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Reserve Bank of Malawi set to convert some banknotes into coins as it unveils K5,000 banknote

November 24, 2021

* The K2,000 banknote has been above the 60% threshold for sometime and has hovered above 80% * Also to introduce an upgraded K2,000 banknote to make it more secure * It will include modern security features so that it is harder for counterfeiters to copy By Duncan Mlanjira The Reserve Bank of Malawi has unveiled highest banknote of K5,000, an upgrade from the K2,000 and announced that the Central Bank would soon convert some banknotes into coins. At…

MBC taking FAM on ransom to be granted TV broadcasting rights

November 24, 2021

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MBC headquarters in Blantyre * Further inter-parte court injunction hearing set for tomorrow, November 25 * MBC presented wrong information that favoured it to be granted a court injunction * That restrained FAM and Mibawa Studios from broadcasting Airtel Top 8 matches on the weekend of November 13 * MBC refuses to work Mibawa Studios as host and content providers insisting on being sole broadcaster By Duncan Mlanjira Lawyers for Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and its TV host…

Chakwera, Nyusi launch construction work for Mozambique-Malawi power transmission interconnection project at Phombeya

November 23, 2021

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Chakwera and Nyusi unveiling the official launch By Duncan Mlanjira President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, who arrived in the country on Monday, joined his host counterpart President Lazarus Chakwera to launch the construction works for Mozambique-Malawi power transmission interconnection project at Phombeya in Balaka District on Tuesday. Construction of the interconnection project, from which Malawi is expected to be supplied with 50 megawatts of power, includes construction of 400KV Matambo substation in Tete, Mozambique and 218km of transmission lines from…

UK’s Guardian online media raises red flags on Malawian expectant mothers at risk due to lack of anaesthetics for Caesarean operations

November 22, 2021

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*Patients reported to be travelling long distances fail to access Caesarean operating theatres in half of hospitals are shut down Maravi Express UK’s Guardian online media has reported on Monday, November 22, that almost half of Malawi’s district hospitals have closed their operating theatres due to a dire shortage of anaesthetics. The online report by its Malawian correspondent, Charles Pensulo in Lilongwe, quotes doctors as saying “maternity care has been affected by a lack of drugs”. It goes further…

Malawian employees’ compensation mechanism fraught with fraud—ECAM

November 22, 2021

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FDH Bank donates K1.5m to ECAM conference to address challenges employers face * We applaud ECAM’ efforts as the ‘voice of the employers * ECAM has strived to protect the rights of employers and letting their voices heard By Duncan Mlanjira One of the topics on the agenda for this year’s Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM) annual lake conference is set to discuss and address challenges being faced by the social security coverage, which is very low. This…

FDH Bank inculcates cashless business transactions through 3-months ‘FDH POS Swipe & Win’ promotion it organised for clients from July

November 22, 2021

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* Final monthly draw identified 20 winners of K50,000 each worth of shopping vouchers * Nine winners went away with fuel vouchers worth K40,000 each By Duncan Mlanjira FDH Bank says it is pleased that its clients positively responded to the 3-moth promotion it organised that encouraged its clients to utilize its point of sale (POS) services in supermarkets and fuel filling stations in order to inculcate a cashless spirit of doing business transactions. This was said by FDH…

SADC Industrialization & Exhibition Week set to address trading figures amongst the region’s member states

November 22, 2021

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By Kondwani Magombo, MANA The trading patterns amongst Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states is currently very low — at around 20%, which is very low as compared to other regions such as the European Union (EU) where figures go to up to 60%. This was said by SADC Director for Industrial Development & Trade, Dr. Khutula Sibanda at a press briefing ahead of the week-long SADC Industrialization and Exhibition Week that started today, Monday in Lilongwe. Sibanda…

MACOHA to rebrand to Malawi Council of Disability Affairs (MACODA) as it celebrates 50th anniversary

November 21, 2021

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Catherine Mwale pin the flower on Chakwera that he bought at K1 million * We do not use the word ‘handicapped’ anymore—Board chairperson Dr. Chiwoza Bandawe * It is a stereotype that has no place in the modern world * It is high time the country changes its perception that persons with disabilities are disabled By Sylvester Kumwenda, MANA Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA), is rebranding into Malawi Council of Disability Affairs (MACODA) as it moves forward after…

Kamuzu Academy continues to gloriously shine 40 years since its establishment

November 21, 2021

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* President Chakwera joins the 40th Anniversary celebration in recognition of late Kamuzu’s legacy more lasting than bronze * Kamuzu Academy has produced human resource that is crucial to the development of the country By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s only grammar school, the Kamuzu Academy celebrates its 40th Anniversary today, November 21 — the day Founder and former President of the Republic of Malawi, late Ngwazi Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda opened its doors in 1981. Founder’s Day is annually celebrated…

UTM Southern Region secretary Henry Gonani joins Kalindo in resigning from the Party

November 21, 2021

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Kalindo announcing his resignation on Wednesday, November 17 * His reasons for resigning might assist in building party followers trust in Saulos Chilima’s leadership style * It is gospel truth that life is hard in Malawi for the majority of Malawians except the elite class * I have always nursed an appetite to always associate myself with the winning team * So that when all is said and done I should leave an amazing legacy By Duncan Mlanjira UTM…