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French aircraft maker Dassault unveils new private jet that can fly 5,500 nautical miles

December 11, 2020

By Thomas Pallini, businessinsider.com French aircraft maker, Dassault has unveiled a new $47 million private jet, Falcon 6X, that can fly 5,500 nautical miles at speeds of up to Mach .90 while also accessing challenging airports with ease. Dassault incorporated the technology it uses for its military aircraft to make the 6X easier and safer for pilots. Falcon 6X was unveiled on Tuesday in a virtual event streamed from its production plant in Merignac, France near Bordeaux. The Falcon…

No changes to most teams on December FIFA world rankings; Malawi still at 132

December 10, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi national football team have maintained their position 132 in December’s FIFA world rankings and 32 in Africa, just like most countries following less games played. Africa is led by Senegal (20 in the world) followed by Tunisia (26); Algeria (31); Morocco (35) and Nigeria (35) as the top five. Egypt (49 in the world) follow on 6th in Africa; Cameroon (50 & 7th); Ghana (52 & 8th); Mali (57 & 9th) and Burkina Faso on 58…

NAM changes Chichewa name for netball to ‘Mpira wa Manja’

December 10, 2020

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* The Chichewa description previously used of ‘ntchembere mbaya‘ deemed demeaning * In real sense, the sport is not only for women, girls and men play it as well By Duncan Mlanjira After a two-day exhaustive and fruitful discussion on whatsapp forum with sports journalists, Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has announced that it has resolved to officially change the Chichewa name for netball to ‘Mpira wa Manja’. A statement from NAM president, Khungekhile Matiya says all along, the sport…

Mwawi Kumwenda voted 4th as 2020 world’s best netballer

December 10, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s first netball export, Mwawi Kumwenda has been voted 4th as 2020 world’s best netballer from top 17 world players that were judged by a team of 10 netball experts. The 10 judges were five writers from netballscoop.com (Jaimie Keay, Andrew Kennedy, Katrina Nissen, Jenny Sinclair and Ian Harkin) and the others from the world of media and coaching (Lisa Alexander, Erin Delahunty, Liz Ellis, Tamsin Greenway and Bridget Tunnicliffe). According to one of the judges,…

Italian football great and World Cup winner Paolo Rossi dies aged 64

December 10, 2020

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* Along with Roberto Baggio and Christian Vieri, he is Italy’s top scorer in World Cup history with nine goals * ‘Unforgettable Pablito, who made all of us fall in love in that summer of 1982’ * Rossi won two Serie A titles, a European Cup and a Coppa Italia with Juventus * This comes two weeks after another world legend Argentine Diego Maradona’s death By Sean Morrison, standard.co.uk Paolo Rossi, the hero of Italy’s 1982 World Cup-winning squad,…

Some of COVID-19 preventive measures have multiple benefits

December 10, 2020

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Helping to reduce spread of other communicable diseases By Duncan Mlanjira There is a huge light at the end of the tunnel if the public can continue practising the COVID-19 preventive measures as some of them have multiple benefits. In his Wednesday situation report, co-chairperson the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. John Phuka said apart from preventive the spread of the pandemic, they are also helping to reduce the spread of other diseases. “Handwashing with soap is also helping to prevent…

Norway partners ILO to improve working conditions in Malawi’s tobacco industry

December 10, 2020

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Unacceptable habit of a mother carrying her baby on her back while working in tobacco fields in Kasungu.—Picture by ILO By Duncan Mlanjira The Government of Norway and the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Tuesday signed a partnership agreement for a new development cooperation project to improve working conditions and access to rights in Malawi’s tobacco sector. A statement from the Norwegian Embassy in Lilongwe and the ILO says the overall objective of the new project is to support…

Malawi Health Equity Network working with mother care groups to promote child immunization

December 10, 2020

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Mother Care Groups in Mchinji Maravi Express Malawi Health Equity Network (MEHN) is working with mother care groups in various districts in Malawi to encourage women to send their children for immunization and also to clear the misconceptions and myths in rural areas that immunization is evil. The initiative follows countrywide concerns of such myths and misconceptions in most villages and MEHN also corroborates with traditional leaders to encourage people — such as those that belong to the Zion…

NICO Pension rewards long serving staff; ‘Back bone of a company is human resource’

December 9, 2020

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15 years and counting for Tione Moyo (right) By Duncan Mlanjira NICO Pension has rewarded three of its long serving members of staff in recognition that their dedication to work has contributed to the company providing value added services to its clients. The staff were awarded with a framed certificate of long service and cash prizes at a ceremony held on Wednesday at NICO Group’s head office in Chibisa House in Blantyre. NICO Pension’s General Manager, Gerald Chima took…

Failure rate for smokers trying to quit is very high—Malawi’s internal medicine specialist Dr. Kayange

December 8, 2020

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Maravi Express The failure rate for smokers trying to quit smoking is very high and that some smokers fail to quit even faced with a life threatening disease, says Malawi’s internal medicine specialist Dr. Noel Kayange. Kayange, who runs a private medical practice in Blantyre, told Face of Malawi that e-cigarettes and nicotine replacement therapy products are definitely better options and less risk. E-cigarettes, a new innovation by tobacco products manufacturers that heat but does not burn, are only…