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

March 28, 2022

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…

Immigration Department starts clearing backlog of Malawi passport applications

March 24, 2022

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* Applicants are required to bring the original receipt as proof of payment * Which they were issued with upon submitting their passport applications By Duncan Mlanjira The Department of Immigration & Citizenship Services is informing the general public that those who applied for their passports between January 2021 and March 2022 and are yet to be issued with a copy, should visit its offices in Blantyre, Lilongwe Mzuzu and Mangochi to collect in person. In a public notice,…

Kamuzu Academy products infiltrating into upper echelons of Malawi leadership as Prof. Sajidu is appointed UNIMA Vice-Chancellor

March 23, 2022

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Prof. Samson Sajidu, product of Kamuzu Academy * True measure of Kamuzu Academy’s quality of education is its products—President Chakwera * The ‘Eton of Africa’ continues to gloriously shine 40 years since its establishment * Founder Kamuzu Banda left a legacy more lasting than bronze as it has produced human resource crucial to Malawi’s development Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira When President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera attended the commemoration of Kamuzu Academy Founder’s Day in Mtunthama, Kasungu in 2020, he spoke…

Government set to open awarding of more contracts to cooking oil manufacturers to cushion spiraling prices of the commodity

March 23, 2022

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* Government has been monitoring the commodity’s international price index * It has been observed that some prices are irrationally set here in Malawi * The country produces some of the raw materials for edible cooking oil such as soya beans, sunflower and groundnuts * Prices are usually high in retail shops in urban areas yet same brands in rural areas are relatively low By Joseph Chikalipo, MANA & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express Minister of Trade and Industry, Honorable…