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Malawi has been famine-infested because few farming households had no access to affordable farming inputs—President Chakwera

October 17, 2020

By Solister Mogha, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera said the country has been a poor and famine-infested nation because very few farming households had a chance to access cheap and affordable farming inputs. He said this at the official launch of the much-touted K160.2 billion farming Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP), which he described as an injection that would drive the country’s economy. Speaking at Pirimiti Boys Primary School in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Mwambo in Zomba on Saturday,…

People highly praise Ishmail Wadi for his honest testimony in living with a liver disease; persuaded that papaya is the treatment

October 17, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Former Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) from 2004-2006, Ishmail Wadi has been highly praised and respected for revealing that he was diagnosed with a liver disease in 2009 and has lived with it ever since. His post on Facebook attracted an avalanche of comfort and encouragement from the public for his courage to come in the open, especially as he offered advice that he has been pursuaded and almost conclusively that papaya is the treatment for…

Blantyre residents warned against laxity adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures

October 17, 2020

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By Maureen Murotho, MANA Blantyre District Health Cluster has warned its residents that some countries have been hit by second waves of COVID-19 and as such it will be good for people to continuously protect themselves until the pandemic comes to an end by continuing practicing safe measures. Speaking during a Health Cluster meeting on Friday, acting District Medical Officer Fatsani Zaziwe said due to the decrease of COVID-19 cases in the country, people have started relaxing which could…

Whistleblowers vindicated on suspected fraudulent business face of Techno Brain as World Bank bans the Kenyan firm

October 17, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Despite continuous exposure by the media through prominent members of the public on the suspicious business countenance of Kenyan firm, Techno Brain, — over the past two years — the previous government administration still insisted on doing business with the foreign company. Today, the whistleblowers have been vindicated as the World Bank Group has banned this IT-services company and its parent company, United Arab Emirates-based Techno Brain Global FZ-LLC for 28 months in connection with collusive…

NOCMA should get lions share in fuel importation—Parliamentary Committee

October 17, 2020

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By Gladys Kamakanda, MANA Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate change has recommended that the National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) should be getting the lions share in fuel importation as it is a Malawian company. The Parliamentary Committee’s chairperson, Welani Chilenga made the remarks Friday in Lilongwe when the committee toured the Lilongwe Strategic Fuel Reserves in readiness for NOCMA’s plans to start bringing fuel by rail from Nacala port. He said NOCMA was doing a tremendous…

Surviving terrible road accident inspires Tyrant Jay to share his testimony in song

October 17, 2020

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By Blessings Kapina, MANA Lilongwe-based musician, Tyrant Jay (real name is Francis Thera) is set to drop a new single titled ‘Breakthrough’, which is a testimony of his experience when he survived a terrible road accident Namitete Trading Centre a few weeks ago when he was travelling to Mchinji for a church assignment. Tyrant Jay, who has featured his brother — Ty Godwa and Tarz Prod — said the song seeks to worship and praise God for what He has…

Bagus justifies his continuous defection to ruling parties; To serve better his constituents

October 17, 2020

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By Elijah Phompho Former Minister in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration, Salim Bagus — who is also Member of Parliament for Chikwawa Central Constituency — says his defection to the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is to serve better the interests of the people in his constituency. He quashed away assertions that he always defects to the party that forms government, saying he served as an MP of the area the entire period of 1999-2004 during the UDF era and that the only period…

First Lady talks tough on protection of girl child rights to education

October 17, 2020

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By Lusayo Singogo, MANA First Lady, Madam Monica Chakwera on Friday urged all stakeholders to stand and protect the girl child by giving her equal opportunities to education for her to have a brighter future. During the commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child held at Mitondo Primary School in Lilongwe District the First Lady said it was disheartening that Malawi was ranked number seven on countries with high cases of child marriages. She urged all Malawians…

DPP’s Mzomera Ngwira to appeal his 4-year prison sentence for abuse of office

October 17, 2020

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By Aliko Munde, MANA Victor Gondwe, defence lawyer for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Regional Governor for the North, Rev. Christopher Mzomera Ngwira has hinted that he has been instructed to appeal the four-year imprisonment sentence he was given after being found guilty of abuse of public office. Gondwe, of John Tennyson and Associates, said his client instructed him to appeal for both the conviction and the sentencing. “We are not satisfied with the sentence and even the conviction of…

Fire destroys medical supplies at Nkhotakota District Hospital’s pharmacy

October 17, 2020

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By Stanley Nkhondoyachepa, MANA Fire has destroyed a good number of medical supplies including some drugs that were saved but were rendered useless due to exposure to intense heat. According to the hospital’s spokesperson, Garry Chilinga, the fire — whose cause has not been established — started at around 5am on Friday and when in-patient guardians saw smoke billowing from the facility, alerted medical staff and helped put off the fire using water fetched in buckets. He said services…