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Mzuzu City Council sit-ins persist under new management

July 13, 2020

By Zenak Matekenya, MANA It never rains but pours for Mzuzu City Council management following a new sit-in by its workers, who are demanding for their three months unpaid salaries. After a wave of sit-ins over the same unpaid salaries since last year, there was hope that things would change for the better following transfer of the then Chief Executive Officer (CEO), McCloud Kadammanja and dismissal of Finance Director and Procurement Officer deemed to be at the centre of…

NBM Chichiri Service Centre temporary closed after some staff tests COVID-19 positive

July 13, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira National Bank of Malawi (NBM) has closed its Chichiri Service Centre for 14 days as a precautionary measure after several of its members of staff tested positive of COVID-19. In a public statement, the bank says during the 14 days of closure, the Chichiri premises shall be disinfected and that all staff shall observe 14 days of self quarantine. The staff shall undergo a second test to those that tested negative after the 14 days of…

Toyota Vitz driver faulted in VP Chilima’s convoy road accident

July 13, 2020

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By Mary Makhiringa, MANA The driver of the Toyota Vitz that collided with Vice-President Saulos Chilima’s convoy along Zalewa road near Phalula in Balaka on Saturday, is reported to have lost control of his vehicle and swerved to towards the Toyota Land Cruiser V8 Station Wagon. The driver Mala Kamanga and his three passengers, Judith Kaukonde, Cecilia Phiri, Takondwa Chalemba all died, according to Balaka Police publicist, Felix Misomali. The four were travelling in the Toyora Vitz, registration number…

General public joins lawyer Ishmail Wadi’s petition demanding justice on murder of Njaunju

July 10, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Members of the public have come to the total support of the call made on social media by private practice lawyer Ismael Wadi, who is demanding justice for murdered former Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of corporate affairs, Issa Njaunju. Njaunju was gruesomely murdered in 2015 in Lilongwe but the case was not properly investigated as to the motive. Wadi writes: “About the 4th July 2015, a respectable employee of the ACB, Issa Njauju was murdered…

Historic translocation of zebra and waterbuck to Kasungu National Park

July 10, 2020

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Maravi Express In a historic first bid to restock Malawi’s Kasungu National Park, conservationists have begun translocating zebra and waterbuck to the 240,000²-hectare wildlife reserve. The first seven Zebra — four mares and three stallions arrived at Kasungu on Wednesday. A statement issued by Theresa Chapulapula, communications officer for International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), says in total 12 zebras and 14 waterbucks are being moved from Kuti Wildlife Ranch in Salima in conjunction with the Department of National…

Road traffic accidents and sexual offences decrease in the North

July 9, 2020

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By Ireen Mseteka, MANA Road traffic accidents and sexual offences have decreased in the Northern Region by 22 percent and 19 percent respectively as compared to the same period of January to June last year (2019). In an interview on Wednesday, Northern Region Police public relations officer, Peter Kalaya said 224 road accidents have been recorded in the first six months of 2020 as compared to 275 accidents recorded during the same period in 2019 representing a decrease of…

Department bemoans the country’s Chambo fish decline

July 9, 2020

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By Martin Chiwanda, MANA Department of Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has expressed concern over the decline of Chambo in the country’s main water body, Lake Malawi. Deputy Director of Fisheries responsible for Planning and Development, Morris Makhuwira was speaking on Wednesday in Nsanje after making a presentation on the Fisheries Project that intends to save the endangered fish species. Makhuwira said Chambo fish stocks have declined from 15,000 metric tons in the 1980s to…

Man murdered in Chikwawa over fresh beans

July 9, 2020

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By Steve Chirombo, MANA An angry mob in Chikwawa District on Monday murdered a 30-year-old man for allegedly stealing fresh beans from farmers along the Shire River. The deceased, according to Chikwawa Police Station deputy public relations officer, Sergeant Dickson Matemba is identified as Feston Sulupi who was murdered on the night of Monday, July 6 at Kalaundi Village in Traditional Authority Makhuwira. Brother of the deceased said on the fateful night, Feston went to steal in the gardens…

Government withdraws decision to send Chief Justice on leave

July 9, 2020

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By Trouble Ziba, MANA Government has withdrawn its earlier notice to the public regarding Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda (SC) to proceed on leave, instead he will continue discharging his duties. On June 12, 2020, government, through former Chief Secretary, Lloyd Muhara, announced that the Chief Justice would proceed on leave pending his retirement in 2021. In the notice, Muhara cited accumulated leave days for Nyirenda having outnumbered his remaining working days before his retirement. “Regarding the accumulated leave days…

Mixed reaction to newly-appointed cabinet; Professor Chirwa calls upon Malawians to reject it

July 9, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira South Africa-based Malawian Professor and Dean of Law at the University of Cape Town, Danwood Chirwa, who has described President Lazarus Chakwera’s 31-member cabinet as probably the most incestuous cabinet since 1994, is now calling “upon all Malawians to rise up once more, raise their voices and reject this cabinet.” The strong critic of Malawi’s political and social ills, says “once again, Malawians are taken as fools. Newly elected President Chakwera has quickly transformed himself into…