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High-flying Côte d’Ivoire By Duncan Mlanjira If the Flames breeze past North African giants Morocco on Sunday in their first-ever knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), they will date the winners of match 7 of the Round of 16 match between Côte d’Ivoire and Egypt. After the last group qualifying matches on Thursday, the Round of 16 draw is: Sunday January 23 1. Burkina Faso v Gabon (Limbe Stadium, Limbe) 2. Nigeria v Tunisia (Roumde Adjia…

Flames confirmed for qualification in Round of 16 to meet Morocco on Tuesday

January 20, 2022

By Duncan Mlanjira The 0-1 loss to Guinea followed by the impressive 2-1 win over Zimbabwe and the hard-fought 0-0 draw against Africa’s top ranked team Senegal earned Malawi as best third-placed team to qualify for their first-ever knockout stages. This follows results in Group D on Wednesday night in which Nigeria beat Guinea-Bissau 2-0 while Egypt beat Sudan 1-0. According to fixtures posted on skysports.com, the Flames date Morocco on Tuesday, January 25. The winners between Morocco and…

NGO Youth And Society demands immediate resignation of Lands Minister Msukwa following his involvement in corruption investigations

January 19, 2022

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Msukwa, under investigation By Duncan Mlanjira Youth and Society (YAS) has written Minister of Lands, Housing & Urban Development, Kezzie Msukwa — who is on the radar of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in connection with corruption investigations involving the controversial Zuneth Sattar — to immediately resign from his position. YAS, a governance and human rights watchdog, has given Msukwa 7 days from January 17 to resign — failing which the NGO “will take necessary action within the law”. “We…

MERA pleads with RBM to prioritize forex allocation to licensed fuel importers

January 19, 2022

MERA CEO Henry Kachaje Maravi Express Malawi Revenue Regulatory Authority (MERA) has asked the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor to consider prioritizing forex allocation to licensed fuel importers following fuel shortages the country is currently facing due to reduced imports as local commercial banks have not been able establish adequate Letters of Credit for fuel imports. The letter from Chief Executive Officer, Henry Kachaje warns that the “resultant effects of fuel shortages can lead to long lasting and…

Flames wait for best 3rd-placed decision as they hold Africa’s number one ranked Senegal

January 18, 2022

Silver Strikers goalie Charles Thomu voted Man of Match By Duncan Mlanjira Having been beaten 0-1 by Guinea in the opener and beating Zimbabwe 2-1 before salvaging a 0-0 against Senegal on Tuesday, head-to-head rules Guinea as Group B runners-up — leaving Malawi to be considered as best third-placed team to qualify for their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarterfinal qualification. The Flames put up a gallant fight against a star-studded Senegal — the number one ranked team…

Forum for National Development comes to defence of Malawians of Asian origin over racial profiling and hate messages

January 18, 2022

Limbe, hub of business for Malawians of Asian origin By Duncan Mlanjira Forum for National Development (FND) has issued a statement calling on government to intervene and rein in a breeding culture of hatred targeted at Malawians of Asian origin which might lead to “huge repercussions in future”. In the statement published in the mainstream media as an advertorial, FND says it is “saddened with gross human rights violations being perpetrated to Malawians of Asian origin, their community and…

Malawian graduates encouraged to aim for entrepreneurship as opposed to focusing on being employed

January 18, 2022

Simbi Phiri * Government stimulated to recapitalize local entrepreneurs for job creation opportunities Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira When pursuing their higher education, the majority of Malawians get obsessed on securing employment upon their graduation instead of aiming for entrepreneurship, which — if deliberate steps are taken to strengthen and stimulate it — can help create job opportunities. This is what has been observed by renowned and successful Malawian engineering entrepreneur, Simbi Phiri during his interview on Cruise 5 —…

Senegal look good on paper but we believe we can beat them even though they are favorites—midfielder John Banda

January 18, 2022

Peter Banda By Duncan Mlanjira Ahead of the do-or-die last Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group B against Senegal this evening from 17:00hrs (CAT), Flames midfielder John Banda gives Malawians confidence that despite the west African being touted as favorites to carry the day, they are set to make a major upset. “Senegal look good on paper, but they have to know our game against them will be the biggest game of our lives,” he said at a pre-match…

Techno Brain threatens to disrupt Malawi passport system

January 17, 2022