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The biggest reality show in Africa is back and Africa Magic can reveal that Season 8 of Big Brother Africa has been dramatically titled The Chase. 28 housemates from 14 countries will not only be chasing after the $300 000 cash prize but the chance of becoming a household name and perhaps even finding romance.

Launching on Sunday 26 May, Big Brother The Chase will combine electrifying twists and big surprises that will require housemates to use their charm to get ahead, possibly leaving room for cupid’s arrow to connect two hearts or more.

Setting the tone and in-line…

Kenya Airways (KQ) has received approval from the government of Malawi that will see the airline operate between the capital Lilongwe and Lusaka in Zambia from June 3.

This is after it was given the Fifth Freedom Traffic Rights which allows an airline to carry revenue traffic between foreign countries as a part of services connecting the airline’s own country.

That means KQ will now have the unique role to pick up passengers in Lilongwe and drop them in Lusaka and vice versa.

Currently, Malawi has…

Big Brother Africa 8 (BBA8) winner will go away with a whopping US$300,000, (about K127 million) the highest in the history of the competition, MultiChoice has indicated on its website.

To see to it that a Malawi representative gets the jackpot this time around, MultiChoice Malawi Sales and Marketing Manager for the Central and Northern regions Mac Kaulembe told Malawi News Agency (MANA) that his company will be conducting voting awareness campaigns in all the three regions of the country.

“In addition, we will have talks with…

The president of Malawi, Mrs Joyce Banda (Dr), have created a facebook page to interact with Malawians and friends of Malawi.

While some have been reluctant to believe that the page is genuine, a good number of people still think it’s a “fake one”, there is a message on the page stating that it is an official page. It could be a very big disappointment to her many followers who are acting already like real fans with thousands of posts congratulating and encouraging her on the move.

The message on the page states: “I the President of…

From March 15, Joyce Banda, President of Malawi, will host filmmakers and celebrities from different parts of Africa during the African Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, nomination event in Malawi, just as the Bayelsa State Government will host the ninth edition of the awards.

Designed to celebrate and honour filmmakers and other professionals in the industry across Africa and in the Diaspora, AMAA, which has come to be known as Africa’s most prestigious motion picture award, will hold a nomination weekend from March 14 to 17.

During the period, the business and…

Selection of pictures from the Malawi Fashion Week 2013 chosen models

Join this event for TEDxLilongweLive, a special webcast of TED 2013, on Wednesday 27 February, 18:00 to 23:00, at The Living Room Cafe, Lilongwe.

To REGISTER and for more Information Click HERE

This TEDxLive event will focus on sessions 4 and 5, entitled Disrupt! and Dream! respectively. Featuring talks from luminaries including Danny Hillis, Stewart Brand and Larry Lessig, the sessions will also showcase African talents in Johannesburg public art instigator Lesley Perkes and US-based Pretoria-born über-entrepreneur Elon Musk.

See the complete TED2013 programme here.

TEDxLive is an extension of the TEDx program,…

Chikumbutso Mtumodzi has always stressed that Malawi it’s the only country in the world where he is not called a foreigner, as such there is need to fully and whole heartedly devote his time and energy being part of the team to launch the first ever Fashion Week in Malawi.

Chikumbutso a journalist by training is a holder of Masters Degree in Management and currently a Master in Public Administration – MPA candidate with Bolton University. His zeal and interest in Fashion dates back to the mid 90’s when he was writing entertainment stories and involved in similar activities like the Miss Malawi Beauty Contest event. He believes that Malawi…