Youth participation in electoral process is key—Justice Kachale

* You might have good blogs, very good Facebook write-ups, but if you don’t vote, the effort is almost nothing * The youth are our chief stakeholders — you are youthful, energetic and full of intellectual abilities * Capable of playing a significant role in attaining best political results for aspired social and political change By Emily M’mangisa & Evance Chisiano, MANA At a public lecture held at the University of Malawi’s (UNIMA) Great Hall in Zomba on Saturday,…

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Mzuzu City Hammers displace Wanderers on 2nd place as Silver maintain 3-point lead

* Wanderers occupied the second place momentarily on Saturday after beating Karonga United 1-0 * To gain 12 points ahead of Mzuzu City Hammers match against Kamuzu Barracks By Tione Andsen, MANA Mzuzu City Hammers displaced Mighty Wanderers on second place of the TNM Super League 2024 after beating visiting Kamuzu Barracks 1-0 through Isaac Msiska at Mzuzu Stadium on Sunday. On the other hand, Silver Strikers maintained their 3-point lead on the log table after beating debutantes Creck…

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Malawi doing a great job to end eye diseases—Duchess of Edinburgh

High Commissioner Dr. Bisika interacting with the Duke of Edinburgh * High Commissioner Dr. Thomas Bisika had the opportunity to brief both the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh about pink eye disease * And how the Malawi health authorities swiftly engaged the public on how to address the outbreak By Duncan Mlanjira In her interaction with Malawi High Commissioner to the UK, Dr. Thomas Bisika at King Charles’ debut Royal Garden Party in London, The Duchess of Edinburgh —…

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Creck Sporting stand in the way of Silver to extend lead of TNM Super League 2024 season

* Nyasa Big Bullets dug deep yesterday to salvage the draw away to MAFCO at Chitowe * After Innocent Makawano scored in the 26th minute and the defending champions got their relief in the 87th By Duncan Mlanjira After beating Karonga United 1-0 yesterday, Mighty Wanderers edged closer to Silver Strikers, leaders of the TNM Super League 2024 season with a point difference but the Bankers have a game this afternoon at home against debutantes, Creck Sporting. At 12…

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‘Despite being the backbone of health care, nursing often faces financial constraints and societal undervaluation’

* The goal of International Nurses Day 2024 is to change people’s perspectives * By showcasing the significant social and economic advantages that may result from wise investments in nursing By Duncan Mlanjira Despite being the backbone of health care, nursing often faces financial constraints and societal undervaluation and the commemoration of this year’s International Nurses Day aims to reshape perceptions, demonstrating how strategic investment in nursing can bring considerable economic and societal benefits. Under the theme; ‘Our Nurses….

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Victor Ikpeba reminisces of Nigeria’s fairly-tale 1996 Olympic Games

* There was a before and after for me post the 1996 Olympic Games * I remember the teams that we beat, Mexico in the quarter-final, Brazil in the semi-final, then Argentina in the final * Morocco, Egypt, Mali and Guinea are the African teams qualified for the 2024 men’s Olympics Maravi Express It’s been 28 years that the Super Eagles of Nigeria claimed gold at the 1996 Olympics with Victor Ikpeba forming a part of the star-studded Nigerian…

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CAF signs historic MoU with Africa’s leading University of Cape Town (UCT) focused on training African football administrators

The MoU was signed in Cairo, Egypt * The University of Cape Town is one of the leading centres of learning globally and CAF is very proud to be associated with such a reputable institution * We believe this collaboration will not only train the future leaders of football but also consolidate the skills and capacity of role players Maravi Express The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has signed a landmark memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Africa’s leading higher…

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Egypt’s Zamalek and Morocco’s RS Berkane renew rivalry in first leg of CAF Confederation Cup final tomorrow

* A repeat of the 2019 final between the two clubs in which each side won 1-0 at home but Zamalek won after a penalty shootout * Both raised their hands and stamped their authority as the tournament’s firm favourites * After finishing top of their respective groups without a single loss enroute to the final Maravi Express The first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup 2023/24 final will kick-off tomorrow in Berkane, Morocco between Morocco’s RS Berkane FC…

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MEC advises concerned stakeholders to verify with Registrar of Companies and PPDA for authenticity of supplier of polling materials

* Sheba Enterprises is a Malawian company not the Sheba Enterprises Ltd that is said to be UK-based * Unsuccessful bidders are asked submit their request for debriefing sessions before May 22, 2024 By Duncan Mlanjira Since the publication by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) announcing the awarding of a contract to Sheba Enterprises to supply and deliver non-sensitive polling materials, reports circulated on the social media indicating that the said company was registered in UK but was dissolved in…

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Bullets Ephraim Kondowe nets 3 goals in four games as others have played 5 with Zeliat Nkhoma leading with 5 goals

* Four apiece have been scored by Silver Strikers duo of Adiel Kaduya and Binwell Katinji and Creck Sporting’s George Chaomba * Ramadan Ntafu also has three goals from the first hat-trick of the season when his team Chitipa United beat Karonga United 4-1 By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Tione Andsen, MANA From four games he has played, Nyasa Big Bullets’ Ephraim Kondowe has scored 3 goals in the race for the Golden Boot of the TNM Super…

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