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Simbi Phiri’s Khato Civils also undertaking huge water project in Botswana

October 8, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Just like the Khato Civils water pipeline project from the Lake Malawi district of Salima to the Capital City Lilongwe, from which all the communities along the pipeline will benefit with clean and easily accessible water supply, the South Africa-based Malawian company is also undertaking similar project in Botswana from which about 700,000 people in Greater Gaborone are expected to benefit. The 12-month project in Botswana started on 1st May, 2020 with initial works such as…

Kazako champions for African countries to have a seat at UN Security Council

October 8, 2020

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By Patricia Kapulula, MANA During a panel discussion to mark celebrations of the United Nations (UN) 75th anniversary in Lilongwe on Wednesday, Minister of Information, Gospel Kazako emphasised on the need for African countries to have more seats at the UN Security Council in order to create equal participation of member states. The panel discussion was part of a process to solicit views on what kind of Malawi and what kind of the world Africa wants to be in…

One-stop border posts to enhance business — Chakwera

October 8, 2020

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By Pauline Kaude, MANA in Dar es Salaam President Lazarus Chakwera has disclosed that government plans to establish one-stop border posts in the country’s borders to ensure smooth running of businesses with neighbouring countries. Speaking soon after holding bilateral talks with his Tanzanian counterpart, John Pombe Magufuli, at State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where he is on a two-day state visit, the President said the one-stop border posts will help facilitate movement of people and services much…

Malawi, Mozambique agree to maintain political and diplomatic consultations

October 7, 2020

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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…