf between the rhetoric and the reality of the levels of suspected corruption is like day and night By Duncan Mlanjira Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says President Lazarus Chakwera that in his early major campaign speeches, he had vowed “to disinfect…

MultiChoice Malawi to adjust residential DStv and GOtv subscription rates upwards effective July 15

June 23, 2022

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* In response current economic pressures Malawi is facing and taken into account the 25% devaluation of the Malawi Kwacha * As MERA also increases fuel pump prices effective today June 23 By Duncan Mlanjira As Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has increased fuel pump prices effective today, June 23, MultiChoice Malawi is also set to adjust residential DStv and GOtv subscription rates upwards effective July 15. MERA has also increased petrol by 44.92% (now at K1,999 a liter…

ACB arrests fired IG implicated corruption case involving Sattar; As Chilima breaks silence on his own corruption involvement

June 23, 2022

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Fired IG George Kainja * Chilima maintains that at no point has he ever been involved in any perverted or criminal scheme as suggested by the Bureau * He further finds it curious that, to date, the Bureau has not confronted him with the said allegations of criminal conduct * So that he has the opportunity of making representations on the same By Duncan Mlanjira Breaking news coming in is that the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested recently-fired Inspector…