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BLANTYRE (Maravi Post)—Premier mobile network and ICT service provider, TNM has come to the rescue of Pensulo Health Centre in Blantyre by sinking pump-powered borehole to ease the problem of water shortage at the health facility. The water installations are worth K5.5 million. Continue reading TNM hands over K5.5 m borehole to Pensulo Health Centre
Lilongwe, July 1, 2016—In line with its digital journey Standard bank Malawi is on July 1, 2016 going live with Social Media, launching on Facebook, Twitter and the blogosphere.
Head of Marketing & Communications Thoko Unyolo said launch of the social media platform is the actualization of the bank’s strategy to become fully digital in its engagement processes with customers and to match excellent service delivery across digital banking channels. Continue reading Standard Bank Malawi launches on Twitter, Facebook and Blogosphere
Premier mobile network and ICT service provider TNM has announced incentives to customers who buy Huawei smart phones from its shops every Friday. Continue reading TNM dangles rewards for Huawei smartphone customers
Blantyre, June 28, 2016: One of the Malawi’s medical Insurance service provider, Medical Aid Society of Malawi (MASM) has reported a net profit of K471 million in 2015.
This is a decrease compared to 2014 net profit of K579 million and attributed low revenue collection to reduction in membership. Continue reading Health Insurance provider MASM saw declining profits in 2015 According to CEO Sidney Chikoti
The Lilongwe based businessman Lefnos Chigamula has given out a whooping K600,000 to area 50 community, to help in procurement of land meant for the construction of the School.
Students in area 50 have been going to Bvunguti in order to access primary education.
Travelling to Bvunguti was not easy because of a busy road in between which runs from Kanengo Industrial area to area 49, joining bypass Lilongwe West bypass road.
Speaking during a function, where Chigamula was handing over the cash, chiefs commended him for the job well done to the community.
But speaking to a group of reporters soon after the ceremony, Chigamula said he was happy that he was associating well with the community in the area.
“I felt bad when community approached me to help in soliciting funds to buy land for the construction of the school since the community has been losing a lot of children who were being hit by the cruising vehicles whenever going to Bvunguti Primary School.” Said Chigamula.
Chigamula has also been passionate in uplifting the lives of the youths in the Lilongwe City Centre Constituency where he has grown and is living.
Just recently, Chigamula launched K300,000 Chigamula Pool League and K700,000 football league.
According to Reuters reporting, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will increase loans to Malawi by $76.8 million, the global lender said on Monday following an economic review of the drought-hit country.
The IMF said it was also augmenting
(ECF) arrangement, signed in 2012, by another six months with funding equivalent to $49.2 million. Continue reading Malawi gets $80M additional funding from IMF to mitigate drought induced Hardship
The Ministry of Transport and Public Works recently organized a tour to visit National Construction Industry Council (NCIC) where among others it saluted services provided to the client.
Speaking during the tour, Minister of Transport and Public Works
singled out NCIC establishment by an Act of Parliament in 1996 as one of the best to regulating, promoting and developing the local construction industry in Malawi. Continue reading Malawi Minister Ndau salutes NCIC for upholding discipline and diligence in construction sector
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)–Opportunity International Bank of Malawi (OIBM) has retrenched some members of staff from some of its branches across the country. Continue reading Malawi’s ailing economy forces OIBM to retrench staff
Standard Bank employees have completed painting of 10 classrooms in Lilongwe and Blantyre under an initiative dubbed ‘47 minutes CSR’ to commemorate 47 years of doing business in Malawi.
Speaking at Lilongwe Girls Primary School, the bank’s Economist and Head of Risk
who led the employees said the exercise is a continuation of Standard Bank’s commitment to promote quality education in Malawi.
“To celebrate our 47 years in Malawi, employees undertook a 47 minute painting of classrooms in Blantyre and Lilongwe under the “Happy Classrooms” project by BONGO, an education NGO. We are proud of our progress in the 47 years, but we must never stop moving forward, and as a bank we are building the next generation of bankers by investing in the education sector,” he said.
He said Standard Bank is active in contributing to Malawi’s education, a sector where it is building new primary schools, renovating vocational colleges and providing scholarships for university students.
“We have also entered into a partnership with UNICEF for an initiative in which the bank’s employees provide mentorship to girls aimed at motivating them remain in class,” he said.
Innobuild Private Limited has said is enhancing its capacity in standardization, quality assurance and professionalism services to deal with challenges constructors face in Malawi and globally due to lack of professionalism standards. Continue reading INNOBUILD to improve standardization & quality assurance in Malawi construction sector
