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High Commissioner of India pledges to support expansion of Blantyre City’s Mahatma Gandhi Road into a dual-carriageway

December 30, 2025

The two leaders captured under the portrait of global political leadership icon Mahatma Gandhi * Mahatma Gandhi is a very important access road from Masauko Chipembere Highway past junction all the way to the road to the M1 Road at Catholic Institute (CI) * Along it, the road connects to Queens Hospital; Blantyre Central Business District (CBD) through Mandala Road; to KUHeS * And to residential areas of Soche Township — Naperi, Chitawira, Nkolokosa, Zingwangwa, Chilobwe and all the…

South Africa qualify into AfCON Morocco 2025 Round of 16 after beating fellow COSAFA side Zimbabwe 3-2

December 30, 2025

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* Morocco thrash COSAFA side Zambia 3-0 to seal top spot; another COSAFA nation Angola hold Egypt 0-0 as another COSAFA team Comoros draw with Mali * COSAFA nation Botswana out after losing two matches and are up against DR Congo tonight as Mozambique with 3 points date Group F 2nd-placed Cameroon, who have 4 points Maravi Express South Africa reached the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025 after edging a spirited fellow Council…

Silver Strikers Ladies declared inaugural NBM Women’s Premiership champions

December 29, 2025

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* They have clinched the title with three more games left to wrap up the season of this 10-team top tier women’s football system * The Silver Ladies have also produced the season’s leading top scorer with an unassailable 22 goals to her name, Deborah Henry By Duncan Mlanjira After a dominant campaign in which they have only lost once in 15 matches, Silver Strikers Ladies have been confirmed as the inaugural champions of the National Bank of Malawi…

Ndirande Stars date winners between Songwe Border and Nyasa Big Bullets in Castel Challenge Cup 2025 Round of 16

December 29, 2025

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* After beating fellow NBS Bank NDL side Red Lions 5-3 in post-match penalties of the Round of 32 yesterday at Balaka Stadium * One other NBS Bank NDL side Chintheche United were ousted by lower League side, Shire Wimbe at 4-0 * Airborne Rangers qualified by beating Nsanje United on Saturday to book a date with winners between MAFCO and Blue Eagles By Duncan Mlanjira Ndirande Stars eliminated fellow NBS Bank National League (NDL) side, Red Lions from…

Algeria advance to AfCON Morocco 2025 Round of 16 as Mozambique claim their first-ever AfCON win

December 29, 2025

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* They have joined Nigeria and Egypt. Egypt qualified on Friday beating South Africa while the Super Eagles triumphed 3-2 over Tunisia on Saturday * Sudan registered a surprise by beating Equatorial Guinea as Cameroon hold defending champions Côte d’Ivoire Maravi Express Captain Riyad Mahrez scored the lone goal that beat Burkina Faso, a priceless strike from the penalty spot that secured three points for Algeria and confirmed their qualification to the Round of 16 of the Africa Cup…

Zinedine Zidane’s goalkeeper son Luca Zidane eyes further exploits in Morocco as Algeria’s new number one

December 28, 2025

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* “My grandfather encouraged me to play for Algeria. He wanted me to be proud of my origins, and I wanted to honour him * “My father told me to make my choice and to do it with conviction”. That strong family bond has seen him proudly wear the Fennecs jersey Maravi Express A new star is born at the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025 — former France legendary playmaker, Zinedine Zidane’s son, Luca Zidane, who is…

Nigeria join Egypt in AfCON Morocco 2025 Round of 16

December 28, 2025

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* Egypt qualified on Friday after Mohamed Salah’s first-half penalty proved decisive for the Pharaohs to beat South Africa in a hard-fought match * South Africa remain in contention, but must now win their final group fixture to guarantee progression — against fellow COSAFA member, Zimbabwe tomorrow * Nigeria face Uganda in the final match of Group C on Tuesday while Tunisia, who are on three points, face Tanzania Maravi Express Nigeria have joined Egypt into the Africa Cup…

Silver Ladies coach Andrew Chikhosi not taking their NBM Women Premiership’s 10-point lead for granted

December 27, 2025

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* At this stage of the competition, every team is focused on keeping a good position and though we are in the lead, we cannot afford to sit back since every opponent will be hard on us * Our philosophy is to take every game that comes separately and to make sure we do not lose points, but if we do it should be a draw, not a loss * We can’t afford to relax and think the league…

How Super League of Malawi (SULOM) was established; an abridged history

December 27, 2025

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* Dedicated to the memories of Major Jambo, Hastings Kapenuka, Dean Pinto, Isaac Nyakamera, Rashid Nembo and Kaka Henry Chibowa By Dr. Sunduzwayo Madise On a day, many decades ago, I found myself in what would later prove to be historically dangerous company: two seasoned football administrators, and one idea that refused to behave. Henry Chibowa, then secretary of Mighty Wanderers; Gaston Mwenelupembe, secretary of Bullets; I was Chairman of ESCOM Football Club. The venue should have been somewhere…

US launches strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria

December 26, 2025

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Warnings were issued before the strikes * The Nigerian government has been fighting a complex network of jihadist groups, which includes Boko Haram and IS-linked splinter groups, for several years * The Trump administration has previously accused the Nigerian government of failing to protect Christians from jihadist attacks and has claimed a “genocide” is being perpetrated By Jaroslav Lukiv, BBC News The US has launched strikes against militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in north-western Nigeria, where…