Malawi Update – 30th of September, 2021

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Malawi. First up, 326,400 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in the country through Kamuzu International Airport this week. They were bought by Germany and France through the Covax facility. Malawi’s tourism efforts received a bit of good news this week. It was announced the country had secured 800,000 US dollars, which is about 660 million Kwacha, from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to help propel growth of the Tourism Sector in the country. And finally, the Malawi Police Service (MPS) is reminding revellers heading for the much anticipated Sand Music Festival in Mangochi to be security-conscious. The annual festival will run from Friday the 1st through to Sunday the 3rd of October 2021 at Sunbird Nkopola Lodge in the lakeshore district.This year's Sand Music Festival has performances from international artists such as Makhadzi from South Africa, Mr P of the P-Square from Nigeria and Morgan Heritage from Jamaica. The festival is known as one that celebrates culture using music and art. These stories and more in this week’s update. 

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