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MEC hosting SADC’s Electoral Commissions Forum for chief electoral officers and executive committee meetings in Lilongwe from tomorrow June 1-4

May 31, 2025

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* Hosting these important meetings reflects our commitment not only to our national mandate, but also to regional cooperation in strengthening democratic electoral processes * These engagements provide valuable space for sharing lessons, addressing common challenges, and advancing electoral professionalism * The meeting shall give a platform to member commissions conducting elections in 2025, Malawi, Seychelles, Tanzania and Zanzibar, to make presentations on their state of preparedness By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) will from tomorrow (June…

Ascent Soccer graduate Washali Jaziya signs for Japan’s Nankatsu SC

May 31, 2025

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* Washali, from Nkhotakota District, started his academy journey with Ascent Soccer in 2020 * He was the anchor at centre back in 2023 when the Ascent Soccer U16 boys captured Iceland’s Rey Cup during its first-ever European tournament appearance * Along with leading the Malawi U20s, Washali has also played for the U17s and just this week, received his first call-up to the senior national squad for the COSAFA Cup 2025 By Duncan Mlanjira Ascent Soccer’s graduate, Washari…

‘They Wanted To Erase My Language — I Chose To Write In It’ — Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o whose defiance shaped African lierature voice

May 30, 2025

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o died in the US on May 29, 2025 * Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was not an ordinary Kenyan old man — no, he was a hero, and many a knee knocked against the other when he spoke * It did not matter that, far from the power of his written word, orally he was slow, and spoke haltingly and with a concealed stammer * The literary world — which denied him the Nobel Prize in Literature —…

President Trump’s unfounded attack on Cyril Ramaphosa was an insult to all Africans

May 30, 2025

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* If we want to solve injustices in Africa today, we cannot forget the injustices that shaped our shared history * Trump’s claims of white genocide conflict with the actual racial persecution and massacres that took place during the two centuries of colonisation and nearly 50 years of apartheid in South Africa By John Dramani Mahama, President of Uganda writing on UK’s The Guardian The meeting at the White House between Donald Trump and South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa,…

Zambia’s international Barbra Banda scores first hat-trick in Orlando Pride’s US women’s league history

May 30, 2025

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* The African Women Player of Year 2024 is a fierce competitor with Malawian Temwa TC11 Chawinga in the US women’s football space * Temwa extended her scoring spree to three consecutive NWSL matches when she scored for Kansas City Current on May 25 Maravi Express Zambia’s international Barbra Banda — the African Women Player of Year 2024 — scored the first hat-trick in Orlando Pride’s US National Women Soccer League (NWSL) history made history in a 3–1 win…

Minibus fares fund corruption but government isn’t doing enough to stop it

May 30, 2025

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* Passengers are jam-packed in minibuses; drivers of over-capacity minibus corrupt the police to pass their check points * When police officers collect money, we can’t even lift up our phone cameras and make a video and load it up on YouTube or Facebook reels * Minibus touters continue to be a nuisance to passengers at almost all bus stops. You know you are going to Lilongwe and the bus is clearly marked Lilongwe, the touters come, ask you:…

Malawi’s creative practitioners petition President Chakwera not to assent two Bills passed by Parliament in February

May 30, 2025

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* The Bills are Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the Companies, Registrations & Intellectual Property Centre Bill, 2025 * Deemed to strip the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) of its statutory mandate and transfer copyright enforcement to a new entity that is not aligned with the sector * Creators and sector leaders were not consulted, no public engagement was conducted, and the sector was excluded from decisions that directly affect its rights, income and future By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s…

Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies aged 87

May 29, 2025

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* Ngũgĩ was tipped to win the Nobel Prize for Literature countless times, leaving fans dismayed each time the medal slipped through his fingers * He will be remembered not only as a Nobel-worthy writer, but also as a fierce proponent of literature written in native African languages By Wedaeli Chibelushi, BBC News Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, a titan of modern African literature — a storyteller who refused to be bound by jail, exile and illness — died yesterday aged…

Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust unite with police to curb deforestation around the iconic tourist attraction mountain

May 29, 2025

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* We will continue to work with the communities, particularly in traditional authorities Njema and Sunganinzeru, to stop the illegal cutting down of trees * We will soon implement a comprehensive project aimed at addressing deforestation in the mountain reserve By Mirriam Bwanali, MANA Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust (MMCT), in collaboration with Mulanje Police Station, have strengthened collaboration between the law enforcers, community-based policing structures and other key stakeholders in addressing deforestation around Mulanje Mountain. At a meeting held…

Malawi and EU deepens strategic ties in governance, investment to energy, mining and the upcoming tripartite elections

May 29, 2025

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* With many development partners scaling back aid, Malawi must focus on driving private sector growth to meet its long-term development goals * In a global context where many development partners are scaling back development aid, we must focus on partnerships that drive investment * Strategic sectors like mining and energy offer tremendous potential for deeper alignment with the EU—Foreign Affairs Minister Nancy Tembo By Rosalia Kapiri, MANA Malawi and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to…