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Malawi, Mozambique agree to maintain political and diplomatic consultations

October 7, 2020

By Martin Chiwanda in Tete, Mozambique President Lazarus Chakwera and his Mozambican counterpart, Filipe Nyusi has highlighted the need to maintain political and diplomatic consultations between the two countries aiming at finding lasting solutions on issues affecting the two countries. This was discussed during President Chakwera’s long day visit to Songo in Tete Province in Mozambique on Tuesday after the two heads of state, met privately before co-chairing a high level bilateral engagement meeting between delegations from the two…

COVID-19: SA reopens borders to African travelers but not from US, Europe, India, Russia

October 3, 2020

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By Laura Angela Bagnetto, Radio France Internationale South Africa has opened its borders to travellers the first time since it went into COVID-19 lockdown in March but travellers will be subject to conditions, including a valid negative coronavirus test, and the door is not open to all countries. “To allow ease of travel from the African countries, 18 borders will be opened,” said International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor, adding that anyone coming from the US, France, UK, India, Russia,…

President Trump’s seven days before testing COVID-19 positive

October 3, 2020

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BBC US President Donald Trump’s Coronavirus diagnosis has come after a busy week running his administration and campaigning ahead of the November 3 election, a time in which he has interacted with many high-level officials. The president announced positive test results for himself and his wife, Melania, in a tweet on Friday, at around 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT). This followed a positive diagnosis for his close aide, Hope Hicks, who reportedly started feeling symptoms on Wednesday and tested…

US President Trump and wife test positive for COVID-19

October 2, 2020

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CNN US President Donald Trump announced early Friday that he and his wife Melania, both tested positive for the Coronavirus, an extraordinary development coming months into a global pandemic and in the final stretch of his reelection campaign in which he has flouted experts’ guidance on preventing the disease’s spread. The diagnosis amounts to the most serious known health threat to a sitting American president in decades. At 74 years old and obese, Trump falls into the highest risk…

BBNaija winner officially presented with his US$221,200 grand prize money

October 1, 2020

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Maravi Express After 71 days of intense drama and competition, the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 5 came to an end on Sunday, September 27, whose 85m Naira grand prize (US$221,200) was won by Olamilekan Agbelesebioba, popularly known as Laycon. The 26-year-old singer and rapper from Lagos emerged winner after scoring the highest votes in the final week of the BBNaija Lockdown edition and was officially awarded his prizes at a prize presentation ceremony held on Thursday at MultiChoice…

Malawi a shining example to SADC countries — Mnangagwa

October 1, 2020

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By Andrew Mkonda, MANA in Harare President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on Southern African Development Committee (SADC) countries to learn from Malawi for conducting a peaceful, transparent and credible presidential fresh elections without international foreign observers. Mnangagwa made the call on Wednesday in Harare during a state banquet he hosted for his Malawian counterpart, President Lazarus Chakwera at State House on his two-day official visit to Zimbabwe. “Let me congratulate Malawi, for the first time for a country in…

South Africa risks having a second wave of COVID-19 infections following easing of restrictions

September 30, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Reports coming from South Africa’s Gauteng Province indicate that COVID-19 infection rate has climbed 6% over the week after the easing of restrictions across the country. According to a report posted on allAfrica.com written by Andre van Wyk, the increase — which was “noted with concern” by the provincial health department’s Jacob Mamabolo — was attributed to, among other factors, non-adherence to non-pharmaceutical interventions by some members of the public. The report says Johannesburg, Tshwane and…

President Chakwera arrives in Harare

September 30, 2020

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By Andrew Mkonda, MANA in Harare The plane carrying President Lazarus Chakwera arrived at Robert Mugabe International Airport in Harare, Zimbabwe at exactly 14:55pm ready for his two-day state visit where he is expected to carry out a number of official engagements. Accompanied by the First Lady, Madam Monica Chakwera, Chakwera was welcomed by Zimbabwe leader, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa and a number of dignitaries including Malawi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eisenhower Mkaka. Others who welcomed Chakwera included Malawi’s High…

Philip Morris International ranked second on 2020 Tobacco Transformation Index

September 24, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira One of Malawi’s biggest buyers of tobacco, Philip Morris International (PMI), has been ranked second in the world as a tobacco company that is reducing tobacco harm, lowering health risks and mitigating the world’s smoking burden. This is published in the newly-introduced Tobacco Transformation Index, that is set to be providing comprehensive metrics and insights into how some of world’s 15 largest tobacco companies are deploying (or not deploying) their capital and other resources in…

Presence of Far East nationals in Malawi contributing to illicit trade of Pangolins

September 23, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira There has been several cases of people being arrested in Malawi after been found with possession of pangolins, which is one of the listed species of endangered species by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). And according to Director of Parks and Wildlife, Brighton Kumchedwa, Malawi does not have a lot of pangolins in its protected areas and its trafficking happens through local sources as the majority of…