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Khusa mobile money App sets up WhatsApp financial service for rural village bank groups

October 16, 2019

By Duncan Mlanjira In order to better serve rural village bank groups, Malawian technology startup company, Angle Dimension, has set up a digital platform that allows those that registered their village bank groups to view their account details and transactions at the comfort of their chat platform. Angle Dimension, which was established in 2016 as a technology company, focuses on building payment solutions that cater for the financial inclusion through Khusa mobile money application. The company’s Chief Executive…

The Karonga Ebola patient-suspect dies but not from Ebola itself

October 16, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira The 37-year-old Malawian male, ho presented himself with haemorrhagic symptoms similar to Ebola at Kaporo Rural Hospital but was diagnosed that he was not suffering from the disease itself, died on Tuesday afternoon. A statement from Ministry of Health and Population signed by its Secretary, Dr. Dan Namarika, said the patient, who was in isolation at the Karong Treatment Camp presented with fever, facial swelling and some bleeding in the eyes, nose and mouth. “Epidemiologically,…

Malawian Taekwondo athlete once again wins silver medal in London championship

October 15, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian Taekwondo athlete, Yamikani Guba, who is serving in the British Army, has once more won the silver medal just after 11 days of achieving the same feat at the London International Open. This time around the competition was held at the National Taekwondo Club Championship on Sunday in Nottingham. He was representing the British Army Taekwondo team in the heavyweight category +87kgs which had four competitors. “I feel so good because I am building up…

NICO Asset Managers in Private Wealth Management awareness campaign

October 15, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira NICO Asset Managers is on an awareness drive on how people can prudently invest their money in order to receive meaningful returns in order for them to meet the life goals and dreams that matter for their future. Dubbed Private Wealth Management, the campaign was unveiled on Monday at a press briefing at their offices at Chibisa House in Blantyre by Chief Investment Officer, Daniel Dunga. “We believe that every dream is possible, no matter how…

Malawian woman arrested at KIA, found with 8 KGs of apomophine drugs.

October 14, 2019

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Police at Kamuzu International airport on Sunday the 6th October 2019 arrested Harriet Namate after being found attempting exporting 8 kilograms of Apomophine drug. The suspect who is a business lady from Zomba was expected to board an Ethiopian airways to Mumbai India. The suspect Harriet was quizzed by the police detective who were scanning the final security check point in the lounge. The drugs were found her in luggage. Meanwhile the suspect is under police custody pending further…

Ministry of Health rapid response team swiftly rules out Ebola scare in Karonga

October 14, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira A rapid response team from the Ministry of Health has swiftly ruled out a suspected case of Ebola in Karonga on Sunday when a 37-year-old Malawian male presented himself with haemorrhagic symptoms similar to Ebola at Kaporo Rural Hospital. The rapid response team travelled to the health centre and conducted investigations that came up with the result Ebola negative. The report says the case is not in line with Ebola case definition and the conclusion being…

No record broken again for the 2019 Blantyre City Marathon

October 13, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira Sunday’s Blantyre City Marathon has identified a new winner in Zomba-based Mphatso Nadolo but it seems the performance of long distance runners is going down as Nadolo was far from breaking the 42.195km course’s 16-year-old record of 2:18:40hrs, set by veteran Henry Moyo in 2003. He clocked 2:29:38 and it was not even his personal best because last year, in his maiden marathon, he was third in 2:28:42. Last year’s winner, Moyale Barracks soldier Ndacha Nchelenje,…

Four Nsundwe suspects charged with murder

October 12, 2019

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Four of the people who were arrested on Tuesday at Msundwe, on the outskirts of Lilongwe, were Fby the Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Frank Mastone, aged 28, Kondwani Chisindo, 23, Godfrey Banda, 30, and Licktone Mtiche, 30, who did not take plea on Friday, were among 44 suspects who were arrested after Police Mobile Service (MBS) Superintendent Usumani Imedi was brutally murdered at Msundwe as he was trying to restore order during a protest by a…

Nchelenje might miss defence of his Blantyre City Marathon title

October 12, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira By close of business on Saturday evening, October 13, defending champion for the Blantyre City Marathon, Moyale Barracks soldier Ndacha Nchelenje, had not confirmed his participation due to other soldierly duties. But all is set for the 2019 Blantyre City Marathon scheduled to start at 6am on Sunday (October 13) as the athletes eye to break the 42.195km course’s 16-year-old record of 2:18:40hrs, set by veteran Henry Moyo in 2003. An extra K500,000 incentive was dangled…

Kenyan athlete makes sporting history by running marathon in under two hours

October 12, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira Famous Kenyan runner becomes the first person to run the marathon in less than two hours, clocking in at 1:59:40 although the feat will not count as a world record, according to the world athletics body. Kipchoge holds the official marathon record — a time of 2:01:39 set at the Berlin Marathon same period last year. Reports say the Kenyan Olympic marathon champion and world record holder completed a course around Vienna’s Prater Park on a…