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SULOM hands over TNM Super League award of ‘Mazda Demio’ to Nyasa Big Bullets’ Chimwemwe Idana

December 20, 2021

Somba-Banda hands over the Mazda Demio’s keys to Idana By Victor Singano Jnr. Super League of Malawi (SULOM) on Sunday handed over the inaugural TNM Super League Player of the Season award prize of a Mazda Demio to Nyasa Big Bullets and the Flames’ midfield maestro Chimwemwe Idana. Idana, who was also named Best Midfielder for the 2021 season, won the Mazda Demio after earning more votes — beating Silver Strikers other contender midfielders— Mighty Wanderers’ Blessings Tembo and…

FDH Bank Plc scales up fight against anticipated CoVID-19 fourth wave by donating surgical gloves to Blantyre DHO

December 20, 2021

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FDH’s Chikwama (2nd left) presents the gloves to Dr. Milliam Jere * These gloves will keep our frontline health workers safe during this period of high transmission * FDH Bank Plc is a homegrown bank that cares about the community that we operate in Maravi Express FDH Bank Plc has donated 410 boxes of medical gloves to Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) in a bid to upscale the fight against the impending 4th wave of the CoVID-19 pandemic. At the…

81 winners rewarded with fabulous prizes as ‘Iponyereninso Kwakuya ndi Illovo’ gathers momentum

December 20, 2021

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Illovo Sugar’s Musyani-Chipeta (left) and her colleagues sort out the entries * 6 lucky winners to each go away with a Nissan NP200 vehicle in grand prize * Second level competitors winning motorbikes, bicycles and bags of fertilizer * Retail consumers winning cookers, fridges and shopping vouchers * Monthly Instore activations instant prizes include buckets, zitenje, T-shirts and Illovo sugar packets By Duncan Mlanjira The first bi-weekly draw of the Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc festive season promotion ‘Iponyereninso Kwakuya…

Chiefs, political leaders embrace Malawi International CoVID-19 Response Group’s rural community CoVID-19 vaccination acceleration programme

December 17, 2021

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An interactive meeting in Nkhotakota Maravi Express Community and traditional leaders, politicians and other people of high standing are acting as community influencers in positive support of the rural community CoVID-19 vaccination acceleration programme, which Malawi International CoVID-19 Response Group (MICRG) rolled out in October this year. The programme is being delivered in partnership with the Society of Medical Doctors of Malawi (SMD) and NBS Bank that has reached out to three districts of Neno, Nkhotakota and Mzimba — where…

MUST pre-launches first student-led technology company eCast to be affiliated to its Industrial & Research Park

December 17, 2021

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Modeled after MUST Silicon Valley of the US * MUST Silicon Valley program seeks to develop a well-designed and structured initiative * That utilizes existing innovative ideas to industrialize and contribute to Malawi’s GDP * This will subsequently foresee MUST building a tech city that will be the hub of innovations * The partnership with eCast aims to spur digital advancement and to digitize information sharing and availability By Duncan Mlanjira To support the realization of the MW2063, Malawi…

83,835 PLCE candidates selected to start Form 1 in various secondary schools

December 17, 2021

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A MANEB-administered exam in progress Maravi Express From the 226,809 candidates who passed the 2021 Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PLCE) examinations, 83,835 have been selected to start Form 1 in various secondary schools of the country. All students who have been selected to start Form 1 are requested to report to the secondary school on Monday, January 4, 2022,” says the statement from Malawi National Examination Board (MANEB) — co-signed by Secretary for Education, Chikondano Mussa and…

Malawi now in Level 2 of CoVID-19 pandemic; As new cases keep spiraling up

December 17, 2021

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Thursday’s situation report * From 10 new cases on Dec. 1 to 475 on Thursday, Dec 16 including one related death * Enforcement officers may order a gathering to disperse * They may use reasonable force to cause the gathering to disperse * 59,040 cases have now recovered bringing total number of active cases to 1,825 By Duncan Mlanjira The presidential task force on Coronavirus, in collaboration with the Emergency Operation Centre on CoVID-19 (EOC), has now indicated that the country…

Employers who continue setting CoVID-19 vaccination incentive for the award of end of year bonuses risk being prosecuted

December 16, 2021

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A incentive for National Bank of Malawi staff * The intention is to promote the uptake of the vaccine among employees which will make their workplaces safer * Government is advising employers to explore alternative ways of encouraging their employees for vaccination * The input of employees is valuable, hence the need to engage them through social dialogue By Duncan Mlanjira The Ministry of Labour has directed that setting CoVID-19 vaccination as a pre-condition for the award of end…

Political rallies banned, bars to close at 10pm as CoVID-19 data shows an increase in new cases

December 16, 2021

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A potential CoVID-19 super spreader, a political rally by DPP/UDF coalition * Yet this weekend there are four mass gatherings that are potential CoVID-19 spreaders * They involve the main Tonse Alliance partner MCP and the DPP/ UDF coalition * As well as the Airtel Top 8 final on Sunday at the Kamuzu Stadium between Nyasa Big Bullets and Silver Strikers By Duncan Mlanjira The presidential task force on CoVID-19 has released new measures to take effect from Monday…

Former Immigration director general Thodi, incumbent Chawinga join growing list of people on the radar of corruption charges

December 16, 2021

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Elvis Thodi By Duncan Mlanjira Former director general of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services, Elvis Thodi and the current deputy director Limbani Chawinga have been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in relation to suspected corrupt practices in procurement contracts for uniforms and other accessories department between 2009 and 2012. According to reports trending on social media, a reliable source at the ACB is quoted as saying Thodi was arrested in Lilongwe Thursday transferred to Blantyre while…