Blantyre City Update Magazine

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BLANTYRE ARTS

Our Esteemed residents

I would like to start by sending our heartelt andproound best wishes o the New Year 2016, to all ourreaders especially our residents. We are now in theourth month o the year and I hope we have set ourgoals right and we are on the path to realize them.

We take time to say thank you our residents orthe warm reception o this magazine. Te supportis overwhelming especially rom the corporateresidents. As you might be aware, this magazine isproduced with support rom the companies thattrusted us with advertisement.

We are happy that we never disappointed you as

evidenced by more support that has now given usthis zeal to continue giving you this magnificent CityCouncil magazine, Blantyre City Update.

We are also grateul or the eedback that we havereceived rom not only Blantyre City residents, butrom ar since the Magazine is distributed nation-wide and we are not even surprised that we receivedrequests or copies rom across the borders. Tisdemonstrates confidence that you have bestowed onus.

We will not be doing justice i we dont expressour gratitude that we have been named as the mostimproved public institution in giving out inormationto the public by the Media Institute o Southern Ari-ca (Malawi Chapter). In act, we are on position twoas the most open institution. We pat ourselves on theback considering where we are coming rom.

Just a year ago, Blantyre City Council was ratedas the most secretive public institution and we weregiven a padlock to symbolize that we keep publicinormation away rom the public. What a shif!

Our pledge is to continue to practice an opendoor policy when it comes to access to inormationby the public. We shall endeavor to provide as muchinormation as possible proactively.

In this edition, we bring to your knowledge thatthe Council has a Department o Health and SocialServices that among other services is responsible orreuse collection, pesticides control, uneral servicesand also work hand in hand with the District HealthOffice in the provision o clinical services.

Imagine, through this department, we kill ro-dents, umigate your houses, dig graves among othersocial services o course at a reasonable ee. ake timeto read about this department and you may knowthat you have a riend in the Council.

In conclusion, let me take this opportunity toinvite members o the public to utilize various plat-orms o disseminating inormation that the Councilhas created. We have a Facebook page (Blantyre CityCouncil), twitter (@btcitycouncil), website (www.bccmw.com) and o course this magazine. Ask usquestions and we will gladly respond because weunderstand that we are your servantsas public servants.

THANK YOU

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A YEAR FOR ACTION

IN BLANTYRE CITY

The only cure for IS YOU!!!

MAYORS WORD

We are excited orthis opportunityto talk to youagain about thedevelopments inour City o Blan-

tyre through the second editiono Blantyre City Update.

Looking back in the year justended, you will agree that it hasbeen an eventul 2015 in BlantyreCity choc-a-bloc ull o chal-lenges and accomplishments. Ourcommunity was drawn togethereven closer and we accomplishedmore than ever beore. Our eyescan see. Our unity has been thato purpose never-ending journeyto well being and sel improve-ment as a city.

ogether, we have sufferedthe tragedy o the floods thatravaged some parts o our city.Tis set us back in a good mea-sure. We have together sufferedthe consequences o an ailingeconomy and we continue to doso. Needless to say, we are beingchallenged in our service delivery.

We will not despair but striveto do the best within our meansand devise other ways especiallythrough partnerships o ensuringwe deliver the services that wemust.

o some degree, we havemanaged to bring some trans-ormation in terms o sanitationand beautification o some placesin our cities. We appreciate thatit is a long journey to achievinga real clean and green city. It isa challenge to each one o us todo our part in our homes andcommunities and work placesto achieve this. We shall not reston our laurels but ace the dailychallenges to get Blantyre everso close to the real definition o acity o this century.

We plan to continue building

partnerships with the companies,schools, businesses, etc. to findsolutions to many o our chal-lenges. I look orward to workingwith you in the restoration o the

them to their current enviablestatuses. We have seen childrenrom a number o schools takingtime to clean up their environ-ment in the spirit o keepingBlantyre clean and green. A num-ber o children have generouslydonated shoes and other assorteditems in the Shoesday uesdaycampaign to try and lif thespirits o their less well off peers.We have witnessed a huge treeplanting campaign by a numbero corporate citizens and manydonations rom corporations. Ihave met hundreds o people withwhom we have shared thousandso ideas about how to fix our city.

Tis has all been possible be-cause o the cooperation and thelove residents have demonstratedor their City. We, particularly,

want to say thank you and thankyou indeed to companies thathave gone an extra mile to pumpin financial and material resourc-es in order to ace lif Blantyre

We all aspire to live in amodern City. We cannot afford tolag behind. We need to move to-gether with the rest o the world.Tere will be no any other bettertime than now to pull down thebuildings that we mostly built in1930s and construct new onesthat suit the taste o the currentand uture generations.

We will want dialogue withall stakeholders and find a way tobring such partners to the table.Lets continue to be persistent

about bringing Blantyre back toits original grandeur. Let us keepengaging each other as we engagethe next gear in regeneratingour cityscape in terms o theinrastructure, nature conserva-tion, sanitation and as we embarkseriously on wooing investors andtourists and make Blantyre thedestination o choice so we create

jobs and spur economic activityand social lie.

Allow us to register our grat-itude to so many o you or yourcontribution to making Blantyrebetter. We have witnessed compa-nies adopting a number o placesand round-abouts to redecorate

leisure parks o our city, the waterparks and an amusement park.We intend to have our streetswell lit at night, same goes or ourresidential areas.

We have already began toimprove a number o our roadsrom earth to asphalt and we willcontinue to do so by sourcingunding or ring roads andbypasses to easy congestion inthe CBDs and make Blantyre welland truly connected. Works onthe Mudi River commenced in

earnest and 41% o the engineer-ing and construction works havebeen completed. Tere is goodprogress in the fixing o streetlights in the city.

Your Council has takenseriously the Red Star Cam-paign. A number o buildingshave been red-starred and havebeen earmarked or differentdevelopments rom demolition toreurbishments o different types.We are glad that the developershave too embraced this campaignbecause they also realize that itis not only about reconstructingmodern buildings, it is also abouttheir own saety.

City.Let us show love or our city

by ensuring you that the acilitiesthat are being installed to beauti-y our City are protected and not

vandalized, by maintaining clean-liness, planting and caring or ourtrees around our neighborhoods,by working with our councilorsto improve our neighborhoods tolivable standards.

rue regeneration can comeonly through a change o heartin the individual. It takes all o us

doing a little something to makeour Blantyre a clean, green andenjoyable city.

Let us also take advantage othe rains to plant as many treesas possible. Let us prevent thereoccurrence o such disasters byensuring that all bare lands areplanted with trees. Te uture outure generations depends on us.

Heres to an awesome 2016,and heres to your health. Letsall strive or a healthy, happy andprosperous Blantyre.

Cllr Noel CHALAMANDAMAYOR

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tyupdate COUNCIL NEWS COUNCIL NEWS

Dr Alfred Chanza,Chief Executive Officer

Alfred Nyengo ,Acting Directorof Administrative Services

Dennis Chinseu,Director of Commerce andIndustry

Michael Kasamba,Director of FinancialServices

Dr Emmanuel Kanjunjunju,Director of HealthandSocial services

Slyvester Mitini-Nkhoma,Directorof Leisure, Culture andEnvironmentalServices

Blantyre City is the oldest urban centre in Malawiand Southern Arica. Founded by Scottish Mission-aries in1870, Blantyre was named afer the Scottishtown where Dr David Livingstone was born. It wasmerged with Limbe in 1956, having been incorporat-

ed in 1885 as the first Municipality in Central Aricaand declared a City on Independence Day in 1966.Te population is approximately 850 by day and 700by night.

Covering an area o approximately 250 squarekilometres, Blantyre City is situated in the Shi reHighlands in the Southern Region o Malawi (onthe edge o the Arican Rif Valley) at an altitudeo approximately 1 150 metres above sea level. Tetopography is varied, comprising relatively flat areas,undulating terrain, several small hills and streams.

Blantyre City experiences tropical continental cli-mate, with light drizzle in the cold dry season, calledChiperoni, caused by moist maritime air. empera-tures are cool, ranging rom an average o 13 degreesCelsius in the cold season to 21 degrees Celsius inthe hottest months o S eptember, October and No-

vember. Te average annual rainall is 1 122mm.

Te City is managed in accordance with the LocalGovernment Act, 1998 which replaced the LocalGovernment (Urban Areas) Act and the Local Gov-ernment (District Councils) Act. Te Act mandateselected representatives o the various City wards andother ex-officio and non-voting members (headedby the Mayor) to manage the City. Te Act outlinesthe unctions o the Council clearly and regulates theoperations o the Council and its secretariat which isheaded by the Chie Executive Officer and struc-

tured into seven departments as ollows: Administrative Services Leisure, Culture and Environmental Services Engineering Services Health and Social Services Financial Services Town Planning and Estates Management

Services Commerce and Industry Services Education Services

Te management o the City is shared with a largenumber o other service providers and stakeholders.Tese include Blantyre Water Board, ElectricitySupply Corporation o Malawi, Malawi Posts Corpo-rations, Malawi Housing Corporations, Ministry oLands and Housing, Surveyor Department, Ministryo Works, Roads Authority, Ministry o Health, Ma-lawi Police Service, Ministry o Local Governmentand Rural Development, Civil Society Organisations,Faith Groups and other charitable organisations.

Costly Chanza ,Director of TownPlanning andEstates Services

Grant Sichali ,Director of Engineering Services

Evelyn Mjima,DistrictEducationManager

MissionStatement:

Toprovide environmentallyfriendly,high quality,efficientand effectivedemanddriven municipalservices inpartnershipwiththeindividualandcorporateresidentsto attainbetterqualitylivesforallresidentsinthe City.

VisionStatement:

ACityof choicein theSADCregionwitha conduciveenvironmentwherepeopleshalltakeownership,live,dobusinessand prosper

OurCoreValues:

Trust,honestyandintegrityAccountabilityand transparencyZerotoleranceto corruptionProfessionalismNondiscriminationTeamworkCourtesyLocalparticipation

OurMotto:

TakingtheCitybacktothePeople

AboutBlantyreCityCouncil

MANAGEMENT TEAM


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lantyre City Council partneredwith eventsPlus to mobiliseprivileged schools pupils todonate at least a pair o shoes to

less privileged pupils in what wasdubbed Mayors Festive Shoesdayuesday Initiative.

Under the initiative, the Council made ahumble appeal to a number o schools in theCity to collect pairs o shoes and other ma-terials rom pupils or the Mayor to donate

the same to less privileged pupils during theestive season.

According to eventsPlus Limited Plan-ner Cathie Wakadiwa Matura, one o theinitiatives objectives is to cultivate a spirito sharing with the less privileged in ourchildren at an early age.

Said Mutura: We want to establish ourown charity solutions within our commu-nities instead o solely relying on outsiders.It is also a good gesture o cheering up less

The partnership between Blantyre CityCouncil and the corporate residents isnow bearing ruits as evidenced by theinauguration o the state-o-the-art watereature at Midima roundabout.

Mayor Noeal Chalamanda recentlyinaugurated a multi-million beautified Midimaroundabout which was adopted by ChamboFisheries under the Keep Blantyre Clean andGreen initiative.

Chambo Fisheries has erected an eye catch-ing water ountain on the site which is addingglamour and has completely transormed LimbeCentral Business District.

Briefing journalists immediately aferswitching on the ountain and the lighting on theroundabout, Chalamanda commended ChamboFisheries or living up to its promise.

Said Chalamanda: Tis ountain will addvalue to Blantyre City and we are grateul or the

timely support that has come to Blantyre CityCouncil. We say thank you to Chambo Fisheries.He urther said that the relationship that is

Blantyre City Council wasprivileged to host two studentson internship rom its twin City,Hannover City, o Germany romSeptember to December.

As part o Sister City relation-ship, Blantyre and Hannover havebeen exchanging ideas throughplacement o staff on internship andexchange visits.

Te two who completed their

Directorate o Health and Social Services has abroad array o advisory and decision-making re-sponsibilities with respect to Blantyre Citys publichealth and health care delivery system.

Te department, which is headed by theDirector o Health and Social Services Dr Em-manuel Kanjunjunju, advises the Council throughthe office o the Chie Executive Officer on issuesrelated to the preservation and improvement opublic health

Core responsibilities for public healthTe Council is responsible or promoting andprotecting the health and wellbeing o people in

the city.

As I wake on my soft,comfortable bed,Another wakes of to a stiff,sore back from spendinganother night stretched outupon the ground.

As I get up and take my hotshower,Another walks miles togather putrid water,To soothe their dry, crackedlips.

As I pour my coffee and

dont think twice aboutthrowing my leftoversaway,Another searchesdesperately for table scrapsto keep their starving childalive one more day.

As I wonder the darknessunder the roof of my homeand in the cosiness of heat,Another shiversunceasingly in the nightwithout any cover from theelements.

As I drive to and complainwhen traffic keeps fromdriving over 50,Another walks mileswithout shoes on their feet.

As I upgrade my big screenTV a few more inches,Another must work like adog for years to earn thecost of my necessity

As I gather to visit with myfamily,Another visits theirs next toa tombstone because therewasnt even money to treat

their young childspreventable disease.

there between the Council and corporate world willhelp in the beautification o the city as all round-abouts have been adopted by different companies tosupport the initiative.

Ismail Aboo, Chie Executive Officer or Cham-bo fisheries, said the company partnered with theCouncil by adopting Midima roundabout because itis the worlds largest bio flock tank arm in Ari ca andto be in Blantyre is a pride or the city itsel.

Aboo added that keeping the city clean andgreen is the duty o all residents in Blantyre City andnot only the Council.

Te Mayor launched Keep Blantyre Clean andGreen Campaign on November 1, 2014 in order torestore the beauty o Blantyre city.

CHAMBOROUNDABOUTINAUGURATEDBy Chipo CHIMWAZA

Council hosts interns from Hannover CityBy Chipo CHIMWAZA tour o Blantyre City in December

were Wiebke Witthuhn and LeaBecker, students rom LeibnizUniversity and u Berlin echnicalUniversity respectively in HannoverCity.

Witthuhn and Becker were do-ing their internship in the Councilsdepartment o Culture, Leisure andEnvironment

It was very welcoming and wemet a lot o people and made a loto riends in a very short period o

time. Te people took time or usand they were open to our concernsor questions, said Witthuhn.

She said she was leaving a hap-py person because o the receptionshe enjoyed rom the warm heartedand riendly people o Blantyreand the smiling workmates at theCouncil.

Blantyre City Council wishesthe two students all the best in theirstudies.

POEMS

HELP....By Zaithwa Malika MAINJA

SHOESDAY TUESDAYCouncil in Mayor's festive

ortunate residents o City during this estiveseason.

On his part, Mayor Noel Chalamandasaid; Te main item being ocused on isshoes afer realizing that many pupils withinthe City o Blantyre go to school bareooted.

A second hand pair that some childrenlast wore six months ago or no longer fitthem, can boost a needy childs confidenceand positively impact on class perormance,he said.

A number o schools donated towardsthe initiative including Southend Schools,Nyasa Junior Academy, Central Highschools, Kalibu Academy and Hillviewschool.

initiative

A health person,a health CityBy Chipo CHIMWAZA

Chalamanda shakes hands with Aboo asCllr Joseph Makwinja looks on

Witthuhn

Dr EmmanuelKanjunjunju

MAIN PICTURE: Central High School present-ing shoes to the Mayor, BELOW: students andstaff pose with the Mayor.BOTTOM: Hill View school also makes adonation

Among a range opublic health unctions,the department is respon-sible or helping protectpeople rom the dangers ocommunicable diseases andenvironmental threats andprovision o clinical servicesto city residents.

In general, the depart-ment working hand in handwith the District HealthOffice is charged with theresponsibility o provid-ing Primary Health Careservices to the residents oBlantyre and ensuring theirgeneral health.

Realising the impact o HIV pandemic, theCouncil provides Voluntary Counselling andesting services to members o staff and the publicat the clinic located at Civic Centre.

Te Council does not want its staff and otherpeople surrounding the Civic Centre to be trav-elling long distance just to access anti-retroviraltreatment said Kanjunjunju in an interview add-ing that the clinic g ives out AR every Tursday.

Te department caries out reuse collec-tion rom residential areas, Limbe and BlantyreCentral Business Districts and dispose it at Mzedi

dumpsite.It is our dream, as Blantyre City Council, tobe the most clean and g reen city, that is why weintroduced the cleansing campaign, said Kanjun-

junju.Te department also conducts inspection o

business premises and other public events venuesto see the availability o sanitation acilities andgeneral cleanliness o the place.

Te Council through the department providespest control and umigation services at a reason-able ee.

Te department has a team that carries outpest control activities like bee destruction, waspsdestruction, termites destruction and bed burgsdestruction, said Kanjunjunju.

Blantyre City Council offers 24 hour uneralservices on a daily basis and has cemeteries inBlantyre, Limbe, Chitawira, Bangwe, Malabada,Chilobwe, Zingwangwa and Naperi.

Other services include digging graves, removaland burial o unclaimed bodies and exhumation oremains on request where necessary.


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Asix member delegation led byMr Zhou Guan, Chairmano Chinese Peoples PoliticalConsultative Conerence oNanchang City in PeoplesRepublic o China paid a visit

to Blantyre City.Te delegation was warmly wel-

comed by His Worship the Mayor oBlantyre City, Councillor Noel Chala-manda.

Te delegation rom Nanchang Cityheld talks with Blantyre City officials and

agreed to establish a Sister City relation-ship by signing the Nanchang -BlantyreFriendship Agreement.

Te signing ceremony was witnessedby Minister o Local Government andRural Development Hon. KondwaniNankhumwa, BCC Councillors andofficials.

Mayor Noel Chalamanda signed onbehal o Blantyre City, and Zhou Guan,Chairman o Chinese Peoples PoliticalConsultative Conerence o NanchangCity signed on behal o NanachangCity.


BCC hosts a dinnerwith delegatesfrom Nanchang Cityat Ryalls Hotel

Minister of LocalGovernment andRural DevelopmentHon. KondwaniNankhumwa, theMayor, and officialsfrom BCC posewith Nanchangdelegates at theCivic Centre

Amitofo School entertains Nanchang delegateswith songs, kung-fu dance moves and drama

Delegates pose with the Mayor in his parlour(above), the Mayor receives a gift fromNanchang

Minister of Local Governmentand Rural Development Hon.Kondwani Nankhumwa greetsNanchang delegation leaderZhou Guan


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tyupdate A SLICE OF HISTORY A SLICE OF HISTORY

ST. MICHAELS:

St. Michael and AllAngels Church wasconstructed from1888 to 1891 ofbrick at the BlantyreMission in Blantyre,

Malawi. It is located on theoriginal Scottish mission site, offChileka Rd, and is in the Church

of Central Africa, PresbyteriansBlantyre Synod. Since 1991,it has been partnered withHiland Presbyterian Church inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In 1885, Lieutenant H. E.ONeil fixed of the longitudeof Blantyre to be 2 hours 20minutes 13.56 seconds eastof Greenwich by means of

a series of 365 sets of lunarobservations, and a plaqueinstalled in the side of thechurch commemorates thisachievement. The church hasbeen described as the firstpermanent Christian Churcherected ... between the Zambeziand the Nile. Rev. AlexanderHetherwick C.B.E., D.D., F.R.G.S.

Construction

The church was designed, andits construction managed, byRev. David Clement Scott, whohad no formal architecturaltraining.

Labor was provided bylocal men without previousexperience in this type of

construction Al l the bricks usedwere made on-site from localclay and fired in wood-fueledkilns. I t has been estimated that81 different forms of bricks wereused in the building. The mostcommon bricks are 12 by 6 by 3inches laid up in English bond.

Scott made no detaileddrawings before constructionbegan.

Instead, each detail wastested with dry bricks before finalassembly. The dimensions areapproximately 106 feet long, 30feet wide from aisle wall to aislewall, and 37 feet high to the crestof the roof. Scott described hisplan thus:

The form was a Latin crosswith very short transepts, (10feet outside measurement).

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A short choir, (12 feet outsidemeasurement), and a semi-circularapse of 8 feet radius. The aim wasto make a comely Presbyterianplace of worship.

Design and structuralelements include arches, domes,and flying buttresses.The twotowers are not identical. AMoorish, domed bell tower, whichcontains a circular staircase, isbuilt into the angle between thesouthwestern tower and the wallof the south aisle. The interior

consists of a Byzantine arcade ofsix arches.

Modifications and renovations

An organ was installed in theNorth transept in 1907, andelectric light was installed in1912. The organ was replacedin 1954. The church underwentrenovations in the 1970s, buthas changed little in appearancesince it was built A large crackwas found and repaired with flitch

plates and turnbuckles.

Surroundings

The church building itself isaccompanied by a clock tower,about 30 yards to the north,and is surrounded by additionalbuildings that at one time houseda school, a hospital, a printingpress, and a carpentry shop. Thegrounds now include both amodern multi-purpose hall andthe Henry Henderson Institute. CU

The first permanent Christian Churcherected between the Zambezi and the Nile.Rev.AlexanderHetherwickC.B.E.,D.D.,F.R.G.S.

Blantyre residents helping with the making of bricksfor the church



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A SLICE OF HISTORY

YEAR: 1900

YEAR: 2016

VICTORIA AVENUE: 116 YEARS LATERNamed afer the then Queen o Great Britain, it was, a century ago, a small stretch o dusty road with athicket o natural vegetation. oday, Victoria Avenue is the most amous street in Malawi. Its the centre ocorporate business lie in Blantyre, with sprwaling high rise buildings.


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A SLICE OF HISTORY

At the time of its opening by Hastings Kamuzu Banda (the first President of Ma-lawi), Delamere House was the first high-rise building in Blantyre. It was hailedas a symbol of economic development. At 7 storeys, Delamere House was thecitys tallest building for 25 years.

FIRST HIGH- RISE BUILDING

OLD MANDALA HOUSE

YEAR: 1900

YEAR: 2016

YEAR: 1969

YEAR: 2016

Old Mandala house inBlantyre is, Malawi oldeststanding building. It wasbuilt in 1882

on his appointment asChief Executive Officer

for Blantyre City Council

DR ALFRED W. D. CHANZA

His Worship, The MayorCllr Noel Chalamanda and all Councillors,

Management and Staff of Blantyre City Council

wish to congratulate

Taking the City Back to the People


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May you tell us more about yoursel?My name is Chisomo Glory Machelo, born

on the December 11, 1993. I am last bornborn in a amily o our. Being the only girland growing with three elder brothers mademe receive a lot o support rom them andmy now-retired parents.

I am a very happy lady ull oenthusiasm and determination who holdsa strong belie that hard work pays in oneway or another. I work hard at everything,I will not go to bed unless the work I setor the day has been completed. In myree time, I am usually reading, watchingV or brainstorming about differentissues o interest because I like to interactwith people. Recent on my social skillslist are guitar lessons that I am currentlyundertaking.

My education has been a roller-coasterride and one o the best experiences omy lie. I was at Blantyre Baptist ChristianSchool or my pre-school and primary level.

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As one way of increasingmeaningful reach to thecommunity, Blantyre CityCouncil took an integral partin the organizing of andpartnership with the Miss

Blantyre beauty pageant thatwas held last October. BlantyreCity Update (CU) heard fromthe winner Chisomo Macheloand her flanking Princessesin an exclusive interview andfollowing are the excerpts;

Tereafer I enrolled at Southend HighSchool where I did Forms One to Five.Afer obtaining my IGCSE certificate I wentto Kamuzu Academy or Form Six. Monthslater while in the same class I applied ora place at the Polytechnc, University oMalawi to study Bachelor o Accountancydegree. I was successul and that is where Iam now studying in my final year.

Why did you decide to participate in MissBlantyre pageant?I participated because modelling is mypassion and I want to change the negativeperception that the society has had or themodelling industry o Malawi. Usually,Malawian models are associated withpromiscuous and notorious liestyles. So I

just want to show Malawi and Blantyre thatmodelling is a way o encouraging womenempowerment, education and inspiring

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young girls and everyone in the society. Ialso want to put across the idea that beautyis nothing without brains (and intuition).

One can be a model and also educated at thesame time and be able to contribute throughdifferent sectors in the development o theeconomy.

Had you modelled beore the Miss Bcontest?Tis was my first beauty pageant and I amglad I came out vi ctorious.

How confident were you that you were goingto win the contest? And at what stage o thecontest did you get convinced that you were

going to emerge winner?o be rank, I never really saw this coming.Te competition was very stiff and I mustsay Blantyre really has beauty with talent andeverything good that goes with it. Winning tome was an ice on the cake as making the top 5was the best I thought I could achieve. WhenI made the top 5, I was excited and anticipatedor what was to ollow next.

I must also say I had a very strong armyo support rom my amily, riends and someellow contestants.

Your immediate reaction when your namewas announced as winner?When my name was announced as thewinner I could not believe and it only hitme a ew seconds later that it was reality as

my classmates came up on stage and literallyswept me off my eet while cheering andscreaming my name. It was a great eeling, oneo those I will treasure orever.

Any prizes (cash and material) that camealong with the crown?My prize was a package. I got an Ischolarship rom echnobrain, Baking CourseScholarship at Julies Conectioneries, a nightat Ryalls Hotel and 3 nights at Likoma Island.Upon being crowned I also became theambassador o Blantyre City Councils KeepBlantyre Clean campaign as well as an OnlineEducation Ambassador or Class Yanga. Asa privilege during my tenure o office, I wasawarded a Car Privilege by Class Yanga.

As Miss Blantyre, in what areas are you goingto help the City Council?I will be working hand in hand with theBlantyre City Council in their Campaign okeeping Blantyre City clean and green.

Besides Blantyre City Council work, what elsewill you be doing in your role?Besides this, I will involve mysel in a

lot o charity work and I will be havingmotivational talks in secondary and primaryschools encouraging students and especiallygirls on education. I will also arrange talkson entrepreneurship and innovation orsecondary school students especially thosethat are about to finish so as to help themgenerate ideas while they wait or tertiaryeducation.

How are you going to manage theresponsibilities o Miss B and your academicendeavours at Poly?I plan to put my school first beore my MissBlantyre duties because I believe its educationthat has put me in this very prestigiousposition. I I do so, I believe I will have aperect balance between the two undertakings.

What do you want to achieve as Miss B bythe time your tenure comes to an end this

year?By the time my tenure comes to an end, Iwould like to have lef a legacy that will makeeveryone remember my time o office. I cantdisclose it all yet but it is something thatBlantyre should look orward to.

Will you proceed with modelling afer nextyear and how ar do you want to go with it?I plan to continue modelling in the near utureand maybe do more o commercial modelling

Who inspires you in lie both generally and inmodelling terms?Apart rom my parents, my inspiration alsocomes rom Ben Carson (neurosurgeon andUS Presidential hopeul). His lie story inspiresme a lot and makes me encouraged.

In the modelling world, my biggestinspiration comes rom yra Banks; she is astrong woman with vision and influence.

What message would you send to Blantyreyouths in regards to their goals in lie?My message to the Blantyre youth is thatlie is what you make. Te only personstanding between you and your dream is you.Always aim at achieving goals and do notmake excuses or ailure. Aim at continuousimprovement through practice. Look aferyourselves and in everything you do, alwaysput God first. CU

Tough participating at Miss Blantyre pageant wasVanessas most prominent step up the ladder in theindustry.She comes rom a past that is d ictated bydeep interest in ashion and ew run-away shows.

I am an avid an o Fashion V and havedone run-away shows or Sheri-Amor AdvertisingAgency. Tese are some aspects that gave meconfidence that I would do well at a bigger stage,says the 20-year old who is third born in a amilyo our girls.

Te Chirimba resident says she chose MissBlantyre as a platorm which was going to giveher enough experience and publicity or moreengagements ahead.

A holder o Diploma in BusinessAdministration rom Polytechnic, Vanessa saysshe is mainly inspired by her mum in all herendeavours in lie.

She, just like the pageants 2nd Princess, isbrand ambassador or Premier Bus Service in adeal that runs up to May 19, 2016.

Vanessa attended South End High School andlater Polytechnic, University o Malawi where sheattained a Diploma in Business Administration. CU

uno, as she likes to be called, was born in June1996 and is second born in a amily o three. An Istudent at echnobrain, uno previously attendedManja and Njamba primary and secondaryschools respectively.

Tis was her first go at beauty pageantryhaving been inspired by socialite and ormer BigBrother Arica (BBA) Malawi representative, HazelWarren, who despite not being a model pageantterms has remained a notable figure in ashionindustry in the country.

Her main drive during her tenure as 2ndPrincess is to help the elderly, the homeless andthe sick in communities within the city andsurrounding communities.

Te Nkolokosa resident plans to contest or2016 Miss Malawi pageant and hopes to clinch thecrown as she eels she has the right passion andknowledge on how to achieve such a eat. CU

VANESSA CHIUTSI (1st Princess)

TUNOSIWE MWAKALENGA(2nd Princess)

Here are your keys: Go and drive Blantyre

Chisomo Machelo: Modelling is my passion


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tyupdate ENTREPRENEURSHIP

However, at the heart o allthis activity stands onebusiness that demarcatesa distinction and sells thecity to oreign lands morethan any other. Tis spot is

the curios stand commonly known asZiboliboli, vernacular or woodensculptures.

Te name, however, is deceiving

because the spot has many orms oart ranging rom wooden sculpture,embroidery, cane urniture, beadslaces, cloth and wood paintings just tomention a ew.

According to exen Kamoloma,probably the longest serving trader atZiboliboli, the history o the tradewithin the Blantyre City can be tracedback to the 1960s during the reign o

PEARL OF BLANTYRE CBD

Blantyre Central Business District(CBD), as Malawis most vibrantcommercial district , is renowned forits economic activity mainly via banks,hotels, offices, forex bureaus, businesscentres, up-market eateries and shopsamong others.

ZIBOLIBOLI

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

first Republic President, Kamuzu Banda.In the 60s we were not a regulated

business group as is the case now. We usedto carry our arteacts in bags or kept themsomewhere and sold our merchandise byword o mouth to passers-by especially

white tourists, recalls Kamoloma who is acommittee member at ZiboliboliTe clandestine traders mainly roamed

around an open space right where ChayambaBuilding was constructed years later.

Meanwhile, some o the white touristswho had bought the art inormed Kamuzu atSanjika Palace during an inormal chat o thewonderul arteacts produced by Malawians.

Kamuzu was surprised because he hadnot heard o such kind o trade taking placedowntown. He immediately ordered cityauthorities to recognise our business as it wassending a good message about Malawi acrossthe globe

Years later, Kamuzu ordered Peoplesrading Centre (PC) to allocate kiosks orcurios traders during construction o themain supermarket along the Victoria Avenue.Tis decree mobilized the traders even moreand everyone had his own space to displaytheir merchandise.

Te kiosks covered the space rom the

PC Main Supermarket ( now Malawi SavingsBank) all the way up to Commercial Bank oMalawi (now Standard Bank)

By this time we had gotten so organizedthat city residents and tourists looked at usas valuable traders not a nuisance, chips in

Dailesi Malimbasa, a paintings-trader whostarted plying his trade in 1984 and is theincumbent chairperson at Ziboliboli.

Another interesting turn took placeat the dawn o the new millennium whenMalawi Savings Bank (MSB) bought the PCMain Supermarket and turned it into theirheadquarters.

Tey allocated some unds or theconstruction o a shade and storagerooms which you see today, says anothertrader, Michael Duwa, who serves as vicechairperson.

Duwa, however, points out that the shadewas supposed to go all the way to LivingstoneAvenue, opposite FMB headquarters but thecontractor never ulfilled this part o the deal.

Currently, there are close to 50 tradersat Ziboliboli but the place is a hive oactivity because many youths have oundemployment.

Most o the young people you see areemployed to serve customers and finish the

arteacts that we buy rom elsewhere. Tisspot has played a great role in job creation inthe economy, says Malimbasa.

Commenting on the clientele, Malimbasanotes that though white tourists have been amain eature, Malawians have o late began to

patronize Ziboliboli more than beore.Te Ziboliboli traders are setting theirbar higher than now and would like the CityCouncil and the corporate world to playgame.

We have limited space to accommodatenew traders who want to join so we ask thecity authorities and companies to help inexpanding the shade as was planned by MSByears back.

In terms o sanitation, we would like toask the city council to provide us with ourown sanitary acilities such as water taps andtoilets. Currently we use acilities run by otherprivate stakeholders, a cost we can bypassi we get our own as Ziboliboli traders,says Malimbasa while emphasizing that theypay all the city rates compliantly and thatthey already kickstarted the Keep B cleancampaign long ago by buying their own trashbins to keep the premises clean at all times.

Te place is open on all days rom 6am toaround 6pm. CU

Kamuzu was surprised becausehe had notheard ofsuch kind oftrade taking place downtown.He immediatelyordered cityauthorities to recognise ourbusiness as itwas sending a goodmessage aboutMalawi acrossthe globe


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FinestFinestBlantyres Blantyre Finest is a regular slot in whichBlantyre City residents rate their best threeservice providers in terms of service, clienttreatment and observance of best businesspractices. The outcome is arrived atthrough a random snap survey by BlantyreCity Update that cuts across all industryplayers. Every edition will carry threebusinesses that receive top

ratings from the survey.Supplement to BlantyreCityUpdateissue No. 1 2016

EDITORS NOTE

BATAMALAWI

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MIIZUFASHIONSDefining BlantyresFashion trends

MARIES HOTSAUCE Wonderful taste from Malawi

BLANTYRES FINEST No.1



ACRA is an independent Communicationsgulator and one of its major mandates includes

nsuring that Service Providers respect and protectommunication Consumers Rights in the provisionf their services.

ACRA Consumer Affairs Unit (CAU), therefore, worksowards ensuring that consumers are safeguardedgainst the ill effects of competition whilst ensuring thathe benefits of competition are passed on to consumers.s mandates include empowering consumers through consumerwareness programmes on consumer rights and obligations and enforcementf these rights. You, the consumer and your interests, are the focal point of theAU.

he Communications Act and the licences issued to all communication serviceroviders contain provisions that protect you the consumer in your dealingsith the service providers by placing obligations on the service providers to beonest and deal fairly with you, the consumer.

ACRA, through the CAU, will therefore assist you the consumer to makeformed decisions. If you have a problem or a complaint relating to your rights

s a Communication Consumer you should always contact the Se rvice Providerrst to resolve your complaint. If you are not assisted, or not satisfied with thessistance offered by the service provider, you may contact MACRA Consumerffairs Unit to assist.

WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS AS A COMMUNICATIONSONSUMER?

you are a using telecommunications, broadcasting or postal services offeredy Service Providers licensed by MACRA for your personal use, then you are aommunications (ICT) Consumer.

s a consumer you have the following rights:- The Right to Access Information- to be informed of Communication

Consumer Bill of Rights as well as reasonable access to all relevantinformation that will enable you t he Consumer to exercise and enforcerights.

The Right to Transparency & Disclosure- to receive clear, transparentand complete information about rates, terms & conditions for all services

and products. The Right to High Quality and Reliable Communication services to

receive services that meet clearly defined quality of service benchmarksand standards which are regularly monitored and results made publiclyavailable.

The Right to be protected against Market Abuse- including unfair tradepractices, false and misleading advertising, anti-competitive behavior andunfair and irresponsible marketing.

The Right against Non-Discrimination- to be treated equally to all othersimilarly situated consumers free of prejudice or disadvantage.

The Right to Fair and Reasonable Treatment- to expect a fair deal fromservice providers, with reasonable rates that fairly reflect the cost of theservices rendered.

The Right to Health and Safety - to receive products and services thatadequately meet defined standards of health and safety

8. The Right to Redress Channels- to access readily availablechannels of complaint redress that are inexpensive, e asy to

use, timely, effective and fair and should include clearescalation procedure to MACRA as the final

arbiter.

9. The Right to Choice- to select freely from a range of qualityproducts, services and Service Providers at competitive prices and tohave your choices respected and protected.

10. The Right to Personal Privacy & Security- to enjoy lawful personalprivacy and security of personal data and be protected againstunauthorized use of personal information.

11. The Right to Representation and Voice- to have your voice heardincluding through the formation of consumer advocacy groups,public participation and input into proceedings and decisions thataffect consumer rights

12. The Right to Accurate and Comprehensive Billing to receiveaccurate, understandable and itemized billing for all products andservices that you have subscribed to .

WHAT IS THE COMMUNICATION CONSUMER COMPLAINTHANDLING PROCESS?

If you, as a communication consumer, have any issue or complaint againstyour Service Provider related to your right as a consumer, you have a rightto file a formal complaint with MACRA only if you have not been assistedby your Service Provider or if you are unable to come to an acceptableresolution with your Service Provider.

If you have a complaint with your Service Provider, follow the steps below:

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Step 1 -Contact your Service Provider - Telecomms, Internet, Broadcasting(TV, radio and DSTV) Postal ( Post Office or Courier Operators).

Step 2 If your Service Provider does not resolve your complaint within 14days or if you are not happy with their resolution then contact MACRA onTel: +265 (0) 1 883 611 or email [email protected].

Step 3-If you are not satisfied with MACRAs decision you may seeklegal redress against the Service Provider in any appropriateCourt of Law in Malawi.


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BLANTYRES FINEST

In recognition o their topnotch services and products,Bata Malawi were awardedTe Most Improved Brand

o 2015 by Chartered Instituteo Marketing (CIM) during theannual Marketing ExcellenceAwards ceremony held onNovember 27, 2015 in Blantyre.

Bata Malawi beat to thetitle ellow category nomineesnamely elekoms NetworksMalawi (NM) which is Malawisleading mobile service provider,

Cooperate Graphics and NissanMalawi.During the ceremony

prior to announcement o thewinner, the audience werealready hinting on the popularchoice when they echoed theBata brand even beore theenvelope was opened. Tis wasa true indication o how BataMalawi has grown into a timelessbrand that sits well on theminds o every Malawian withunparalleled services.

Te award was received byCompany Manager Linet Kiguru,Import Buyer Chimwemwe

Mandalazi and Non-retail SalesDepartment Manager MartinMtekateka.

In an interview aferwards,the three officials concurred onone act that Bata Malawi hasmore delightul promises ortheir customers in 2016 andahead.

In the past year, apart romattracting a good number ocontemporary customers andmaintaining the loyal traditionalcustomers, Bata Malawi hasgained more competitiveadvantage through the launchand consistent supply o popular

brands like omy akkie,oughees, Hush Puppies, MarieClaire and the amous Juliana.

Bata Malawi has beenaround in the countryor decades offering thebest o services in oot-wear spanning variousashion trends.

Since its ounding in 1964under Bata Rhodesia (currentlyknown as Bata Zimbabwe), thecompany has responded well onthe market even in the ace o

emerging competitors albeit theirlack o penetration due to BataMalawis unparalleled services.

In 2014 Bata took a paradigmshif in responding to marketdynamics with the ever changingashion regimes. Since then,the company has been retailingliestyle shoes (ashionableshoes) so as to serve a growingclientele o socialites.

Bata Malawi has 22 storesacross the country with an evenspread in all regions.

However, the biggestchallenge or Bata Malawi is thegeographical positioning o thecountry which brings numerousunavoidable economic andlogistical challenges.

Malawi being a landlockedcountry raises reight challengessince we are importing our shoesrom sister companies hencethe lead time takes longer thannormal, says ChimwemweMandalazi, a marketer and importbuyer at Bata Malawi.

What sets Bata miles aheado their competitors are sixpopular brands that stand the test

o time and industry dynamics.Tese are Bata , oughees, omyakkies, Saari, Pata pata and B ataIndustrial.

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BLANTYRES FINEST

MARIES

Marie Hotsauce is a deliciouschilli sauce that came rom asimple culinary idea whichwas experimented in a homekitchen beore being sharedwith riends starting rom the

year 2000 and a good number o subse-quent years.

Te brains behind the brand,Marie Chikuni, recalls that herpassion or cooking made it easyor her to experiment with severalherbs and spices to come up with achilli product that would appeal toriends and amily over years.

Afer sharing her chilli sauce with

riends and amily both home andabroad, Marie decided in 2015 to putit on the market. Te response romMalawians was immediate and positive.

We had to carry our new andsmall scale brand into the market thatis already dominated by other leadingchilli products. However, our brandhas made significant penetration due toour careully blended with high qualityingredients that make us produce a greattasting chilli sauce, says Marie o a chillisauce brand that is made out o kambuzipepper.

On the kind o chilli they use orproduction, Marie says her product hasacilitated a boom o armers who arenow growing kambuzi or commercialpurposes. She notes that a good numbero armers in Chiradzulu are nowgrowing the chilli on a large scale withMarie Hotsauce as their sole buyer. It

is a sound economic deal that sees thecompany getting their much neededraw material while armers benefit romthe real income that transorms thelivelihoods o their amilies.

Marie Hotsauce is stocked in manyretail and wholesale selling points that

include Shoprite, Superior Halaal,City Market, Savers Choiceand several shops at thecountrys airports.

We distribute tooutlets at airports becausea good share o ourclientele is outside the

country. Occasionally weget individuals buying ourproducts to take abroad toamily and riends. Its verypopular in the UK, USAand South Arica amongstMalawians and people rom

other Arican countries,she says.

Te chillisauce is currentlymanuactured romthe companyspremises in Limbe

and according toMarie, plans areunderway to expandin terms o bothspace and personnel.Tey also planto explore moredistribution outletsso as to reach allcorners o Malawiand export markets.CU

HOT-SAUCEwonderfultaste fromMalawi

wonderfultaste fromMalawi

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BLANTYRES FINEST

Blantyre, as a metropolis,is best renowned orits ashion awarenessamong its population.Justifiably, that in turnproduces a crop o ash-

ion designers whose mandate is tosatisy this ever-growing urge orcontemporary and aesthetic urges.

Among these designers is27-year old Lilian Koreia whose

journey into the industry has beenas rapid as it has been meaningul.

Hidden beneath thatmoderately shy and polite-orienteddemeanor is an insatiable desire orashion perection, an element thatBlantyre citizens love; Remember,they respect ashion around here.In her own words she is outgoing,passionate, creative and stubborn

or what I want to achieveOnly in 2013 Lilian was

working at some advertisingagency albeit with little satisactionsuch that it was not surprisingwhen she quit her job to ollowher dream. wo years later, she hasound her dream and is nurturingit with notable impact both on thelocal and international stage.

Lilian is proudly managingher own ashion botique, MiizuFashions which she ounded as aresult o her passion or how abriccan be used to express the aestheticnature o the world we live in.

My designs are inspiredmostly by what I see and heararound my environment coupledwith the varying tastes o myclients, she says.

Her output is well-defined

by Malawian/Arican influences mostly dueto the the traditional abric sheuses to present her ideas. TeMiizu brand offers a variety ounique presentations rangingrom ready-to-wear, off the rackclothing to made-to-order pieces.

With only three clients atopening, the ashion house nowboasts o 150 regular clients ; halo them as established clientswhile the rest are walk-ins who

MIIZU FASHIONS:defining Blantyre trends

are still weighing loyalty tothe brand. Lilian quicklynotes that both groupso clients receive equal

treatment and qualityservice. Ninety-five percent oMiizus clients are women mainlyin the 23-55 age bracket, a veryashion-conscious population ione might add.

In its two year existence MiizuFashions has held three collection

pageants. Te first was dubbedWonderland and second was atthe official opening o the ashionhouse in October 2014 under thebanner Malawi Goddesses

Te third and probably thebiggest o them all came in August2015 when Miizu participated inthe Arican Fashion Week London(AFWL) under the theme BrokenPieces

Parading my designs atArican Fashion Week Londonwas memorable because itpresented me an opportunity tobuild interest or uture business.In addition it also cultivatedor me meaningul and lastingnetworks or uture busi ness,Lilian recalls.

Miizus trendy designs aremore o Lilians taste or ashion

than anything else. She hasnever attended any ormalschool or what she does.

I started sewing whenI was doing my undergradstudies in the United Kingdomand I have never looked backsince then. I read and observea lot to keep track with thedynamics o the industry

On top o obtaining abachelors degree in BusinessStudies with Law, Lilianalso attained a Masters inEntrepreneurial Managementto help nurture her dream orunning her own business.

On how she viewscompetition and the growtho the industry Lilian doesnot worry about scramble orclients.

Tere is room oreveryone who wants tooffer ashion services in oureconomy. Malawians arebecoming ashion aware as suchbusiness remains positive or aslong as we create according totastes o our respective clients,she argues.

Within the next couple oyears Miizu Fashions plan tostart mass production or theMalawi market. Tereafer,Lilian wants to grow the Miizuto a liestyle brand which willdeal in interior designs anddecors using abric. CU

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tyupdate ENTREPRENEURSHIP

PEARL OF BLANTYRE CBD

Located in the central businessdistrict, and only a 15 minutesdrive rom the airport, ProteaHotel Ryalls is ideally situatedor business travellers andholidaymakers alike. Te hotel

offers wining and dining acilities,a world class conerence venue andaccomodation only fit or royalty.

Te Protea Hotel Ryalls underwent

vast reurbishment and now offers over115 Elegantly urnished Deluxe En-suiterooms comprising o , Executive Suites,Junior Suites, Queen deluxe bed rooms,King deluxe bed rooms, win bed roomsand Handicap accessible rooms.

Room rates are inclusive o bed,breakast and taxes. One can expectto find all standard 4 star acilities andservices provided at this leading hotel.Te hotel offers complimentary internetaccess daily enabling business executivesto stay just one step ahead while doingbusiness all over the world.

Te main hotel restaurant, RyallsRestaurant & Coffee Shop located on theground floor o the hotel offers a usiono traditional and cosmopolitan menuand is open daily seating 60 people ata time, catering or both in-house andwalk-in guests. Te trendy and refinedinterior has an indigenous touch that haspromoted a new aesthetic or hospitality

in Malawi. Te curtains, windows, thecarpets, the decorations and flowerswill remind one o an Arican heritageand culture yet in a modern setting.Te buffet menus served in the RyallsRestaurant during breakast, lunch anddinner are dedicated to classical Malawianand international cuisine depending onthe daily availability o resh seasonalingredients offering exceptionallypresented dishes at all times.

Te world class Conerence &Convention Centre with a separate loungearea, ully fledged business centre, 3boardrooms and 4 multipurpose roomsoffers neutral dcor, state o the arttechnology, and impeccable service or amaximum capacity o 200 people. With

the acilities and services available, guestscan be sure o a productive board meeting,conerence, corporate training session,private lunch, private dinner or seminar.Whatever the occasion, Protea HotelRyalls modish banqueting suites providethe ideal backdrop or glamorous events,birthday parties, anniversary celebrations,gala dinners, cocktail parties, office partiesand lavish weddings. Te hotels executiveche has created a range o mouthwatering menus to suit every occasion.

21 Grill on Hannover Avenue hasbeen an Upscale la Carte Grill Housesince 1921.Tis restaurant has its owncocktail Bar. Immediately on enteringthe restaurant you will be welcomedwith the chic and urbane interior o thewarm walnut walls, sof earthly colourtones on the suraces, mood lighting

and antique textures o the abric in therestaurant providing a warm, elegant andclassic look only ound in the noblest orestaurants. Its interior, though antique,is in top orm, the luxuriant abrics andsubtle urnishings looking every bit aselegant as the International fine diningrestaurant it is. Famed or its Grills, Steaks,Fine Wines, Single Malt Whiskies, CubanCigars, Cocktails and celebrity spottingatmosphere, 21 Grill on Hannover is theplace to be seen. Te 21 Grill on Hannoverterrace is the perect place to rendezvouswith riends and business associates whereyou can enjoy a rereshing beverage andsavory snack.

For recuperation afer a longbusiness day, in-house GUESS enjoycomplimentary use o the Fitness Centre,Outdoor Swimming Pool and manicuredlush gardens. Eden Day Spa - For BeautyDeep Within is open within the hotelpremises or various treatments.CU

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32 33issue number one, 2016 issue number one, 201634 35issue number one, 2016 issue number one, 2016

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Recreation centre, thefirst o its kind inMalawi, the CapitalCity to be particular,opened its doors tothe public on October

17, 2015.

It is called Dreamland Parkand Restaurant.Te place has already earned

a reputation and place in thetourism industry as it is astbecoming a household name asar as the delivery o service is

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Behind Petroda Filling Station andSiku Transport offices, just fewminutes drive from Mchinji roundabout in area 47, there is a dreamland.

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excellent and superb services lookingat number people flocking thereand it is obvious Lilongwe residentshave embraced Dreamland Park andRestaurant. It is now a place whereamilies are spending their ree time onweekends as well as during the weekdays.

According to the owner o theplace, Nujib Shidid, an entrepreneur oLebanese nationality, Dreamland Parkand Restaurant is an international classrecreation centre offering services ointernational quality.

Shidid proudly states: I havetravelled all over the world and I makesure that services offered at DreamlandPark and Restaurant are the onesinternational market offer. We also offercustomized services whereby suiting the

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Our corporate hall canaccommodate at least 100 people and wedon also provide state o the art publicaddress system and other acilities tomake our corporate customers eel athome and transact their business in acomortable environment, he said.

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every weekend.In addition to a wide range ochildrens playing machines, we havealready imported an aircraf machineor children to be planted in the secondphase o this ambitious project. We wantto bring a difference, said Shidid.

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We came to fill the gap that existedand through a touch o hard workand dedication we have made alot o progress and we expect ourimpact to grow more and moresaid Patel who is also President oIndependent Schools Association o

Malawi (PRISAM)Besides Area 24 where it is located,

the school mainly caters or Areas 22,23, Chipasula, Biwi, Mchesi, Ngwenya,

Falls Estate and surrounding areas. It haskindergarten, Primary and Secondaryschool sections.

Since inception, Crazmatic hasprogressed desirably academically while

achieving increased enrolment whichhas brought a necessary demand orimproved quality along every step o theway.

Perormance in Malawi NationalExamination Board (MANEB)administered - examinations has beensatisactory at Primary School LeavingCertificate o Education (PSCLE),Junior Certificate (JCE) and MalawiSchool Certificate o Education (MSCE)

according to Patel.Crazmatic has good moderninrastructure which includes decentclassrooms, a well-stocked library,science laboratory, computer lab, fitted

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CRAZMATIC HIGH SCHOOL,

PHILIPINA MEMORIALBOARDING SCHOOLSProgressive education in MalawiUpon diagnosing lack of good quality academicinstitutions in Lilongwe City eastern region, Josephy

Patel founded Crazmatic Schools in 2001 to cater for apopulation that was being starved of this key service.

STRIVING FOR THE BEST:Crazmatic Schools and Philipina Memorial

Boarding School founder Josephy Patel

BELOW: Secondary School class in session

playgrounds or kindergarten kids andwell-tended sanitation acilities amongothers.

Te campus is well secured in a enceand has guards manning the premises24/7 to ensure security o students andstaff at all times while keeping intrudersat bay.

Mobility o a majority o students istaken care o using school buses that errystudents rom all strategic points withinthe catchment area.

Bearing witness to the institutionssatisactory growth, Crazmatic Schoolshas given birth to a sister school knownas Philipina Memorial Boarding Schoolsituated in Area 23 near Don BoscoParish.

At Philipina the Primary sectionenrols pupils rom Classes 1-8 withboarding places only available rom 3-8.While the Secondary section has boardingplaces or Forms One to Four.

Subjects offered include Pre-

Maths, English, Creative Arts, Games,Handwriting, Bible Knowledge, WordPronunciation in kindergarten atCrazmatic only.

For primary sections at both schoolssubjects offered are English, Maths,Chichewa, Social Studies, Agriculture,Primary Science, French, Lie Skills,Religious Education, Expressive Arts andComputer Lessons.

Subjects at the secondary schoolsinclude English, Maths, Chichewa,Geography, Agriculture, Biology, Physics,Lie Skills, Bible Knowledge, SocialStudies, Business Studies, ComputerLessons, History and Chemistry.

At both schools there is strict regimewhen it comes to class attendance, nostudent is allowed to roam aroundunnecessarily. In addition, students areoriented along the philosophy o Ubunthu(living in peace and harmony with others)and Godly living at all times.

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In todays constantly connected world,finding solitude has become a lostart. In act, Western culture tends toequate a desire or solitude with peoplewho are lonely, sad, or have antisocialtendencies. But seeking solitude can

actually be quite healthy. In act, there aremany physical and psychological benefits tospending time alone.

Benefits o Seeking Solitude

1. Solitude allows you to reboot yourbrain and unwind. Constantly being ondoesnt give your brain a chance to rest andreplenish itsel. Being by yoursel with nodistractions gives you the chance to clearyour mind, ocus, and think more clearly. Itsan opportunity to revitalize your mind andbody at the same time.

2. Solitude helps to improve concentration

and increase productivity. When youremove as many distractions andinterruptions as you can rom your day, youare better able to concentrate, which willhelp you get more work done in a shorteramount o time.

3. Solitude gives you an opportunity todiscover yoursel and find your own voice.When youre a part o a group, youre morelikely to go along with what the group isdoing or thinking, which isnt always theactions you would take or the decisions youwould make i you were on your own.

4. Solitude provides time or you to thinkdeeply. Day to day responsibilities andcommitments can make your to-do listseem as i it has no end. Tis constantmotion prevents you rom engaging indeep thought, which inhibits creativity andlessens productivity.

5. Solitude helps you work throughproblems more effectively. Its hard to thinko effective solutions to problems whenyoure distracted by incoming inormation,regardless o whether that inormation iselectronic or human.

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TIME ALONE6. Solitude can enhance the quality o yourrelationships with others. By spendingtime with yoursel and gaining a betterunderstanding o who you are and whatyou desire in lie, youre more likely to makebetter choices about who you want to bearound. You also may come to appreciateyour relationships more afer youve spentsome time alone.

Despite knowing these benefits, it can bea challenge to find time alone in a world thatseems to never sleep. Here are a ew ideas

to help you find more time to spend withyoursel.Disconnect. Set aside some time each

day to unplug rom all the ways you connectwith others. urn off your cell phone, urnoff your Internet. urn off your V. I youuse your computer to create, such as writing,then write without all the bells, dings, andbeeps that come along with being connectedto the Internet. Youll be amazed at howmuch more you can get done when yourenot distracted.

Get Up or Get In Early. Wake up ahal hour or an hour earlier than everyoneelse in your house and use that time tocreate, produce, problem solve, meditate,or whatever makes you happy. Tis strategyalso works i you can get to work beoreeveryone else arrives and the phones beginto ring.

Close Your Door. Its simple, but canbe very effective. A client who owns acommunity-based magazine puts a signon her door when she doesnt wants alonetime. Te sign reads Im editing or writing.I the police are here, the office is on fire,or George Clooney calls or stops by, youcan interrupt me. I not, please hold allquestions until my door opens. She saidthat she decided to put up the sign afer she

realized that her presence in the office was astimulus or questions. Whenever I was inthe office, she said, it seemed like there wasone question afer the next. I was constantlygetting interrupted, and it was hard to getmy work done. Ten I noticed that on thedays I was working on a story outside theoffice, my phone hardly ever rang, even i Iwas out the whole day. Apparently, whateverquestions came up somehow got handledwithout me. It made me realize that justby being in the office I was a magnet or

questions. So I put up the sign and it workslike a charm.Use Your Lunch ime. Dont spend

your lunch time working at your desk.Dont spend it running errands. And i youregularly go out to lunch, dont think that italways has to be with others. Once a week oreven just a couple o times a month, committo spending lunch with yoursel. Walk. Sit inthe sun outside. Go to a park and eat. Enjoythe time you have alone.

Schedule solitude. Literally. Mark offtime in your day planner or calendar orspending time with yoursel. I you canmake time or all the little extras you fitinto your day, like stopping at Starbucks orpicking up something at the mall, you canschedule time in your calendar or solitude.It doesnt have to be long. Any time that youcan spend alone with yoursel to reboot,meditate, ocus, relax, create, produce, and/or think deeply is better than no time. CU

Spending money comes easy to young people, buttaking the time to teach your children how to savemoney is one critical life skill that will follow them intoadulthood.

You can introduce your children to the concept ofspending money as soon as they learn to count. Infact, a recent study by the University of Cambridgefound that a childs money habits are largely lockeddown by age seven. For this reason, its important thatparents openly discuss spending money and savingmoney with their young children while they have theirfull attention.

1. Break the link between spending money andinstant gratification

Many parents fall into the pattern of rewarding youngchildren for good behavior during shopping trips withtreats or toys at the end of the ride. But its importantto break the association between shopping, spendingmoney, and receiving rewards. Help yo ur childrenunderstand that not every shopping trip is aboutthem. For example, take them on trips to shop forgifts for others, and stress the importance of sharingvs. spending. Explain why its important to give tocharitable organizations and involve them in donatingmoney to charitable causes and nonprofits.

2. As they get older, teach them about theimportance of setting long-term financial goals

If your children have an allowance, encourage themto save up for something they really want, rather thanspending money as quickly as possible. It helps if theirallowances are dispensed in increments that are easierto save, and if they first s et their sights on somethingthat can be easily attained within a few weeks ormonth. Remember, children have short attentionspans, and they will easily get frustrated or give up ifthey have to wait too long.

3. Teach them the value of saving money with theirown account

If you havent already, now is a great timeto set up a high-yield savings account

for your child. Explain that money heor she decides to allocate to their

savings account is an investment intheir future, and that it should only

be used for needsand not wants.Share bank statements with them

(either hardcopy or online) so theycan visually see their savings add upand how interest is earned.

Schools may teach children themath, but the responsibility

of teaching kids how to payyourself firstand how to befiscally responsible falls entirelyon parents. By sharing theseessential money lessonswith your children, yourebetter preparing them fortheir own fiscal futures.You can find more financialtips about planning forcollege or teaching your kids

about money by visiting theProtective Learning Center. CU

For children in the early 21stcentury, technology surroundschildren. Ipods, video games,and cell phones are practicallyinescapable or children. Alongwith this is social networking,

which or many children is a daily parto their routine. Indeed, social networksites, such as Facebook, MySpace, andwitter, to name a ew, are a part oeveryday lie or children around theglobe. S ocial Networking opens up theworld to children, as they are able to stayconnected to riends and amily membersrom all over. Yet, at the same time, thereare dangers and risks involved in socialnetworking.

Social networking is certainly here tostay, as it shows no sign o either being a

ad or slowing down. o be sure, or manychildren, it is the main way o keeping incontact with their peers. Not only canchildren communicate with riends livingnearby, social networking allows them tocommunicate with those riends livinggreat distances away, riends made atsummer camps, sporting events, and othergatherings. Tese sites permit the user tocommunicate instantly and without delay,allowing children to develop strongersocial skills.

Sites such as Facebook also allowchildren to express themselves on theirown homepage, giving them an outletto discuss ideas that interest them, as wellas be introduced to other interests romriends.

Tere are educational benefits, as well,or those children using social networksites. Facebook, and other sites, allowchildren to discuss school work together,afer school hours. Children social net-

working also develop stronger digital skillsand competence, as they learn how topost pictures and comments on the site, aswell as navigate through the internet. Asschools become more and more digitallyeliant, these skills are necessary or a childsclassrooms success. Furthermore, as the

jobs o the uture become more techno-logically based, these skills are essential orchildren when reaching adulthood andace the job market.

Tere are dangers, though, regardingchildren using social network sites. Forone, children can be introduced to aworld o harmul sites while using thesesites. Not only can a child easily comeacross a site that is not child riendly,links and click ads are also easilyaccessible, as they are seeminglyeverywhere. Along with this,internet predators continue toseek out young internet users,waiting to prey upon unawarechildren. Cyberbullying, orbullying through the use o theinternet, is also a new problemamong child social networkusers. Parents need tobe aware o who theirchildren associate withon social network sites,teach their childrenabout the dangerso posting personalinormation whilenetworking,monitor theirinternet usage, andensure that socialnetworking profilesare set to private andnot public. CU

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5HEALTHBENEFITSof watermelon

No-Calorie Diet: Our bodiesneed at, plus healthy atsactually help you burn at.Unortunately, the zero-calorie trend is one o themost popular, leading people

to consume harmul artificial sweetenersin the name o losing weight. Also, dietdrinks can actually cause weight gain.

Drugs and Pills: Were all amiliarwith this one and we know theres nota magic pill that will make you skinny.Sadly, drugs, like cocaine, are ofen usedas a quick fix or weight-loss. But in thelong run they can severely damage yourheart and your brain. Tere are certainsupplements that can aid in at-burning,but they must go along with healthyeating and exercise, and the healthysupplements are whole-ood based.

Fad Diets: Te Annals o Internal

Medicine reviewed 10 o the nationsmost popular weight-loss programs andound that except or Weight Watchers,none o them show proo that theyactually work at helping people loseweight and keep it off. About 45 millionAmericans diet each year, spending $1billion to 2 billion each year on weight-loss programs. Yet America remainsthe most obese country on earth. Noteating a balanced diet will not help youlose weight and can actually inhibit anyweight-loss.

Skipping Meals: Tis approach mayappear to make sense, but really itsa harmul and unhealthy way to loseweight. Your metabolism increases afereating, and i you chronically skip meals,your metabolism can slow down andactually lead to weight gain. Starving orskipping meals is extremely ineffectivein weight-loss.

Purging: Purposely throwing up is

incredibly dangerous to your health.Purging ofen comes with serious psy-chological effects on the individual. Teact o throwing up is either a symptomo, or leads to bulimia and it can alsoincrease your cravings or unhealthyoods. Purging creates an illusion thatthe hunger craving has been satisfied byconsuming ood, but the calories are lostby throwing it up.

Laxatives: Excessive use o laxativesin the orm o pills, powders, supposi-tories and teas in order to lose weight isnot a new concept. Continuous use willweaken your digestive system and cancause abdomen related complications.

Smoking: Another popular way tosuppress hunger. Smoking sends vaguesignals to the brain which increase themetabolic rate, and consequently killhunger. Chronic smokers can skip mealsand not eel any effect. However, thismethod causes long term damage as thebody becomes weak and more suscepti-ble to cancers and other inections.

Over-Exercising: I your body isalready undernourished, over-exer-cising can be one o the worst thingsyou can do to lose weight. Sticking to arigorous exercise regime can rarely beconsidered a bad thing, but extensiveamounts o cardio wont help youdrop the remaining weight.Burst training or 20 minutes,35 times per week is anappropriate amount, alongwith strength training.

Working out andsticking to a healthy dietshould complement oneanother in order to loseweight in a healthy way. Los-ing weight requires a liestylechange, especially i you wantit to stay off. CU

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Slicing into a chilled watermelon on a hotsummer afternoon is nothing short of acelebration. Like their cucumber cousins, theentire watermelon can be eaten, althoughpeople tend to only eat the inner pink oryellow flesh. Heres why you should considerwatermelon more than just a refreshingsummer treat:

1. Watermelons are good for your heart

Watermelons are high in vitamin C, whichis well researched in its ability to preventthe hardening of the arteries, increase theelasticity of the blood vessels and decrease

inflammation. All of these factors can helpprevent high blood pressure and heartdisease.

2. They may prevent prostate cancer

Watermelons are high in lycopene, whichgives them the same red pigment astomatoes. Lycopene is a potent antioxidantstudied extensively for its ability to protectmen against prostate cancer. Try pairing yourwatermelon with some iced green tea theantioxidants found in both may help preventcancer in the way they work together in thebody.

3. Watermelons are high in vitamin B1

This vitamin ensures a healthy nervous systemand a lack of it known as a thiaminedeficiency and can result in confusion andmemory loss. Alcohol can also lead to thiamindepletion, which makes watermelon a greatbreakfast food after a night of indulgence.

4. They increase the production of arginine

Watermelons contain a unique amino acidcalled citrulline, which our bodies use tomanufacture another amino acid calledarginine. Arginine plays a direct role in thevolume and direction of blood flow in thebody. Its currently being researched in

treating erectile dysfunction, with promisingresults.

5. Watermelons are the perfect post-workout snack

Not only are watermelons 92 percent water,theyre also full of magnesium and potassium.We often lose these two minerals, alongwith sodium, in our sweat during exercise,

and they need to be replenishedimmediately. Potassium and

magnesium are known aselectrolytes because they

help carry the electricalsignals in the body and

allow ourmusclestocontractandrelax. CU

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LOSE BELLY FATAFTER PREGNANCY

Teres probably been a time in your lie whenyouve looked back over your photos and cringedat the sight o your own ace. Tis happens to everywoman. Many times. Tere are those types omistakes (the ones you delete IMMEDIAELY), andthen there are the ones that you might be still doingevery day without even realizing it. Here are some othem with easy fixes.

Wearing the Wrong Shade O Foundation

We all do it one point or another. According tomakeup artist and ounder o her eponymous line,Ellis Faas, its an easy fix: Just choose two shadesthat come closest to your skin tone, apply each othem to your jawline, and then go outside to naturallight and look in a mirror. Use your own judgmentto see which one looks most natural.

Applying Makeup o Dry Skin

Tis is a huge no-no, says Barbara Guillaume, amakeup artist who has worked on celebs like ColinFarrell and Kellan Lutz. You should be exoliatingonce a week because applying oundation onto dryskin will accentuate flakiness, and it will sit on thetop o your ace instead o blending in. Heed heradvice by exoliating weekly, then applying a richmoisturizer afer.

Wearing Te Wrong Shade O Blush

Blushes should complement your natural blushtone, says Osmosis Color Cosmetics makeup artistAlejandro Falcon. I you are wearing a bolder lip,pair that with a subtler shade o blush.

Not Cleaning Your Brushes

My number one mishap I see: women applyingmakeup with dirty brushes or old, unwashedsponges and then wondering why their makeup

doesnt look resh, or even breaking out, says RachelWood, makeup artist to celebs Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Olivia Palermo, and Lily Cole. She saysto wash your tools with a mild shampoo or instantbrush cleaner and replace your sponges regularly.

Wearing Te Same Foundation Year Round

Much like your color cosmetics, your oundationneeds to be switched up during the summer months.You have a summer wardrobe and winter wardrobe the same applies to your ace, says Wood. Nineout o 10 people have a complexion that is oneto our shades darker in the summertime. CU

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That protruding belly couldbe caused by a diastasis,a separation o the rectusabdominis (the outermostabdominal muscle) thatsometimes occurs during

pregnancy. Unortunately, t

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