Celebrated UK based Malawian stand-up comedian Daliso Chaponda is set to perform at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre on Sunday as advance tickets are selling out as hot cakes in all designated outlets.
Daliso, who is a son to the former cabinet Minister George Chaponda, will perform alongside a Kenyan-born British stand-up comedian, who has appeared on various British radio and TV comedy shows, Imran Yusuf.
According to a poster advertising the show, advanced Standard tickets are going at MK15,000, VIP at MK25,000 while VIP table for eight people going at MK250,000.
At the door Standard tickets will be going at MK20, OOO, VIP at MK30,000 and VIP table for eight people at MK300,000.
The top Standup Comedian Chaponda has appeared in a number of shows and festivals around the world.
He performed three successful one hour, one man shows in the UK and Canada: Feed This Black Man – a show about the way the developed world sees Africa; Don’t Let Them Deport Me, a show about immigration and Westerners Calm Down, a show about the global financial crisis.
After 6 months of touring the South African comedy scene he moved to Manchester, England.
He regularly appears in comedy clubs and theatres across the UK. He is a versatile comedian and is best-known for his appearance on Britain’s Got Talent, where he reached the semi-finals and achieved third place.
He hasn’t looked back since and has gone on to build a worldwide comedy career which includes performances at the 3 biggest comedy festivals in the world – Melbourne, Edinburgh and Montreal.
In addition to standup comedy, Daliso is also a prolific fiction writer. He has published science fiction, murder mysteries and fantasy fiction in numerous magazines and anthologies. Recently, a play he co-wrote aired on BBC Radio 4.
Notable TV appearances include, Paramount’s The World Stands Up (UK), CBC’s Trans Canada Comedy Trail (Canada), Show Time Arabia Presents (UAE), SABC Comedy Awards (South Africa) and Good News Week (Australia).
Corporate Affairs Manager Multi-Choice Malawi Zena Makunje
Through the MultiChoice Expansion Program – Project Pamodzi, which seeks to empower Malawi’s film and TV industry, OneZed, is inviting experienced filmmakers with unique, fresh and truly Malawian stories to tell, to submit proposals for a Comedy or Drama TV series that reflects authentic Malawian stories with an outstanding storyline.
All applicant proposals must be submitted through the M-Net corporate submissions portal according to the criteria stated. Replicas of ideas/storylines that already exist in OneZed’s content offering will not be accepted, entries close on 29 August 2022. For full proposal requirements and submissions applciants can visit https://submissions.mnetcorporate.co.za/channel/one-zed.
“This investment into Malawi’s film and TV industry displays our commitment to telling pan-African stories that resonate with diverse audiences,” said Mosibudi Pheeha, OneZed Channel Head.
OneZed is a proudly pan-African channel, on DStv (channel 172) and GOtv (channel 8), that caters to the Zambian and Malawian markets, with entertaining shows that can be enjoyed by the entrie family. Providing viewers with shows that tell truly African stories with international appeal. The channel will provide a stage for diverse audiences to enjoy Malawian stories.
If you have any submission related queries or questions please contact Zena Makunje at zena.makunje@mw.multichoice.com.
BLUE SEA: Nankhumwa addressing thousands upon thousands of DPP supporters
Despite the combined efforts from DPP President Arthur Peter Mutharika and his troops, Leader of Opposition in Parliament who is also DPP Vice President for the South, Dr. Kondwani Nankhumwa continues to waltz and blast through the political space with rising gusto and determination.
Addressing a DPP political mass rally at Nyambadwe Primary School Ground in Malabada constituency in Ndirande, Blantyre on Sunday, July 31, 2022, Nankhumwa challenged all his detractors that come the national convention year, 2023, he will the next President of the DPP and eventually state President in 2025.
What is dangerous for the ‘Madala’ team is that Nankhumwa appears to have the solid backing of the rank and file DPP members and a majority of Malawians behind him.
Nankhumwa’s magnet was on display on Sunday when he literally brought Ndirande on a standstill when he addressed thousands upon thousands of people at Malawi’s political Mecca.
The youthful politician started off talking about his personal connection to the ‘hood’ of Ndirande.
“Addressing a rally here is like returning home,” he informed the ecstatic audience.
He bemoaned the government’s people bad economic policies, saying Malawians are suffering under the leadership of President Lazarus Chakwera and the Tonse Alliance government, and that the people made a mistake in 2020 to kick out DPP and former President, Peter Mutharika thinking that the new government would be a better alternative.
“The past two years of the Tonse Alliance government have been an ordeal for the people of Ndirande and the whole country due to mainly the continuous rise in the prices of basic commodities and a breakdown in public service delivery.
He said that the Agriculture Inputs Programme (AIP) in its current form is not benefiting Malawians in relation to its cost to the taxpayer. As we are talking now, the price of fertilizer is at 75 thousand Kwacha, and a 50 kg bag of maize is at 18 thousand Kwacha.
THE ECONOMY
“The economy has tanked due to the poor economic policies of the Tonse Alliance administration, which does not listen to the voice of reason and suggestions from the opposition. But I want to assure you that as opposition in Parliament, we shall continue advising the government and provide the necessary checks and balances to the government,” he said.
Nankhumwa bemoaned the issue of poor electricity supply, which impacts negatively on the people’s various businesses that rely on electricity. Most people in Ndirande, he noted, are artisans—motor vehicle mechanics, barbers, hairdressers and carpenters, among others—who can hardly survive without reliable power supply.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Nankhumwa said it is apparently clear that the Tonse Alliance government is finding it difficult to govern in the context of democracy and the rule of law where rights of citizens are respected. It is clear that the MCP government is stifling human freedom and wants to instill fear in the people, he said.
“Today, people are being arrested for demonstrating against the ills of this government. This government must not forget that it came to power because of the same demonstrations they are stopping today. I will not sit back and just watch as people’s freedoms; the freedoms that Malawians gallantly fought for in the 1990s are being curtailed by President Chakwera and his government; I will not watch and will fight to the end,” said the opposition leader.
DPP AS ONE FAMILY
He encouraged DPP rank and file members to love one another as children of one family, discouraging backbiting and petty jealousy.
“We must remain united to ensure that the party returns to power in 2025. Political insults for political gain is primitive politics,” said the opposition leader.
Nankhumwa also encouraged DPP members to respect each other and exercise high level of discipline and political tolerance because that is the only way the party would return to power in 2025.
MEDIA FREEDOM
He also acknowledged the role media plays in the social, economic and political development of any nation and that in the political context, the media is a vital tool for creating awareness about everything.
He called upon the government of President Chakwera to respect and uphold media freedom. He expressed concern that many media houses are being closed down by the government on the basis of non-payment of operating fees, saying there should be a better way of resolving these issues.
One of the country’s outstanding Vehicle repairing and panel beating company, K Motors has being decorated with two awards.
The Chief Executive Officer (CE0) for K Motors Karim Mansoor received the awards courtesy of Liquid Visions Malawi at a red-carpet event held at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre.
The first award was a special recognition towards his contribution to the health sector. Mr Karim through his K Motors has been repairing ambulances for free from across the country.
The second award was an appreciation for an outstanding motor vehicle services through his K Motors.
K Motors embarked on a project of repairing ambulances in public hospitals some months ago after noting challenges health facilities were facing due to inadequate number of ambulances.
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has supported the Blantyre Rotaract Club project of building an eco-friendly library for a primary school with a K1 million donation.
NBM plc Service Centre Manager for Henderson Street Service Centre Tamara Mtuwa said the listed commercial bank decided to support the eco-friendly library project at Ndirande Primary school because it believes in supporting education especially for the young ones.
Blanyre Rotaract Club, a service club for young men and women aged 18 to 30 who are dedicated to community and international service, has embarked on the eco-friendly library project which will cost K14 million, according to its president-elect Khumbo Mhone.
“As a good corporate citizen, NBM plc strives to make a difference to the lives of the less privileged by laying an educational foundation especially for the pupils of Ndirande Primary School through the eco-friendly library that Blantyre Rotaract Club is building,” said Mtuwa.
Mtuwa (right) and Mhone (left) display the cheque
Mhone thanked NBM plc for the donation saying it will go a long way in making the project a success.
“We have an induction dinner for my presidency of the club tomorrow in Blantyre where we hope to raise more money to make our project a success. We appreciate the donation from NBM plc, we have been hoping to reach out to the corporate world to help us with our project and NBM plc has heeded to our call,” said Mhone.
The Blantyre Rotaract Club , a ‘small version’ of the Blantyre Rotary Club, attracts young people aged between 18 and 30 with a purpose of providing opportunity for the members to enhance their knowledge and skills that will assist in personal development and address the physical and social needs of the community.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President for the South, Kondwani Nankhumwa, will on Sunday address a mass rally at Nyambadwe Primary School Ground in Ndirande, Blantyre.
The rally comes barely few months after Nankhumwa held another rally at Mgona in Lilongwe, a historical rally which pulled a record turn-out.
According to a poster advertising the rally, Nankhumwa, who is also leader of opposition in Parliament, will adress the rally alongside Party’s Secretary General Gelzeder Jeffrey, about 50 parliamentarians and other top officials from the party.
Nankhumwa, who is also Member of Parliament for Mulanje Central, is expected to address a nunber of issues including economic hardships Malawians are currently facing under President Lazarus Chakwera.
The rally will also be spiced with live performance from the people’s band Black Missionaries, Anthony Makondetsa, Khozie Masimbe and others.
Mkulichi (standing tight) poses with the finalists in football in Lilongwe
FDH Bank plc says it is impressed with the conduct of the Mayor’s Trophy which it is sponsoring to the tune of K165 million.
This comes after Lilongwe Mayor’s Trophy finals that were held over the weekend in Lilongwe.
FDH Bank Plc has sponsored Lilongwe Mayor’s Trophy, Zomba Mayor’s Trophy and Mzuzu Mayor’s Trophy and InterCity Mayor’s Trophy for three-years with a K165 million investment.
During the Lilongwe Mayor’s Trophy finals, Managing Director for FDH Bank Plc, Noel Mkulichi reiterated the bank’s commitment to sponsoring the Trophy as it is beneficial to the youth.
“We are impressed with the standard of play in the final football game involving Kamuzu Barracks and Chiwoko Primary Schools and netball game involving Ngwenya 2 and Kamkodola Primary Schools,” he said
“In addition, the Mayor’s Trophy keeps the youth busy, preventing them from engaging in harmful behaviour and giving them an opportunity to become responsible adults. As a bank that champions community growth and youth development, we will continue to support the Trophy,” Mkulichi added.
During the finals of the Lilongwe Mayor’s Trophy, Kamuzu Barracks Primary School edged Chiwoko Primary School 2-1 in football while in Netball Ngwenya 2 Primary school were winners after beating Kamkodola Primary School with 16-11 baskets.
Mzuzu Mayor’s Trophy finals shall be held in Mzuzu on 30 July, 2022 at Mzuzu Stadium while Zomba Mayor’s Trophy Finals will be held on 5 August, 2022 at Zomba Police Ground.
The champions from all the city Mayor’s Trophy will compete in the K20 million InterCity Mayor’s Trophy.
SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to seeing all the action from the 22nd Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England from Thursday 28 July to Monday 8 August 2022. Malawian sporting fans can expect unmissable sporting action and the full slate of games that Malawi’s athlete’s will be participating in.
Often referred to as ‘The Friendly Games’, the Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, has taken place every four years since then.
African nations are expected to feature strongly across many disciplines, with South Africa set to be strong in athletics, swimming and sevens rugby, while the likes of Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia will be ripping up the track and road for middle and long distance running events.
Kenya’s Emmanuel Korir, for example, will be a leading star at the Games, having claimed Men’s 800m Gold at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo last year. He will compete in the Men’s 400m in Birmingham and is looking forward to potentially adding a Commonwealth medal to his tally of international accolades.
Viewers on DStv and GOtv can see all their favourite sports stars dominating events across the world. Visit www.dstv.com and www.gotvafrica.com or *470# to subscribe or upgrade, and join in on the excitement. And while you’re on the move, you can stream matches on the DStv App.
XXII Commonwealth Games, selected broadcast details – 28 July – 8 August 2022
Mwadiwa (centre) flanked by PCL Company Secretary Moureen Mbeye (right) and PCL acting Chief Executive Officer Lyton Chithambo (left) at the AGM
Conglomerate Press Corporation plc held its 38th Annual General Meeting (AGM) where it announced a group profit after tax of MK45.1 billion, being 126% higher than prior year Profit After Tax of MK19.9 billion.
Addressing shareholders in Blantyre, Press Corporation plc Board Chairman Randson Mwadiwa said despite the need to navigate through the Covid-19 related challenges, the Group remained steadfast on its strategy implementation and hence overall, 2021 was a very strong year for the PCL Group.
“The company achieved double-digit revenue and profit growth while fully establishing its investment in the Life, Pension and Asset Management segment. Income growth of 23% (MK249.07 billion compared to MK202.89 billion in 2020) coupled with strict cost containment measures and profit on disposal of Castel stake (MK9 billion) resulted in a Group profit after tax of MK45.1 billion, being 126% higher than prior year Profit After Tax of MK19.9 billion,” said Mwadiwa.
He however said notwithstanding the overall performance, some segments of the group still experienced challenges during the year namely The Foods Company Limited (TFCL) also trading as Maldeco and TNM plc but was quick to point out that management of the two companies have put in place turn around strategies to make the companies profitable again.
Mwadiwa (Centre) speaks at the AGM flanked by PCL acting Chief Executive Officer Lyton Chithambo (left)
The Chairman also briefed shareholders on the Peoples Trading Centre (PTC) divestiture saying a decision was made to exit the PTC investment after years of attempting to turn it around yielded no result.
“The divestiture was a strategic move to get out of the retail business and concentrate on capital intensive business ventures to increase shareholder value and grow the Malawi economy. Motivated by the desire for orderly exit and ensuring PTC continuity and preservation of jobs, an investor was identified who made an offer to buy PTC.”
“A series of discussions ensued which culminated in the disposal of PTC on 28th February 2022. Part of the Share Purchase Agreement required a high court judgement which was obtained. On the time of our exit on 28th February 2022 PCL assumed liabilities amounting to about K13 billion,” explained Mwadiwa.
At the AGM, a final dividend of K3.4 billion representing K28 per share in respect of 2021 profits was declared after an interim dividend amounting to K722 million representing K6 per share was already paid on 29 October 2021 bringing the total dividend for the year to K4.1 billion representing K34 per share.
One of the shareholders, Frank Harawa representing minority shareholders, said the shareholders are happy with the dividend but said they will push the company to perform better than it has done because ‘it has potential to perform more than this.’
Banda (right) receives the dummy cheque from Mijiga
Malawi Gaming Board (MGB) has supported the 12th edition of Sand Music Festival with K10 million towards the festival scheduled to run from 30 September to 2 October 2022.
Presenting the cheque in Blantyre, MGB Chief Executive Officer Rachel Mijiga said they decided to support the festival as it promotes tourism in the country.
“We have been following your festivals, you bring in a lot of people together and at the same time you promote tourism and as MGB, our mandate is to promote tourism and that is why we decided to support this event,” said Mijiga.
Impakt Events Management Director Lucius Banda thanked MGB for supporting the festival saying the organization is not ‘dumping’ its money into a hole.
“We always appreciate your support, last year, although we came in late, you still supported us. The Sand Music festival, apart from promoting tourism, benefits a lot of Malawians especially local artists who cannot hold shows on their own, it gives a chance to our musicians to come together and collaborate.”
“This show also boosts business. Filling stations and local businesses make money because there will be almost 6,000 to 7,000 people gathered for three days at one place,” said Banda.
Lead Organizer of the event Nkhwachi Mhango said the festival is transforming into a regional festival rather than a Malawian festival saying revelers from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania are planning to attend the festival.
Impakt Events Management will be holding the 12th edition of the festival at Kambiri Beach Hotel in Salima.
