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Sports Council targets to rehabilitate BAT Ground into a modern stadium to host local and international games

October 15, 2020

By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi National Council of Sports is working towards securing not less than MK500 million to continue rehabilitating BAT Ground into a modern stadium able to host local and international games. Sports Council acting Executive Secretary, Henry Mereka said in an interview the first phase of the project, that included construction of block wall perimeter fence, guard houses, ticket booths and associated works, have been completed and the contractor is ready to hand over the site. The first…

Ministry of Health embarks on COVID-19 surveillance survey

October 15, 2020

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By Alice Mambosasa, MANA The Public Health Institute of Malawi in the Ministry of Health is conducting a survey titled ‘Community and Facility-based COVID-19 Surveillance in selected districts in Malawi aimed at understanding prevalence and risk factors associated with pandemic in the country. Speaking during media briefing on the survey at Blantyre Health Office on Wednesday, health promotion officer, Chrissy Banda said the results of the survey will be helpful to the participants to know whether they are infected…

Malawi doing well in cholera management as cases drop

October 15, 2020

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By Martin Chiwanda, MANA Ministry of Health says management of cholera cases is on the right track as the country has so far only registered three cholera cases this year. Ministry of Health’s Cholera Focal Person, Wiseman Chimwaza disclosed the development in an interview Tuesday after he made a presentation to Nsanje District Executive Committee on the introduction of Oral Cholera Vaccination (OCV) campaign week. Chimwaza said the country is doing well in terms of managing cholera and control…

Two weeks after a TAM TAM bus accident killed 13, one caught on a dangerous road manouvre

October 15, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Concerned citizenry highly condemned a reckless and dangerous road manouvre by a TAM TAM passenger bus when it was caught on camera along the M1 Road as it overtook three cars including a tanker on a steep stretch of the road — completely disregarding a continuous white line. This comes after 13 people died on the night of October 2 while others sustained different degrees of injuries when a Toyota Hiace minibus was involved in a…

ESCOM Staff Union petitions Ministry of Labour on alleged illegal setting up of independent power market company

October 15, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Staff Union (ESU) has sent a petition to the Ministry of Labour reporting that they are in dispute with its executive management over further unbundling of the power utility by setting up of Power Market Limited (PML). Setting up of PML — in line with public reforms — ESCOM’s Single Buyer Function (SBF) has been curved out to form an independent function under the new company, PML. According to the…

African Women’s football to resume with COSAFA Championships as Malawi coach names squad

October 15, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi national women’s football team coach, MacNebert Kazuwa has named a 35-member squad to prepare for the 2020 Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) Championship scheduled for Nelson Mandela Bay in South Africa from November 3-14. This also signals the start of women’s international schedules on the African continent since the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc causing all mass gatherings to be cancelled since March this year. COSAFA also intends to stage its Women’s Under-17 Championship…

Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19

October 13, 2020

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By George Ramsay & Vasco Cotovio, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for Coronavirus, the Portuguese Football Federation said in a statement Tuesday but says he is “well, without symptoms, and in isolation.” The 35-year-old Juventus forward played for Portugal against France in the Nations League last Sunday and against Spain in a friendly last week. Ronaldo will now miss his country’s next Nations League fixture against Sweden on Wednesday, as well as Juventus’ upcoming matches which include a Serie…

Malawi’s chess ace Joseph Mwale spices up CRCL’s first online tourney by clinching it

October 13, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s chess ace, Fide Master (FM) Joseph Mwale, on Sunday spiced up Central Region Chess League’s first of its newly-elected committee’s monthly online tournaments by winning with 13.5 points from 15 rounds played. The South Africa-based player and coach, who is running an online chess academy for up-and-coming young players, lost to the speedy and dangerous Kelusi Mhango and drew against his brother, Candidate Master (CM) George Mwale. George is also involved in the Mwale Chess…

Faizal Aboo challenges Suleiman to provide evidence that 80% of Limbe is owned by two individuals

October 13, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Faizal Aboo, owner of Pacific Group of Companies, has challenged MP for Blantyre South East Constituency, Sameer Suleiman to provide evidence of the assertion he made last Thursday, October 8 that that 80% of Limbe is currently owned by two individuals of Asian origin. Suleiman made serious allegations on land ownership that is being grabbed by Malawians of Asian origin but fail short of revealing their names. However, in a public statement and taking cognizance that…

Malawi’s top golf pro Chidale makes the cut in Kenya’s Safari Tour

October 13, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi top golf pro, Paul Chidale made a total score of 148 (73 in round 1 and 75 in round two) of the Safari Tour he has played at Royal Nairobi to make the cut in the top 20 — joint 11th with six others. His 148 score was just six away from the winner — one of Kenya’s and Africa’s top pro, Greg Snow — who also tied with Ooko Erick Obura on 142 score….