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Soldier Lucius Banda to headline Malawi Achievers Award UK

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Soldier Lucius Banda to headline Malawi Achievers Award UK

The organisers of Malawi Achievers Awards UK have confirmed the final line-up of entertainers who will spice up this year’s event with Soldier Lucius Banda as the main headline. Malawi Achievers awards whose aim is to celebrate and recognise outstanding individuals and groups in the UK for their exceptional achievements and contributions to their respective communities in both the UK and Malawi.

This event comes after a two year break . Previous events have been under the banner of Malawi Association UK (Mauk) but this year’s event is being organised by the public with Kondwani Bowoyeke Munthali among one of the main organisers. The event will take place at the Nottinghamshire Golf and country Club  in the city of Nottingham on 30th November .

To spice up the night, entertainers for the night will include Soldier Lucius Banda.  Malaikah , Gospel star Matamando  and DJ for the night will be PG The DJ with renowned MC Chijota running the event.

Winners will be announced from a number of categories that include;  Best  Business/Entreprenuer, Young Achiever award, awarded to a person aged under 25 years, Best community/social group, Best Charity organisation, Academic achievement, Media/art/culture Award, Breakthrough/innovation Award and there will also be a special recognition award  to an individual or group  who will be chosen by the organising committee

Among other prizes for the night include an Air ticket to go and spend Christmas in Malawi which has been sponsored by Ethiopian Airlines.

Providing more details of the event organiser Munthali made a statement on his Facebook page that “ The line up is complete, great food, great judges, red carpet event. Get your tickets in advance as there will be no tickets sold on the door”.

With tickets going at £35 for early birds and £45 after, those that want to buy can access the link through Event Brite website or by contacting one of the organisers. This year’s even is promising to be the best.

Malawi’s Agriculture Receives Additional 40 Million Kroner from Norway

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Malawi’s Agriculture Receives Additional 40 Million Kroner from Norway

Farmers in 12 districts are expected to benefit from climate resilience technologies, new crop varieties, and improved agronomic practices through an additional 40 million Norwegian Kroners (approximately $4.4million) provided by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the World Bank towards the Malawi Second Agriculture Sector Wide Approach Support Project (ASWAp SPII) Multi-Donor Trust Fund.

Norway Ambassador Steinar Hagen and World bank representative

“The collective effort of development partners in supporting ASWAp SPII in Malawi continues to show impact and good outcomes in nutrition and women’s empowerment, leading to more inclusive economic growth and increased resilience in Agriculture” said Greg Toulmin, World Bank Country Manager for Malawi.

Investments under the project will include road rehabilitation, which is critical to ensuring access to markets, capacity building of Ministry of Agriculture personnel, and establishment of model villages as demonstration hubs for good agricultural practices, led and managed by the own beneficiaries. All these areas are demonstrating the significant impact of ASWAp SPII in the agriculture sector in Malawi.

“It is Important to strengthen the Government system including sectors related to policy, extension and research, and at the same time reach out to the small-scale farmers with concrete support. These areas of support align fully with the Norwegian priorities”, said His Excellency, Steinar Hagen, Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi.

The second phase of the ASWAp multi donor trust fund, supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), European Union (EU), the Government of Flanders, the Norwegian Government and the Government of Ireland, started in 2018 and is expected to reach more than 350,000 people by December 2021.

Malawi Gets K113bn Financing for M1 Road Rehabilitation – Mwanamvekha Says Project to Generate Economic Benefits

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Malawi Gets K113bn Financing for M1 Road Rehabilitation – Mwanamvekha Says Project to Generate Economic Benefits

Malawi government, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Union has today signed a financing agreement worth 139 million euros (about K113 billion) for the rehabilitation of the 346 Kilometer stretch along M1 road.

Minister of Finance Mwanamvekha signed the facility on behalf of Malawi government at Capital Hill, through a televised signing ceremony.

Finance Minister: Mwanamveka

The facility has been described as largest ever loan for investment in Malawi.

Of the 139 million euros or K113 billion, 120 million euros (approximately, K 97.3 billion) is earmarked for rehabilitation works for the Kamuzu International Airport Turn Off to Mzimba Junction sections of the M1 road, 15.5 million euros (about K12.6 billion) is an additional financing the rehabilitate the Kacheche to Chiweta section of the M1 in Rumphi district while 4 million euros (about K3.2 billion) is for a Technical Assistance Agreement for project implementation support to the Road Authority and Roads Fund Administration.

The rehabilitation works are expected to start from Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) Junction via Kasungu, then from Kasungu to Jenda, then from Jenda to Mzimba Junction and finally from Kacheche in to Chiweta in Rumphi district.

Currently, the M1 road is in dilapidated state and is considered as a death trap to motorists.

The rehabilitation works aim to reduce transport costs, cut travel time and facilitate export.

The M1 upgrade is also expected to improve international links to Zambia and enhance access to Dar es Salaam as part of the north-south regional transport corridor, according to Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development who signed the facility on behalf of Malawi government at Capital Hill, through a televised signing ceremony.

FDH K360 million kwacha Queens sponsorship

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FDH K360 million kwacha Queens sponsorship

FDH Bank says they want to see the Malawi netball team, the Queens returning to the top position in Africa and dislodging South Africa’s Proteas.

The bank’s acting managing director, William Mpinganjira said this on Tuesday when unveiling a record-breaking a three-year K360 million sponsorship to Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) for the team.

“No bank believes in the potential of the youth of Malawi than FDH. We observed that Netball, despite being the pride of the nation, has been lacking necessary support, structures and resources.

“The Queens were, among other milestones, the bronze medalist at the Fast5 International Series in 2016 in Australia and managed to beat the world’s number two team, New Zealand, at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, despite limited resources.

“The Queens through Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) have continuously exhibited massive potential and it is in this vein that today we are happy to unveil the sponsorship. K300 million will go directly towards sponsoring the Queens. K45 million will fund a Netball Cup while K15 million will be used to run NAM administration,” Mpinganjira said.

NAM president, Khungekire Matiya said they will ensure they retain the sponsorship by making it a win-win situation by making sure the girls open bank accounts with the bank.

“We will ensure that we market your brand wherever we go so that when people see the Queens, they will see FDH. The Queens are a big brand that will help propel FDH Bank’s growth.

“We see a bright future together. I am saying this because with such a landmark sponsorship, the Queens will strive for the best. We promise to make sure that the team continues to impress. We want the team to break into the top four in the world,” she said.

Matiya added that the reason for the Queens to drop to third-place on the rankings in Africa is not due to poor performance, but because they were not taking part in most of the small but ranking tournaments.

The event was also graced by Chief Director in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Martin Kadzuwa who advised NAM to ensure proper use of the sponsorship money.

Apart from Netball, FDH sponsors the national football team, the Flames, Mayor’s Trophies and Football Association Malawi (FAM) FDH Cup.

source( kulinji)

St. Michael’s Girls School closed

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St. Michael’s Girls School closed

St. Michael’s Girls Secondary School students in Mangochi on Tuesday morning were forced to leave the school after vandalising school property in protest over poor diet.

By 11 am hordes of students were seen leaving the school, carrying their bags going home.

The students damaged the school property on Sunday evening.

It took the law-enforcers to intervene by firing teargas to disperse and restore peace at the school.

Mangochi Police station spokesperson, Rodrick Maida confirmed the incident saying they received a call from the school management to quell the situation after the students went on a rampage.

“It is true, we went there to restore peace but for what happened you can ask the school’s management,” he said.

One of the teachers who opted anonymity for fear of reprisals said the students went amok because of poor diet they have been receiving.

“The students have been complaining of the poor diet – nsima with beans and vegetables mostly; but there has never been an improvement.

“We saw the students regrouping before they started smashing the property,” revealed the teacher.

When contacted for comment head teacher for the school, Rose Chikhambi confirmed the closure of the school but refused to comment much on the development saying she is upset with the situation.

Chikhambi did not indicate when the school will reopen.

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