Twenty-five young people from Thyolo district finished business farming classes. The Chipembere Community Development Organization taught them modern agriculture methods and how to start businesses. Students learned climate-smart farming and ways to make money from crops. The training helps young people escape poverty and unemployment problems. Victor Mnoniwa works for the organization and tracks their progress.
The group wants to teach 100 more young people these skills during 2025. They plan to add livestock and crop farming projects for students. Frank Paul lives near Mulanje Village and joined the training program. He changed his mind about farming after taking the classes. Paul sees farming as a real business opportunity instead...
Catholic women gave food and supplies to two seminaries near Zomba. Bishop Alfred Chaima thanked the World Union Catholic Women Organisation for helping St Peter's Major Seminary and Nankhunda Minor Seminary. The women brought maize, rice, cooking oil, beans, soap, pens and notebooks to the students. Bishop Chaima praised the women for supporting future priests who need basic items. He told other church members to follow their example of helping seminary students.
Christina Lakiyoni leads the Catholic Women Association for Zomba diocese. She said the women saw students struggling without enough food and school materials. The Catholic Church needs more priests and wants to encourage young men studying for priesthood. Father Daniel...
Human resource managers from southern Malawi learned about proper workplace practices during a training session. Bright Limani from Crystal Management Consults taught the two-day workshop at Mango Lodge near Zomba. The expert warned that managers who break labor laws cost their companies money through lawsuits. Many workers see HR staff as enemies because of poor treatment and bad decisions. Companies fire employees without following correct procedures and face expensive legal problems.
The training covered how managers can build better relationships with workers. Limani said HR departments should help employees instead of creating fear and conflict. Managers from FINCA, Property Solution Limited, Ilovo, Yoneco, Mubarak College, MUST...
Malawi faces longer power cuts after equipment broke at Kapichira Power Station. The problem started Monday morning and caused electricity shortages across the country. Some areas will lose power for three hours and others may stay dark for nine hours. ESCOM changed its blackout schedule to prevent the whole system from failing.
The power company posted new schedules on its website and social media pages. People can check when their area will lose electricity through the ESCOM mobile app. The company explained it only moves electricity around the country but does not make power. Different areas will have different blackout times based on how much electricity they need.
ESCOM said sorry for the problems and asked people to be patient...
Former Deputy Speaker Esther Mcheka Chilenje lost her bid for the Malawi Congress Party nomination. She received just 53 votes during Monday's primary election for Nsanje North. Current MP Enock Chizuzu won with 798 votes and Rose Makiyi came second with 415 votes. Chilenje switched from the Democratic Progressive Party to MCP before the election. Her defeat means she cannot run for parliament unless she chooses to go independent.
Many politicians who left opposition parties for MCP have struggled in primary races. The party's longtime members appear unwilling to support newcomers over established candidates. Tourism Minister Vera Kamtukule also lost her primary after joining MCP. Former First Lady Callista Mutharika and veteran...
Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau faces serious problems that make it look weak and powerless. Many people believe President Lazarus Chakwera's government blocks the bureau from doing its job properly. The arrest of former bureau chief Martha Chizuma shocked everyone when top officials claimed they knew nothing about it. President Chakwera, former Security Minister Richard Chimwendo Banda, and Police Chief Merlyn Yolamu all said they were unaware of what happened. Their responses raised major questions about who really controls corruption investigations.
Former Vice President Saulos Chilima took bribes from British businessman Zuneth Sattar according to court documents. Chakwera decided to dismiss all corruption charges against Chilima...
MSI built a tiny graphics card around NVIDIA's RTX 5060 chip with 8 GB of fast GDDR7 memory. The memory runs at 28 Gbps through a 128-bit connection for 448 GB/s total speed. The card measures just 145 × 120 × 45 mm and weighs 581 grams. Gamers can expect good 1080p and 1440p performance from its 3,840 CUDA cores running at 2,512 MHz. Small PC builders will find this card perfect for compact cases.
The card needs 145 watts of power through one 8-pin connector. MSI recommends using at least a 550-watt power supply for stable operation. Three DisplayPort 2.1b outputs and one HDMI 2.1b port handle display connections. The ports support 4K at 480 Hz or 8K at 120 Hz with compatible monitors. Display Stream Compression makes these high...
XFX plans to release four different Radeon RX 9060 XT cards under its Swift OC brand. The company will make both black and white versions with either 8 GB or 16 GB of memory. All cards use dual fans and can reach speeds up to 3320 MHz. Each model runs at the same base speed of 2780 MHz during games. The cards will use more power than standard versions.
Industry sources say these cards will draw between 170 and 180 watts of power. AMD set the reference power at 150 watts but allows up to 182 watts maximum. XFX chose higher power settings to maintain faster speeds for longer periods. The extra power means computers need better cooling and airflow. Review samples have started reaching tech websites for testing.
The Swift OC cooler design...
Microsoft released Notepad version 11.2504.50.0 for Windows 11 Insiders using Canary and Dev Channels. Windows Update delivers the upgrade automatically to enrolled devices running compatible builds. Users can check their version through the Help menu and About section. The company focused on adding basic formatting tools without making the app heavy. A new toolbar appears above the text area when users open the updated program.
The toolbar has buttons for bold and italic text formatting. Users can also add hyperlinks and create headings or lists with simple clicks. Markdown syntax works when typed directly into the program. The app shows formatting changes right away as people type. Both .txt and .md files work with the new features...
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