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8 men working for Illovo Sugar lose wives in the tragic road accident that claimed 21 lives

August 3, 2021

Chakwera announces two days of mourning on his return from London on Sunday * One employee has lost a daughter and grandchild * The accident claimed lives 18 women and three children * Three are from the same family — two women and a child By Duncan Mlanjira Eight of the 21 people who died in the road accident along the Lilongwe-Blantyre M1 Road in Ntcheu in the early hours of Sunday, were wives to husbands who work for…

Parliament takes to task Health Ministry over poor record keeping

August 3, 2021

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Mwansambo talking to the media after the meeting * The Ministry failed to produce records for audit inspection of fuel expenditure worth over K61 million * It is alleged that store items worth over K128 million were not recorded in the stores ledger By Andrew Magombo, MANA Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee has expressed dismay over Ministry of Health’s continued negligence and failure to timely furnish the Auditor General’s office with supporting documents for an audit query of the financial year…

State House clarifies that press secretary Brian Banda has taken leave

August 2, 2021

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Brian Banda travelling to China for further studies * Governance framework is so vast — State House Director of Communication, Sean Kampondeni * Hence there would be no deficiency in distribution of information related to government agenda * Kampondeni will be carrying out press secretary duties until the time an acting press secretary will be announced By Patricia Kapulula, MANA State House has dismissed fears of any gaps in communication in its Press Office following the President Lazarus Chakwera’s…

Chakwera strongly denies his daughter deployed to a foreign mission in Belgium

August 2, 2021

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Chakwera during the press conference together with his Vice-President Saulos Chilima * Faults Malawi media for putting the country in bad publicity * You should know that anything you report is regarded as gospel truth by the international community By Yamikani Sabola, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera strongly denies news reports that he appointed his daughter, Violet to a foreign mission in Belgium and challenged Malawi media to verify with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prove his innocence. He…

Lafarge Cement rewards 3 retail customers in ‘Kumanga Loyalty Programme’

August 2, 2021

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Mangani (right) presenting the cooker to Kavalo By Chipambano Mbewe In an effort aimed at promoting growth among small and medium enterprises in building materials, the country’s leading producer of cement products, Lafarge Cement Malawi on Saturday rewarded three retailers customers from Thyolo, Ntcheu and Blantyre in it’s on-going ‘Kumanga Loyalty’ programme. The Loyalty programme, which was introduced in 2020, is aimed at recognising the important role played by the customers in serving individual home builders and contractors, using…

Legendary artists need to be accorded national recognition; As tributes pour in for late Eric Mabedi

August 2, 2021

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No one has entertained Malawians in Chichewa drama like Izeki and Jakobo * Now that Jakobo has gone to join Izeki up there, we will mourn, we will mourn, we will * Finally the curtain for Eric Mabedi closes. This is the final bow on drama in Malawi * Malawian great artists go silently and are buried in unmarked graves with no formal recognition of any sort * Our approach to ‘honouring’ our heroes is ad hoc, subjective whim-based…

Illovo Sugar Malawi responds to rampant theft of its resources by donating community policing materials in Dwangwa

August 1, 2021

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Illovo Dwangwa Estate General Manager, Jerry Ndlovu presenting the donation to Polic Station Officer in Charge, SACP Charles Nsitu By Duncan Mlanjira Concerned with rampant theft of its resources suspected to be perpetrated by community members sorrounding its Dwangwa estate, Illovo Sugar Malawi plc donated community policing materials worth K6 million to Khunga Police Station on Saturday to assist them enhance security of the area. The donated items included 16 bicycles, 162 gum boots, 162 reflective vests, 16 rechargeable torches,…

The girl child herself in Chiradzulu raises an alarm on early marriages

August 1, 2021

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A display by kids on Day of African Child on June 16 By Linda Likomwa, MANA The concerns and abhorrence of early marriages has come from non other than the the girl child herself in Chiradzulu, who have asked parents and local leaders not to facilitate this tendency. This was observed during the continuation of the commemoration of the Day of the African Child at Ndunde Primary School on Friday where the girl child singled out early marriages as…

Sports authorities urged to invest in Malawian up-and-coming athlete Asimenye Simwaka

July 31, 2021

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Asimenye clocked 11:68 seconds while Britain’s Dina Asher Smith was second in 11.07 * In the preliminary round, Asimenye came second completing in 11:76 seconds * It was also a national record and qualified her for the Round 1 By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Olympic Committee (MOC), Ministry of Sports Malawi National Council of Sports as well as the Athletics Association of Malawi to invest in Alimenye Simwaka and other young athletes, who have the same potential manifested by Asimenye…

Coach Patrick Mabedi’s U-20 technical panel embarks on regional talent identification exercise

July 31, 2021

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Head coach Patrick Mabedi Maravi Express The Under-20 men’s national team technical panel — led by head coach, Patrick Mabeti — is on regional talent identification exercise to scout players for the team in preparation for the 2021 COSAFA Championship. The exercise started this Saturday and Sunday for the Central and Northern Regions respectively as well as on August 7-8 for where it is expected to identify 65 players to be gathered together for a national camp between August…