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African champions Senegal qualify for 2023 AFCON alongside South Africa, Tunisia, Burkina Faso

March 29, 2023

* Coach Aliou Cisse is further quoted as saying he will use the last two matches of the qualifiers to rotate the squad * And give more players a chance to prove their worth ahead of their defence title in Côte d’Ivoire Maravi Express Senegal beat Mozambique 6-1 on aggregate on the back-to-back 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) — 5-1 at home and 1-0 away in Maputo — to qualify for finals in Côte d’Ivoire, joined by South…

Flames out of contention after been clobbered 4-0 by highflying Pharaohs of Egypt

March 29, 2023

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The encounter at Bingu National Stadium * If they will manage to win both matches in June, which is highly unlikely, they shall garner 9 points * To tie with both Egypt and Guinea — in the event that both these Group D leaders lose their upcoming assignments Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira With just 3 points from four games and with two fixtures remaining — against Guinea at home and Ethiopia away in June 2023 — the Flames might…

TNM’s push for financial inclusion impresses World Bank

March 29, 2023

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Riddell being appraised of the services offered Financial inclusion is part of the graduation story in social protection—Country Manager, Hugh Riddell * We at TNM have partnered Government of Malawi in digitizing the social cash transfer project by introducing e-payment—Sukasuka By Duncan Mlanjira The office of the World Bank in Malawi has commended TNM Plc for providing technology that is helping people in rural areas improve their livelihoods through financial inclusion. After a tour of beneficiaries of the social…

SULOM executive member Chimwemwe Nyirenda organises Sapitwa 4 pre-season tourney

March 27, 2023

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Nyirenda fulfilling the pledge he made when campaigning for post in SULOM * We deliberately decided to stage these matches just a week before the season kick-off * So that these clubs’ coaches should have the opportunity to use their possible First XI players by trying out different combinations * The pre-season matches will have a unique format to encourage clubs to score more goals and supporters to enjoy penalty shootouts By Duncan Mlanjira Four TNM Super League teams;…

Flames gave Mo Sallah’s Egypt too much respect—coach Mario Marinica

March 27, 2023

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Liverpool FC’s talisman Mohamed Salah scored first in the 20the minute * We had planned to put pressure on them but we only did this in the second half * Egypt was the better team and a team with quality players like them, if you give them time and space, they will punish you Maravi Express After going down 0-2 in the first of the against Egypt on Friday in the back-to-back fixtures of the 2023 Africa Cup of…

Heavy rains and thunderstorms forecasted mainly over lakeshore areas, North and part of Central areas from March 27-April 2

March 27, 2023

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* The expected locally heavy rains may trigger flash flooding mainly over Karonga, Nkhotakota and Salima * Mwera winds of over 40km/hr are expected over Lake Malawi and other water bodies By Duncan Mlanjira In its weekly weather statement, the Department of Climate Change & Meteorological Services indicates that from today (Monday March 27 to Sunday April 2), the public should expect windy, cool to warm and mostly cloudy conditions with locally heavy rains and thunderstorms — mainly over…

Personal hygiene practices at all times helps from contracting Marburg virus disease—Ministry of Health

March 27, 2023

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* An infectious disease that is transmitted between species from animals to humans or from humans to animals * Signs and symptoms include unexplained bleeding through the eyes; nose; gums; ears; anus and skin * As well as vomiting with blood; joint and muscle pain; high fever; headache, among others By Duncan Mlanjira As is the case of preventive measures for CoVID-19 of practising personal hygiene; observing social distance and strict hand washing, the same applies for the Marburg…

Ministry of Education appoints interim Board for Saint Andrews International Primary School

March 26, 2023

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Minister of Education, Madalitso Wirima-Kambauwa * Following the High Court Consent Order dated 4th March, 2023 between Sunduzwayo Jere & Naomi Charles * The new Board shall be constituted upon wider consultation with stakeholders * Including all schools under the Designated Schools Board — or at the expiry of 18 months, whichever comes earlier By Duncan Mlanjira Ministry of Education has dissolved the Board of Governors for Saint Andrews International Primary School (SAIPS) and appointed an interim, led by…

Phenomenal UK-based Malawian taekwondo expert Yamikani Guba attains another gold medal

March 26, 2023

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The sky is the limit for Guba * Bags in 4 gold and 2 silver medals in first quarter of 2023 * 2 gold and a silver won at the Army Open Championships last week * First gold medal attained at the Ultimate Taekwondo Championships on January 22 * Fist silver at the 50th Anniversary Dutch Open Taekwondo on March 11 By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s only heavyweight professional taekwondo athlete, Yamikani Guba — who earned 10 medals last year…

Foreign aid is doing more harm than good in Malawi—an OpEd in UK’s The Guardian

March 26, 2023

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* It is time for us all to stop confusing short-term aid with long-term development—Grassroots Malawi director * The conditions of Malawi, the poorest country in English-speaking Africa, have been gradually worsening over the last 40 years * This is in part due to global climate change, but also to too much aid, which has been misinterpreted as development By Duncan Mlanjira After reading a story by The Guardian about the state of disaster caused by flash floods due…