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CESCA Supports Deft Poetry Festival

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CESCA Supports Deft Poetry Festival

By Marie Thom

Center For Sports,Culture and Arts(CESCA) on Saturday June 11,2022 supported Deft Poetry Festival with MK 2,000,000.

The presentation took place at a press briefing which was organised by Deft Media Malawi at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre.

In his remarks, Director of CESCA Kennedy Chitsundi said the support rendered was a symbol of their organisation comprehending and promoting Arts and Culture in Malawi.

The chairperson for the organisation Caleb Thole sard art has power of contributing to the social and economic development of Malawi.



Thole said it is Art and culture that can sell Malawi on the international market and contribute alot to tourism attraction.

He then advised upcoming poets in the country to take this chance seriously for their growth in the poetry space.

Sales and Marketing Manager for Amaryllis Hotel Khaira Sutter announced the hotel as the official partner and host of the event this year .

she said the hotel’s commitment to the Deft poetry Festival and Arts industry is still kept strong.

Rodwell Lumbe ,The Managing director for Deft Media Malawi appreciated CESCA for their gesture.

He disclosed that this year’s festival will run smoothly because of the money rendered.

Lumbe proceeded by calling on the corporate world to open its doors and support poetry through the Deft Poetry FESTIVAL.

This year’s Deft Poetry Festival will take place at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre on July 30.

PAC chairperson Joyce Chitsulo allegedly on Sattar’s list

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PAC chairperson Joyce Chitsulo allegedly on Sattar’s list

By Staff Reporter

The Public Affairs Committee-PAC Chairperson Joyce Chitsulo MP for Mwanza West is reportedly among the unpatriotic Malawians who benefitted from Zuneth Sattar’s corruption proceeds, it has been established.

It was reviewed in London by National Crime Agency that in May last year Zenith Sattar through one of his agents in Lilongwe Malawi provided the PAC Chairperson millions of kwacha to stave off the confirmation of the Anti Corruption Bureau-ACB Director Martha Chizuma.

On 29th April last year, President Chakwera appointed Martha Chizuma as the new Director-General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau subject to confirmation by the Public Affairs Committee of Parliament.

Little did Malawians know that the appointment did not please fugitive Sattar and a web of his corrupt cartels that include the office of the Vice President, some Cabinet Ministers and senior State House officials.

Joyce Chitsulo



This was when it was planned to involve PAC Chairperson Joyce Chitsulo to reject Chizuma from assuming the ACBs top leadership position a move that would receive public displeasure a little later.

During the interview by PAC Chizuma is said to have performed exceedingly well but she was rejected despite the fact that there was a tie during voting.

This is a revelation that all the drama that surrounded the confirmation of Martha Chizuma as ACB Director-General by PAC was because its Chairperson Chitsulo received money from Zuneth Sattar and shared it with some PAC members.

European Investment Bank gives nod to €117 million development project

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European Investment Bank gives nod to €117 million development project

By Durrell Namasani

It’s development galore as the Chakwera administration has had some good news in it’s efforts to develop the country.The European Investment Bank (EIB) on Wednesday 1st June, 2022, finally gave its “No Objection”nod on the M01 Road Rehabilitation Project.

According to a statement made available to 247Malawi News and signed by Kelvin Sato, public relations officer for Minister of Works Hon Jacob Hara, His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera will on 5th July 2022 lead Malawians in a ground-breaking ceremony, kickstarting the project.

The Statement highlights that The following contractors have been awarded related contracts to execute the following project:

1. From KIA Junction upto Kasung Boma: China Jiangxi International_ together with _Jiangxi Transport Ltd

2. From Kasungu Boma upto Jenda: Mota Engil

3. From Jenda upto Mzimba Turn Off: Unik Constuction Engineering (Pty) Ltd.

4. From Kacheche upto Chiweta: China Henan International Co. Ltd.

Transport and Public Works Minister Hon Jacob Hara

Many Malawians have welcomed the news with Many describing the groundbreaking development as a testament that the Chakwera administration is serious about developing Malawi.

According to European Investment Bank, The M1 road is an important link in the North South Corridor network of COMESA. It is the backbone of the Malawi road network. The road facilitates regional trade with Mozambique in the South and further beyond to the countries of the SADC

The project is therefore of high priority for the Government as part of the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy. The need for rehabilitation and improvement arises from increased levels of traffic, high presence of pedestrian and bicycle traffic and because the overall condition of the road pavement is either nearing or has reached the end of its serviceable life. Rehabilitation and improvement of the almost 1,145 km will be undertaken in phases.

The rehabilitation of the M1 road is also important for the EU efforts to improve rural roads to allow smallholder farmers access wider markets. This will strengthen food security and links to agro-processors, which in turn contributes to sustainable agriculture and income growth among the predominantly poor rural population.

The EU contribution will co-finance, alongside the EIB loan, civil works and thus increase the concessionality of the financial package.

257 secondary school girls shine in 2022 Girls’ Empowerment Retreat Programme

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257 secondary school girls shine in 2022 Girls’ Empowerment Retreat Programme

By Staff Writer

At least 257 secondary school girlsirls across the country have benefited from Girls’ Empowerment Retreat Programme which aims at encouraging girls to work hard in schools and become self-reliant citizens in future.

The programme which was started by the first Malawi’s female President Joyce Banda enables girls to interact with their role models and share with them their academic dreams.

Speaking during the official closing ceremony for the 2022 programme’s session on Thursday June 9,2022 at African Bible College in Lilongwe which started on Monday June 6,2022, the Deputy Education Minister Monica Ching’anamuno expressed her excitement with the programme.

She said” I am very happy for the 257 girls from various secondary schools who have benefited from this mentorship program.

” I would like to congratulate Girls Secondary Education Trust and the Board of Trustees for organizing this retreat. This Retreat could not have come at this an opportune time than this one, when a number of challenges are obstructing girls from reaching their dreams.

” These challenges include poverty, dropping out due to early marriages, and teen pregnancies, declining in performance, dropping out of school and gender discrimination”‘.

Ching’anamuno disclosed that in the 2019/2020 Academic Year, a total of 21, 123 learners dropped out of secondary school of which 18,249 were females representing 63 percent.

She said a majority of girls dropped due to lack of school fees, pregnancies and early marriages, among other challenges.

The Deputy Minister said it is everyone’s duty to make sure that girls who drop out of school are brought back so that they complete education.

She said through the Readmission Policy, her Ministry is encouraging and ensuring that learners including girls who drop out of school due to pregnancy, return to school.

She said currently, the Ministry is working with its partners to assess the implementation of the policy so that they can identify gaps and find the best ways to implement it.

Ching’anamuno said the Ministry has also put in place structures such as Mother Groups to make sure that girls are able to go to school and finally graduate.

She said the other intervention is the provision of bursary by Government and its partners such as UNICEF, EU, Shaping our Future Foundation and CAMFED.

” In addition to that, Government and its partners are constructing girls’ hostels in a number of secondary schools across the country.

” For example, UNICEF through SPOTLIGHT Initiative is constructing hostels at Mpatsa and Magodi in Nsanje and Puteya in Machinga while Press Trust and Standard Bank are constructing a twin hostel at Lilongwe Girls Secondary School,” said Ching’anamuno.

Literature points out that Malawi has one of the highest school dropout rate in Southern Africa with 15 % of girls (three in every twenty) and 12 % of boys (three in every twenty-five), dropping out between Standard 5 and 8 of primary school.

BWB goes solar-30 megawatts project sets to compliment the national grid

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BWB goes solar-30 megawatts project sets to compliment the national grid

By Staff Reporter

In a clear response to President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera’s vision of seeing the country being power reliant, Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has embarked on a project to develop a 30 megawatts solar plant to help pumping water from its Walkers Ferry treatment works.

Experts have hailed the project as timely and that it compliments President Dr Chakwera’s dream of the country producing at least 1000 megawatts of power by 2025.

On Friday, BWB signed a contract with an Indian firm, TATA Consulting Engineers to prepare a detailed project report, feasibility study, design and project management consultancy services for development of the project in Nkula, Neno.

BWB CEO Dr Rober Hanjahanja



The Board’s Chief Executive Officer Dr. Robert Hanjahanja said the project will help to move away from the national power grid and use renewable energy to pump water.

“We hope the solar plant will be functioning in the next 18 to 24 months,” said Hanjahanja.

The project is being funded by the Indian government to the tune of 72 million US dollars.

Chakwera on Sunday launched a 20 megawatts Solar and Battery Charge
Project being run by JCM in Golomoti, Dedza with optimism that the solar energy plant fits perfectly with the country goal to add 1000 megawatts to the national grid by 2025.

Electrical engineering experts have said that the BWB could also be used as an addition to the national grid observing that 30 megawatts could be more than enough for daily water pumping.

Dr Hanjahanja could not immediately comment whether the Board has such plans to sell excess power.

During the Golomoti event President Chakwera said: “Together with other existing sources of power, this solar power project fits perfectly with our goal to add 1000 megawatts to the national grid by 2025.”

The Golomoti project is the largest renewable and sustainable energy source in sub Saharan Africa with 52,300 panels and a capacity of 50 gigawatts of clean energy for the next 30 years.

“We will continue making Malawi an attractive destination for private sector investment in the energy sector by creating a conducive environment for independent power producers (IPPs),” said Chakwera in his speech.

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