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FAM rebrands Regional Premier Divisions to Regional Division League One as 3rd-tier football system

May 19, 2026

* Introduces Regional Division League Two as the 4th-tier and District Championship as the 5th-tier * The introduction of the Premiership as the official top-tier competition created redundancy with the continued use of the term Premier Division at regional level By Duncan Mlanjira At its Executive Committee meeting held on May 9, 2026, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) approved the rebranding of regional football leagues Premier Divisions to become Regional Division League One as the country’s 3rd-tier football system….

Malawian man and his South African wife arrested over alleged fraud of that country’s CoVID-19 unemployment insurance funds

May 18, 2026

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* Alleged to have used over 700 ghost workers to defraud R26 million as they are suspected to have preyed on unemployed people by promising them jobs * Only to use their identity particulars to fraudulently apply for that country’s CoVID-19 employee relief funds By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian man, identified as Fumu Mkalira Cifu Msiska — along with his South African wife, Gladness Mkhonto-Msiska and her brother Bongani Zoren Mkhonto — are reported to have handed themselves to the…

Grammy-nominated singer Clarence Carter dies aged 90

May 17, 2026

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* Best known for lust-filled soul hits like ‘Slip Away’ and ‘Back Door Santa’, he performed with the fervor of a backwoods preacher and the bawdy humor of a juke joint sexual hit ‘Strokin’’ * The two-time Grammy nominee and Alabama native “leaves behind a legacy of timeless music,” his record label said in a statement By Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times Clarence Carter, the blues and soul singer famous for songs including the raunchy hit ‘Strokin’’ featured…

Mighty Tigers take the lead of NBS Bank NDL on goal difference after Matchweek 1 assignments

May 17, 2026

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* First to earn all 3 points were Extreme FC, who beat Namitete Zitha 1-0 last weekend during the Season 2 launch at Owen Malijani Stadium in Mchinji * Followed by Mzuzu City Hammers beating Bangwe All Stars 2-1 on Saturday at Chitipa Stadium; and Embangweni United’s triumph Changalume Barracks FC at Zomba Stadium By Duncan Mlanjira After Matchweek 1 assignments of Season 2 of the NBS Bank National Division League (NDL), four teams share 3 points each but…

Vandalism of ESCOM infrastructure relentlessly continues despite every effort to warn of its serious consequences

May 17, 2026

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* These acts of vandalism undermine national development efforts as they disrupt essential services, endangers lives, affects businesses, education, healthcare delivery and economic activities in affected communities * Also place an unnecessary financial burden on ESCOM since resources meant for system expansion and service improvement are diverted to repair damaged infrastructure By Duncan Mlanjira Just this month of May alone, Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has reported three incidents of vandalism of its infrastructure, the latest being on…

Red Lions maintain their unbeaten run in the FDH Bank Premiership by holding Nyasa Big Bullets 0-0

May 17, 2026

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* Peter Mponda’s Masters FC thumped 3-0 by his former club Silver Strikers coached by his former assistant Peter Mgangira * As the Bankers take the top spot of the log table on goal difference sharing 9 points with Blue Eagles on 2nd position and Masters on 3rd By Duncan Mlanjira Straight from being champions of the 2nd tier NBS a bank National Division League, Red Lions have returned to their rightful place in the top tier FDH Bank…

Botswana’s Tariq Babitseng elected COSAFA president unopposed

May 17, 2026

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Randriamanampisoa being congratulated by CAF president, Patrice Motsepe * Madagascar’s Alfred Randriamanampisoa elected vice-president alongside members from Zambia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Namibia, eSwatini; and co-opted from South Africa and Angola * This is not a victory for one person or one nation — it is a victory for unity in Southern Africa Maravi Express At its 2026 elective general assembly held in Harare, Zimbabwe today, May 17, Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) has trusted the leadership to Botswana’s…

D-Day to determine group qualifiers for the AfCON PAMOJA 2027 set for Tuesday

May 17, 2026

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* The spirit of ‘Pamoja’, Swahili for ‘together’, mooted from having three East African host countries; Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda * As FAM secures two international friendly matches for Flames against co-hosts Ethiopia as part of preparations for the qualifiers to run from September 2026 Maravi Express The D-Day to determine group qualifiers for road to Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) PAMOJA 2027 will be held on Tuesday, May 18 in Cairo at the headquarters of the Egyptian Football…

‘My country’s gatekeepers; History will not only judge those who destroyed the nation, it will also remember those who watched in silence’—Kadyampakeni

May 17, 2026

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* How do we fold our arms and look away while those chosen to guard our nation’s gates instead open them wide to greed, corruption, and destruction? By Duncan Mlanjira Dr. James Kadyampakeni — a prominent Canada-based Malawian economic policy analyst, researcher, and academic — contends that the citizenry should not “remain silent while watching our beloved country being slowly torn apart by the very hands we entrusted to protect it”. In an open statement posted on his Facebook…

Baka City-Masters FC coach Peter Mponda up against his former employer Silver Strikers

May 17, 2026

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* Along with goalkeeper Brighton Munthali, defenders Chisomo Mpachika and Precious Sambani and striker Stain Davie * Mponda served for the Bankers for just one season before returning to his former club, Bullets for the 2025 season By Duncan Mlanjira Coach Peter Mponda, who led Silver Strikers to their first Super League title in 2024 after an 11-year wait, face his former employer this afternoon as gaffer for Baka City-Masters FC. Masters FC, who got disbanded in 2019 after…