CAMA asks President Chakwera to cut down Government over-expenditure by trimming his huge cabinet and extravagant non-productive presidential advisors

Huge gas guzzlers and its huge entourage that form Presidential convoy on his travels * The President and his entire team need to be exemplary by sharing the economic pain that Malawians are undergoing * The public should avoid unnecessary purchases influenced by promotions or any forms of advertisements * Consumers should avoid excessive beer drinking; unnecessary travels, purchase of any luxury goods and services * Rentals, children’s school fees, electricity and water bills and necessary food items to…

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FDH Bank Plc accelerates tree conservation initiative by partnering with Mary’s Meals school feeding programme

FDH Bank‘s Chipezeani (left) presents the symbolic tree seedling to Khonje By Victor Singano Jnr. In its commitment to help in the fight against climate change, FDH Bank Plc has partnered with Mary’s Meals — the school feeding programme across the country — by donating 10,000 tree seedlings to inculcate tree conservation culture on young learners. At the presentation ceremony on Tuesday at St. Pius Girls Primary School in Blantyre, Mary’s Meals Country Director, Angella Khonje applauded FDH for…

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FMBcapital Holdings’ appoints Jaco Viljoen as new Group Managing Director

Jaco Viljoen * An accomplished banker with more than 27 years of senior management experience * Working in various African countries for Standard Bank and Barclays * Holds an MBA from Oxford Brookes University in the UK and degrees from the Universities of Stellenbosch and Orange Free State By Duncan Mlanjira The Board of Directors of FMBcapital Holdings has appointed Jaco Viljoen as its Group Managing Director, effective January 2022 — taking over from Mahendra Gursahani, who is the…

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MUST set to introduce short courses it offers into two degree programs

* As it graduates 2nd cohort of certificate for Open Distance eLearning * From the 162 ODeL short course graduates, 68 are females with 84 males By Duncan Mlanjira At the graduation of 162 students who successfully passed their certificates in the short courses of Open Distance eLearning (ODeL), Malawi University of Science & Technology (MUST) intends to expand by offering two degree programs in 2022 — BSc. in Sciences Education and BA in Language, Communication & Culture. This…

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Motorists express disdain over other road users’ insolent and reckless attitudes

Collisions are mostly due to reckless overtaking  * You can just follow behind this idiot driver and arrive alive at your destination * Some drivers, mostly those driving German machines, tend to increase their speed when you are overtaking them * Have a good car radio with nice songs and have enough fuel to just follow the idiot driver in front * It is also important to know and to do a bit of defensive driving and we must…

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BWB owes ESCOM over K24bln as water pumping tariffs; Launches 5-year plan and appeals for Govt bail out

Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources Nancy Tembo unveils the Plan * The Strategic Plan is to counter increasing social and economic challenges the organisation is facing * Due to urbanisation and the hostile economic operating environment—Board chairperson * BWB to increase water tariffs in April 2022 by 10% to meet the demands of providing safe water services By Lydia Maganga, MANA Blantyre Water Board (BWB) currently owes Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) about K24 billion as outstanding…

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MET Department reiterates public advice to stay indoors during thunderstorms anticipated in December

Public advised to be wary of thunderstorms  By Duncan Mlanjira The Department of Climate Change & Meteorological Services says most areas of the country are expected to experience thunderstorms accompanied by strong winds and lighting during the rest of the month of December. Thus, the MET Department reiterates its advice to the general public “to take precautionary measures such as being indoors whenever thunderstorms occur within vicinity so as to avoid being struck by lightning or being harmed by…

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MDF distances itself from Pastor Mapatsi’s claim that soldiers to demonstrate against Govt

The MDF only provided security during the 2020 demonstrations  Maravi Express The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has trashed claims made by a purported Pastor Vincent Mapasi that the men in uniform are prepared to organise a 3-day protest against the country’s leadership, describing it as a deliberate attempt to cause panic amongst the citizenry. In a statement issued by MDF acting public information officer, Major Emmanuel Kelvin Mlelemba, quotes an audio clip circulating on various social media platforms in…

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Lilongwe’s Area 18 residents awarded K4.5m each as compensation for drinking human faecal contaminated water in 2017

The Area 18 residents took to the streets in 2017 to protest * This is a very unique case, probably the first of its kind in Malawi’s jurisprudence * The victims suffered a horrible experience they would not want to remember but unfortunately will never be erased in their minds * The two public institutions offer critical services that affect the general health and welfare of Malawians * Failure to discharge their duties accordingly has catastrophic results on the…

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Fire from an explosion at Leopard Match factory ignites fresh debate on country’s firefighting response; As police joined firefighting using anti-riot water cannon truck

  * The blast was so strong that neighbouring buildings’ windows were smashed * I feel it would be prudent to make the Fire Brigade as a stand alone government department or parastatal * There is a need to have firefighting vehicles at every few kilometres, especially around the cities * Leopard Match should have its own fire fighting department on the ground with its own trained fire fighters By Duncan Mlanjira There was a strong commotion on Monday…

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