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MultiChoice Malawi expands its footprint with 10 additional Sankha Wekha kiosks

March 22, 2022

The distinctive yellow, blue and red coloured Sankha Wekha kiosk * Blantyre Market, Machinjiri Area 1; in Lilongwe at Area 1 Simama, Area 1 Kaviwale, Luwinga, Area 49, Area 29, Likuni and Kamba * Original at Wenela bus depot in Blantyre, Ndirande’s Old Peoples shop and Chemusa * In Lilongwe, they are also in Area 25 Pamathanki, Area 25 Nsungwi and Area 36 Kaphiri; Mzuzu along M1 road and Mzuzu market By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice Malawi has stamped its footprint…

Chilima’s UTM Party hits hard at its critics; Describing them as “torpid malignant political minds that are feeble and rotten”

March 21, 2022

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Saulos Chilima, Vice-President and Minister of Public Reforms * The UTM and its leadership has remained calm amidst all the mercenary afflictions that are being waged on its leadership * Through propaganda of political vitriol aimed at lampooning the UTM leadership * This is creating a negative picture that suggests that the UTM is in a hurry for power and hence fomenting discord in the Tonse Alliance * One can clearly see that these political hallucinations are born out…

COSOMA, MultiChoice sign Partners Against Piracy agreement in the fight to protect Creative Copyright

March 21, 2022

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The partnership * Partners Against Piracy looks to ensure Malawi’s content creators earn a living from their talent * And to increase the demand for locally produced content through the consumption of their authorized works * MultiChoice as digital entertainment provider is also affected mainly in the form of broadcasting piracy By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice Malawi and the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) have joined forces in the fight to protect Creative Copyright and associated Intellectual Property rights through…

NICO Group celebrates 50th Anniversary in dazzling and spectacular style along streets of Blantyre

March 21, 2022

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Popping up the champagne * Within the 50-year journey, NICO Group has encountered some twist and turns— GMD Vizenge Kumwenda * But overall the company has successfully stamped its mark as the country’s leading financial service provider * All these achievements have been noticed by our clients because we have well dedicated employees * Who always strive to satisfy all the customers to the best of their capabilities * Going forward, we want to assure our customers that we’ll…

Dzaleka refugees donate disaster relief items worth K16m to DoDMA; But rampant selling of relief items is cause for worry

March 20, 2022

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By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Rodney Majawa, MANA Refugees living away of Dzaleka Camp in Dowa have donated 60 tonnes of maize valued at K10.8 million and 50 bales of 30 blankets each worth K5.2 million to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) in support of the country’s assistance towards flood victims of Tropical Storm Ana and Gombe. In a letter to DoDMA Commissioner, the refugees say they “have always expressed their gratitude to the government of…

Mixed reaction over sale of People’s chain of supermarkets

March 20, 2022

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Another historical company under the hammer following intention to sell SOBO * As a company we have been struggling with capital inadequacy for the past 8 years due to some serious capital losses * I think People’s has failed miserably in all sectors. This is the final nail on the coffin — the shops will never resurrect as per say * People’s management was backward, it was used to operating in an environment of no competition * The reputation…

UNICEF to roll out Polio immunisation campaign in four countries after case confirmed in Malawi

March 20, 2022

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A polio immunization exercise * As Blantyre DHO embarks its exercise from Monday, March 21-31 targeting under-5 children By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Mayamiko Phiri, Correspondent With the support from UNICEF and other partners, more than 9 million children in four countries of the Eastern and Southern Africa are to be vaccinated against polio in the first round of a mass campaign after an outbreak was confirmed in Malawi. Meanwhile, as part of its national response, Blantyre District…

People disgusted and appalled after Salima Blue Waters Hotel is fined K5m for discharging faecal waste into Lake Malawi

March 20, 2022

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MEPA inspects a sewage line manhole that’s on edge of the beach * The fine has been condemned as too little and lenient for such a serious breach of protecting the environment * MEPA discovered leakages and other shortcomings with the entire wastewater management system * “Koma aMalawi timatoledwa kobasi in each and every angle, popanda popumira” * Some people urge MEPA to close the facility but other believe it’s good the mess is known * They will fix…

ADDA’s drone technology 6th cohort training with MUST dwells on flood disaster management

March 20, 2022

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The graduands explaining their innovations * Cyclone Ana and Gombe claimed lives of motorists, whose cars were swept away by heavy water overflow * They were unaware overflooded bridge decks had been heavily damaged * The course involved real time situations from flood affected areas of Chikwawa and Mulanje By Duncan Mlanjira The 6th cohort of the drone technology training that African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) is conducting in conjunction with Malawi University of Science & Technology (MUST)…

Police hunt for mother who dumped newly-born baby in pit latrine in Mangochi

March 19, 2022

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By Edward Niyala Jnr, MANA Namwera Police in Mangochi are hunting for Khadja Shaibu for allegedly throwing her newly-born baby boy into a pit-latrine. Mangochi Police public relations officer (PRO), Sub Inspector Amina Daudi said the suspect concealed her pregnancy and went on to dump the baby few hours after giving birth on March 14. She said Shaibu’s neighbours alerted the Police after hearing the baby crying inside the toilet and the law enforcement officers and some community members…