GOtv subscribers are set to have a great tele-viewing experience in the month of October as new channels have been added to the platform to ensure customers have good value for their money.

If you are the old school romantic type in love with those larger-than-life stars like Jean Claude Van Damme then you are at home with GOtv Supa because Studio Universal is bringing those super stars back to your screen.

Remember the movies that almost made us fail school in primary. Instead of attending classes, we went to watch double feature movies of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee at Uncle Thom’s in the suburbs of Ndirande.

We are talking of the original Bruce Lee movies who only acted in six movies; The Big Boss (1971), Fist Of Fury (1972), Way of The Dragon (1973) – where he fought Chuck Norris in the last combat scene, Enter the Dragon (1973), The Game of Death (1978) which Bruce Lee look alike finished.

Bruce Lee died young in 1973 aged only 32 like other legends in the shape of Tupac Shakur (25) and Bob Marley (36). He had just finished filming Enter the Dragon but six days before its release he succumbed to complications due to intense training methods.

What is very special about Bruce Lee and this movie (Enter the Dragon) is that it grossed $400 million in revenue worldwide and in modern terms that would be the equivalent of $2 billion. It cemented Bruce Lees name as a Legend.

Tragedy struck twice in the Lee family as his son Bradon Lee died accidently on set aged only 28. He has two movies to his credit Show Down In Little Tokyo and Rapid Fire. He died filming a The Crow after being shot accidentally by a prop gun that had live bullets.

The Game of Death was released posthumously and finished by a Bruce Lee look-a-like using footage that Lee had pre-recorded in an abandoned movie project. GOtv Supa is offering you the opportunity to watch the original master of Kung Fu Bruce Lee at only K19,900.  

On GOtv there is everything for everyone including your kids. October being holiday, it is an opportunity for kids to have free time to watch their favorite cartoons before school begins on 10^th October. During school most parents ban kids from watching tv.

Well kids, this is your time to spoil yourselves to your favorite cartoons on Nick Jr channel, the home of Baby Shark and Paw Patrol. For preschoolers there is Young Dylan and the famous Henry Danger.

Even on GOtv Max there is always something new for viewers. If you love creativity that dazzles on Mibawa tv then look no further because Mibawa tv is launching on GOtv. On Mibawa you can watch those live music shows on Friday nights.

Maisha Magic channel has also been introduced to the GOtv platform to give viewers a feel of East African movie test. Not to mention the Movie Room channel which like Studio Universal, it has an array of A-Star movies from Hollywood. GOtv Max gives you this viewing experience for only K15,800.

Not to forget the football especially if you are an Arsenal supporter then this season you will ensure your GOtv decoder is constantly connected. Arsenal is on top this season after eight matches and this has not happened since 2003/2004 season when Arsenal won the league without losing a match. Unfortunately, that was their last.

But the Gunners are back in the big time and their supporters are buzzing again with blizzards of optimism. You cannot afford to miss the next Arsenal match because it is a blockbuster encounter against another of English football’s juggernaut, Liverpool. There is more to love on GOtv.

Add to that cocktail of your GOtv viewing experience the MyGOtv App. With this App you can connect and rectify errors on your GOtv decoder at a more personnel level without needing assistance from customer care office.

Sole traders, partnerships and limited companies are now assured of a guarantee in their bidding processes as listed NBS Bank has reviewed the bid bonds limit from K100 million to K200 million.

According to NBS Bank plc’s Head of Marketing and Customer Experience, Tamanda Ng’ombe-Longwe, the new facility aims at ensuring Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have a guarantee in their bids for various projects and services.

“Most institutions, especially Government and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) require that people bidding or providing various goods and services should provide a bid bond or a guarantee from a financial institution. As a bank, we have the needs of our customers at heart and therefore decided to extend the limit of pre-approved unsecured bid bonds to K200 million.”

“Just like our other services, access to this facility is also easy and fast. Customers just need to bring an application letter and bid documents. They should have an account with any Service Centre credited with the applicable fees plus monthly ledger fees. As an additional sweet spot for our customers, accounts opened on the same day of application are also eligible to access this facility,” said Ng’ombe Longwe.

Reacting to the development, Zahid Bobat, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Blue Water Drilling said: “The bid bonds provided by NBS Bank are highly proficient and convenient. The Bank has really come to our aid when we need a bid bond, Additionally, they are timely and respond to the sense of urgency a customer has. So overall, the service and experience of the bid bonds from NBS Bank has been satisfactory.”

A bid bond is typically obtained through a surety agency, such as an insurance company or a bank, and helps guarantee that the contractor is financially stable and has the necessary resources to take on a project.

Standard Bank Chief Executive Phillip Madinga is this morning leading a swinging pack of golfers as the bank’s two-day medal tournament tees off throwing the spotlight on the bank’s role in financing renewable energy.

Malawi continues to experience long hours of excruciating electricity black outs and this weekend’s tournament offers a platform where the bank will demonstrate its ability to bring the light through renewable energy financing.

The two-day tournament comes under the auspices of Solar Financing Facility, a product that is providing easy access to alternative energy in a quest to mitigate the energy challenges the country is facing. The tournament also reaffirms Standard Bank’s continued commitment towards development of sport in the country.

“As a Bank with a long affiliation to golf both locally and regionally, we are proud of our contribution towards development of the sport through tournaments such as the Standard Bank Be More Golf. As such we will always be a golf advocate as it remains a professional sport that Malawian players across the country enjoy,” said Phillip Madinga, Standard Bank’s Chief Executive.

The Bank touted the growth of golf in the country saying the multifaceted sport provides a good platform for business sustainability and growth.

“As a corporate brand, golf presents a great platform where we interact with our clients and partners to better understand their needs as well as getting feedback on our offerings. It is through such engagements that we gain insights that enable us to align to their needs therefore facilitating growth and productivity,” he said.

Through the tournament, Standard Bank is also taking its solar financing facility to its bankable golfers as a way of helping them be more productive amid the current energy hiccups.

“At Standard Bank we believe that Malawi is our home, and we are confident that renewable energy will drive our nation’s growth. This golf tournament is extraordinary as it is in partnership with one of our renewable energy partners – 265 Energy. Through this partnership we aim to provide affordable renewable energy to our clients; more so now with the energy crisis we are currently facing.” said the Chief Executive.

Madinga further explained that Standard Bank is making this facility available to both individuals and companies, allowing them to purchase and import renewable energy supplies based on their needs.

Limbe Leaf Tobacco Company Limited (Limbe Leaf) has handed over school facilities worth K136 million at Kafutwe primary school in Lilongwe rural as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme.

The company renovated eight school blocks, a staff room, constructed a teachers house together with a pit latrine, drilled a borehole, fitting it with a solar pump and 10,000 litres tanks and constructed a 1,000 metres perimeter brick fence around the school.

Speaking during the handover event in Lilongwe on Friday, Limbe Leaf Director of Corporate Affairs Febbie Chikungwa said the tobacco company under its flagship program, the Agricultural Labour Practices (ALP), has a dedicated team that works on labour issues on farms including ensuring no child labour and forced child labour.

“Our policy is zero tolerance. Our belief is for children to be in school. We are aware that sometimes children are not in school because of resources, either structural or material. Through our field teams, the ALP program, and the farm diligence processes, we can identify gaps that limit or prevent children from being in school. It is through this process that the needs of Kafutwe School were identified.”

“We believe a conducive learning environment is one that caters for pupils’ needs as well as teachers, hence the teachers house and a reliable water source. Water is an important and key resource for any community. The borehole will provide not only the teachers and learners with potable water but can also be a key element for a commercial vegetable garden for the school to self-sustain itself. We hope the school management will consider that prospect,” said Chikungwa.

She also pledged that Limbe Leaf will construct 2 more teachers’ houses and provide materials for ‘after school activities’ such as sports and board games.

“It is our hope that the Ministry of Education, the School Management or Committee, Traditional Leaders, and Parents will join us in ensuring that these structures are taken care to safeguard the provision of quality education to the children of today and those of tomorrow. Let us join hands in safeguarding the development, wellbeing, and future of our children,” said Chikungwa.

Receiving the donation, Deputy Minister of Education Monica Chang’anamuno hailed Limbe Leaf for the school facilities saying beautiful school infrastructure has created a good and conducive learning environment, which will also help to improve the learning outcomes of the school as well as security to learners.

“The gesture that Limbe Leaf Tobacco Company Limited has shown in providing this beautiful infrastructure is highly commendable because it aligns to the Ministry’s reform agenda which aims at providing quality and standard education infrastructure through the use of the minimum essential infrastructure package,” said Chang’amamuno adding that she is aware that this was not the only social programme that Limbe Leaf is involved in.

Headmaster of the school Jeromy Mpunga also thanked Limbe Leaf for the donation saying it will go a long way in improving the grades of the 1,200 pupils registered at the school.