Blantyre, February 16, 2022 – A 27-year old Chitipa-based businessman, Chisomo Mwangumbe on Friday became a second winner of the K1 million weekly prize in the ongoing Kuikunga ndi Mpamba promotion.

Mwangumbe emerged a winner after he purchased airtime worth K200. This comes barely a week after a Machinga-based housewife was also made a millionaire in the promotion.

Expressing his gratitude, jovial Mwangumbe lauded TNM for the promotion adding it is his first time to win in a promotion.

“For the first time I have won in a competition, not just winning but a huge win I am very happy. I will use some of the money to purchase plot and the rest will alleviate some of the economic challenges in my life,” said Mwangumbe.

Over the year’s Mpamba has recorded great milestones, therefore, the promotion aimed at celebrating these achievements. Since its launch, the multifaceted promotion continues to gain momentum a clear indication that customers are excited.

“We are overwhelmed with the response from our customers, participation keeps on increasing daily. We are happy that as we are rewarding customers, we are also deepening financial inclusion and improving social economic status of the country,” said Limbani Nsapato, TNM’s Brand and Communications Manager.

During the second weekly draw, 291 customers across the country won different cash prizes ranging from K5000 to K1 million.

“We continue to change lives of our customers through the promotion, we feel proud to fulfill this promise. Today we have conducted the draw that has seen 280 customers winning K5000 each, 10 customers winning K50,000 each and one lucky customer won a whooping K1 million,” he said.

The promotion continues to underscores the value of working collaborations, as participation requires customers to add minimum of 10 members in their group.

“To enter into the promotion, customers need to create a group of minimum 10 members. To qualify as a group member, customers are required to make a recharge with a minimum of K200 on Mpamba. To add icing to the cake, all group members are being given a 100 bonus on every airtime purchase made on Mpamba,” added Nsapato.

As the promotion is getting closer to an end, Nsapato has called on customers to transact more on Mpamba to increase their chances of winning the grand prize of K100 million.

Ethanol distiller, Press Cane Limited Monday donated food items worth K4 million to flood victims in Chikwawa district.

The company, a subsidiary of conglomerate Press Corporation plc, distributed maize flour and soya pieces to people in four camps namely Medram CBO, Thabwa, Mkudzi and Sadulo.

Speaking at Mitole Camp in Sadulo Village in Traditional authority Katunga, Press Cane Limited Chief Human Resources and Administration Officer Francis Ndolo said the company was equally affected with the floods since most of their staff members live around the areas affected by the floods.

“We understand that apart from lack of food, there are also other problems like lack of potable water, we will look into this one as well so that people should have access to clean and safe water,” said Ndolo.

Group Village Sadulo thanked Press Cane Limited for the donation saying it will go a long way in easing the pain that the people in the five camps that are in Traditional Authority Katunga are going through.

“What you have done Press Cane is very commendable, you have shown that you are a true neighbour because you have not only helped us here at Sadulo but in other camps as well,” said Sadulo.

He cautioned the people against selling the relief items saying if anyone is found doing so, would face his wrath.

One of the victims, Catherine Madela,54, also thanked Press cane for coming to their rescue saying she lost all her food to the floods.

“I lost everything to the floods and it is a big relief that at least we will have some food to eat for the next few days. I want to thank Press cane for this gesture,” said Madela.

The High Court in Blantyre has issued a stay order to Goodwill Funeral Services against the determination by the Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) to fine the company MK68 Million over ‘unfair’ trading practices.

In a statement made available to the publication dated 15 February signed by the Board Chairperson for Goodwill Funeral Services, Jovito Peter Chitosi, confirmed that High Court has granted a relief to the company.

According to Peter Chitosi, the company was ‘extremely’ dissatisfied with the determination and instructed its lawyers to file an appeal as is provided for under the Competition and Fair Trading Act.

 “We are pleased to inform all our valued Partners, clients and customers that the High Court in Blantyre has issued a stay order against the implementation of the determination pending the outcome of the appeal,” confirmed Peter Chitosi

Meanwhile, Goodwill Funeral Services has assured its clients and customers that, ‘there is no interruption or change’ in the provision of their services.

CFTC slapped Nico Life with a MK500,000 fine and Goodwill funeral services MK68 million kwacha for generating profits through anti-competitive conduct.

The two companies were given a two week ultimatum to honour the fines or risk being dragged to court.

Malawians continue to exert pressure on the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate and prosecute businessperson Abdul Majid Aboobaker who is involved in a litany of corrupt dealings amounting billions of Malawi kwacha.

According to a document we have seen signed by about six civil society organisation addressed to ACB, Aboobaker,  who stays in Leicester in the UK, has been siphoning billions of money from Malawi but there is not traceable paperwork as to how he made the money and also how he transferred it to the UK.

“he has bought several properties in England but our question is on how did the solicitors accept his funds without proper due diligence”, queries the CSOs.

It is further revealed that currently, Aboobaker has built tiger wheel and mug and bean in Lilongwe valued at about $10 million.

The group of CSOs are since demanding that an open enquiry need to be instituted into the dealings of Aboobaker, warning that if nothing is happening they will mobilise Malawians to demonstrate against ACB.

This is not the first time for HTD to be involved in heinous corrupt activities that has left the country in an economic mess.

In 2015, law enforcement agencies probed HTD Limited on leads that they have been enjoying the favours of the government pay-out thought to have been made against dubious transactions – cashgate – where they were involve in illegal externalization of forex and money laundering.

HTD registered owners are: Anawar Mahomed Sidik and Abudul Haris Mahomed Sidik, both British Passport holders.

They hold bank accounts at 5 different commercial banks. Two of the Banks are frequently ususpected of being used for forex externalization mostly to Iveco Company (RSA) Vehicle delivery Services (RSA) KIA Motors Corporation (South Korea) Red Sea Trading (Hong Kong), Guava International (UK), Reinder (Hong Kong) and Mobis Parts Middle East.