Mangochi Police asks anyone missing a relative to come forward and identify a man found dead at a resthouse

* Death declared as suicide after medical examination found he had ingested pesticide mixed with beer * Body currently being kept at Mangochi District Hospital mortuary where relatives can identify it or contact the nearest police formation Maravi Express Mangochi Police in appealing to the public or anyone missing a relative to come forward and identify a young man found dead at a resthouse, whose death has been declared as suicide after medical examination found he had ingested pesticide…

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Mixed reactions over supposedly poor woman’s refusal of Triephornia Thomson Mpinganjira’s offer of K500,000

The woman in question  * Nothing spells POWER clearer than a seemingly lesser person saying NO to the supposed rich and powerful * We have become worshippers of money and I am not surprised we are paralysed by a poor woman refusing such a generous gift By Duncan Mlanjira “Trust doesn’t come easy to some people, especially in a country with a considerable number of people who believe all manner of nonsense about rich people,” writes Dannie Grant Phiri…

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First consignment of fuel from Tanzania’s Tanga Port expected to arrive by Thursday, January 9

*  A total of 1,409 tanker loadings shall be required to bring the entire fuel volumes into Malawi * Both Malawian and foreign transporters have been engaged to ensure efficient and timely delivery of these volumes * In the meantime, fuel from contracted suppliers for NOCMA, PIL and other licensed importers continues to flow into the country By Duncan Mlanjira The first tankers of the fuel, whose offloading from a vessel from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) commenced…

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MP Steve Malondera demands K300m compensation from fellow legislator Sameer Suleman for allegations bordering on assassination

* In their natural and ordinary meaning, the statements you make in the video regarding our client, mean and are understood to mean that our client is a dangerous criminal * Who is plotting, with others, to harm or assassinate you; that he has organized armed men to cause your death or harm you * Our client is highly aggrieved by these allegations because he has never, at any point, planned to harm or howsoever cause your death By…

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3 elderly women in Mangochi caught shoplifting gallons of motor vehicle oil from Chipiku Stores

* Dressed in oversized clothing, they tried to conceal between their thighs and in their bras * A shop attendant became suspicious after noticing their unusual walking patterns Maravi Express Though they included various groceries in an attempt to shoplift from Chipiku Stores in Mangochi, the largest haul that three elderly women wanted to steal were three 5-liter gallons of motor vehicle oil, which they tried to conceal between their thighs and in their bras. Mangochi Police Station’s public…

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Energy Minister Matola pledges to work tirelessly to ensure fuel shortages and queues become a thing of the past

* Currently in Tanzania receiving 51 million liters of fuel brought by sea vessel that has brought 51 million liters of fuel from United Arab Emirates * The fuel falls under an emergency procurement riding on the Government-to-Government arrangement * Which President Lazarus Chakwera brokered with UAE last month when he was invited to Abu Dhabi By Duncan Mlanjira Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Matola, who has been retained in the Cabinet in the same portfolio in the Cabinet reshuffle…

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‘Despite its sad state of deforestation, Ndirande Mountain is still beautiful’—passionate hiker David wa Mufupika Juma

* Quite an interesting climb — a sad one as we negotiate the borders of maize fields, with a number regenerating natural trees that may never survive the hoe during the weeding time * Scaling up the rocky narrow path close to the top is always epic, and brings about the memories of the Malawian film by Aubrey Kalitera, ‘To Ndirande Mountain With Love’ * This movie represents the time this mountain was a forest reserve and not a…

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‘President Jimmy Carter taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice and service’—Barack Obama

* Elected in the shadow of Watergate, Jimmy Carter promised voters that he would always tell the truth — and he did; advocating for the public good, consequences be damned * He believed some things were more important than reelection — things like integrity, respect and compassion * Jimmy Carter’s relationship with his successors in the Oval Office, both Republicans and fellow Democrats, was generally tense because of his outspokenness — that never mattered to him Maravi Express &…

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Chakwera pledges that configuration of his Cabinet will work harder than ever to make Malawians’ lives better this year and beyond

* Over the past few weeks, I have been reflecting on the changes I need to make at the start of this New Year * In order to bring renewed energy, focus, efficiency, and speed to the services that we provide to you as Government By Duncan Mlanjira In his New Year’s message to the nation, President Lazarus Chakwera said he looks forward to 2025 with a new sense of resolve to push for more gains for Malawians. But…

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Cabinet reshuffle; Vice-President Michael Usi appointed Minister of State for Public Service Delivery

Michael Usi * Replaced by Owen Chomanika as Minister of Natural Resources & Climate Change * Ezekiel Peter Ching’oma replaces Zikhale Ng’oma as Minister of Homeland Security * Zikhale Ng’oma given portfolio of Minister of Mining as Jessie Kabwila is in as Minister of Higher Education * Top Ministry’s of Finance, Energy, Agriculture, Justice, Foreign Affairs maintained By Duncan Mlanjira President Lazarus Chakwera, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 94(1) of the Constitution of the…

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