The world is full of grandeur. Here is a sample of a few shared on social media which we will be featuring: First with this amazing train: ‘The Backbone of the Sahara, Sahara Desert, Mauritania’. You can’t see where this train ends, let alone where the next station might be. The iron trains of Mauritania are among the longest in the world, at around 1.9 miles (3km), and here one is captured weaving through the Sahara on its journey to…
* 10 people detained including a Zambian, six Egyptians, a Dutch, a Spaniard and a Latvian * The money had been placed in the safe custody of the Bank of Zambia as investigations into the matter continue Maravi Express Reports coming from Zambia indicate that the country’s Drug Enforcement Commission has detained 10 people suspected to be linked to cash amounting to US$5.6m cash as well as 127.2 kg gold bars and weapons, which were found and seized in…
MACRA Director General, Daud Suleman at the centre of it all * A company that doesn’t go into negotiations is not good to make business with * MultiChoice has finally met a match — maybe another player can reconsider coming to Africa and render some competition * Malawi looks small geographically, but they have stunned the world with some of the tough decisions the country has taken By Duncan Mlanjira Zambians are wishing their country’s authorities could emulate the…
* The initiative has already raised over K5 million (£4,000) and the riders hope to increase this during the course of their trip * And thus asks wellwishers to donate through their website https://www.thinkmalawi.org/london-to-glasgow-cycle-ride-2023 By Duncan Mlanjira Think Malawi, the charity that has embarked on an epic 500-mile (790km) cycling adventure from London to Glasgow — dubbed Pedal with a Purpose — is expecting to raise about K30 million (£25,000) towards supporting grassroots education initiatives in Malawi. Three member from…
The ‘cancer killer’ AOH1996 * The pill has been shown to be effective in treating cells derived from breast, prostate, brain, ovarian, cervical, skin and lung cancers By Neil Shaw, Walesonline Scientists have developed a pill that appears in pre-clinical research to “annihilate” all solid cancer tumours and leave healthy cells unaffected. Researchers at City of Hope, one of the US’ largest cancer research and treatment organisations, published a study last week detailing early test results of “cancer-killing pill”…
* I wish the riders the best of luck on their ambitious cycle ride—Malawi High Commissioner to UK, Dr Thomas Bisika * They will ride 80-110 miles per day for six days in order to reach Glasgow on August 10 * In time for the UCI Cycling World Championships which began on Thursday, August 3-13 * Coincidentally, Malawian cyclist Macpherson Mbeya is participating in three disciplines By Duncan Mlanjira Four cyclists of Think Malawi — a UK-registered charity which…
When drought strikes, helpless farmers look to the sky for divine intervention * The Limpopo river basin covers an area of 416,296km2, spreading over four countries * Of Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique — Malawi’s neighbouring nation * Malawi got affected with El Niño in 2017 resulting in a severe drought that led to failed crops for many subsistence farmers By Duncan Mlanjira The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)…
* Having covered over 4,500km, he is currently in Mozambican city of Tete heading to cross into Malawi * Under the theme ‘Share the Road’, Haggai seeks to educate road users on the proper and safe utilisation of road networks By Duncan Mlanjira Kenyan trailblazing cyclist, Ben Haggai — who set off on an epic 7000km breathtaking 40-day journey from June 27, 2023 that will see him cross into nine countries — is currently in Mozambican city of Tete…
* The BBC’s annual report revealed that the number of active licences had fallen by 500,000 to 24.4m since last year * The evidence that there is a growing unwillingness to pay is shown by figures each year * The licence fee model is becoming unsustainable By Hayden Vernon, The Guardian The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is facing a review into its funding model with subscription, a broadband levy and even advertising touted as potential alternatives to the licence…
The incident at IKEA’s food court By Dr Ahmed Mohiuddin Siddiqui For Sharanya Shetty, it was her first visit at IKEA Stores in the southern Indian city Bengaluru. Two of Sharanya’s friends and a son of one of the friends accompanied her to IKEA located at Nelamangala — Majestic Service Road, Manjunatha Nagar, Nagasandra, Bengaluru. After reaching the store in the morning, they did some shopping, and one of her friends said he would go and pick up some…