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Fifty-Four Years Ago

April 11, 2021

By Cedrick Ngalande On December 3, 1967, a group of doctors, nurses and technicians led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first ever human to human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. The news of this marvelous achievement spread around the world like wildfire. The New York Times edition of the next day, December 4, memorialized this event perfectly with a front-page headline, “Heart Transplant Keeps Man Alive in South Africa; Heart Transplanted…

Cannabis Regulatory Authority issues licences to 35 organizations

April 10, 2021

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Industrial hemp * 41 applications were received, only six have not made it * They are expected to address a few issues and then re-submit By Tione Andsen, MANA Farmer organizations, cooperatives and corporate partnerships have adequately met the requirements which earned them licences to venture into industrial hemp (cannabis) business. On Friday, Cannabis Regulatory Authority (CRA) issued licences to 35 organizations following an exhaustive evaluation process as provided for in the Cannabis Regulation Act 2020. At a press…

Malawi Post Corporation plans to revisit postal banking service for the unbanked rural communities

April 10, 2021

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Such post offices can be viably turned into profit making * MPC and NBS Bank are already in partnership through post offices * MPC has 180 post offices across the country of which 60 are economically viable * While 120 are just running as social services, making as little as K5,000 a month * But we still have to pay salaries for the staff in these post offices By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Postal Corporation (MPC), then trading as Malawi…

Malawi Post Corporation to introduce city busliners

April 10, 2021

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MPC currently operates intercity coach service * In its enormous turnaround strategy * We must give Malawians the best city bus services just like in other African countries * Honours faithful customers through coach ticket luck draws * Livingstonia University student goes away with K300,000 By Duncan Mlanjira As part of turning Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) from loss to profit making business-oriented parastatal in line with the reforms it has developed, MPC plans to invest into luxurious passenger bus…

Prince Phillip: An extraordinary man who lived an extraordinary life

April 10, 2021

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* He outlived nearly everyone who knew him and might explain him By Danny Dymond, Royal Correspondent with the BBC And so we have been left with a two-dimensional portrait of the duke; salt-tongued and short-tempered, a man who told off-colour jokes and made politically incorrect remarks. An eccentric great-uncle who’d been around forever and towards whom most people felt affection — but who rather too often embarrassed himself and others in company. With his death will come reassessment….

The Queen and Prince Phillip: An enduring royal romance

April 10, 2021

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The Royal Wedding in 1947 By Sarah Campbell, Royal Correspondent with the BBC In a marriage that lasted more than seven decades, Prince Philip was the Queen’s support in public at significant national moments — and in private the person who knew her best. As one private secretary once put it: “Prince Philip is the only man in the world who treats the Queen simply as another human being. He’s the only man who can.” It was a marriage…

Blantyre registering dwindling numbers of people patronizing COVID-19 vaccination exercise

April 9, 2021

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Chakwera launching the vaccination on March 11 * Blantyre DHO attributes this to wrong misconception some are having regarding AstraZeneca vaccine * Targets Chichiri Prison on Saturday to reach out to over 1,000 prisoners * Over 183,390 doses administered throughout the country since launch on March 11 By Mayamiko Phiri, Contributor & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) has expressed concern over dwindling number of people who are coming out for vaccination as compared to last…

Malawi ready to host 41st SADC extraordinary meeting—Chakwera

April 9, 2021

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President Chakwera speaking to Malawi media at Maputo International Airport By Mercy Makuwira, MANA in Maputo President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi is ready to host the forthcoming 41st Southern African Development Community (SADC) extraordinary meeting scheduled to take place in August this year. Speaking at a press briefing at Maputo International Airport on Thursday before departure for Malawi after attending an Extraordinary Double Troika Summit that was convened to deliberate on measures to address terrorism in Mozambique, Chakwera said…

TUM bitter with Government’s injunction obtained whilst the two parties were in talks over teacher’s strike

April 8, 2021

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Teacher Union of Malawi leadership * Plans to boycott further talks scheduled for Friday, March 9 * The long standing impasse between TUM and government receives mixed reaction * “Teachers who have failed 60% of their students should not be talking of a strike” * “Is the whole issue about COVID-19 risk or simply about wanting extra money” By Duncan Mlanjira As soon as Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) walked out of their meeting with Government on Thursday on…

Flames move 8 steps up FIFA world rankings after the impressive AFCON qualifying campaign of two consecutive wins

April 8, 2021

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* The Flames are 115th in the world and 27th in Africa * They are 6th in the COSAFA led by South Africa (75 in the world) * Followed by Zambia; Madagascar; Zimbabwe and Namibia in top 5 By Duncan Mlanjira Having won two consecutive matches against South Sudan away and Uganda at home to qualify for their third Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, the Flames have climbed 8 steps up the FIFA world rankings. The Flames are…