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Honouring Kayakangu Malange: Basketballer extraordinaire who shone brightest on local scene

June 12, 2020

By Duncan Mlanjira On the international scene, Malawi’s basketball has always ranked the lowest, but locally the sport exuded a lot of glamour in the past. Sadly the sport lost that enchantment and all we can do for the moment is to reminisce of the good old days. The sports Mecca, Blantyre Youth Centre (BYC), has groomed and nurtured countless of stars — from football, tennis, taekwondo, boxing, netball, volleyball and basketball. Writing an ODE on the legendary…

Concerned Malawian advocates for Government to recognize Indians as Malawi’s 11th ethnic tribe

June 12, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira After conducting an intensive research and investigation of Malawi’s historical records, concerned citizen, Yamikani Nicholas Kachingwe is advocating that the Government should initiate a Bill in Parliament to officially recognize and accept Indians as Malawi’s 11th ethnic tribe. The 35-year-old Kachingwe, who has great interest in current affairs, news and storytelling, is running the campaign through the website www.currentaffairsmalawi, appealing and suggesting to all relevant authorities in Malawi to seriously consider the request. He says according…

Ronaldinho describes his 60 days detention in Paraguay as been ‘hard’

June 11, 2020

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By Tom Farmerly, Daily Mail Former Barcelona star Ronaldinho has spoken of ’60 long days’ as he remains under house arrest in Paraguay while awaiting trial over forged documentation. The 40-year-old spent 32 days in a Paraguayan prison after he was arrested on March 5 for allegedly trying to enter the country on a fake passport. Since his release from jail in April, Ronaldinho has stayed at a hotel in the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion with his brother, Roberto, who…

Selective justice in the face of COVID-19

June 11, 2020

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Analysis by Wisdom Ngwira, MANA When the Malawi Government declared COVID-19 pandemic a national disaster on March 20, 2020, almost all sectors of the society came to a halt. Three days after this declaration by President Peter Mutharika, government set out a number of measures which were aimed at preventing the spread of the virus such as closure of schools with immediate effect, banning of public gatherings of more than 100 people and the same with sporting and entertainment…

Ghanaian footballer stuck at Mumbai Airport for 74 days; rescued by social media

June 11, 2020

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kickgh.com Ghanaian footballer, who slept in an Indian airport for over two months during the country’s Coronavirus lockdown, has finally left the hub. Randy Juan Muller, who turned 23 this week, flew to India on November 7 last year for a six-month contract to play soccer for ORPC Sports Club in Kerala, south India. As the Coronavirus pandemic spread, Muller booked a flight home to Ghana for March 30. A week before the flight, he took a train to…

COVID-19 fight and it’s economic effects on Malawi

June 11, 2020

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Analysis by Wisdom Ngwira, MANA December 2019, will historically be remembered as the month and year when a new ‘monster’ was born in the World — the Coronavirus. It all started in the sub provincial city of Wuhan, the Capital of Hubei Province, China when the World Health Organisation (WHO) was alerted of several cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in the City. On January 9, 2020, the Centre for Disease Control China, reported that a novel Coronavirus…

George Floyd laid to rest amidst call for racial justice in America

June 11, 2020

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www.freepressjournal Hundreds of teary-eyed mourners wearing attended the solemn funeral service of George Floyd, whose custodial killing led to widespread protests in the US and other countries against police brutality and racial injustice. Floyd, an African-American, was laid to rest on Tuesday as hymns played in the background and his friends and family shared personal stories about him and made impassioned pleas for racial justice in America. Floyd died in Minneapolis on May 25 when a white police officer…

Sally Nyundo to release new album June 29

June 11, 2020

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By Sellaphine Banda, MANA After taking a four-year break in the music industry, veteran reggae artist, Sally Nyundo is expected to release his new album titled ‘Sanctified’ on June 29 this year. Nyundo — of the Ras Amadya Mzimbe fame — said he is officially back with the album which has eight songs in both English and Chichewa. “I think it is time to break the silence after releasing my last album in 2016,” said Nyundo in an…

Blessed Citizen to drop a COVID-19 single

June 11, 2020

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By Blessings Kapina, MANA Lilongwe-based musician Blessed Citizen — whose real name is Dalitso Brian Chimombo — is planning to drop a single entitled ‘Sekelera’ which will be released on June 20 this year. Blessed Citizen said the single is meant to encourage people to rejoice all the time regardless of any situations they might be going through. “The Bible, in the book of 1 Thessalonians, tells us that we should always rejoice in our Lord Jesus Christ,…

New MEC chairperson Justice Kachale hits the ground running: Sets to Gazette June 23 voting day

June 11, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Newly-appointed Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Justice chairperson, Dr. Chifundo Kachale has announced that the pollster will publish the official publication of legal notices in the Malawi Government Gazette setting June 23, 2020 as the date of voting for the fresh presidential elections. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Kachale said this is in compliance with the formal communication from the Clerk of Parliament dated June 9, 2020 informing the Commission of the Parliamentary Resolution of the same…