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Smallholder farmers earning better returns from their produce through value chains under Agricultural Commercialization project

May 29, 2021

* The farmers are now inspired to think beyond the box on value added farming processes to produce more and better commodities By Duncan Mlanjira Through capacity building and technical support that Agricultural Commercialization (AGCOM) project empowers rural smallholder and medium scale food crop farmers, they are now earning better returns than before. This was said by AGCOM’s National Coordinator Teddie Nakhumwa at a business breakfast at Marriott Ryalls Hotel in Blantyre on Friday that Ministry of Trade and…

Agricultural Commercialization to regulate food market just as it is in tobacco industry

May 29, 2021

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* Food crop buyers would be signing an off-take agreement to regulate the market for mutual benefits By Duncan Mlanjira Most of the country’s smallholder and medium scale food crop produce, livestock and fisheries farmers do not benefit from their toil because they are exploited by buyers since the market is not regulated by the government just as is the system in the tobacco industry. Thus, through interventions from various government Ministries and agencies, Agricultural Commercialization (AGCOM) is working…

Public encouraged to report to Police any person distributing pornographic material

May 29, 2021

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* Anyone violating the law is liable to a fine of K10 million or 15 years imprisonment Maravi Express Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is reminding the general public to desist from distribution and transmit of pornographic material as this is against the law punishable to a fine of K10 million or 15 years imprisonment. Thus MACRA encourages to report to the Police any person they discover to possess, who is engaged in the illegal distribution and transmission of…

Hannover Avenue and Henderson Street to be closed to all road users from Saturday May 29 to Wednesday June 2

May 27, 2021

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* To enable RBM to carry out some important works Maravi Express Blantyre City Council is informing its residents and the business community that some sections of Hannover Avenue and Henderson Street in the Central Business District will be closed temporarily to all road users from Saturday, May 29 to Wednesday June 2. A statement from the Council says this is to enable the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) to decommission and commission “Chiller plants hoisted by the crane that…

Brown Mpinganjira refutes managing a Facebook account

May 27, 2021

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* It is attempted theft of my identity and prostitution of my views By Duncan Mlanjira Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson, Brown Mpinganjira has issued a public notice disowning himself from a Facebook account that has been created in his name. In the notice Mpinganjira says: “It has come to my attention that some wicked person, whose own name cannot attract attention, is running a Facebook page in may name, creating the impression that it is me managing the…

Sporting bloodline: The Baroka duo preserving a Malawi family’s sporting legacy

May 27, 2021

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Mbulu (right) and Gerald Jnr FARPost.co.za Baroka FC’s first cousins Gerald Phiri jnr and Richard Mbulu never had much of a choice when it came to career options. Coming from a profoundly footballing family, it just had to be the beautiful game. The duo, whose fathers are siblings, who both played the beautiful game upfront, were always going to have football as their ultimate destiny. “Even our late uncle Steve Phiri, who once coached Umtata Bush Bucks, QwaQwa Stars…

Mathanga and three other ESCOM employees have case to answer in corruption case as the power utility company is declared public entity

May 27, 2021

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Mathanga, former ESCOM chairperson who is also MEC Commissioner * The four are facing charges of neglect of official duty contrary to section 121 of the Penal Code * And Public Officers performing functions contrary to section 25A (2) of the Corrupt Practices Act By Duncan Mlanjira High Court Judge, Justice Sylvester Kalembera has ruled that Jean Chifundo Mathanga and three others, John Kandulu, Fanuel Nkhono and Emilius Kandapo — who are facing multiple charges under the Penal Code…

NICO Group once again donates laptops to KUHeS female students

May 27, 2021

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Gerald Chima (left) and Dr. Arox Kamng’ona with the three beneficiaries * The CoVID -19 pandemic has changed the format of learning in the country as classes are mostly done online * The donation further emphasizes NICO’s commitment to serving in the education sector By Duncan Mlanjira NICO Group has donated laptops to female students at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS), formerly known as College of Medicine, in a bid to assist the needy students with their online…

Tight security crucial for development in SADC

May 27, 2021

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President Chakwera being welcomed in Maputo By Sylvester Kumwenda and Chimwemwe Njoloma, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera is arrived in Maputo, Mozambique on Thursday for the Southern African Development (SADC) Extraordinary Double Troika Summit. Before departure, President Chakwera said SADC needs to strengthen its security operations if the block was to remain safe and provide this important ingredient for development. The summit amongst other things is expected to review the current security situation in the SADC region. “It is an honour…

President Chakwera outlines strategies to increase power generation

May 27, 2021

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Generation plant at Phombeya By Lily Kampani, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera has pledged that his administration would add not less than 1,000 megawatts of electricity to the national grid in the next four years. He made the statement on Wednesday in Lilongwe at Parliament in response to questions from Members of Parliament (MP) on issues raised during his State of the Nation Address delivered on May 12, 2021 during the opening session. “We have in the pipeline to increase…