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In unity you achieve a lot—Vice-President Michael Usi
August 12, 2024
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* As he attends the swearing in of Paul Kagame for a new term of office as Rwanda President * In unity you achieve a lot, its where someone plants, someone weeds, someone waters, someone applies fertilizer By Roy Nkosi, MANA in Kigali Vice-President Michael Usi has outlined the need for unity if Malawi is to achieve its development agenda. Usi who represented President Lazarus Chakwera at the inauguration ceremony of President Paul Kagame at Amahoro Stadium in the…

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King Misuzulu cancels trip to Malawi’s Umthetho Cultural Festival due to the reduction of number of accompanying amabutho
August 1, 2024
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* He was scheduled to bring a 300-strong delegation along with him but provincial government asked him to reduce entourage *  It would be embarrassing to go with a small number of amabutho and therefore he cancelled * But he has sent some princes to represent him — the king’s close aide, Prince Simphiwe Zulu, told the Daily News Maravi Express Apparently angered by the restructuring of his delegation team which included 300 amabutho, the Zulu regiments (military units/warriors),…

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Top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran
July 31, 2024
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* He was in Tehran to take part in the inauguration ceremony of the new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday * The “martydom” of Haniyeh will “strengthen the deep and unbreakable bond between Tehran, Palestine and the resistance  * In 2018, the US Department of State designated Haniyeh a terrorist. He had lived in Qatar for the past several years Thomas Mackintosh, BBC News Top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (62) has been killed in an Israeli attack in…

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Mobile money subscriber growth of 14.9% reflects Airtel Africa’s support to increase of financial inclusion across its markets
July 28, 2024
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* Transaction value increased by 28.7% in constant currency with annualised transaction value of US$120bn in reported currency * Total customer base grew by 8.6% to 155.4 million with data customer penetration continuing to rise, driving a 13.4% increase in data customers to 64.4 million * Revenue in constant currency grew by 19.0% in Q1’25, driven by 33.4% growth in Nigeria and 22.3% growth in East Africa, respectively By Duncan Mlanjira From its results for financial quarter ended June…

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Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission foils smuggling of over MK42.1m worth of Malawian bank notes
July 14, 2024
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* They were in stacks of K20s, K50s, K100s, K200s, K500s, K1,000s, K2,000s and K5,000s denominations concealed in eight wooden boxes * The meticulously coordinated operation operation was carried out at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka * Leading to the successful apprehension of two foreign nationals Maravi Express Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has foiled smuggling of over MK42,184,000 worth of Malawian bank notes concealed in eight 8 boxes on transit to the United States of America (USA),…

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Trump adviser questions Secret Service after shooting
July 14, 2024
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* There’s a lot of inquiry now about whether the Secret Service was totally prepared * As a witness says he saw gunman on roof and tried to warn police BBC A senior adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign, Stephen Moore told the BBC World Service programme, ‘Weekend’ that there are questions about how prepared the Secret Service was. “I got a text from one of my associates saying that Trump had been shot and my heart just sank, and…

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Donald Trump injured in assassination attempt at rally that leaves spectator and gunman dead
July 14, 2024
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* I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound * Then shots and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin—Trump * Two other people were critically injured after the gunman fired multiple shots from an elevated position James Robinson, Sky News Former US President Donald Trump has been shot and injured in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally, which saw an audience member and the gunman killed. The former president escaped…

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Malawi journalist Rodrick Mulonya appointed as publicist for All-Africa Association of Small & Medium Enterprises
July 12, 2024
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* Mulonya is former MBC director general of Malawi Broadcasting and is founder of Angaliba Radio and TV * Has been appointed in recognition of his immense expertise in media and entrepreneurial skills * Formed in 2017, AAASME works to protect and develop the interests of MSMEs across Africa By Jamal Jamal Veteran journalist and entrepreneur, Rodrick Mulonya has been appointed as publicity secretary of All-Africa Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (AAASME), a continental advocacy body that aims…

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Rev. Maulidi persuades members of All Africa Conference of Churches to purposefully join the fight against corruption
July 11, 2024
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* The clergy are supposed to stand tall and preach against the vice of corruption in churches * We need to encourage whistleblowing that people should report to authorities through the anti-corruption bureau * When they suspect something which is of corruption in nature — thus the area of influence comes in By Duncan Mlanjira Rev. Baxton Maulidi of Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Blantyre Synod, has persuaded members of All-African Conference of Churches (AACC) to purposefully and…

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Flames to start their AFCON 2025 qualifiers at home against Burundi in September
July 8, 2024
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* The two teams are pooled in Group L alongside Burkina Faso and AFCON 2021 champions, Senegal * Flames next match is against Burkina Faso also September followed by Senegal in October back-to-back assignments Maravi Express Malawi Flames will start their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 qualifiers with a home fixture against Burundi between September 2-10. Confederation of African Football (CAF) released the full fixtures for the qualifers to be played between September and November this year…

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