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YHRDN Differs With 14 CSOs On Public Sector Reforms Report

YHRDN Differs With 14 CSOs On Public Sector Reforms Report

Local, Stories
BY: Potolani Nyirongo The Young Human Rights Defenders Network (YHRDN) has expressed reservations with assertions from those exerting pressure on President Lazarus Chakwera to act on the Public Sector Reforms (PSR) report within seven days. YHRDN's position has been made clearer a few days after some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) calling on the Minister of Finance Simplex Chithyola Banda to take the Public Sector Reforms report to parliament to be deliberated by lawmakers. Speaking in Mzuzu on Friday, the YHRDN's chairperson Mervin Nxumayo says, while it seems to have taken long for the PSR report to be made public, it is good to take note that some of the Reforms recommendations have already been implemented. “Much as we are all aware that the report was compiled and sub...
Mabedi to release final squad

Mabedi to release final squad

Sports, Stories
Frames Coache, Patrick Mabedi is today expected to name his final squad for the upcoming four Nations tournament to be staged at the Bingu National Stadium from the 23rd of March 2024. Mabedi who last week released a squad comprising of local based players , is expected to include professional players plying their trades overseas in this final list. The four Nations tournament Include teams like Zambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe and host nation Malawi who will also be bringing on board their U20 sides to compete with each other.
FDH Bank Is The First Bank To Open Branch On The Likoma Island

FDH Bank Is The First Bank To Open Branch On The Likoma Island

Business, National, Stories
First Discount House (FDH) Bank on Monday officially opened a banking facility in Likoma, becoming the first bank to open a branch in the island district. Speaking during the official opening of the bank, Minister of Finance Simplex Chithyola Banda commended FDH bank for the facility, saying it will help to improve socio-economic wellbeing of people in the district. “I would like to appeal to people in the district to take advantage of the bank to improve their socio-economic wellbeing through safe keeping of their savings, borrowing to expand their businesses and accessing insurance services in case of eventualities, among others,” said Banda. He said the bank has shown that it is a true and reliable government partner as it has spearheaded various development initiatives th...
Centenary Bank rolls out digital insurance services

Centenary Bank rolls out digital insurance services

Business, Featured, Stories
Centenary Bank has launched digital insurance products and services which can be accessed and managed by customers through the bank’s mobile App, ‘CentreMobileMw’ available for android devices. The products and services include motor vehicle insurance and funeral expense plans. Speaking in Lilongwe on Saturday, the Bank’s Principal Bancassurance Officer, James Msiska, said customers can select insurance and policies of their choice through the App. “Customers can compare and select policies tailored to their needs in real time. For example, on motor vehicle insurance, one can compare premium quotations from five of our partner insurers and select the one that better suits their budget," Msiska said. The insurance cover can either be under comprehensive or third-party on privat...
Duo netted for house breaking in Blantyre

Duo netted for house breaking in Blantyre

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Mphatso Phiri, 38, and Shizz Madeya, 20, are behind bars for allegedly breaking into and robbing a Premier Bet Express shop in Bangwe Township in Blantyre. Deputy Spokesperson for Limbe police station, Sub-Inspector Chibisa Mlimbika has confirmed the development. He said on the night of February 28, 2024, the suspects broke into the shop and made off with 3 Samsung 42-inch plasma TV screens and 3 sets of Dell desktop computers, all valued above two million kwacha. Mlimbika said after the incident Limbe Police launched an intelligence-driven operation, leading to the arrest of the duo on March 1, 2024. "One plasma TV screen and one desktop were recovered and positively identified by the owners. Further investigations to recover the remaining items are underway," he said. Mph...
Chakwera graces Martyrs day in Nkhata-Bay

Chakwera graces Martyrs day in Nkhata-Bay

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President Lazarus Chakwera has today on 3rd March 2024, led Malawians in celebrating the Martyrs day in Nkhata Bay under the theme ‘Remembering our heroes: Upholding their legacy'. Speaking during commemoration, Chakwera has urged citizens to embrace compassion, love, justice and patriotism. He asked Malawians to use their knowledge in developing this country after gaining its independence from the colonial rule. Also in attendees were Vice President Saulos Chilima, former Vice President Khumbo Kachale, Speaker Catherine Gotani Hara, Leader of Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa, and revered members of the clergy, to name but a few luminaries. This significant day, preluding tomorrow’s holiday, stands as a commemoration of the brave souls who valiantly resisted British...
Ghana Passes Bill Making Identifying As LGBTQ+ Illegal

Ghana Passes Bill Making Identifying As LGBTQ+ Illegal

International, Stories
Ghana's parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+. It also imposes a maximum five-year jail term for forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups. Lawmakers heckled down attempts to replace prison sentences with community service and counselling. It is the latest sign of growing opposition to LGBTQ+ rights in the conservative West African nation. The bill, which had the backing of Ghana's two major political parties, will come into effect only if President Nana Akufo-Addo signs it into law. He previously said that he would do so if the majority of Ghanaians want him to. Gay sex is already against the law in Ghana - it carries a three-year prison sentence. Last month Amnesty Internationa...
“Chakwera Ayimanso Pa Chisankho Cha 2025”

“Chakwera Ayimanso Pa Chisankho Cha 2025”

Politics, Stories
Komiti yaikulu ya chipani cha Malawi Congress -MCP, yabwereza kuti yagwirizana pa chiganizo choti mtsogoleri wa chipani-chi, Lazarus Chakwera, yemwenso ndi mtsogoleri wa dziko lino, aimire-nso chipani-chi pa chisankho chamu 2025. Mlembi wamkulu wa MCP, Eisenhower Mkaka, wanena izi ku maofesi a chipani-chi ku Lilongwe, pambuyo pa mkumano wa komiti-yo yomwe Chakwera anatenga nawo mbali. Iye wati komiti-yi inagwirizana pa chiganizo-chi m'mbuyomu, ndipo pa mkumano wa Lachitatu mamembala a komiti-yi aitsimikiza-nso. Komabe, Mkaka wati mamembala a MCP ofuna mpando wa mtsogoleri wa chipani-chi ndi oloredwa kuti akapikisane ndi Chakwera ku msonkhano waukulu, omwe dongosolo lake alengeze mtsogolomu. Malingana ndi malamulo a chipani cha MCP, munthu amayenera kukhala pa mpando wa mtsogol...
Kalindo offers apology to Catholic Bishops in Malawi

Kalindo offers apology to Catholic Bishops in Malawi

Featured, Lifestyle, Stories
By Vincent Gunde Catholic Bishops have given up on MCP government, so too, are Malawians Political activist Bon Elias Kalindo, has apologized to all Catholic Bishops in Malawi for his negative thinking against them that they were siding with the MCP led government in sharing the cakes on the table together forgetting the suffering of their flocks. Kalindo said for four years of the MCP led Tonse Alliance government, Catholic Bishops have been releasing Pastoral Letters not touching in the mind of the poor people making many Malawians to be thinking that the church has forgotten their pain and sufferings. He said Catholic Bishops had for all along been thinking on how best to issue a Pastoral Letter siding with the suffering Malawians saying time has now come for them to drop a...
Techno Brain breaks silence

Techno Brain breaks silence

Stories
Techno Brain Global FZ-LLC has broken its silence on the Malawi passport system mess, saying it made its assessment and submitted practical suggestions to Malawi Government, but is yet to get feedback. The company’s statement comes barely a week after President Lazarus Chakwera told Parliament that the country’s passport issuing system was hacked by “digital mercenaries” and yesterday Minister of Homeland Security Ken Zikhale Ng’oma said the recovery process was at 90 percent. A traveller shows off her old passport in this file photo In the wake of the mess that has resulted in  suspension of passport printing and processing, some quarters accused TechnoBrain of having a hand in the purported hacking. However, in a statement which Techno Brain representative Nandan Gopala...
President Lazarus Chakwera has officially opened the Blantyre International Cancer Centre, The private health facility, has been constructed by the Thomson and Barbara Mpinganjira Foundation