1. Posted on Friday 29 July 2011 - 11:01

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   Chancy Namadzunda

   

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   By Chancy Namadzunda, AfricaNews reporter in Lilongwe, Malawi
   
   After Airtel Malawi wraped off giving out the ten Toyota Hilux cars to
   winners in the Lololo promotion, some of them have already tasted the
   wind of change in their day-to-day lives.
   
   A 35 year old Amadu Adam of Kachere Trading center in Kasungu, almost
   150 kilometers from the capital city, the vehicle he won has already
   opened up the communities to some parts in the district.
   
   “As I said when I was receiving the vehicle the communities had very
   little means to sell and buy things from town due to transport but now
   I am happy to tell you that the problem has been minimised,” said
   Adam, a shop owner for the notable Press Trust
   Estate.
   
   He added, “Due to that fact that we are in the remote community and
   with poor roads, people used to walk a very long distance to the main
   road to go to town. The car has really helped the community in that
   capacity.”
   
   Enchoeing Adam, Beatrice Mwambene, a Tomato seller at Kasoba market in
   Karonga said the car has boosted her business entity as it is used to
   felly people’s goods from the town to remote areas.
   
   “I am now having a larger quantity of income as opposed to what was
   happening before. I am no longer the same woman people around hear
   used to know. I am now a boss on my own,” she said in an interview,”
   said Mwambene.
   
   In a press release, Airtel Malawi said Malawians have noted that the
   ten winners of the Lololo weekly prizes so far are of diverse
   backgrounds hence the prizes are transforming their lives for the
   better.
   
   “What is more pleasing is that all the winners are ordinary Malawians.
   Airtel says athough their focus for the competition has been to give
   back to customers , the company has seen more people subscribing to
   Airtel and also using more airtime with the aim of winning the grand
   prize, the Toyota Prado,” reads part of the statement
   
   During the competition, Airtel has also intensified its network
   upgrades in the various parts of the country to ensure that all
   customers are able to access the various prizes on offer.
   
   So far, over 13,000 customers have won various prizes in the mega
   promotion ranging from branded items, shopping vouchers, Nokia
   handsets and brand new Toyota pick up vehicles.
   
   Some of the Toyota Hilux winners are, Viwemi Makwakwa , a chancellor
   college student from Mzuzu, Sautso Butao, a just married driver from
   Ngala Civil Engineering from Lilongwe, Duncan Zamangwe, an electrical
   contractor in Lilongwe, Daudi Mitambo, a cleaner working with the
   Forestry department in Machinga and Amos Nkhata, a driver with the
   Reserve Bank of Malawi in Lilongwe.

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1. Posted on Wednesday 22 February 2012 08:48

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   LarryPage

   

   
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   The receivers of the Toyota Hilux are very lucky. This is a very good car with good car parts and it is perfect for off road driving because of the tires installed on it.

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