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Nigeria boycott AfCON qualifier against Libya after been detained at airport overnight for more than 15 hours

October 15, 2024

* After their chartered plane was diverted by the Libyan authorities as it had originally been set to land over 200km away in Benghazi * The chartered ValueJet aircraft was, strangely and in a dangerous manner, diverted to the small airport * Away from Benghazi just as the pilot was completing his approach to the Benghazi Airport By Sam Joseph, CNN Nigeria’s Super Eagles returned back home after being stuck at a remote Libyan airport for over 15 hours,…

CDH Investment Bank lady employees celebrate Mother’s Day with K5m donation to 2 child care institutions

October 15, 2024

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The happy kids at STEKA Home in Nyambadwe * To Step Kids Awareness Trust (STEKA) in Nyambadwe, Blantyre and Mama Berna Foundation in Area 23, Lilongwe * It was an afternoon of exceptional joy and laughter and the children were delighted with the engagement By Duncan Mlanjira CDH Investment Bank (CDHIB) lady employees showed their motherly love by visiting two orphanages yesterday to commemorate Mothers Day in a special way where they made donations of K5 million — K2.5 million…

Coalition of civil society organisations calls for lawyer Kamangila’s safety as reports alleges that he facing threats for exposing corruption allegations in Malawi Judiciary system

October 14, 2024

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Whistleblower Kamangila * As they issue a statement on the alleged misconduct of Justice Kenan Manda, other judicial officers and a call for judicial inquiry & reforms * Civil society strongly condemns any form of intimidation, harassment, or attempts to silence voices addressing matters of public interest * As freedom of expression is a constitutional right that must be upheld, with whistleblowers protected from retaliation By Duncan Mlanjira Concerned joint civil society organisations is calling for police protection of…

Only Malawi’s Rejoice Silungwe scores against South Africa at the CAF African Schools Football Championship—COSAFA qualifiers

October 14, 2024

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The Malawi girls earned the Fair Team Award * The consolation goal she scored when South Africa beat the Malawi girls team by 3-1 in the final * We know South Africa are a very good team but we told them to be first on the ball against South Africa * Despite the loss, the Malawi girls team have qualified for continental finals as SA qualified as defending champions Maravi Express Malawi girls national schools football team’s Rejoice Silungwe…

Mangochi Police issue safety guidelines for Mother’s Day celebrants

October 14, 2024

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* Refraining from driving under the influence of alcohol; wear seat belts; avoid excessive speeding * Adhering to vehicle capacity limits and use roadworthy vehicles to prevent accidents By Duncan Mlanjira For Mother’s Day celebrations, most ladies travel to the resort districts of Mangochi and Salima and taking cognizance that there had been cases of road accidents and other unfortunate incidences, Police in Mangochi are on alert by asking the public to adhere to road safety measures as well…

Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango fondly reminisces of his personal and professional engagement with former South Africa Reserve Bank governor late Tito Mboweni

October 14, 2024

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* Tito, as some of us fondly called him, was an established hero and role model as we were developing our careers as economists in the 1990s * During that time, South Africa was in the period of transformation of both the economic and political landscape and key to this became the economic policy environment By Duncan Mlanjira The passing on of former Reserve Bank of South Africa Governor, Tito Titus Mboweni, brings a lot of sadness to Don…

Malawi Law Society petitions Judicial Service Commission to investigate alleged (mis)conduct of Justice Kenan Manda and any other judicial officers

October 13, 2024

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Lawyer, Alexious Kamangila at the centre of it all * The Court should consider suspending the judicial proceedings between Justice Manda v. Kamangila pending any necessary inquiry and the resolution of all outstanding alleged misconduct issues by the Judicial Service Commission * Any member of the public with any complaint or allegation of misconduct against any legal practitioner must lodge such information with the Malawi Law Society * To be dealt with in accordance with the guidelines under Part…

Temwa Chawinga calls for mindset change in Malawians who believe football is solely for boys

October 13, 2024

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* As she breaks US’ National Women’s Soccer League single-season scoring record at 19 goals from 24 games * She believes that she and sister Tabitha performing at such a high level could encourage clubs to look to the likes of Malawi for emerging talent Maravi Express Malawi’s football export overseas, Temwa Chawinga became the record goalscorer in a single US’ National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season after netting for the 19th time this campaign. A report by FotMob.com…

Ministry of Agriculture unveils to NGOs robust policy & strategy formulation and implementation in line with MGDS and MW2063 national vision

October 13, 2024

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* The agriculture sector is the main driver of the Malawi’s economy, which contributes nearly 22.6% of GDP and over 60% of the country’s export earnings * The main contributor to food and nutrition security in country, and it accounts for 76.4% of total employment * The sector is composed of two main sub-sectors — smallholder subsector and estate subsector, which contribute 70% and 30% to national agriculture GDP, respectively By Duncan Mlanjira Despite challenges of poor coordination on…

Kabaza operators contributing to criminal activities at night—Police

October 12, 2024

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Superintendent Memory Mgeni * Some kabaza operators are fond of doing business during odd hours which leads to theft of their motorcycles, sustaining severe injuries and even loss of life * They are enticed with huge sums of money to carry a person at odd hours not knowing that the person is a criminal By Isaac Jim & Benedicto Maguda, MANA Regional community policing coordinator for the South West Region Police, Superintendent Memory Mgeni has warned motorcycle taxi (Kabaza)…