Castel Malawi on Saturday officially launched its new brand of beer called Shandie at a Red Carpet event that took place at the Blantyre Sports Club in Blantyre.
Shandie is a lemon flavoured beer that has a 2.5 percent alcohol volume.
Speaking at the launch of the new beer, Castel Malawi managing director Herve Milhade thanked people who have been buying their products in the past two years when the company was on the verge of collapsing due to an adverse business environment.
Castel Malawi managing director Herve Milhade making a speech
The event was spiced up with performances by Nigerian singer FireBoy DML, Onesmus and other local musicians and DJs
People who patronised the launch received four bottles of Shandie and automatically entered into a promotion whose ultimate prize is a Nissan NP200 vehicle to be given out in December.
As a part of commemorating World Stroke day which falls on October 29 every year, a Blantyre-based non-governmental organization, Stroke Support Organization ( SSO) in collaboration with Malawi Stroke Unit ( MSU) on Saturday October 30, 2021organised a big walk from Kachere Rehabilitation Centre to Chichiri round-about in Blantyre,spreading messages on the signs and symptoms of stroke and the ways of minimizing its effects on affected persons.
Speaking during the function, the Executive Secretary for Stroke Support Organization George Chimatilo said Stroke Support Organisation is a new organisation that has been established in Malawi inorder to advance the lives people living in rural communities,who are suffering from stroke and those who are at high risk of being affected by the disease.
Chimatilo said, the organization is targeting these people since they are the ones who lack resources and assistance in as far as the stroke is concerned. He said, the main gender of the organization is to help the government know what problems are in the communities and also what the government can do based on the research the organization may get from both malawi and outside. ” The Stroke Support Organization is striving to make sure that those people living with stroke have resources and get medical assistance for stroke in time. Mostly, we are targeting those who live in rural area because they do not have enough resources for them to be rescued from the disease. We also want to let the government know what problems people in the communities face based on the research that we may get both here and outside the country”, said Chimatilo.
George Chimatilo
Responding to how the government is performing in fight against the stroke, Chimatilo sid the formation of their organization and the establishment of Malawi Stroke Unit at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital is an indication that the country is now doing enough in fight against the disease. ” We are now happy that the government has introduced Stroke Unit at Queens Elizabeth Central Hospital where those who are suffering from the disease can go and get medical help in time. The formation of our organization here in Malawi and the introduction of this Malawi Stroke Unit is a clear indication that Malawi has now taken new steps in fight against the disease”, He said.
In his words, a stroke patient Martin John Bisika recommended the Stroke Support Organization for its works in saving lives from the disease and called upon other organizations to emulate the same. ” As one of the stroke patients, I am glad that we now have this organization which is now saving the lives of many from stroke. Stroke is a very dangerous disease as it causes high number of deaths every year as well as slowing down the development of the country.
Let me also thank the government for establishing stroke unit which is now assisting people to get stroke treatment in time, this is an indication that now we are moving forward as a country”, said Bisika. Stroke is the second leading cause of death globally. It occurs when a blood vessel in the brain raptures and bleeds, or when there is a blockage in the blood supply to the brain. Lifestyle risk factors for stroke include being overweight or obesity , physical activity, tobacco use, stress and acohol abuse.
Media risk factors include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and a personal or family history or heart attach . Early signs and symptoms are facial dropping, and weakness and speech difficulties, among others. This year’s World Stroke Day was commemorated under the theme” Precious time”.
The Malawi national netball team The Queens have arrived in Windhoek, Namibia where they will compete in the Debmarine Pent Series tournament.
The competition will see six countries – Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda and the hosts Namibia battle it out for the championship.
The five-day tournament will take place form Monday 1st to Friday 5th November, 2021 at the Israel Patrick Iyambo Police College in Olympia.
Malawi Queens are currently ranked sixth in the world, Uganda seventh, Zimbabwe 12th, Zambia 15th, Namibia 24th and Kenya 39th.
Led by coach Peace Chawinga-Kalua, The Queens are also expected to take part in the Africa Netball Cup slated for November 9 to 16 before proceeding to England for the Tri-Nations Tournament which is going to take place between between November 22 and 29.
Meanwhile, Queens’ captain Carol Mtukule-Ngwira has pleaded with Malawians to keep the team in prayers as they fight in these international tournaments.
The Sound and Light Festival will return this afternoon at Blantyre Sports Club with performances by Nigerian singer FireBoy DML and launch of Castel Malawi’s new beer brand Shandie.
The event organisers Entertainers Promotions partnered with Castel to bring back this event in the Commercial city after it went into hibernation for three years.
Since it’s inception, this will be the first time that the event will feature an international artist.
Apart from Fireboy Sound and Light will also feature Mr Nobody hit-maker Onesmus and other local artists and DJs.
According to Entertainers Promotions director Tonderai Banda, people who have purchased a ticket to the event, will receive four bottles of Shandie at the entrance.
He further said with the ticket, people will automatically enter into a promotion run by Castel Malawi whose ultimate prize is a Nissan NP200 vehicle to be given out in December.
