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What will work for Africa in exiting lockdown

May 9, 2020

By Bacary Dabo & Juanita Williams, allAfrica.com It is estimated that one full month of lockdown across Africa during the COVID-19 outbreak costs the region about 2.5% of its annual GDP. But how do countries safely exit the lockdown phase? Governments now have to grapple with how to move away from measures — whether partial or total — while continuing to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Lockdowns cost Africa US$65 billion monthly, “but can you quantify life?…

Unicaf urges universities to embrace online teaching and learning

May 9, 2020

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By Ireen Kayira Unicaf University-Malawi has urged other universities in the country and across Africa to adopt online learning and teaching. The university’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Joseph Kuthemba Mwale said this during a virtual graduation that the university held on Friday at at its Lilongwe Campus. Mwale said the current COVID-19 pandemic has clearly illustrated the need for online learning and teaching modes, saying this system allows students to concentrate to concentrate on studies whilst attending to other economic…

MEC adheres to court ruling by ending voter registration exercise

May 9, 2020

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By Morton Sibale, MANA Malawi Election Commission (MEC) has announced that it will no longer register new voters but only handle those that wish to process transfers or replace lost voter certificates. This follows Friday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Appeal that ordered that there should be no new registration for the fresh presidential election but to use the same registered voters used for the 2019 election. The transfers or replacement of lost voter certificates process will continue…

Kasungu honey processing factory hailed for improving people’s livelihoods

May 9, 2020

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By Samuel Phiri, MANA Bee keeping farmers in Traditional Authority Lukwa in Kasungu have commended Katope honey processing factory in the area for improving their livelihoods. The smallholder farmers, surrounding Kasungu National Park, said in an interview on Thursday that the factory, opened in December 2019, has encouraged them to turn to bee-keeping instead of plundering national park resources for livelihood. A committee member from Katope Bee Keeping Cooperative, Elizabeth Nyirenda said they now value bee-keeping as business because…

WHO estimates up to 190,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa if not controlled

May 9, 2020

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allAfrica.com Eighty-three thousand to 190,000 people in Africa could die of COVID-19 and 29 million to 44 million could get infected in the first year of the pandemic if containment measures fail, as according to a new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office for Africa. The research, which is based on prediction modelling, looks at 47 countries in the WHO African Region with a total population of one billion. The new estimates are based on modifying…

Bird defies the odds by flying 8,000km from Kenya to China

May 9, 2020

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By Elvis Mboya, Daily Nation At a time hundreds of Kenyans are stuck in foreign countries because of COVID-19, a bird has flown 8,000 kilometres in five days from Kenya to China, the origin of the pandemic. The bird that was traced using a global location sensor (GLS) departed from Kenya on April 29, crossing the Arabian Sea, the India subcontinent, The Himalayas, and finally landed in China on May 4. Birding Beijing, a Chinese birding website, posted about…

COVID-19 survivor attests the disease is indeed curable

May 8, 2020

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By Loness Gwazanga, MANA Blantyre-based COVID-19 survivor has revealed that the disease is indeed curable only if one follows all the necessary medical procedures one may be asked to follow. The 22-year-old Sufian Godil told the media in Blantyre on Wednesday that although he did not show any signs and symptoms at the time he tested positive to the virus, he managed to adhere to what medical personnel advised him to do. “I came back from South Africa on…

Guba continues with serious preparations to hit ground running

May 8, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira As Coronavirus lockdown continues, Malawian UK-based Taekwondo Master Yamikani Guba is continuing serious preparations at home in order in order to hit the ground running in life after COVID-19. Guba, a Sergeant in the British Military, was meant to compete for the North East Open Championships that was supposed to held in Newcastle on April 5 but was cancelled when Britain declared its COVID-19 preventive measures by executing the lockdown. “I am using every free time…

MEC in K8 billion deficit

May 8, 2020

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By Glory Msowoya, MANA Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson, Dr Jane Ansah has disclosed that it still faces K8 billion funding gap in its budget to be used ahead of the fresh presidential election. Ansah said this during a press briefing on Thursday at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre on the sidelines of the presentation of nomination papers by presidential candidates. She said donors like United Nations Development Program indicated that they will not help with the needed money….

President Mutharika insists he won the 2019 elections

May 8, 2020

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By Yamikani Yapuwa & Elizabeth Mandala, MANA President Peter Mutharika urged Malawians to come out in large numbers to register to vote in order to restore the will of the people which was expressed in the May, 2019 election. “On May 21, 2109, you the people of Malawi voted unanimously in an election that was free, fair, credible, transparent and credible,” said the President on Thursday in Blantyre when declaring his interest to run for presidency as well as…