Two Jamaican artists, Luciano and Everton Blender who performed at the Reggae Jam Musical Festival in Lilongwe, have on Monday donated K1million towards the construction of Kawale Nyahbinghi Tabernacle.
Luciano, popularly known as Jah Messenger, said in an interview with 247 Malawi News that they did not get paid for their performance on Saturday as a gesture of showing love and care for the Rasta community.
Luciano and Everton Blender with Malawian Rastas
He since then promised to source more money and other resources from people in the diaspora.
“We pledge our commitment to provide finances for the completion of the project,” Luciano said.
On his part, Everton Blender urged the Rastafalian community to preach peace and love.
“Jah people we need peace and let me tell you, you need more charity works.Do not just smoke Marijuana and dreadlocks, that is not being a Rasta,” Blender said.
Rasta Fred Mwanamanga, who is one of the Priests at the tabernacle, thanked the two Jamaican musicians for the kind gesture.
In his latest audio Malawi First leader Bon Kalindo has trashed his vice Charles Ben Longwe describing him as a coward and confusionist.
This follows another audio which Longwe released expelling Kalindo as Malawi First President.
Kalindo says there is no problem talking to MCP leaders “I see no problem meeting Malawi Congress Party Director of Youth Richard Chimwendo Banda. My audios are clear. I did not meet MCP Secretary General Mkaka.”
Kalindo has since asked Ben to explain why he is twisting issues: “Ben, why are you fond of twisting my messages to accommodate your fellow fools?”
Kalindo further degrades Longwe to a villain saying he is not a hero.
“If you were a hero you would have been here in Malawi not South Africa. You even lie to people that you fundraise for demonstrations. You are very poor,” said Kalindo.
Kalindo
Kalindo continues: “I know you Ben deep skin. You stay at a particular animal farm in South Africa. You are a professional beggar there so too back home. You do not even have a Hunter bicycle. You always telephone people to beg. I am tired of your audios. Now, I have resolved to be responding to you. I do not care if people will label me as a savage like you.”
Kalindo sums up his preaching, “Ben, you are very stupid.”
This fight has justified what people have always been saying that these demonstrations are organized out of greedy.
Malawians have now seen that both Kalindo and Longwe have no welfare of people at heart but only money.
Malawi leader President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, on Monday held bilateral talks with Prime Minister (PM) of South Korea, Dr. Han Duck-soo at Kamuzu Palace.
The South Korean PM jetted into the country earlier in the day as part of his working tour of Africa which includes Togo and Cameroon.
The talks between the two leaders centered around strengthening of ties in mutual areas of cooperation.
Chakwera and Dr Han Duck-Soo
Thereafter, the two were joined by respective Foreign Affairs emissaries at the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation (JPCC).
The MoU will enhance Malawi’s relations with Republic of South Korea in mutual areas including Agriculture, Health, Human Resource Development, Education, Climate Change and Tourism among others.
During the discussions, President Chakwera thanked the Prime Minister and the people of South Korea, for their swift response in providing humanitarian assistance to Malawians during Cyclone Freddy.
In addition, South Korea has promised to continue assisting Malawi in smart agriculture that will coincidentally help the country build resilience against future climate shocks.
The JPCC – whose meetings will alternate between two to three years – will among other outcomes facilitate the establishing of a diplomatic mission in Lilongwe.
The Republic of South Korea closed their mission in Lilongwe in 1992.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has since left Malawi for Togo.
St Louis Montfort Choir from Balaka Parish of Mangochi Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, will on November 5, 2023 launch its latest album titled ‘Ndife Yani’ at St Louis Montfort Church in Balaka.
The album launch is expected to start at 1 o’clock in the afternoon and is expected to come to an end in the evening.
According to one of the members of the choir, Foster Lokote, preparations to the launch of the 16-track album are at an advanced stage.
Among some of the artists expected to support the album launch are Eliza Mponya, Violet Tengani,Ruth Missi,Paul Subili, Chanco Catholic Alumini Choir and St.James Choir (Chilomoni Parish).
FD Communications Ltd has scooped the 2023 Advertising Agency of Year award, cementing its position as the country’s most awarded advertising firm under the Institute of Marketers Malawi (IMM) prestigious Marketing Excellence Awards.
FD Communications Ltd emerged on top of five other advertising agencies in the running for the award. In addition, FD Communications’ Lilongwe-based Graphic Designer Kennedy “Spyral” Mwenya scooped the IMM’s Creative Artist of Year award beating a field of 12 other designers.
Chifundo Scott
Receiving the award at the 2023 IMM Lakeshore Conference in Mangochi on Saturday, Director of Client and Media Services Chifundo Scott attributed the company’s achievements to the support and collaboration from lead clients.
“We are greatly indebted to our clients, notably Standard Bank Plc, TNM Plc, JTI, Castel Malawi and Illovo Plc, for giving us the opportunity and space to demonstrate our creative and media strategies. 2023 is an especially difficult year for the economy, and while this is negatively impacting on our operating budgets, we continue to work well under pressure to manage client expectations and deliver excellence,” he said.
FD Communications contributed to work for Standard Bank Plc, TNM Plc, Illovo and Castel that won awards in respective categories. FD also received nominations in the categories of Marketer of Year and Innovative Idea of Year, and contributed three designers to the Creative Artist category nominations.
For her part, IMM President Isabel Masi-Kachinjika said; “These awards recognize those who have broken through barriers, propelling their businesses and our economy forward. I commend the dedication of marketers who made submissions this year and I am confident that their efforts will continue to fuel economic growth in Malawi.”
This is the fifth IMM advertising agency award for FD Communications having also won the category in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020. The company offers full fledged communication and media solutions ranging from advertising, Public Relations, media placements, digital marketing and PR, experiential marketing, audio and television, and media production.
This year’s Marketing Excellence Awards were held under the theme, ” _Breaking Barriers: Marketing as a Catalyst for Economic Growth_ “.
