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ACB pins down corruption suspect Batatawala and accomplices at Immigration Department from disposing off properties and vehicles

March 29, 2022

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* The accomplices are Fletcher Nyirenda and Limbani Chawinga * Part of the ACB’s investigations on allegations of unexplained wealth and other corrupt practices against the three * The restriction notices apply until the ACB has concluded the investigations or lifted them By Duncan Mlanjira The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) issued restriction notices to corruption suspect Abdul Karim Batatawala as well as his accomplices at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services — commissioner responsible for operations, Fletcher Nyirenda and…

Government concludes largest recruitment of secondary school teachers in the country’s history

March 29, 2022

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Student-teacher ratio is high right from primary schools * Recruitment and promotion of teachers form part of ongoing efforts by to improve the quality of education service delivery * Government assures the nation to continue reducing the current high student-teacher ratio By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi Government has recruited over 1,000 teachers which represents the largest recruitment of secondary school teachers in the country’s history. The government has also promoted over 1,500 teachers — making the total number of…

Senior Magistrate Nyimba chides ACB of submitting hearsay and irrelevant information in Viola’s case of abuse of office

March 28, 2022

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Viola denies any wrong doing * State witness statements did not indicate seeing Viola writing a local purchase order (LPO) * The said LPO could not be used to procure the huge amount of maize as alleged * The said LPO is still without a scratch and nobody benefited from the purported transaction Maravi Express Senior Magistrate Viva Nyimba has chided lawyers representing the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for submitting hearsay and irrelevant information in the case in which former…

Government rehabilitates badly collapsed Ndirande road in under 24hrs just to accommodate President’s visit to Kambalazaza’s church

March 28, 2022

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| National, News, Religion

A week before and during rehabilitation works on Saturday * The road is also important access road for Malabada Health Centre’s ambulance * This comes a week after constituents petitioned MP Mkumba of negligence for the road’s collapse * MP Mkumba contends the road will probably cost K900 million to upgrade to bitumen standard By Duncan Mlanjira Though it was a welcome development, Ndirande Malabada residents felt a bit cheated when the government rehabilitated the main and busiest access…

Alert Chikwawa Police intercepts enforcement metal bars stolen from Shire Valley Transformation Project’s construction site

March 26, 2022

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How the metal rods were packed in the Probox vehicle * Further investigations on the matter have been instituted to arrest more perpetrators * Sources in Chikwawa indicate that theft of construction materials is rampant at the site * It is being done in collusion with staff members that include its security detail * But having been alerted by the contractor, the police intensified its patrol along the road to Kapichira * Chikwawa Police assures the public of tight…

Comptroller of Statutory Corporations, Secretary to the Treasury removed from MERA Board

March 26, 2022

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* As President appoints Reckford Kampanje as chairperson and Innocencia Chirombo as the deputy * Ordinary members are Lameck Nchembe, Charles Kambauwa and Ulemu Kambwiri * Ex-officios are Secretary for Energy, Director of Energy and MERA chief executive officer * The appoints are subject to confirmation by the Public Appointments Committee of Parliament By Duncan Mlanjira President Lazarus Chakwera has reconstituted the composition of Malawi Energy Regulatory (MERA) Board by removing Comptroller of Statutory Corporations and Secretary to the…

Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sajidu plans to implement an ambitious research strategy to enhance UNIMA’s research capacity, visibility and impact

March 24, 2022

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Prof. Samson Sajidu, UNIMA’s new Vice-Chancellor * Challenges include limited research capacity * Inadequate funding; lack of both local and international visibility * Low access to higher education by most deserving Malawian youths * Limited ICT capacity and rigid mindset and conflict escalations Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira Despite its long history of having highly educated many Malawians since the 1960s who became elite professionals — contributing to the social and economic development of this country — the University of…

Cross-border traders advocates for CoVID-19 vaccine

March 24, 2022

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A cross-border trader having her jab at Mwanza Border By Brian Wasili, MANA Cross-border traders are being encouraged to have themselves vaccinated against CoVID-19 in order to protect importation of the Coronavirus to and from their host countries. The cross-border association (CBTA) held a CoVID-19 sensitization meeting in Mwanza on Wednesday to encourage its members and communities to be positive in the uptake of the vaccine. The association’s president, Steve Yohane said the “traders conduct their businesses in different…

Chakwera impressed with locally assembled zero carbon emission motorcycles

March 24, 2022

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Chakwera test rides the motorcycle around Kamuzu Palace grounds * Their efforts are contributing positively to Malawi’s transition from a predominantly importing to an exporting economy * I am delighted that Malawi is on the right trajectory to realising our dreams as a nation in line with the MW2063 agenda * Of a self-reliant, industrialised, middle-income nation—President Chakwera By Duncan Mlanjira President Lazarus Chakwera took time to sample an electric motorcycle which a group of Malawian young engineers brought…

Malawi Police moves in to deter GBV in flood victims’ evacuation camps

March 24, 2022

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Flood displaced people in Mulanje By Natasha Muthete, MANA Malawi Police Service (MPS) have underscored the need for concerted efforts in dealing with gender-based violence (GBV) in the country’s evacuation camps. Assistant Commisioner of Police, Francis Chisaka — who is deputy director of community policing services and rural police units visited flood survivors at Mitawa Primary School camp in Muloza-Mulanje where he emphasized that any form of abuse to flood survivors is a serious offence as it adds salt…