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MET Department reiterates public advice to stay indoors during thunderstorms anticipated in December

December 14, 2021

Public advised to be wary of thunderstorms By Duncan Mlanjira The Department of Climate Change & Meteorological Services says most areas of the country are expected to experience thunderstorms accompanied by strong winds and lighting during the rest of the month of December. Thus, the MET Department reiterates its advice to the general public “to take precautionary measures such as being indoors whenever thunderstorms occur within vicinity so as to avoid being struck by lightning or being harmed by…

MDF distances itself from Pastor Mapatsi’s claim that soldiers to demonstrate against Govt

December 14, 2021

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The MDF only provided security during the 2020 demonstrations Maravi Express The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has trashed claims made by a purported Pastor Vincent Mapasi that the men in uniform are prepared to organise a 3-day protest against the country’s leadership, describing it as a deliberate attempt to cause panic amongst the citizenry. In a statement issued by MDF acting public information officer, Major Emmanuel Kelvin Mlelemba, quotes an audio clip circulating on various social media platforms in…

Lilongwe’s Area 18 residents awarded K4.5m each as compensation for drinking human faecal contaminated water in 2017

December 13, 2021

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The Area 18 residents took to the streets in 2017 to protest * This is a very unique case, probably the first of its kind in Malawi’s jurisprudence * The victims suffered a horrible experience they would not want to remember but unfortunately will never be erased in their minds * The two public institutions offer critical services that affect the general health and welfare of Malawians * Failure to discharge their duties accordingly has catastrophic results on the…

Fire from an explosion at Leopard Match factory ignites fresh debate on country’s firefighting response; As police joined firefighting using anti-riot water cannon truck

December 13, 2021

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* The blast was so strong that neighbouring buildings’ windows were smashed * I feel it would be prudent to make the Fire Brigade as a stand alone government department or parastatal * There is a need to have firefighting vehicles at every few kilometres, especially around the cities * Leopard Match should have its own fire fighting department on the ground with its own trained fire fighters By Duncan Mlanjira There was a strong commotion on Monday…

Silver Strikers Ltd takes FAM, SULOM to task over contentious TV rights deal and contract management

December 13, 2021

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The agreement between FAM, SULOM and Mibawa Studios * The club feels critical cooperative governance aspects were flouted and sidestepped by the two football governing bodies * It demands full disclosure of the detailed contents — which includes distribution model and the guaranteed minimum revenue * There is lots of misinformation regarding TV rights process—FAM president Walter Nyamilandu * “We intend to clarify after the Airtel Top 8 and once the matter has been concluded in Court By Duncan…

Chakwera calls for refocused efforts in promoting SADC vision

December 13, 2021

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Chakwera poses with directors of the SADC Secretariat Nellie Kapatuka, MANA in Gaborone, Botswana President Lazarus Chakwera says much work still remains in the fulfilment of the vision cast by SADC’s founding fathers, which was to economically liberate the southern Africa while calling for united and refocused efforts in the implementation of SADC programs and vision. He said this on Monday when he addressed members of staff of the SADC Secretariat at the SADC House in Gaborone, Botswana, where…

Love Builds social enterprise dates golfers in fundraiser for procurement of industrial machines for street kids’ vocational skills training

December 13, 2021

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* Love Builds’ objective aims at encouraging underprivileged kids off the street begging * By offering a social transformation package that should economically empower them and their families * We are currently operating from our base at Kaunjika Flats in Limbe which is adjacent to Escom By Duncan Mlanjira Love Builds, a social enterprise for Yohane Banda Foundation, is organising a charity golf tournament on January 21 to fundraise towards procurement of industrial machines to be used to Blantyre…

US and Malawi governments identify contractors ready to roll out construction of 38 rural secondary schools across 9 districts

December 13, 2021

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A potential layout for a new US-donated SEED rural community day secondary school * A US$90 million partnership to improve education and health outcomes for the country’s youths * Once operational, the schools will expand education access for over 9,000 youth based in rural areas * 96 new classrooms in 30 urban schools in the cities of Blantyre, Zomba, Lilongwe and Mzuzu were already handed over By Duncan Mlanjira The United States Government’s partnership with Malawi — under the Secondary…

We are beginning to live like slaves in our own country—Mutharika on his attack of Chakwera’s administration

December 12, 2021

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Peter Mutharika * We have gone back to the Malawi Congress Party darkest days of terror, death and fear * Almost two years after this country was taken from us, Chakwera has not even started governing this country * DPP did not steal any money from Government — that is why the economy was working before Government was taken from us By Duncan Mlanjira Former President Peter Mutharika has scathingly torn apart his successor Lazarus Chakwera’s one a half-year…

African football legend Samuel Eto’o elected Cameroon FA president

December 12, 2021

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The all-time great By Njie Enow, BBC Former international Samuel Eto’o, who has appeared at four FIFA World Cups but could not help Cameroon progress from the group stages, will run Cameroonian football for the next four years after being elected head of the country’s FA on Saturday. The four-time African Footballer of the Year defeated rival Seidou Mbombo Njoya, the fourth vice-president at the Confederation of African Football. Seven candidates should have contested the elections, but five of…