LYCO performance at Jacaranda Fest in Zambia today

LYCO team and
Margaret Constance Kamoto
Malawi High Commissioner to Zambia
stands between Gule Wamkulu dancers

Young Malawians from Light of Youth Creative Organization (LYCO) who traveled to Zambia on Thursday for the 2023 Jacaranda Children and Youth Arts Festival, are expected to perform this evening at Lusaka Playhouse in the capitol of Lusaka.

It is expected that the Malawi High Commissioner to Zambia, Margaret Constance Kamoto will be present to watch the drama and dances prepared by the Malawi troupe.

“We are set to perform this evening at 18:30, and we are excited with the presence of Malawi High Commissioner to Zambia at this event.” Confirmed James Kitchen, Executive Director of LYCO.

He said LYCO is going to showcase drama titled Nyangu and two dances – Gule Wamkulu and M’bwiza. He said Nyangu was written by Fumbani Phiri and was directed by Joyce Mhango Chavula.

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The Japanese Tobacco Industry (JTI) wants Malawi government to address some of the policies and regulations that are directly affecting companies in Tobacco industry.

The company has observed that some of the old regulations are an impediment for a win-win situation among the key players in the tobacco industry.

JTI’s Cooperate Affairs and Communication Director Mr. Limbani Kakhome made these remarks in Lilongwe at a JTI’s facilitated workshop called ‘Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) Seminar’ aim at enhance skills for the Directors from various government Ministries and Departments in becoming effective policy and regulatory makers.

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The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) says over the last ten years, the demand and use of various financial services has continued to register an encouraging upward movement. This is because, a lot of people living in both urban and rural areas have started to practice a saving culture and are engaging themselves in various financial activities.

RBM’s Deputy Governor responsible for Supervision Dr. Grant Kabango said this as Malawi begins 2014 National Financial Literacy Week being commemorated under the theme ‘Financial Literacy: Building a Financially Literate Nation’. And the week has been launched on Monday at Community ground in Lilongwe.