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AfCON Morocco 2025: COSAFA representatives South Africa, Angola and Zimbabwe drawn in one group with record seven-time winners Egypt

January 28, 2025

* Zambia and Comoros drawn with hosts Morocco and Mali in what looks like a hotly contested Group A * While Mozambique up against defending champions Côte d’Ivoire alongside Cameroon and Gabon * In their 2nd appearance, Botswana are in Group D with 2021 champions Senegal, DR Congo and Benin Maravi Express The draw for the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025, held last night in Rabat, has drawn three of the Council for Southern African Football…

Motorists who transacted for traffic services between December 4, 2024 to January 3, 2025 need to go back for verification

January 27, 2025

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* As the MalTIS at the DRTSS which developed a technical error on January 6, 2025 has been restored and is now functioning * But in the course of repair it was noted that transactions that were processed between December 4 and January 3 need verifications By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi Traffic Information System (MalTIS) at the Directorate of Road Traffic & Safety Services (DRTSS), which developed a technical error on January 6, 2025 — rendering the DRTSS and…

Ashraful Aid reaches out to Bangwe primary school learners with learning materials in commemoration of International Education Day

January 27, 2025

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* Implemented its ‘Coming-Back-to-School’ project by providing the learners with writing materials * That included exercise books, pens, carrier-bags, rubbers, pencils, toys, and snacks * Organisations should also extend their support to children in the lower classes, just as they do for those in the upper classes By Agatha Kadzinje, MANA As the world commemorates the International Education Day, Ashraful Aid International has taken a significant step to support education by providing educational materials to over 100 primary school…

Rwanda at centre of it all in the DRC conflict

January 27, 2025

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* DRC’s foreign minister accuses Rwanda of declaring war by sending its troops over the border to help the rebels * UN Secretary General calls for Rwandan forces to withdraw from DRC as rebels press offensive forcing thousands of civilians to flee * António Guterres reiterates his strongest condemnation of the M23 armed group’s ongoing offensive and advances towards Goma in North Kivu with the support of the Rwanda Defence Forces Maravi Express UN Secretary General António Guterres has…

Kenyan Minister raids on an illegal mineral dealership involving Chinese nationals

January 26, 2025

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Hassan Joho inspecting the minerals that were discovered * Discovers a cache of illegally mined minerals worth millions of US$ (Sh200 million) * Some of the minerals confiscated are used in the manufacture of car batteries and spectrometers for detecting minerals that are radioactive * “These are high-value minerals which we are not getting anything from” By Duncan Mlanjira In a style like that of Malawi’s Minister of Labour Vitumbiko Mumba, Kenyan Minister of Mining, Hassan Joho led a…

Former SA President Mbeki warns that military deployment in DRC won’t lead to lasting solution

January 26, 2025

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* Following the death of nine South Africa soldiers, three from Malawi and as well as Uruguay that were killed in action * You can’t resolve the problem in the eastern Congo by force of arms. You can not * You can send troops there, people will die but it can not solve the problem Maravi Express Former South Africa President, Thabo Mbeki has warned that the deployment of the military in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic…

MEPA engages public on series of hearings on environmental and social impact assessment construction Mpatamanga hydropower construction along Shire River

January 26, 2025

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* Also encourages public to submit comments and opinions on the project through emails, phone calls or letters to Director General * The hearings began in Neno on January 13 with final session to held in Blantyre targeting national stakeholders * Mpatamanga hydro plant’s technical studies are currently underway to inform its final engineering design and prepare the tender documentation By Duncan Mlanjira As part of the continuation of feasibility studies towards the construction of Mpatamanga hydropower station along…

About 954,000 households nationwide to benefit from 48,000MT of maize to be imported from Tanzania by WFP

January 26, 2025

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The agreement settled by DoDMA, World Bank and WFP * Through funding from World Bank Group valued at US$35 million as as shared commitment to addressing Malawi’s urgent food needs * WFP is focused on making sure critical resources reach the people who need them most By Duncan Mlanjira With funding from the World Bank Group at US$35 million, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is to purchase and transport approximately 48,000 metric tons of maize on behalf…

Peter Mutharika continues to vehemently disown Karan Thom as a family relation

January 25, 2025

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* This man is an impostor and a dishonest person — he is only hired by enemies during election time to slander and defame the Mutharika name * His claim that he was responsible for creating the DPP logo (chimanga folo) is as fictitious as is his claim to the membership of the Mutharika family By Duncan Mlanjira The Mutharika family, through former President Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM), has reiterated its vehement stand that Karan Thom is not a…

US President Trump’s executive orders start affecting Malawi through USAID programmes

January 25, 2025

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* USAID pausing all new obligations of funding, and sub-obligations of funding under Development Objective Agreements * However, US Secretary of State has approved waivers of the pause that include emergency food assistance and administrative expenses By Duncan Mlanjira United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Malawi has issued a statement date January 24 that it is implementation some of the newly-elected US President Donald Trump’s executive orders — and on its part to do with the Reevaluating and…