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CAF maintains the 5 nominees for men’s African Player of the Year 2024

December 15, 2024

* Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams has also been nominated in two other categories, CAF Goalkeeper of the Year and CAF Interclub Player of the Year * He has better strengths following his excellent exploits for Bafana Bafana at AfCON Côte d’Ivoire 2023 * Whose spectacular penalty saves will live long in the memory as he captained South Africa to the bronze medal Maravi Express With so little to choose in the voting between the remaining nominees in the race for…

CAF Player of the Year Award once more eludes Tabitha Chawinga; Fails to make it in final 3 alongside sister Temwa

December 15, 2024

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* Leaving the contest to Zambia’s Barbra Banda, Moroccan Sanaâ Mssoudy and Nigeria goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie * Ahead of the Gala Night tomorrow at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, Morocco By Duncan Mlanjira Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) now only have one representative in the race for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards 2024 as both Chawinga sisters, Tabitha and Temwa, have been voted out from the top five nominees’ list. They have left the…

Ascent Soccer offers naming rights at its new campus in Lilongwe as investment towards elevating its academic and football academy

December 14, 2024

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* Dubbed ‘Operation Education’ as on-site naming recognition for individuals, their businesses or to honour a family member or friend * Ascent Soccer will also promote their support through its online channels by presenting them with a personalised framed print of their named space By Duncan Mlanjira Ascent Soccer, the non-profit making football academy in Lilongwe, is completing its state-of-the-art facility and is inviting interested members of public to invest towards elevating its academic and football academy by naming parts…

‘Govt should be extra transparent in the 2025 General Elections process to avoid any suspicions of rigging’—AACC accountability champion Rev. Maulidi

December 14, 2024

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* This follows the furore that arose after the opposition, expressed dissatisfaction over NRB’s use of NFRA warehouse * It was not wrong for the Leader of Opposition to visit the place as probably a whistleblower alerted him about some suspicious activities there * Whistleblowers are needed in order to make things right—Rev. Maulidi By Duncan Mlanjira Ahead of the 2025 General Elections, the State authorities have been asked to be extra transparent in the electoral process to avoid…

Likelihood that Cyclone CHIDO’s remnants could reach Malawi is now over 70%—Met Department

December 13, 2024

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* The likely path of the cyclone is through districts of Mangochi, Machinga, Phalombe, Balaka, Mulanje, Blantyre, Thyolo, Chiradzulu, Zomba, Mwanza and Neno * As it is expected to sustain its severe tropical storm intensity over the next 24 hours while moving towards making a landfall over Nacala in Mozambique * Nacala is approximately 500km from Mulanje District Mozambique and the cyclone is expected to make a landfall there by Sunday * As Ministry of Water & Sanitation warns of…

Opulence Malawi lighting up communities in Dowa with solar powered electricity for school-going children

December 13, 2024

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* Over 13 villages have benefited from its Solar Village for Quality Education (SVQRE) project * Which has reached 2,000 households and nine schools in Dowa District * There is no difference between the city and our village at night since we now have access to lights—GVH Nkanire By Duncan Mlanjira Non-profit organisation, Opulence Malawi is transforming communities in Dowa District in various social and economic projects, that include provision of solar powered electricity for school-going children for night-time…

‘Cyclone CHIDO has intensified further to an intense tropical cyclone of category 4 from a scale of 1 to 5’—SADC-SHOC

December 13, 2024

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* As SADC’s emergency operations centre amplifies preparedness and response for anticipated associated heavy rains * Member States at risk are Madagascar, Comoros and Mozambique and indirectly Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia * Malawi’s DoDMA also issues precautionary measures for reducing remnants of CHIDO’s impact By Duncan Mlanjira SADC’s Humanitarian & Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC) has amplified preparedness and response for Tropical Cyclone CHIDO that has developed on the Indian Ocean, alerting that the system has intensified further to an…

Côte d’Ivoire’s Yaya Touré only player to win CAF Player of the Year Award for four consecutive times

December 12, 2024

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* Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o follows in three consecutive times and twice consecutively by Senegal’s El Hadji Diouf and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah * It has been dominated by west African players since 1992 when CAF took over management of the award from France Football By Duncan Mlanjira The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards 2024 will see a new men’s Player of the Year crowned when they are staged in Marrakech, Morrocco on Monday, December 16, the latest recipient of a…

Morocco to co-host FIFA World Cup 2030 alongside Spain and Portugal

December 12, 2024

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* Making Morocco as the second African nation to host the World Cup after South Africa hosted it alone in 2010 * The Morocco, Portugal and Spain Partnership brings together and unites Africa and Europe through football * And inspires all of us to work together and make the world a better place—CAF president Patrice Motsepe Maravi Express Morocco has been confirmed as one of the hosts for the FIFA World Cup 2030 marking a monumental moment in African…

BWB’s electronic water kiosks for cholera-prone areas expected to be operational by next March

December 12, 2024

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Smart water kiosks contract manager, Fazil Abdul Latif briefing the media * Customers to buy water tokens using cards and to access water at the kiosks 24/7 * 15 kiosk are being built and 15 traditional ones being modified into Smart Water Kiosks By Duncan Mlanjira Blantyre Water Board (BWB) is completing the construction of 15 electronic water kiosks, dubbed ‘Smart Water Kiosks’ with a further 15 traditional ones being modified — through which customers will be expected to…