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Desmond Tutu was ‘a mentor, friend and moral compass’—Barack Obama

December 27, 2021

Obama bestowing a medal on Desmond Tutu The BBC As tributes pour in following the passing of South Africa’s anti-apartheid leader, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former US President Barack Obama described the icon as “a mentor, friend and moral compass”. South Africa is holding a week of events in honour of Desmond Tutu who died on Sunday, aged 90. The plans include two days of lying in state before an official state funeral on 1 January in Cape Town. Amongst…

Desmond Tutu; South Africa’s rebellious priest

December 27, 2021

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The ever-smiling Tutu Obituary by the BBC Desmond Tutu was the smiling South African archbishop whose irrepressible personality won him friends and admirers around the world. As a high-profile black churchman he was inevitably drawn into the struggle against white-minority rule but always insisted his motives were religious, not political. He was appointed by Nelson Mandela to head South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission set up to investigate crimes committed by both sides during the apartheid era. He was…

Indian doctors show the way to avoid leg amputation with Stem Cell Therapy

December 23, 2021

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Amputations can be avoided using Stem Cell Therapy By Dr. Ahmed Mohiuddin Siddiqui One does not realize the blessings of the Almighty when everything is under control and all the limbs are intact. Ask those the value of limbs who lost them to amputation. Road accidents, diabetic foot and factory accidents lead to amputations at a huge psychological cost. Amputations, and particularly leg amputations, will be a thing of the past as Indian doctors show the way to avoid…

Mzuzu Police offer useful security tips for residents’ safety during the the festive season

December 22, 2021

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Maravi Express While assuring residents of tight security in and around the Mzuzu City, the Police Station offers important security tips for their safety during the whole of this festive season, which apply across the country. “The festive season has come,” says the statement from Frederick Chande, Officer in Charge of Mzuzu Police Station. “This is the period Christians from all walks of life celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and a week later the beginning of a New…

Lilongwe-based Borcar Investment agri-shop selling user-friendly maize planter machine

December 22, 2021

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* The innovative equipment as well other products in stock can be delivered to any city in Malawi through courier at company’s cost * There is an incentive of a gift of a solar panel and its accompanying gadget that supplies electricity * The shop is based on premises number 148 in Area 49 in Guoji Dream Town in the Capital By Duncan Mlanjira As farmers prepare to plant crops for the rain season, an agricultural shop in Lilongwe,…

‘Ipatse Moto Flames and Win Promotion’ won’t hit the targeted K60m

December 22, 2021

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Mwenelupembe and Mibawa TV sports presenter Tadala Manda conducting the draw By Victor Singano Jnr. The ‘Ipatse Moto Flames and Win Promotion’, which Football Association of Malawi engaged with fans to fundraise for the national team’s preparations and participation of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in Cameroun from January, will not manage to raise the targeted K60 million. FAM’s fundraising taskforce made the admission during the 5th draw of the promotion conducted at Mpira Village in Chiwembe,…

MPs not willing to get CoVID-19 vaccinated will be required to undergo rapid antigen tests on daily basis without exception

December 22, 2021

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* Access to be granted only when the test result is negative * In due course Parliament will check with Ministry of Health on authenticity of vaccination details or test results * Parliament is one institution hit hard by the previous waves of the pandemic * Since the first wave, the august House has lost nine MPs to the pandemic By Duncan Mlanjira Parliament has instructed Members of Parliament, staff, contractors and the general public visiting its premises that…

Some CoVID-19 vaccine risk expiring due to low uptake response from the public

December 22, 2021

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Various corporate companies and organisations are encouraging people to get vaccinated * So far, only over half a million people in this country are fully vaccinated * Less than 5% of the targeted 11 million people that need to vaccinate to reach herd immunity * Though the CoVID-19 restrictions have saved lives, they have caused inevitable damage to livelihoods By Duncan Mlanjira One of the long-term wound that in the country’s economy which President Lazarus Chakwera’s administration is set…

President Chakwera implores on Malawians to fully embrace CoVID-19 Socio-Economic Recovery Plan

December 22, 2021

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* The pandemic’s assault against people’s livelihoods, incomes, businesses is continuing and entering its fourth wave * The recovery plan’s success depends on citizenry, saying if they do not embrace it, the economy will not recover * The government, CSOs, demonstrators — all want nothing more than to see the economy recover By Duncan Mlanjira In his national address on Tuesday, President Lazarus Chakwera unveiled a CoVID-19 Socio-Economic Recovery Plan (SERP) for the period between 2021 and 2023 and…

How Sattar used state agencies to fight partner turned rival

December 20, 2021

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By Gregory Gondwe, Platform for Investigative Journalism (PIJ) Zuneth Abdul Rashid Sattar was calling himself the Malawian don, and so did his associates. At the crack of his fingers, Malawi Government officials would jump. Most Government officials were at his beck and call and always willing to do his bidding. The Malawi media, or most of it, was in his pocket too, and therefore nothing of his dealings could come to light. But his arrest in October following investigation…