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Simba coach regrets missed chances in defeat to Egyptian giants Al Ahly

April 1, 2024

* Highly tactical opening to CAF Champions League quarterfinals as only Al Ahl earning full points * With the rest ending in goalless draws ahead of two legs on Friday, April 5 and other two the next day Maravi Express Coach of Tanzanian giants Simba SC, Abdelkader Benchika rues his team’s missed opportunities following their 0-1 defeat to Al Ahly on Saturday in the CAF Champions League quarter-finals. Despite playing in front of a roaring 60,000 capacity crowd, Al…

Water for People dresses Mudi Catchment Area with trees

April 1, 2024

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Dwight Kambuku planting his tree * Trees are one of the most important aspects if we are to have clean and sustainable water * When planted in the right place, trees provide multiple benefits to people By Tikondane Vega, MANA Water for People, in collaboration with stakeholders, on Saturday planted trees around Mudi Catchment Area in Blantyre to make it a healthy watershed for Blantyre Water Board (BWB) to increase water levels on its reservoir dam that is earmarked…

Farmers urged to embrace early maturing crops

April 1, 2024

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* This aligns with the government’s growing calls for farmers to practise climate smart agriculture * Which includes planting early maturing crop varieties in our district which is hit with disasters annually By George Mponda, MANA Farmers in Karonga District and the rest of the country, are advised to plant early maturing crop varieties to lessen the impacts of weather unpredictability and climate change-induced flood disasters on their agriculture productivity. Karonga District’s agriculture development crops officer, Stocker Nundwe said…

Heavy reliance on maize worsening looming food crisis—survey

April 1, 2024

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* From Harvest Decline to Food Crisis: The Looming Threat of the El Niño-Induced Drought on Food Security in Malawi * 92.8% of surveyed households expect significant harvest reduction across crops, leading to a major decline in food production and jeopardizing food security By Duncan Mlanjira Many experts, including the donor community, have always observed that Malawians over rely on Nsima as their staple food produced from maize flour and a recent survey has nailed it on the head…

MP Dimba emphasises that cultivation of chamba is for medicinal or commercial industrial purposes only

March 31, 2024

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* The previous law did not allow the cultivation of Canabis with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) potency of above 1% * Our local chamba has higher potency of above 1% and essentially it is not for recreational purposes (smoking) in Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira The Cannabis Regulation Bill, once assented to by President Lazarus Chakwera, is for medicinal or industrial (commercial) purposes — emphasises mover of the private member Bill in Parliament, Peter Dimba, legislator for Lilongwe South. Soon after the…

Goalkeeper Innocent Nyasulu hero of the day as Nyasa Big Bullets win their 7th FAM NBS Bank Charity Shield

March 31, 2024

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* Silver’s coach Peter Mponda was eyeing his first trophy at the Lilongwe Area 47 outfit * Despite the loss, Mponda took positives from the game, saying it was an encouraging display from his players Maravi Express Nyasa Big Bullets goalkeeper Innocent Nyasulu was the hero of the day when he saved Silver Strikers’ Gift Chunga and Chikondi Kamanga’s spot kicks for the People’s Team to win their 7th FAM NBS Bank Charity Shield 2024 beating the Bankers 7-6…

Thom Mpinganjira leads high-profile personalities at the SULOM fundraising dinner & dance

March 31, 2024

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* Also captured are the country’s former football great international legends Lawrence Waya, Kinnah Phiri, Peterkins Kayira and Francis Songo * Former Chess Association of Malawi president and current Africa Zone 4.5 president, Susan Namangale also was present By Duncan Mlanjira The country’s most successful entrepreneur, Thom Mpinganjira led high profile business and sports personalities at the glamorous Super League of Malawi (SULOM) fundraising dinner & dance at Amaryllis Hotels in Blantyre. Also in attendance, as captured in a…

Only Al Ahly win in the first leg CAF Champions League quarterfinals; the rest in goalless draws

March 31, 2024

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* Former champions TP Mazembe held to goalless draw at home by Angola’s Petro de Luanda * Tanzania’s Young Africans hold former title holders Mamelodi Sundowns in Dar er Salaam * Côte d’Ivoire’s Asec Mimosas walked away the happier side when they frustrated Esperance Sportive de Tunis Maravi Express Of the four quarterfinals of the CAF Champions League only defending champions, Al Ahly SC edged out Tanzanian giants, Simba SC 1-0 away in Dar es Salaam on Friday as…

Portland Cement contributes 600 bags of cement towards extension of Mercy James Centre at Queens

March 31, 2024

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* Our company is committed to giving back to the communities where we operate through various corporate social responsibility activities * We are humbled to collaborate with Raising Malawi through the Ministry of Health on this project * Because of the extraordinary opportunity for a better life that the hospital aspires to provide By Victor Singano Jnr As part of its corporate social responsibility, Portland Cement Malawi Limited has made a donation of 600 bags of cement worth K12…

‘Easter is time to remind us as Christians that God loved us unconditionally through his Son Jesus Christ’

March 31, 2024

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* Let’s love unconditionally. Love is not about how much you have, how beautiful you look today * But how much you cherish each other’s company By Chifipa Mhango, economist & pyschologist by training I want to talk to most of my childhood friends — as boys then we had admiration for our classmates. As young as we were, we used to think that any woman that you love or like is your wife. So we developed this thinking…