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William Kamkwamba makes key note address at Scotland Malawi Partnership’s renewable energy forum

December 5, 2019

By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s inspirational young genius, William Kamkwamba, the hot subject of the award-winning book and global Netflix feature film, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, delivered a keynote address at the Scotland Malawi Partnership’s renewable energy forum on Tuesday at Edinburgh City Chambers in Scotland. The forum brought together industry leaders and practitioners from the renewable energy sector currently working between Scotland and Malawi. The Scotland Malawi Partnership (SMP) is a national civil society network coordinating,…

Mugabe owned just vintage cars and little else – Lawyer clarifies

December 4, 2019

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By MSN News Barely hours after government officially released list of properties owned by former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, his lawyer reacted to the report dismissing large portions of the government list. According to lawyer Terrence Hussein the late president did not own any of the properties listed as being part of his estate, he admitted however that his client owned vintage cars. The state-owned Herald on Tuesday published an article that said Mugabe left behind $10m in cash…

ACB arrests former Lilongwe City mayor Bikoko over land issues

December 4, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested former Lilongwe City mayor Desmond Bikoko over his alleged involvement in land issues. Reports say Bikoko was summoned to ACB offices in Lilongwe and he obliged and whilst there the ACB, who had obtained an arrest warrant from the courts on Tuesday, arrested him. The sources say some more officials from Lilongwe City Council are expected to be arrested by the ACB over the same land issues. Details of…

Chazama replaces Chimango Chirwa as Ambassador to Ethiopia and AU

December 4, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira Former Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Cecilia Chazama, has been appointed by President Arthur Peter Mutharika as the Malawi Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union (AU) to replace Chimango Chirwa, who has been recalled to take up a position in the public service. Meanwhile, Khwauli Msiska has been appointed as Malawi High Commissioner to South Africa, both diplomatic appointments subject to confirmation by the Public Appointments Committee of Parliament, as announced…

I reiterate Telangana Chief Minister KCR Garu, how about a woman Director General of Police?

December 3, 2019

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By Dr.Ahmed Mohiuddin Siddiqui India is the most dangerous country for women (Reuters, 2018). In fact, 2019 has been worse. From a 2-month baby to a 70-year old woman, nobody is safe from sexual assault followed by murder. Afghanistan and Syria are behind India as far as atrocities on women are concerned. The case of a 27-year old veterinary doctor in the southern Indian state of Telangana, who was gang raped, strangulated and burnt to death last week…

Ecobank FAM Charity Shield wins award from Malawi Chartered Institute of Marketing

December 3, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira Football Association of Malawi has been awarded with the Best Social Marketing Initiative of the Year for the Ecobank FAM Charity Shield by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Malawi. The Marketing Excellence awards gala, held on Saturday November 30 at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre, awarded FAM for dedicating the charity tournament towards the fight against renewed violence on people with albinism. “We salute all football fans who supported the FAM Charity Shield cause and…

Lions Club Salima diabetics screening exercise identifies pregnant women who were not aware were affected

December 3, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira Lions Club of Salima carried out a diabetics screen testing exercise on Saturday on over 60 pregnant women at Salima District Hospital that identified several who were not aware they had high sugar levels that needed attention. They were also checked their weight and blood pressure and those found with problems were immediately referred to clinicians for further management. “These women are not routinely screened during pregnancy due to resource constraints,” Lion Esmie Chamdimba. “High…

New insurance brokers Black Rose aim to revolutionalise the market by offering above-the-norm services

December 3, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira New insurance brokers, Black Rose, has hit the ground running since its official registration in March and its business philosophy is to revolutionalise the insurance broking market by offering above-the-norm service to its clients, which is a solid basis for sound insurance and competitive proposition to all clients. Black Rose, founded by Brian Zagwazatha Kapito — who has a combined insurance career experience of over 25 years, is 100% Malawian owned company and it has a…

Malawi’s Africa Science Week ends with a science fair in Zomba

December 3, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi version of the Africa Science Week’s Next Einstein Forum (NEF) was concluded with an exhibition science fair held at St. Anthony Community Day Secondary School at Thondwe in Zomba on Monday. Africa Science Week is an initiative set by the African Institute of Mathematical Science (AIMS) and the theme of the science fair at St. Anthony’s was Igniting the Power of Science where the students displayed various scientific innovations. After sampling what the learners…

Climate change has become most catastrophic tragedy of all time — Mutharika

December 3, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika says climate change has become the most catastrophic tragedy of our time in a scale that is more colossal than any war known to humankind. Mutharika said this when he addressed the Conference of Parties (COP 25) in Madrid, Spain where he went to attend the UN climate Change Summit organized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He was among the six African presidents from Morocco, Uganda,…