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National Bank of Malawi apparently set some kind of benchmark by snagging the top spot in a bank brand contest. The so-called Superbrand Awards, run by a marketing group, ranked NBM plc first in the financial services category after an evaluation process that weighed performance and what regular...

The Vice President of Malawi is about to drop nearly two billion Kwacha of public money on a personal vacation to the UK. Official paperwork shows Jane Ansah's trip to celebrate her husband's birthday will cost taxpayers about 1.1 million dollars. The budget includes a first-class ticket for her...

This politician actually did the thing they all promised after losing an election. Gift Nankhuni, who got beaten in the 2019 parliamentary race, just hung around his area and spent his own cash fixing stuff. He rebuilt roads, put up school blocks, and even got a police unit set up, all while...

A big policy group in Malawi is telling the current administration to kill its major farm subsidy program for good. The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives, through its director Sylvester Namiwa, said the long-running Farm Input Subsidy Programme is a proven failure. They...

Cops in Lilongwe are trying to figure out how a two-time convicted felon kept walking the streets. The guy, Peter Mwenyeveza, also called Peter Mwale, just got arrested again for a string of violent motorcycle robberies. Police spokesperson Hastings Chigala confirmed the arrest, noting the...

Shop owners in Limbe's business district are bleeding vendors dry with insane rent, according to the people running stalls there. Their representative, James Willie, says a minimum monthly charge of two hundred thousand kwacha is crushing small businesses. He argues this forces lesser earners to...

Locals and chiefs in TA Kilupula, Karonga District, are calling out the Coal and Mining Group, run by a guy named Mwalafyale, for straight-up lying to them. An inspection by the Area Development Committee found the mine has gotten bigger, but the company has not built the schools or helped...

After sitting around for over ten years, that stalled Mombera University plan in Mzimba District might actually be happening. Malawi's Second Vice President, Enock Chihana, just gave contractors a hard deadline to cough up a modern design by late January, with building set to start right after...

A fire wrecked a bunch of homes in Aussenkehr, leaving 44 households without a place to live. The local council chairman, Geritt Witbooi, confirmed they handed out food parcels and temporary tents to the displaced people. The blaze started in one shack before high winds pushed it to others...

People in Malawi are seriously pissed about their Vice President Jane Ansah's holiday plans. Ansah, who got into office this past October with President Peter Mutharika, is apparently taking a private post-Christmas trip to the UK. The rage is over a leaked letter that lists fifteen government...

The Miss Cosmo Namibia org is pretty stoked about Cassia Sharpley's showing at the international pageant. Sharpley snagged the Impactful Beauty title, a pageant award that nods to leadership and having some actual substance. The group put out a statement raving about how she handled repping...

Yeah, so Namibia’s ag ministry just decided your cross-border fried chicken run is officially dead. They are slapping a full ban on bringing in processed chicken from South African chains like KFC, Hungry Lion, and Nando’s. A guy from the ministry, Simon Nghipandulwa, confirmed they are stopping...

Namibia's video game and gambling scene is apparently gonna pull in almost a billion Namibian dollars next year. That number, roughly 948 million, comes from some data crunchers over at Statista. The whole thing is still carried by old-school brick-and-mortar casinos, which rake in about 374...

The First Lady and Education Minister, Janet Museveni, called the new Hoima stadium a major national achievement. Speaking at the opening, she said it was a fantastic Christmas present for the country and proof of what peace can build. She specifically credited the president for getting the...

President Museveni just opened a new stadium in Hoima City. The sports complex cost a hundred and twenty-nine million dollars and was built for the Africa Cup of Nations tournament coming up. Uganda is co-hosting that event with Kenya and Tanzania. A Turkish company called Summa International...

The guy running Miftah Lifestyle, Christopher Oscar Kato, is thinking about growth in a different way. He is not just trying to get big fast. His plan is to push the brand into places like the Gulf states, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia through partnerships. But he keeps talking...

The Prime Minister's office gave out five motorcycles for animal doctors in the north. The districts getting them are Gulu, Amuru, Kitgum, Apac, and Nwoya. A state minister named Kenneth Omona handed them over in Gulu City. He said the bikes are supposed to help with a presidential order about...

Pearl Bank finished up its holiday promotion called Pearl Santa. The campaign involved surprise visits from a Santa character to customers at different branches. Marketing head Priscilla Akora said they wanted a personal way to thank people for their business during the Christmas season. They...

Two major restaurant chains are in a turf war across East Africa. Kenya's Java House and Uganda's Cafe Javas are both pushing hard into new areas to grab wealthy city customers. Java House just opened new full-service spots in places like Eldoret and Ruaka. That move brings their total number of...

The government in Congo just threw some major accusations at Rwanda. Officials in Kinshasa claim Rwandan forces and the M23 rebel group are making regular people participate in pro-occupation marches. They say this is happening in eastern towns like Kanyabayonga, Goma, and Bukavu. The...