Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk Maravi Express Former president of the Republic of South Africa, Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk — the last white person to lead the country — has died at the age of 85, reports the BBC. De Klerk, who was also a key figure in the nation’s transition to democracy when was head of state between September 1989 and May 1994, had been diagnosed with cancer this year, the BBC quotes a spokesman as saying….
Britam Insurance’s Chief Executive Officer, Grant Mwenechanya By Duncan Mlanjira Britam Insurance Malawi, which bought off 100% of Real Insurance in 2014, is appealing to all shareholders of the delisted Real Insurance company to claim their money of their shares that are in excess of K60 million. In an interview Britam Insurance’s Chief Executive Officer, Grant Mwenechanya said the funds are available and if they remain unclaimed for 7 years they will have to be passed on to Malawi…
Resource mobilisation taskforce chairperson Justice Alide (left) receives the support from Airtel MD Kamoto By Duncan Mlanjira Having already supported Football Association of Malawi’s ‘Kuipatsa Flames Moto’ funds mobilization campaign through the golf tournament held last month as well as the VIP fundraising dinner, Airtel Malawi Plc has added a further K20 million towards the cause. Airtel Malawi, sponsors of the end of the league season tournament — the Airtel Top 8 — committed K2.5 million each for the…
The Silver won on Sunday * Won the other on October 24 at the North East Open Championships in Newcastle City * He clinched gold on October 17 at the Ultimate Open Championships at Metrodome Leisure centre in Barnsley By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian UK-based taekwondo expert, Sergeant Yamikani Guba — who is with the British military — won a silver medal on Sunday at British National Taekwondo Championships held at the Copper Box Arena Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park —…
Chakwera receiving copy of the First 10 Year Implementation Plan By Tione Andsen, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera says MW2063 is a photograph of the new Malawi is intending to build in the next 100 years but for it to be successfully implemented, it needs the participation of every citizen. He made the remarks on Monday at the launch First 10 Year Implementation Plan (MIP-1) at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe on Monday during the opening of National…
By Duncan Mlanjira As at the end of 2020, national pension fund investment contributions was at K1.1 trillion up from K59.5 billion when the Pension Act was enacted while the same time membership has also tremendously grown from 73,800 to 472,347 in 2020. This was disclosed on Monday by the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) during a workshop that NICO Group organised to engage with various pension managers (employers) held at Sunbird Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre. RBM’s Principal…
The 4th cohort of graduates By Duncan Mlanjira After the success execution of three classes of the African Drone and Data Academy through Malawi University of Science & Technology (MUST) through training Malawian youth, the 4th cohort included 8 foreign nationals from the 16 that graduated last week. They were from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and Eswatini joining the 8 Malawian youths that were equipped with knowledge and skills on various aspects of drone operations — including its manufacturing,…
Maravi Express At its 4th meeting of 2021 held on November 2-3, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) maintained the policy rate at 12.0%. The Liquidity Reserve Requirement (LRR) ratio on domestic and foreign deposits is at 3.75% while the Lombard rate is at 20 basis points above the policy rate. In a statement from MPC chairperson, Dr. Wilson T. Banda says the decision was arrived at after considering the need to continue…
Caring Hands Director, Christine Mhone By Duncan Mlanjira Caring Hands Center Limited is pleased and satisfied that a lot of patrons to this year’s Lilongwe Music Festival enthusiastically visited their pavilion to learn more about mental health services of which this non-profit organization promotes its awareness. Caring Hands decided to partner with the organisers of Lilongwe Music Festival, whose theme was mental health awareness, gender based violence and stopping the stigma — that took place from October 28-31. The…
Katandula (centre) presents the award to Manase Maravi Express Lilongwe-based business woman Manase Munthali beat seven other cooking and baking contestants to win a whopping K5 million from Illovo Sugar Malawi in the finale of the ‘Tseketseke Everyday Chef Moments’ promotion held at Sunbird Mount Soche in Blantyre on Friday evening. The 8-week Tseketseke Everyday Chef Moments, launched in August, invited consumers to engage in a fun and creative way through cooking and baking using the different variety of…