21 make up Presidential Task Force on COVID-19

By Duncan Mlanjira President Peter Mutharika has released 21 names that make up the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, that replaces the Special Cabinet Committee on COVID-19 that was set up on March 7. The Task Force, to be reporting directly to the President, has two co-chairpersons, Dr. John Phuka of the College of Medicine and Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Joseph Mwanamveka. Minister of Health, Jappie Mhango, who led the Special Cabinet Committee is just a…

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Concern Worldwide pumps in K16.5m to Mangochi COVID-19 fight

By Kondwani Magombo, MANA Concern Worldwide in Mangochi has donated K16.5 million to the district’s health office to help in the sensitisation of communities on COVID-19 and procurement of related consumables for the district hospital and health centres. Mangochi District Hospital Chief Preventive Health Officer, Dr. Kondwani Mamba told the media on Wednesday that Concern Worldwide was among the first partners in the district who came forward to support the district’s COVID-19 response plan. “We got the financial support…

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Honouring Jack ‘Africa’ Chamangwana; Two years after passing on

  By Duncan Mlanjira  It’s been two years since one of Malawi’s most revered international football player, Jack ‘Africa’ Chamangwana passed on (30 April 1957-6 May 2018). After a long stint with Mighty Wanderers, then known as Yamaha Wanderers, Jack left for greener pastures in South Africa where he marveled his Kaiser Chiefs fans and earned the nickname ‘Black Stone’. The legends he played alongside with in the Malawi national football team included Donnex Gondwe, Clement Mkwalula, Gilbert Chirwa,…

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Hiannick Kamba’s alive!

by Chris Bengel CBS Sports A former prominent soccer player has reappeared four years after being pronounced dead in a car accident, a report said. Hiannick Kamba’s former wife is being accused of fraud after she allegedly forged documents and collected a six-figure life insurance payment following the soccer player’s phony passing, German prosecutor Anette Milk told the Bild, a German tabloid. The former defender for the highly acclaimed Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga was said to have been killed…

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Patrick Mboma names Cameroon’s all time best XI

  By Angu Lesley, kick442.com Legendary Cameroonian striker Patrick Ndem Mboma has revealed his Cameroon dream XI but surprising he didn’t include himself. The man, who won 54 caps and scored 32 goals for the Indomitable Lions, merged the generation that played three consecutive Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals between 1984-1988 and the generation that appeared in two consecutive finals between 2000-2002 to form a formidable XI. The former PSG forward picked two-times African Footballer of the Year…

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ESCOM condemns attacks on its workers on suspicion of being blood suckers

  By Peter Kanjere Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has condemned continued attacks on its employees, especially those assigned to work at night in Northern and Central region districts, over blood-sucking suspicion. In a statement released on Tuesday, ESCOM Public Relations Manager, Innocent Chitosi, cited an incident which happened on May 1 at Kasitu near Dwangwa in Nkhotakota District, where some members of community vigilante groups attacked ESCOM employees at night when they were travelling to work…

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MEC to verify eligibility of youths in terms of age

By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) assures the public that it shall invite all new registrants to come to registration centres that have been flagged are registering minors to verify their eligibility in terms of age.  This was announced by MEC chairperson Justice Jane Ansah Sc at a press conference in Blantyre on Tuesday where she added that if the registrants shall not avail themselves, they shall be treated as ineligible and will strike them off the voters’…

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MultiChoice Malawi partners with PEP Stores for customers to pay monthly subscriptions

  Maravi Express MultiChoice Malawi and PEP Malawi officially announced a partnership to enable DStv and GOtv customers to make real-time payments for their monthly subscriptions and top up their DStv BoxOffice accounts at PEP stores nationwide. This partnership was introduced to provide increased access to DStv and GOtv customers via innovative and convenient payment solutions that fit their lifestyles and locations. This comes at a time when restrictions on group activities and access to public places are being observed. “We…

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A total of 83 player transfers made: FAM applauds clubs for embracing Transfer Matching System

  Maravi Express Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has applauded TNM Super League Clubs for fully embracing the Transfer Matching System (TMS) after transacting all transfers in the just closed transfer window through the online platform. A total of 83 player transfers, 75 of which are domestic, have been completed during the January-April window, which closed at midnight on Thursday April 30, 2020. FAM Club Licensing and Compliance Manager Casper Jangale said it is encouraging that clubs are now…

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8 years after and 8 records that made Rashidi Yekini worth remembering

  opera.com It’s been eight years since the passing away of one Africa’s biggest goal poacher, Rashidi Yekini, who died on the 4th of May, 2002 in a mysterious manner. The mystery behind his death until today has not been unravelled and while the focus of this article  is not to explain the mystery and circumstances behind his death, but is to establish those moments that really defined his career and made his memory cast forever in the minds…

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