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MBS to start confiscating uncalibrated weighing scales

October 19, 2021

An MBS official showing the gathering the calibrated scales By Salome Gangire, MANA Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) will start confiscating uncalibrated weighing instruments being sold in shops in the country following gazetting of regulations allowing the Bureau to do so. MBS Director General, Symon Mandala disclosed the development on Monday at Zigwagwa Market in Mzuzu during a sensitization meeting as part of commemoration of the World Metrology Day. He said: “At first we were just controlling at the…

Malawi, Kenya renew bilateral agreements

October 19, 2021

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta during a previous meeting with Chakwera By Alex Chitwere, MANA in Nairobi Malawi and Kenya have renewed commitment to bilateral relations following the end of the 3rd Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation (JPCC) on Monday in Nairobi, Kenya. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Principal Secretary, Luckie Sikwese said the session — which involved officials from the two governments — focused on reviewing relations the two have enjoyed over the years and how they…

Balaka launches 2021 indoor residual spraying season in fight against Malaria

October 19, 2021

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The spray officers in full protective gear By Mary Makhiringa, MANA Balaka District Council, in conjunction with World Vision International, on Monday launched the 2021 Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS), with a call to communities to embrace the intervention aimed at ending the spread of deadly malaria. Balaka, together with three other districts of Mangochi, Nkhata Bay and Nkhotatoka, are piloting the IRS implementation and speaking during the launch, which started with a solidarity march from the District Commissioner’s Office…

CAF also bars Zimbabwe National Sports Stadium from hosting 2022 World Cup qualifiers

October 19, 2021

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National Sports Stadium in Harare * FAM was also barred from hosting home games at Bingu National Stadium *Flames played their two home matches in South Africa as best option foreign venue * Bingu Stadium deteorated from January to April 2021 because it was used as a CoVID-19 Field Hospital By Duncan Mlanjira Just as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) barred Malawi from hosting the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup qualifiers at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, the…

UK-based Malawian taekwondo athlete wins gold medal in Ultimate Open Championships

October 18, 2021

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Sgt. Guba and his trophy * After round 1 he was leading 11-2 on points and he ended the fight in round 2 to win by knock out * These regional and national competitions are the build-up and preparedness of big events scheduled ahead * I am now looking forward to the next competition — the North East Open Championships on October 24 * And the British National Taekwondo Championships on November 7 to be held in London at…

Chakwera launches 4-week Delivery Lab to enhance delivery of jobs, wealth and food security

October 18, 2021

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Chakwera, Chilima and other dignitaries taking a stroll of Capital Hill grounds By Kondwani Magombo, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday launched a 4-week Delivery Lab at Capital Hill in Lilongwe aimed at enhancing delivery of Tonse Alliance’s key priorities namely; jobs, wealth and food security. The President said the Lab will be handled by the Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU), a special room in the President’s office “with a team of professionals” to be working around the clock to…

Mzuzu Golf Club being refurbished

October 18, 2021

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Chazema enjoying his game though on a bad state of the course By Blessings Kaunda, MANA Mzuzu golfers can now breathe a huge sigh of relief following plans that Sunbird Hotel have put in place to refurbish Mzuzu Golf Club after three years of dormancy. In an interview on Monday, the Club’s president, Lieutenant Colonel Chazema said the golf course has been dormant for three years and one of his objectives when he assumed leadership was to revive the…

Justice Kalaile retired accorded with a State Funeral

October 18, 2021

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By Arkangel Tembo, MANA Judicial officers and staff — led by the Chief Justice, Andrew Nyirenda and former Chief Justice Richard Banda, retired, joined family, friends and many mourners to lay to rest former Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson, Justice James Kalaile SC, retired. The late Kalaile, who died on Thursday, was interred at HHI Cemetery in Blantyre during a state funeral which was attended by thousands of Malawians. Kalaile, who retired from the Judiciary in 2008 having served…

Farmer to buy fertilizer at K7,500 a bag; Govt subsidizes at K19,500

October 17, 2021

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Chakwera being briefed of the programme By Linda Likomwa, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera officially launched the 2021/2022 Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) on Saturday which the government is subsidizing fertilizer price at K19,500 for the beneficiary farmer to pay K7,500. At the launch at St. Thereza Primary School in Chiradzulu, Chakwera said this is a reaffirmation of his administration’s commitment of a new Malawi, “keeping the promise to farmers, parents and traders that we would make sure that the AIP…

Malawi on course to revamp banana farming through donor-funded programme

October 17, 2021

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Mulanje’s Kulima and Afikepo banana programme members By Memory Chatonda, MANA Over 60,000 banana suckers are currently on nursery to be distributed to farmers in Mulanje to resuscitate the crop production which was hugely devastated by Banana Bunchy Top Disease. Bunchy Top Disease Virus, which was first detected in Nkhata Bay District in 2004, completely destroyed the crop across the country, leaving farmers in destitute as the crop was regarded as their main source of income and food. On…