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Top Malawi chess player Mwale and his academy students make it into online 2020 Olympiad national squad

July 10, 2020

Maravi Express Malawi’s highest chess rated player, Joseph Mwale’s Chess Academy’s students, coaches as well as Chess Association of Malawi (CHESSAM) president Susan Namangale, have made it into 12 players that will represent the country during the online 2020 Olympiad that will take place month-end of July to August. The second and final online selection tournament took place on Tuesday night and involved 10 players in the Open section, 7 in the Ladies section and 8 in the Junior…

Historic translocation of zebra and waterbuck to Kasungu National Park

July 10, 2020

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Maravi Express In a historic first bid to restock Malawi’s Kasungu National Park, conservationists have begun translocating zebra and waterbuck to the 240,000²-hectare wildlife reserve. The first seven Zebra — four mares and three stallions arrived at Kasungu on Wednesday. A statement issued by Theresa Chapulapula, communications officer for International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), says in total 12 zebras and 14 waterbucks are being moved from Kuti Wildlife Ranch in Salima in conjunction with the Department of National…

Road traffic accidents and sexual offences decrease in the North

July 9, 2020

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By Ireen Mseteka, MANA Road traffic accidents and sexual offences have decreased in the Northern Region by 22 percent and 19 percent respectively as compared to the same period of January to June last year (2019). In an interview on Wednesday, Northern Region Police public relations officer, Peter Kalaya said 224 road accidents have been recorded in the first six months of 2020 as compared to 275 accidents recorded during the same period in 2019 representing a decrease of…

Department bemoans the country’s Chambo fish decline

July 9, 2020

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By Martin Chiwanda, MANA Department of Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has expressed concern over the decline of Chambo in the country’s main water body, Lake Malawi. Deputy Director of Fisheries responsible for Planning and Development, Morris Makhuwira was speaking on Wednesday in Nsanje after making a presentation on the Fisheries Project that intends to save the endangered fish species. Makhuwira said Chambo fish stocks have declined from 15,000 metric tons in the 1980s to…

Man murdered in Chikwawa over fresh beans

July 9, 2020

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By Steve Chirombo, MANA An angry mob in Chikwawa District on Monday murdered a 30-year-old man for allegedly stealing fresh beans from farmers along the Shire River. The deceased, according to Chikwawa Police Station deputy public relations officer, Sergeant Dickson Matemba is identified as Feston Sulupi who was murdered on the night of Monday, July 6 at Kalaundi Village in Traditional Authority Makhuwira. Brother of the deceased said on the fateful night, Feston went to steal in the gardens…

Kameza COVID-19 front line health care workers urged to continue enduring

July 9, 2020

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By Loness Gwazanga, MANA Frontline health care workers at Kameza COVID-19 isolation centre in Blantyre say they will continue with their stay-away despite District Commissioner, Bennet Nkasala calling on them to end it and continue providing services while their grievances on unpaid allowances are being looked into. On Tuesday, Nkasala addressed the frontline workers who have been shunning work for weeks now, demanding their K50 million allowances accumulated from March this year when the government declared COVID-19 a disaster. The…

MV Ilala back on Lake Malawi after workers sit-in

July 9, 2020

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By Leonard Masauli, MANA Islanders of Likoma and Chizumulu can now breathe a sigh of relief following the return of MV Ilala services on Lake Malawi after a three-week suspension due to workers sit-in. The vessel’s suspension crippled businesses for many and affected travelers on private and official errands as only boats, which are smaller in size, could operate on the lake. However, on Monday, July 6, the vessel was back on the lake, sailing from Monkey Bay to…

Government withdraws decision to send Chief Justice on leave

July 9, 2020

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By Trouble Ziba, MANA Government has withdrawn its earlier notice to the public regarding Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda (SC) to proceed on leave, instead he will continue discharging his duties. On June 12, 2020, government, through former Chief Secretary, Lloyd Muhara, announced that the Chief Justice would proceed on leave pending his retirement in 2021. In the notice, Muhara cited accumulated leave days for Nyirenda having outnumbered his remaining working days before his retirement. “Regarding the accumulated leave days…

Mixed reaction to newly-appointed cabinet; Professor Chirwa calls upon Malawians to reject it

July 9, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira South Africa-based Malawian Professor and Dean of Law at the University of Cape Town, Danwood Chirwa, who has described President Lazarus Chakwera’s 31-member cabinet as probably the most incestuous cabinet since 1994, is now calling “upon all Malawians to rise up once more, raise their voices and reject this cabinet.” The strong critic of Malawi’s political and social ills, says “once again, Malawians are taken as fools. Newly elected President Chakwera has quickly transformed himself into…

Most incestuous cabinet since 1994 — Prof. Chirwa

July 9, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira South Africa-based Malawian Professor and Dean of Law at the University of Cape Town, Danwood Chirwa has described President Lazarus Chakwera’s 31-member cabinet named on Wednesday evening as probably the most incestuous cabinet since 1994. Commenting on Facebook, Prof. Chirwa said: “Someone has kindly sent me a list of the full cabinet appointments by President Chakwera. I can’t help suspecting it is fake. “If it is not, tough times still lie ahead fellow Malawians. The restructuring…