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ACB re-arrest Zameer Karim after Lilongwe High Court revokes his bail

April 15, 2021

Zameer Karim in earlier court appearance * He did not appear in Court on Wednesday, April 14 * He is since been kept in custody at the Blantyre Police Station awaiting to be remanded at Chichiri Prison Maravi Express Lilongwe High Court has revoked bail for Zameer Karim and has ordered the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to rearrest him. In a statement from ACB’s principal public relations officer, Egrita Ndala on Thursday, April 15, says the case in the republic…

16,440 vaccine doses have expired as of 13th April; However, 254,816 doses still available for use up to July 2021

April 15, 2021

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* Presidential taskforce on COVID-19 urges people aged over 18 to speed up getting vaccinated * Cumulatively 240,744 doses have been administered in the country * With 11,524 being administered in the past 24 hours of Wednesday By Duncan Mlanjira A month and a week since President Lazarus Chakwera launched the COVID-19 Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccination program on 11th March, 240,744 doses have been administered in the country with 11,524 being administered in the past 24 hours of Wednesday. However, 16,440…

DPP calls for nullification of June 2020 fresh presidential elections; And all subsequent Parliamentary and Local Government by-elections

April 15, 2021

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Mathanga and Kunje, at the centre of it all * A response to the President Chakwera rescission of the appointment of Commissioners Kunje and Mathanga * “The consequence of the rescission is that the appointments were void ab initio” * Calls upon Chakwera to leave the Office of President immediately * The election that elected him into office was presided over by an unconstitutional body By Duncan Mlanjira The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is calling for the nullification of…

MEC suspends all activities needing Commissioners following the rescission of Kunje and Mathanga

April 14, 2021

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Mathanga and Kunje * Until section 75 (1) of the Constitution has been complied with By Duncan Mlanjira Following the decision of the government to rescind the appointment of two Commissioners, Jean Mathanga and Linda Kunje done on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, the remaining membership of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is no longer in compliance with section 75 (1) of the Constitution. MEC chairperson, Justice Chifundo Kachale said in a public statement on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 that after Mathanga and…

Homeland Security Ministry warns public against robbing refugees as they return to their Dzaleka Camp

April 14, 2021

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* Ultimatum for them to return to the designated camp made on April 1 applies from day one receives notification Maravi Express The 14-day ultimatum which Ministry of Homeland Security issued on April 1 for refugees and asylum seekers to return to Dzaleka Camp ends from the day one receives their notification and that the exercise is going well. In a statement issued on April 11 as a reminder that the Ministry was counting towards the deadline, warns Malawians…

Government urged to establish dialogue taskforce to discourage demonstrations

April 14, 2021

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NAP national coordinator Benedicto Kondowe delivering the communique * This is as outlined in the June 2020 Grand Petitition * And the April 2021 policy paper generated by CONGOMA and MEJN * The President should be meeting and engaging the civil society Maravi Express Council for Non-governmental Organisation (CONGOMA), Malawi Justice Network (MEJN) and National Advocacy Platform (NAP) have jointly engaged Government asking for the establishment of a dialogue taskforce. Reading a communique after a half-day interface on Tuesday,…

Coronavirus pandemic ‘a long way from over’—WHO chief

April 14, 2021

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus * Over 780 million vaccines have been administered globally, with over 8,365,802 doses in Africa * Measures of wearing masks and maintaining physical distancing must be applied to reverse the trajectory * The decline in cases and deaths shows this virus and its variants can be stopped Reuters & Maravi Express Confusion and complacency in addressing COVID-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in…

Action for Progress donates wheelchairs for Senior Chief Mlolo’s physically challenged subjects

April 13, 2021

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One of the beneficiary smiles as he receives his mobility unit * Senior Chief Mlolo She has over 50 physically challenged people in her area in East Bank, Nsanje * Requests other well-wishers to help the remaining 40-plus people in her area * One of the beneficiaries is 94-year-old Frame Lepani, who has lived alone for over a decade * “Thanks for the gift of the wheelchair, I can now afford to go and monitor my rice garden” By…

Public scoffs off MHC’s plans to demolish old houses in Nkolokosa to construct 250,000 high-tech structures

April 13, 2021

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Nkolokosa location built in the 70s but earmarked for demolition * How are you going to demolish all the houses yet you sold most of them? * Most houses in Nkolokosa are semi-detached and three quarters were bought by people * This is just a dream of a CEO who just want his contract to run for 10 years * Is this Dzonzi guy new to MHC or what? The areas mentioned houses are no longer in MHC hands…

CDEDI asks for ACB, Ombudsman to investigate K3.5bln MHC land saga

April 13, 2021

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The controversial construction of the houses at Ngumbe in Blantyre * Demands immediate audit to confirm construction cost of 65 houses pegged at K54 million each * All officials involved in the cover up of the Surveyor General’s report should be investigated and prosecuted * MHC to comply with previous court determinations which were made in favour of Chitseko Estate Limited * Demands immediate resignation of MHC’s CEO Jordan Chipala for the shameful mess By Duncan Mlanjira Centre for…