Night of upsets: Nigeria silence hosts Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana hold Egypt

* The Super Eagles stood tall in the face of intense Ivorian pressure to land a psychological blow * Egypt came back from behind twice to salvage a point against the Black Stars Maravi Express On a night of upsets, Nigeria landed a major blow in the race for Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) by defeating hosts Côte d’Ivoire 1-0 in Thursday’s titanic Group A clash, while Egypt came back twice from behind to get a point against the…

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Dadaz Academy to continue chess trainings for street-connected children

* Also plans to organize cross-boarder trips for children for chess games; * Inter school trips for friendly games; groom more youths to participate in international championships * To register Dadaz as an academy at world chess governing body, FIDE By Duncan Mlanjira After the success of a chess training session with enthusiastic street-connected children as part of the celebration of the festive season at Kamuzu Mausoleum in Lilongwe on Tuesday, the New Year’s Day, Dadaz Chess Academy plans…

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Scorchers captain Temwa Chawinga just 3 goals away from equaling record of 12 goals in single edition

* As they chase for their first international title when they face Zambia the 2023 COSAFA Women’s Championship final * Leads with 9 goals, just one shy of Barbara Banda, Rachael Nachula and Rutendo Makore on 10 goals in a single edition Maravi Express Malawi Scorchers captain Temwa Chawinga is just 3 goals away from equaling record of 12 goals in single edition as she leads her team for their first-ever international title when they face Zambia the 2023 COSAFA Women’s…

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Chakwera urges SRWB to maintain its momentum after successful completion of Mangochi’s Nkhudzi Bay water supply

Chakwera commissioning Nkhudzi Bay water supply on Thursday in Mangochi * Includes stand-alone project at Cape Maclear in the same Mangochi District * The planned Domasi multi-purpose dam; Thuchira water supply project targeted for Mulanje, Phalombe and Thyolo * As well as other projects for supplying water to Balaka, Zalewa, Mwanza, Neno and Makanjira By Duncan Mlanjira At the official opening of Nkhudzi Bay water supply plant that is to cater up to 92,000 Mangochi households, President Lazarus Chakwera…

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MACRA introduces CEIR system to combat mobile phone theft

* The system will protect mobile phone subscribers from handset theft, combat mobile money fraud * As well as identify fake or cloned mobile devices By Sheminah Nkhoma, MANA Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has introduced Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) system as a security measure of protecting mobile devices from theft and fraud. In an interview with Malawi News Agency (MANA), MACRA spokesperson, Wezzie Nkhoma-Somba said they devised the system to curtail problems of rampant theft of mobile…

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Ngwee Ngwee Ngwee Fund supports 5 off-grid solar companies

* The companies are Yellow Solar, Zuwa Energy Ltd, Green Impact Technologies, Vitalite Group Energy and StarTimes Media (MW) Ltd * Offered US$6 million results-based financing (RBF) grant and a US$14 million debt facility * To reach at least 200,000 new households with off-grid solar products in rural Malawi by June 2024 By Yamikani Yapuwa, MANA Five off-grid solar companies have signed a US$20 million loan and grant under the Ngwee Ngwee Ngwee Fund aimed at driving the urgent…

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Ahmad Jamal dies at 92: Acclaimed jazz pianist who influenced Miles Davis

* He started his seven-decade jazz career as a teenager in the bebop age of virtuosic showmanship * But his style evolved rapidly and his laid-back approach quickly became influential and commercial success * Followed with his 1958 album ‘At the Pershing: But Not for Me’ — one of the best-selling instrumental records of its time BBC News Acclaimed jazz pianist, composer and band leader Ahmad Jamal has died aged 92, his wife has confirmed. The cause as prostate…

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Illovo launches Women in Leadership forum to assist progress towards female equality in leaderships roles

Panel discussion during the launch * The road to achieving equal and fair representation of women in leadership positions remains long * This forum is an example of how deliberate we need to be in finding solutions and interventions around * Around seeing how we can accelerate the lagging progress and bring about substantial change * Any progress towards female equality in leaderships roles can only be accelerated when men act as advocates and allies towards this most noble…

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Othakarhaka Charity Foundation amongst recipients of Young Achievers Award of Excellence

Othakarhaka founder, Ida Puliwa Mwango * Alongside social media influencer, Pemphero Mphande and Courageous Msasa — founder of Courageous Kids Foundation in Chilobwe * The awards honors Malawians that impact communities and societies they live in and celebrate people while they are alive * The beauty of it is that I never even knew of the existence of these awards, let alone that I had been nominated * I was so humbled that what we do at Othakarhaka is…

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MultiChoice Malawi targets November to start producing Malawi’s TV series to be shown on DStv’s and GOtv’s OneZed channel

MultiChoice MD Gichonge (in red) alongside Corporate Affairs Manager Zena Makunje * We successfully hosted our first physical Masterclass in scriptwriting * Led by industry veteran, actor, producer and director Neil McCarthy * In conjunction with the Ministry of Information & Digitization in the closing of a fruitful two-day event * This follows the recent establishment of the MultiChoice Expansion program, dubbed Project Pamodzi that was launched in Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice Malawi is set to unveil the…

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