By Mayamiko Phiri In response towards Covid-19 fight Sunbird Hotels and Resorts has donated MK7million towards the fight. Speaking during the event on Tuesday January 26 in Blantyre, Sunbird tourism chief executive officer Yusuf Olela said though tourism industry has been hit hard by Covid 19 pandemic, they thought it wise to donate some money […]
New Director of Information Chikumbutso Mtumodzi has refused to occupy the usual office which his predecessors used. Sources at the Department of Information say since his appointment by the Tonse Alliance government, Mtumodzi has never gone into the office and has been operating from a vehicle, and sometimes in the central office of information at […]
…Boards failing to conclude cases as most of them are based on trumped up charges Comptroller of Statutory Corporations Nwazi Nthambala has asked chairpersons of Boards to finalise all disciplinary related issues within 14 days so that the Boards should concentrate on substantive board issues. Since Chakwera took over power 6 months ago, ten (10) […]
By Mc Donald Chapalapata, a Contributor Listed National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has contributed a total of K70 million towards the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic following the declaration of a state of disaster by President Lazarus Chakwera on 12th January 2021. The Bank contributed K10 million through the Citizens Response to Covid-19 Initiative […]
By Mayamiko Phiri Democratic progressive Party (DPP) governor for the Southern Region who is also a Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister Charles Mchacha has made a u-turn on his earlier announcement that that he will contest for presidential position during the forthcoming DPP convention. Speaking during an exclusive interview on Monday, January 26, […]
‘M-Net Movies Presents 007 James Bond Pop-up Channel’ Makes A Grand Return Prepare to shake, not stir, the January blues in 007 fashion. Owing to the massive success of the M-Net Movies Presents 007 James Bond pop-up channel early last year and the forthcoming instalment in the James Bond film franchise, M-Net is once again […]
By Katundu Wa Boma All economic indicators are showing that the train is heading for disaster. The kwacha continues to lose value against the major currencies and the lives of poor Malawians continue to be contaminated with MCP led government failures. Just in six months, Reverend Chakwera and his so called Tonse Alliance have already […]
The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) has come under heavy criticism from indigenous traders who have accused the State owned buying Company for playing with lives of while busy bailing out employees of Auction Holdings Limited (AHL) with billions of kwachas. “Last year Admarc was authorized by the Minister of Finance to borrow about […]
Teargas has engulfed Blantyre and Zomba where minibus operators are protesting seating capacity and fuel price hike. At Chirimba, police and civilians engaged in running battles as people closed the M1 road. Police fired tear gas. The situation has also forced Chirimba market to be closed. One policeman has been rushed to hospital after angry […]
By Mc Donald Chapalapata, a Contributor The Trustees of National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Pension Fund have migrated NBM plc ex-employees’ benefits from the Fund to Nico Life Assurance Company effective 1st January 2021. Announcing the change in Blantyre, NBM Pension Administration Limited Chief Executive Officer William Mabulekesi said the move has been necessitated because of […]