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Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:45:29 +0000
Lazarus Chakwera hopes for better 2021
President Lazarus Chakwera has expressed hope that 2021 will bring sustainable socio-economic development to Malawians. But, in his New Year’s address last evening, Chakwera warned that success would not come on a silver platter as the citizenry wo...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:30:57 +0000
Economists decry 2020
Economic commentators have said outlook for 2021 remains mixed and murky as the economy still faces myriad risks. The threats include an exogenous shock of a possible second wave of Covid-19, which is already affecting other big economies around the ...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:26:15 +0000
Joyce Mvula-signed Gilbert netball sales continue in the United Kingdom
Malawi National Netball Team star Joyce Mvula has maintained her big-name status on the global stage, with world-renowned netball manufacturer Gilbert continuing to market a ball in her name. Towards the end of 2019, Gilbert unveiled the ball after M...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:14:24 +0000
Marvelous Deeds brings New Year celebration
Marvelous Deeds —the trio of Francis Phiri, Abel Sanena and Weston Chapwaila—takes to the stage today to celebrate the New Year but also showcase their blue print for the year with a concert at Robin’s Park in Blantyre. The group said the conce...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:11:13 +0000
The year Mawu got new leadership
Exit 2020 and welcome 2021. The year 2020 brought with it challenges, the key one being the Covid-19 pandemic which affected the creative sector greatly. Several players in the creative industry failed to achieve their goals which they set when the y...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:07:37 +0000
A rear view look
By Mankhokwe Namusanya: There is a lie, perhaps just an omission of the truth, on the list of achievements for the gone year. On the top of my head, I can think of two. And, they are related. The first one says: Ask not for any achievements in the go...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:05:21 +0000
Fam describes 2020 as mixed bag
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) President Walter Nyamilandu has said losing sponsorship at all levels and poor performance of the country’s national football teams were some of the major setbacks in the year 2020. In his first review of the Ra...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:02:27 +0000
Zambia off to Cameroon
Zambia’s Chipolopolo made the early trip to Cameroon on Wednesday to take part in a four-nation pre-tournament friendly starting this weekend in Yaoundé in preparation for the African Nations Championship (Chan) that will be held from 16 January t...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 04:59:35 +0000
Reserve Bank of Malawi still confident on rate cut impact
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) remains upbeat that the impact of the recent policy rate cut would be felt by the industry and other individual borrowers in the short to medium terms. RBM spokesperson Onilie Nkuna was reacting to concerns by some in...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 04:57:19 +0000
Old Mutual enhances online platform usage
Old Mutual Group has urged civil servants under its Public Service Pension Trust Fund to make the most of its mobile service platform in tracking their pension remittances. The firm has since called on some members who are yet to activate their accou...



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