NBS Bank has raised the sponsorship package for this year’s Charity Shield from K15 Million to K20 Million, the Bank has announced.
NBS Chief Executive Officer Kwanele Ngwenya made the announcement on Friday morning during the unveiling of this year’s Charity Shield at Mpira Village in Chiwembe, Blantyre.
This year’s Charity Shield will involve FDH Bank Cup and TNM Super League Champions Nyasa Big Bullets and Airtel Top 8 Champions Mighty Mukuru Wanderers.
The two sides are expected to face each other at the Bingu National Stadium (BNS) in Lilongwe on Sunday, April 9th 2023.
The government through the ministry of Agriculture has on Thursday announced farm-gate prices for the 2023 season with minimum price for Malawi’s staple commodity, maize, set at K500 per kilogram up from K220 per Kilogram in 2022.
Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture Dixie Kampani confirmed the development to the local media.
He said the new staple food price means that a 50 Kilogram bag will be now sold at 25,000 kwacha.
Kampani said Soya beans price has been set at K800 per Kilogram, unpolished rice at K500 per Kilogram while polished rice at K1,000 per kilo while pure beans is now at K700 per kilogram.
He continued to say that the prices are with immediate effect and that people intending to be buying farm gate are urged to obtain buying licences from district councils and complete application forms.
“The prices are with immediate effect. All agro-dealers, agro- processors and others who deal with commodities are requested to buy the stated crop commodities at prices not less than those stipulated above.
“The applicants applying for buying licences will be required to complete application forms indicating location of their warehouses and serial numbers of scales they will use for buying the produce. All scales must be assized and certified by Malawi Bureau of Standards,” he said.
The ministry of Homeland Security has given a fourteen day ultimatum to refugees and asylum seekers residing in rural and urban areas to relocate to Dzaleka refugee camp.
In a statement this publication has in possession, Minister of Homeland security Ken Zikhale Ng’oma, says the notice is effective 1st April to 15 April 2023.
The Minister further says thereafter, relocation process by the state will be enforced by Malawi Police Service and the department of Immigration and Citizenship.
Ken Zikhale Ng’oma
Commenting on the matter, Patrick Botha, Public Relations officer for the ministry said any person or group meddling in the process or harassing the refugees and asylum seekers will face the law.
The Dzaleka refugee camp was meant to host about 12,000 refugees.
However, it is now home to more than 50,000 refugees, many from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the rest from Burundi, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Somalia.
On Thursday afternoon, Parliament passed the 3.7 trillion Kwacha 2023/24 national budget.
This is after the house successfully completed the committee of supply scrutiny of the budget allocations towards ministries, departments and agencies.
According to the initial plan, the budget was supposed to be passed today Friday March 31,2023.
In his remarks, Finance Minister Sosten Gwengwe said he is happy that the revised budget has been passed after members from both sides of the house took their time to scrutinize by votes.
Finance Minister Sosten Gwengwe
The Minister described the budget as the most difficult one to put together following devastating cyclone Freddy.
According to Gwengwe, the budget has put much resources on maintenance so that the country recovers from cyclone Freddy.
On his part, Richard Chimwendo Banda, Leader of the House highly hailed members of parliament for heavily debating and scrutinizing the budget allocations for betterment of the country.
Gladys Ganda, Chairperson for parliamentary committee on budget and finance described the budget as fair for it has managed to reallocate some funds to water, development and recovery from the impact of cyclone Freddy.
