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Malawi Relief Fund UK timely donates fertilizer to farmers in Balaka

November 18, 2020

Some of the beneficiaries By Duncan Mlanjira As the country has started receiving rains, Malawi Relief Fund UK (MRF-UK) donated 5,000 bags of fertilizer to rural farmers in Balaka to assist them attain good yields. Presenting the donation, MRF-UK country coordinator, Yakub Valli said Malawi has the potential to attain food security if vulnerable communities have access to farm inputs just as the Tonse government is striving to achieve through the Affordable Input Programme (AIP). “Vulnerable communities are in…

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week; Never share your prescribed antibiotics with others—Dr Parth Patel

November 18, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira November 18-24 is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), set aside by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections. The theme for 2020 is ‘Antimicrobials: handle with care’ and Malawian medical practitioner, Dr. Parth Patel says in order protect oneself and their family from antibiotic resistance, never…

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week; Antibiotic resistance is both medical and financial burden

November 17, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In celebrating World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) (November 18-24), which World Health Organisation (WHO) set aside to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance Malawian, Dr. Parth Patel, says antibiotic resistance jeopardizes advancements in modern health care that the medical profession have come to rely on — such as joint replacements, organ transplants, and cancer therapy. As such Dr. Patel says in an exclusive interview that these medical procedures have a significant risk of infection as patients…

John Chilembwe honored with historical marker at Virginia University of Lynchburg where he studied theology

November 17, 2020

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* VUL considers his attendance was inspiration for his 1915 uprising * Because of John Chilembwe all we need is a crack in the concrete * This is no mere achievement for a man who lived over 100 years ago By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s first liberation struggle hero, Rev. John Chilembwe has been honoured with a historical marker at Virginia University of Lynchburg (VUL) where he had studied. The unveiling was done on Saturday and according to newsadvance.com it…

Man sentenced 58 years imprisonment for defilement of three girls; one involving a 3-year-old

November 17, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira As calls for stiffer punishment mount for the authorities to act on the increase of rape and defilement cases in the country, the High Court sitting in Mzuzu has sentenced 37-year-old Thomas Chavula to 58 years imprisonment with hard labour on three counts of defilement — one involving a three-year-old girl. The sentence for the first count is 24 years; the second is 18 years and the third 16 years and taking cognizance that to allow…

Kamuzu Academy headmaster takes cognizance of Chilima’s quote on school hymn ‘I vow to thee, my country’ during his mindset change public lecture

November 16, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira During his public lecture on Mindset Change at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe over two weeks ago, the country’s Vice-President, Saulos Chilima signed off by quoting the hymn ‘I vow to thee, my country’ — a British patriotic hymn, created in 1921, when a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice was set to music by Gustav Holst. The hymn ‘I vow to thee, my country’ was adopted by Kamuzu Academy as the school hymn…

Dr. Phuka pleads with those who tested COVID-19 positive to report back in order to be discharged

November 16, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Among the reported COVID-19 cases still classified as active, there might be more who might have recovered but are unable to be traced. It is in that vein that co-chairperson of the presidential task force on COVID-19, Dr. John Phuka says they have not been in touch with such people for discharge because they are failing to reach them through contacts that they gave. “I would like to call upon those that we did not officially…

Bushiri’s escape from SA sparks diplomatic stand-off

November 16, 2020

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The Bushiris By Duncan Mlanjira As soon as it was discovered that Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary had not reported for bail at the police station he was scheduled to do last Friday, the South African authorities became suspicious that he might be sneaked out by the visiting Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera who was to leave same day. Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement that says Chakwera’s home-bound departure from South Africa where he had state-visited…

Bushiri’s escape from SA sparks mixed opinions on social media

November 15, 2020

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* It has embarrassed both Malawi and South Africa * This episode puts Malawi on a list of pariah states * A man got to do what is got to do * He now faces a credibility deficit — that’s the challenge to his allegations * Malawians living in SA will suffer incalculable prejudice By Duncan Mlanjira Shepherd Bushiri’s escape from justice in his host country has sparked hot mixed debate on social media with Malawian law Professor…

Arguments on extradition: South is responsible for Bushiri’s whereabouts, not Malawi

November 15, 2020

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* It’s a total long journey that will take one year to get * Malawi to rely on information provided by SA—Kazako By Duncan Mlanjira On legal formal technicalities, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary are in South Africa and not in Malawi, contends Sea Breeze News, a computer and Internet website. It continues to say that many people think that it’s very easy to get the Bushiris extradited back from Malawi to South Africa to face…