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Airline postpones delivery of March 30 by-election ballot papers that were schedule to arrive Sunday March 21

March 21, 2021

Previous arrival of ballot papers for Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has announced that the airline that was to deliver the March 30 by-election ballot papers on Sunday, March 21 through Kamuzu International Airport, has cancelled the flight. Initially, the ballot papers were scheduled to be delivered on March 26 but the airline and the ballot paper printer rescheduled the flight to Sunday. MEC’s director of media and public relations Sangwani Mwafulirwa said on Sunday that…

UK newspaper headlines story on Suluhu’s ascendancy as ‘mother of four’ becoming Africa’s only female president

March 20, 2021

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Samia Suluhu Hassan taking her oath of office * Hides her high qualifications and achievements deep in the report * Suluhu holds university qualifications from Tanzania, UK and the US * The Western world did not particularly love the fallen President Magufuli * But Tanzanians themselves are glorifying their new President * Saying her new leadership could bring about positive changes to the country By Duncan Mlanjira Friday marked a new chapter of leadership in Tanzania as the first-ever…

Africa registers 5.6m COVID-19 vaccinations

March 20, 2021

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* The number of those vaccinated in Malawi, is at 23,907 since the roll out on March 11 * South Africa remains as having the most reported COVID-19 cases so far at 1,535,423 including 52,035 deaths * Malawi ranks at number 20 with cumulative figure of 33,216 cases including 1,093 deaths By Duncan Mlanjira As Malawi is going into the second phase of administering the AstraZeneca vaccine, the public should gain confidence that fellow African countries are also seriously reaching…

New CAF president Motsepe and his date with destiny

March 20, 2021

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Motsepe replaces displace Ahmad Ahmad from Malagasy * His meteoric rise, be it gold mines or football, Motsepe’s date with destiny has always been blessed with a midas touch * His is by no means a rags to riches story but neither was he born with a silver spoon * One thing for sure, he will bring genuine passion and a wealth of know-how and know-who to football By Moses Banturaki, The Monitor (Kampala) It is a well-known fact…

Tanzania’s recent prominent deaths

March 20, 2021

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Mkapa died on July 23, 2020 By Derrick Bacha, Nairobi News Tanzania President John Magufuli’s death is the latest in a string of prominent deaths to rock the East African country in the past year. Magufuli has buried four prominent personalities that included former President Benjamin Mkapa. Born in 1938 Mkapa, served as the third president of Tanzania between 1995 to 2005 and Magufuli announced Mkapa’s death on July 23, 2020. The Makerere University graduate was 81 at the…

South Africans disgusted as Bulgarian singer wears blackface makeup to perform Nomcebo Zikode’s hit, Jerusalema

March 20, 2021

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This is how Marinova (right) looked like in blackface * This is why this show is unacceptable and demeaning to black culture * Nomcebo and Master KG must sue this racist show * The history of the black face has long been rooted in racism and ridiculing black people * We need to stop tolerating nonsense. This total disrespect for Africans By Melody Chironda, allAfrica.com South Africans have been left disgusted and offended after Bulgarian singer Mxiaela Marinova used makeup…

March 30 by-election ballot papers to arrive Sunday March 21 through Kamuzu International Airport

March 20, 2021

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MEC official Stella Mwachande recently demonstrating how the ballot looks By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) announces that the March 30 by-election ballot papers will arrive Sunday, March 21 through Kamuzu International Airport. A statement from MEC’s director of media and public relations Sangwani Mwafulirwa said full details regarding the arrival time and all warehousing logistics will be announced later as previously, the ballot papers were scheduled to arrive on March 26. “Contesting political parties and independent candidates…

Public positively responding to calls for COVID-19 vaccination

March 20, 2021

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President Chakwera was first to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 11 * Blantyre DHO rolls out second phase from Monday, March to 22-26 * Targeting the elderly; those with commorbidities and other social workers * Over 861 centers across the country will provide the vaccination services * About 1.4 million Malawians are expected to be vaccinated * There were 129 new COVID-19 cases, 315 new recoveries, one new death as of Friday By Duncan Mlanjira Since the COVID-19…

Ministry of Trade starts issuing maize export licences

March 20, 2021

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Maize is a controlled commodity which requires a licence Maravi Express To allow the economy off take excess stocks of maize from last year’s harvest for export and to create storage room for this year’s harvest, the Ministry of Trade has started issuing maize export licences. In a public notice released on March 15, the Ministry says the licences will only be issued “to exporters with proof of verifiable maize stocks from previous agricultural season”. “The licences to be…

No mask, no voting but Paramount Chief Kyungu suggests MEC should provide for those without

March 20, 2021

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Paramount Chief Kyungu; voting is a constitutional right * Or else people should be told to bring even any clean piece of cloth with which to cover their mouth and nose * Message back to the Commission to make a decision as elections are guided by the Electoral Laws By Jordan Simeon-Phiri, MEC Stringer Paramount Chief Kyungu has objected the condition that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has set that any voter who would turn up for the March 30…