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Celebrating Arts, Culture and Tourism with MAGLA at the Zomba City Festival

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The Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA) proudly partnered with and sponsored the Zomba City Festival with MK5 million in support of arts, culture and tourism promotion. The festival brought together people from across the country to celebrate Malawi’s rich cultural heritage through music, art and other community activities. MAGLA’s participation reflects the Authority’s commitment to supporting initiatives that promote social interaction, cultural growth and local tourism. During the event, MAGLA also engaged festival patrons through responsible gambling awareness activities. Informational flyers on responsible gaming were distributed, while an interactive quiz on the gaming and lotteries industry attracted enthusiastic participation from attendees. Participants who answered quiz questions correctly won various branded prizes, including hats, t-shirts, pens and drinking bottles. MAGLA remains committed to supporting initiatives that promote community engagement, cultural development and responsible gambling awareness across Malawi.

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MAGLA Donates 20 Million Malawi Kwacha towards Mothers Day Fun Run (MFR)

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The Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA) has added K5 million to its earlier pledge of K15 million, raising its support for this year’s Mother’s Day Fun Run (MFR) to K20 million as the initiative marks its 20th anniversary. MAGLA director general Rachel Mijiga said the increase was to honour Nation Publications Limited’s (NPL) two decades of work on safe motherhood. “We had committed K15 million, but looking at the significance of this year, we have decided to increase it to K20 million, one million for each year that NPL has run this campaign,” she said. Mijiga commended NPL for its role in improving maternal and neonatal health. “Maternal mortality has dropped from 634 per 100 000 live births ten years ago to 225 today, while infant mortality has fallen from 34 to 29.4 per 1 000 live births. This did not happen in a vacuum. NPL has been there, mobilising partners and informing people,” she said. She said resources raised through the Fun Run have provided hospitals with oxygen concentrators, delivery beds and suction machines. “These interventions have strengthened rural health centres and contributed to a reduction in complications and deaths,” she said. Receiving the donation, editor for The Nation newspaper Aubrey Mchulu thanked Magla for the continued support. “On behalf of NPL’s board, management and staff, we are grateful. This 20-year journey has touched countless lives and shown the power of partnerships in saving mothers and babies,” he said. MFR is NPL’s annual safe motherhood initiative that mobilises resources to equip health facilities with life-saving tools for mothers and babies during childbirth. This year the initiative targets Kasungu District Hospital and its satellite health centres.

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MAGLA Donates 20 Million Kwacha to Support IMM Annual Conference

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The Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA) has contributed K20 million towards the Institute of Marketing in Malawi (IMM) Annual Conference, scheduled to take place from October 23 to 26 in Salima.Speaking on the donation, MAGLA Director General Rachel Mijiga said the support reflects the Authority’s secondary mandate of promoting tourism and enhancing the “Mother Malawi” national brand.“As MAGLA, our role is to promote the charm and beauty of Malawi,” said Mijiga. “The IMM Conference provides a perfect opportunity to showcase Malawi’s natural assets to the world.” The annual IMM conference attracts top marketing professionals, business leaders, and stakeholders from across Malawi and beyond, making it a prime platform for promoting the country’s rich tourism potential.IMM Vice President Twikale Chirwa expressed gratitude for MAGLA’s contribution and emphasized the institute’s commitment to national development through tourism marketing.“As marketers, we are duty-bound to give back to Malawi by selling the country’s tourism potential,” said Chirwa.This year’s conference promises to blend insightful marketing discussions with efforts to promote Malawi as a premier travel and investment destination.

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MAGLA PUMPS K30 MILLION INTO 2025 MOUNT MULANJE PORTER’S RACE

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The Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA) once again fueled the tempo of this year’s Mount Mulanje Porter’s Race held on Saturday through a K30 million support. MAGLA has always been a main partner at the event through it’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative that supports tourism, arts, cultural and sports development. This year’s Mount Mulanje Porter’s Race attracted a total of 145 athletes. The participants included 100 local male athletes, 25 female athletes, and 20 international runners. In the male category, Anthony Matias clinched first place after completing the 25-kilometre race in just 2 hours and 3 minutes, breaking a previous race record. Jafali Jossam secured second place, while Frank Kachenja came in third. In the female category, Doris Fisha emerged victorious, with Mphatso Khembo finishing second and Teleza Master taking third place. Director of Finance and Administration for the Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA), Dumbo Muwalo, took advantage of the gathering to share messages of responsible gambling with communities surrounding Mount Mulanje. “Mount Mulanje porter’s race attracts a lot of people of all ages, so we took this opportunity to highlight the issue of gambling to the community as amongst those that were here are youths, so this was an opportunity for us that they should be aware that gambling is not for everybody but those above the age of 18”, shared Muwalo. Minister of Tourism, Vera Kamtukule, graced the event and in her speech called on Malawians to take pride in the heritage and natural beauty of Mount Mulanje and to support efforts aimed at preserving its cultural and environmental significance. “We are happy for the classification we’ve received from UNESCO. Mount Mulanje is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and that is both a tremendous opportunity and a great achievement. The responsibility now lies with us, as Malawians, to preserve its conservation value and the cultural heritage it holds,” she said. The first-place winners in both male and female categories walked away with K1 million each, while the second-place finishers received K600,000, and third-place finishers took home K400,000.

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MAGLA Strengthens Healthcare Environment at QECH’s Maternity Wing

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In our ongoing efforts to support maternal health, MAGLA has donated new curtains to the Chatinkha Maternity Wing at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital. This contribution seeks to enhance the ward’s environment, promoting better care for mothers and newborns. We recognize the vital role that a conducive healthcare setting plays in patient recovery and staff efficiency. MAGLA remains dedicated to initiatives that uplift our healthcare institutions and the communities they serve. Some of the curtains donated by MAGLA

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Sand Fest gets a K10m boost from MGB

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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. “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. “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.”

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