NASFEST International Cultural Festival offers hope to local artists

The NASFEST International Youth Cultural Festival 2025 expected to begin this Friday in Lilongwe has been described as a great platform for upcoming young creatives to connect with industry experts and learn new skills from international artists.

Malawi’s celebrated film actor, Tumpe Mtaya popularly known as Phwedo made the remarks on the sidelines of the arrival of the South Africa and Zambian groups a head of their performance at the festival slated for Friday, February 7 to Sunday, February 9, 2025 at Madsoc Theatre in Lilongwe. 

South African group jets in Malawi for NASFEST Youth Cultural Festival

Siyasindisa Theatre Work group welcomed
at KIA by film actor 'Phwedo'
& NASFEST team

A group of young artists from South Africa, Siyasindisa Theatre Work has arrived in the country ahead of their performance at the NASFEST International Youth Cultural Festival 2025 slated for Friday, February 7 to Sunday, February 9, 2025 at Madsoc Theatre in Lilongwe.

The festival, provides a vibrant platform for young performers to showcase their theatrical and artistic talents, encourage creative expression and cultural exchange, bringing together youths and students from different communities and secondary schools across Malawi and Southern Africa.

Fides International in Back-to-School promo

 

Some of the products listed for the promotion

Time has come again, when parents of school going children panic when it comes to buying school learning materials.

To relieve parents from such economic stress as preparations for the new academic calendar for the 2024/2025 is about to commence in September, Fides International has launched a promo which will enable parents access school materials at lower prices.

Mphekesela dance performance pushes creativity boundaries

 

The cast performing at at Madsoc Theatre

A captivating theatrical dance production called Mphekesela performed by some young Malawians and a Germany dancer, Lucia Kuhn has exposed Malawi’s affluence and flair in the genre of contemporary dance.

With the dance as medium of telling visual narratives, the ten-member cast held their first premier of the dance at Madsoc Theatre in Lilongwe on Wednesday and signed out of the stage on Sunday afternoon.

Pushing the boundaries of creativity, they merged aesthetics and traditional dance styles from Malawi, Africa and Western cultures.

Lilongwe Motor Show, K Motors in Ambulance Repair Project

 

Lilongwe Motor Show during previous edition

Two local companies, Lilongwe Motor Show Ltd and K Motors have unveiled a social project that will repair ambulances for the Nkhatabay District Hospital.

The companies will finance the project through proceeds from Blantyre Motor Show, scheduled for to take place on 26th October at the Old National Bus Terminal.

Kaunjika Vendors Protesting in Lilongwe

Vendors who sell second hand clothes and shoes popularly known as Kaunjika at Tsoka market in Lilongwe are protesting against high rise of bales of the comodity from wholesalers due to new tax measures by the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA).

Mavuto Kampeza, who sell second hand pair of trousers at Tsoka market said the new taxes on second hand clothes have pushed prices of clothes making wholesalers selling a single bale of clothes up to Seven Hundred Thousand Kwacha (K700,000).

Illusionz Beach Festival 2024 Set for August 30-Sept 1

The Illusionz Club has announced its inaugural Illusionz Beach Festival, promising to be Malawi’s vibrant celebration of music, culture, and tourism.

Martin Nyirenda, Managing Director of Illusionz, disclosed that the three-day extravaganza is scheduled to take place in Salima, from August 30th to September 1^st and where an electrifying atmosphere filled with music, dance, and beachside fun will be the key feature of the event.