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First Information Ministry PS, now Minister Belekanyama succumbing to COVID-19 in just 24hrs

January 12, 2021

Belekanyama joins Information Ministry PS Kantchentche By Duncan Mlanjira Minister of Local Government, Lingson Belekanyama has died on Tuesday and reports indicate that he has succumbed to COVID-19 related complications, becoming a second high profile citizen to die of the deadly disease in just 24 hours. On Monday, death was announced of Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Ernest Kantchentche in which Minister of Information, Gospel Kazako confirmed it was through COVID-19 he was diagnosed some two weeks…

452 new COVID-19 cases registered in past 24 hours; 10 deaths; 102 hospitalized

January 11, 2021

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* 154 new cases identified amongst 700 Malawian SA returnees held at Mapanga reception centre * Total number of active cases now at 2,744 * 452 is highest number ever recorded since the first case on April 2, 2020 * The active cases admitted are in 13 hospitals across the country By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi is still observing a rapid increase in the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases, admissions and deaths during the past three weeks. In just…

Dwarf giraffe discovered in Namibia

January 11, 2021

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The dwarf giraffe (right) looks like a one-year-old * First such animal was spotted in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park in 2017 * The animals were documented during photographic surveys routinely conducted determine numbers * These dwarf giraffe have shorter legs than others of similar age, look like one-year-olds By Adam Hartman, Namibian A dwarf giraffe, one of only two in Africa, was discovered on a private farm near Okahandja last July, a recently published report by researchers from…

Impeachment article formally introduced to Congress

January 11, 2021

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Donald Trump, will he leave in disgrace? BBC A resolution to impeach Trump for his role in last week’s violence was formally introduced by Democrats during the brief pro forma session that took place in the House of Representatives on Monday. The document accuses Trump of “incitement of insurrection,” and claims that Trump actively encouraged violence at the US Capitol. The article points to several false claims Trump made, including that the election was “stolen” from him and that…

Tourism investors in Likoma District bemoan high Visa fees

January 11, 2021

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Picturesque Likoma Island * The country charges $75 (about K57,879) Visa fees on single foreign entry * This is way too high, say for a visiting family of four or five By Leonard Masauli, MANA Tourism investors in Likoma District have bemoaned high cost of Visa fees and delay by government in issuing operating licenses, saying the challenges have the potential to scare away foreign nationals willing to visit and invest in the tourism industry in the country. The…

Balaka registers 22% crime decrease in 2020

January 11, 2021

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| Courts, National, News

* 683 criminal cases recorded in 2020 compared to 872 in 2019 * Attributed to intensive day and night patrols, stiffer custodial sentences by the courts By Mary Makhiringa, MANA Balaka Police Station has disclosed that the district registered a 22% crime decrease in the just ended year compared to 2019. The police station’s Research and Planning Officer, Sub-Inspector Mercy Mkondiwa disclosed that 683 criminal cases were recorded in 2020 compared to 872 cases in 2019. Mkondiwa attributed the…

Business woman constructs house for underprivileged Ntchisi widow

January 11, 2021

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The house also adds beauty to the village By Pauline Kaude, MANA Christina Chesa, a widow from Kachigubu Village in Traditional Authority Kalumo’s area in Ntchisi District is all smiles after receiving a New Year and of course lifetime present — a modern house which has been constructed by Martha Mahowe Phiri, a business woman at Mponela Trading Centre in Dowa District. During the handover ceremony of the house over the weekend, Chesa who is blind could not hide…

Youths in Mwanza empowered with technical education

January 11, 2021

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Senior Chief Nthache (right) appreciate a plumbing project the students are supposed to work from By Brian Wasili, MANA Hope of the Poor, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO) comprising young men and women who were raised in Mwanza, has provided bursary to 10 needy students to enable them attain technical and vocational education at Nankhudwe Community Skills Development Centre in the district. Speaking during the launch of the bursary scheme at the college on Saturday, Hope for the Poor’s…

Red Lions back on top of TNM Super League; Last week’s leaders Civil Service pushed to 3rd

January 11, 2021

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The Lions of Cobbe Barracks in Zomba * Silver move to 2nd place from 3rd last few weeks * TN Stars up one step to 4th * Ekwendeni Hammers up one step to 6th * Wanderers pushed from 10th to 11th * 154 goals, five hat-tricks scored * Top scorer Red Lions’ Royal Bokosi with 6 goals Analysis By Duncan Mlanjira Following their 2-1 win over fellow soldiers, Kamuzu Barracks last Saturday, Red Lions have reclaimed the TNM Super…

Likoma District leads in PSLCE pass rate in Northern Region

January 11, 2021

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Likoma District By Leonard Masauli, MANA Likoma District has emerged best performer in the just released Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) examinations, with 93.4% pass rate — beating all districts in Northern Region. The Island district, with huge fishing activities, has defied the odds to cruise from position six in 2019 to position one in 2020. It has the best candidate from Chiteko Primary School at Chizumulu Island, who has been selected to Robert Brake Secondary School….