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Great African orator Professor Lumumba has his wish to meet President Chakwera granted

April 22, 2021

Wish granted; Chakwera greets the revered Pan-Africanist * Lumumba greatly praised Chakwera’s eulogy of late Tanzania’s President Magufuli as greatest funeral oration ever made * Prompting him to request an audience with Chakwera to encourage him to be in the forefront of the leadership in Africa By Duncan Mlanjira Great African orator, Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba from Kenya, who requested for an audience with Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera last month to encourage the Malawian “to be in the…

Airtel Malawi Plc introduces no-validity data bundle ‘PaNet NoVa’ as it slashes data prices

April 22, 2021

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* New rates immediately available by dialing *301# or using the My Airtel mobile App By Duncan Mlanjira Airtel Malawi Plc has introduced a no-validity data bundle named ‘PaNet NoVa’, for 1GB which will offer Airtel customers more freedom to surf the internet at their leisure. Effective today (April 22) Airtel has also revised the prices and volumes for some daily, weekly, and monthly data bundles and are immediately available by dialing *301# or using the My Airtel mobile App. …

Data bundles to be reduced effective Thursday, April 22

April 21, 2021

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Campaign initiated by the public * 30% reduction for the entry level 1GB volume bundle * Further reducing the volume bundles up to 4GB between a range of 10% and 31% * Recognition of the important role ICT play in socio-economic development By Duncan Mlanjira Mobile Network Operators are expected to reduce data charges effective on Thursday, April 22 following increased concerns from consumers regarding high internet data prices in the country. A statement from Malawi Communication Regulatory…

CAMA, MRA jointly dispute VAT contributed to price increase of cooking oil; Manufacturers maintain their stance

April 21, 2021

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* The increase in the price of the commodity is due to many factors * CAMA successfully championed for government to remove VAT from cooking oil in 2015 prices to go down * But within six month acts after VAT was removed, prices of the commodity still increased * Manufacturers enjoy tax for industrial materials that exempt them from paying import duty such as crude oil By Duncan Mlanjira Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA), in collaboration with Malawi Revenue…

Mathanga, Kunje granted court injunction against rescission of their appointments as MEC Commissioners

April 20, 2021

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Mathanga and Kunje * Pending Judicial Review which the same Court has granted By Duncan Mlanjira The High Court in Blantyre has granted court injunction to Jean Mathanga and Linda Kunje stopping President Lazarus Chakwera’s government from rescinding their appointments as Commissioners of the Malawi Electoral Commission. Dated April 19, 2021, the injunction says “until further order of the Court, the decision of the 1st defendant made on or…

Africa Magic to premiere new series, Baby Drama, Wednesday, April 21

April 20, 2021

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* Baby Drama will take viewers on an emotional rollercoaster as they get immersed in the lives of the characters and their journeys to parenthood * We are sure our viewers will be entertained by the stellar cast and excellent storytelling we are known for.” Maravi Express Africa Magic, the continent’s leading provider of premium entertainment content, will on Wednesday, April 21 premiere a new television series, Baby Drama. A statement from MultiChoice says Baby Drama revolves around the…

President Chakwera wants Malawi weaned from reliance on tobacco

April 20, 2021

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Chakwera and the First Lady admiring the green gold * It is high time the country explored other crops like industrial hemp to replace tobacco * The future for the tobacco industry looks bleak because of international anti-smoking lobbies * The knock on effect of this as a country is that every year, the backbone of our economy grows weaker By Yamikani Sabola, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera says the country needs to transition from a tobacco-based economy and has…

Delayed construction of stadium starves Zomba fans of elite TNM Super League matches

April 20, 2021

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The present state of the stalled construction works * Their TNM Super League representatives Red Lions using Mpira Stadium in Blantyre as home * Zomba City Council losing out on much needed revenue collection * The Community Centre ground shouldn’t have been demolished as it still was playable for elite games * A new place should have been identified to build such a new facility By Draxton Maloya, Contributor People of the City of Zomba continue to be starved…

As the nation awaits state funeral service for late Malewezi, tributes keep pouring for the former Vice-President

April 19, 2021

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* Dr. Malewezi was one of the pioneers who fought for the democracy we enjoy today—Lazarus Chakwera * The Lord gave us a deep sanctuary of great and honourable virtues too numerous to catalogue—Saulos Chilima * The late Malewezi was one-of-a-kind leader whose humility was unmatched by any other politician—Kondwani Nankhumwa * One thing this giant of a man had was his innimitable ability of remembering his past students—Francis Liuma * People will always remember him for his integrity…

Former Liberia President Sirleaf calls for transformative change in gender economic inclusion for African women

April 19, 2021

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf * Women are not satisfied with the micro loans that they currently receive * As it has not pushed them to new horizons * We want to see transformative amounts of money in the hands of women, who are trained to manage the money By Lily Kampani, MANA Former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has challenged the Malawi Government to create an economic and social environment that prioritizes women initiatives to grow in wealth, power…