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NBS Bank lives by promise on MDF war veterans golf sponsorship

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NBS Bank lives by promise on MDF war veterans golf sponsorship

By Linda Kwanjana

NBS Bank Plc has lived by its promise to continue to sponsor the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) War Veterans Thanksgiving golf tournament by being the headline sponsor for the fourth year in a row

The Bank, through its Chief Executive Officer Kwanele Ngwenya made a promise last year that it will ‘forever’ support the golf tournament as long as the Bank exists in the country.

This year, NBS Bank is the headline sponsor for the War Veterans Thanksgiving Golf tournament slated for Saturday 4 November 2023 at Lilongwe Golf Club where President Lazarus Chakwera is expected to tee off to start the tournament.



NBS Bank Head of Marketing and Customer Experience, Tamanda Ng’ombe said as a ‘Caring Bank’, they felt the need to commit more to the cause especially after noting that this year the golf tournament is aimed at raising funds to refurbish the memorial homes for veterans in Zomba.

“As the Caring Bank, we are playing our part in caring for our veterans by being patriotic and ensuring that our veterans have secure and safe housing. This is the fourth time NBS Bank is the anchor sponsor and we plan on doing the same every year,” said Ng’ombe.

Last year, the Bank pumped in K10 million towards Veterans and Ex-Service League of Malawi, VELOM, and K20 million towards the tournament making them the anchor sponsor of the tournament. The Bank also committed to offering financial solutions to MDF retirees.

MDF spokesperson, Major Emmanuel Mlelemba commended NBS Bank for their support towards war veterans and also indicated that all is set for the tournament which targets to raise K100 million.

“We are very prepared. We wrote to various individuals and companies for sponsorship and we got a positive response. So far, we have 70 golfers and 35 teams that have registered and confirmed their participation. This year we really plan to renovate the war veterans’ houses in Zomba which requires a lot of money,” said Mlelemba in an interview.

President Chakwera nodes to food release under the lean season food insecurity response program-4.4 million food insecure people to benefit

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President Chakwera nodes to food release under the lean season food insecurity response program-4.4 million food insecure people to benefit

By Linda Kwanjana

Malawi leader President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera , through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) in collaboration with various development and humanitarian partners, has started providing food assistance.

The program is under the 2023-24 MVAC Lean Season Food Insecurity Response Programme and targets more than 4.4 million Malawians in all the 28 districts and four cities of the country.

Districts for the initial delivery of the AIP include Machinga, Mulanje, Mwanza, Neno, Nkhotakota and Ntcheu Districts. President Chakwera has been speaking that no one will die of hunger in Malawi.

An estimated 4.4 million Malawians are likely to face hunger in the 2023/24 consumption period, representing 22 percent of the country’s projected population of 19.6 million. Malawi Government committed K167.55 billion for support mechanisms.

President Chakwera

The Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (Mvac) annual food security assessment results shows that the current projection represents a 15 percent increase compared to the previous consumption period when 3.9 million people faced hunger.

The results came at a time there is maize scarcity on the market which has led some traders to sell a 50 kilogramme bag of the staple grain at prices ranging from K30 000 to K40 000.

Reads Mvac’s results: “In order to protect livelihoods, the vulnerable population will require humanitarian food assistance that has been estimated at 219,023 metric tonnes [MT] of maize with an estimated cash value of K167.55 billion.

“The food assistance will be required for a period ranging from two to six months.”

Out of the estimated food insecure population, 470 000 are from the four cities of Blantyre, Zomba, Lilongwe and Mzuzu while 3.9 million are from rural areas across the country.

The good news is that Government has already intervened and people are receiving maize while some are receiving cash.

Chisi, Chikale join ruling MCP

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Chisi, Chikale join ruling MCP

By Chisomo Phiri

Umodzi Party(UP) president Professor John Chisi and former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice president for Central Region Zeliah Chakale have today joined the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP).

The welcoming ceremony of the two politicians and others is being held at MCP headquarters in the capital Lilongwe.

In his remarks, Chisi, whose party is already in the Tonse Alliance, says developments President Lazarus Chakwera is implementing are there for all to see.



“Time is now for us to unite for the sake of this country. This is what the president was preaching yesterday at Umodzi Day. You know, people without vision cannot run this country,” says Chisi.

On her part Chakale says she is back on her political base; adding she has been moved by Chakwera’s restructuring of the Lilongwe City and other infrastructures.

Chikale resigned as DPP veep last month, citing personal reasons.

“My Vice President position in the DPP was only for me to fight others. It made me to create more enemies. I saw no reason to continue on that path,” she claims.

Among others who have also announced joining the Malawi’s first political party are Moreen Issa and Chikumbutso Sinsamala from DPP.

According to MCP General Secretary Eisenhower Mkaka, those who have announced joining MCP today are just few from those who are wishing to do so anytime.

Mkaka has however, asked MCP long time members to welcome the new ones with a smile and stay with them ever.

Stich Fray releases ‘Omanga manga’ music video

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Stich Fray releases ‘Omanga manga’ music video

By Staff Reporter


Singer, song-writer and music producer Stich Fray has released a music video for his latest single, “Omanga manga.”

The video directed by K Future, features special appearances by his fellow musicians Phyzix, Rashley and Smacks.

The musician, real name Steven Chibwazi, has since thanked his fans for the support they have shown for his latest song.

“I would like to thank my fans for the love and support they have been showing to my new song which just got out a week ago. The audio managed to get over 8 thousand downloads in less than a week and I am expecting more for the video,” he said.



‘Omanga manga’ is Stich Fray’s first project after the release of ‘Rock Bottom’ EP on 13th September, 2021.


You can watch and download Stich Fray’s new video “Omanga manga” on YouTube by following this link >> https://youtu.be/q95HLV8CtIQ?si=p-rHOuepB5kj-zIT

President Chakwera says unity catalyst for national development

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President Chakwera says unity catalyst for national development

By Linda Kwanjana

Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Thursday said unity is a stand alone pillar for the national development.

Speaking at Chilimampunga Ground in Lilongwe , Chakwera called on Malawians to unite and develop Malawi as a block.

The president said this is why the first of the four cornerstones on which Malawi was founded at Independence was Unity.



“In the vision and foresight of our founders, unity was the catalyst for development, the safety net of our culture, and the bastion of our spirit of umunthu. As a result, it not only earned us the admiration of other nations globally, but also facilitated speedy progress in our developmental goals,” he said.

The president said even though as a country we have always been a hardworking and entrepreneurial people, none of our hard work would amount to much unless we were all working together, working on the same vision, and working in the same direction.

Chakwera said none of the spirit of hard work would be sustainable unless it was regularly renewed and refreshed at the fountain of patriotism, which is a unified and shared love of the country and of compatriots above all other nations, a desire to serve her selflessly as the National Anthem declares.

The president said the second pillar of his Super Hi5 governance principle talks about uniting all Malawians and allowing them to contribute towards a common purpose of developing the country.

“The inaugural Umodzi Day held in Mtandire Township today is therefore a fulfilment of our desire to blur the divisive and dogmatic racial, cultural, sectarian, political, religious and tribal undertones,” he said.

Chakwera said Unity is the bedrock of development.

“Therefore, these socially-constructed demarcations must not be used to segregate others from fully enjoying the Malawian dream,” he said.

The president asked Malawians to use diversity as a launch pad to a self-reliant and inclusively wealthy Malawi.

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