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FAM president Nyamilandu loses his seat as African Anglophone FIFA Council representative to Nigerian Pinnick

March 12, 2021

Iniatially, Pinnick was touted to run for CAF presidency * Kenyan Nick Mwendwa and Zambian Andrew Kamanga withdrew to support Pinnick By Duncan Mlanjira Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Nyamilandu has lost his seat as African Anglophone FIFA Council representative after being beaten by Nigeria FA president Amaju Pinnick by 43 votes to 8 in the polls held on Friday. Initially, Nyamilandu was up against Pinnick, Nicholas Mwendwa of Kenya and Zambian Andrew Kamanga but Kamanga withdrew on Wednesday…

South African Patrice Motsepe elected new CAF president unopposed

March 12, 2021

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| International Sports, News

Motsepe pleads for unity as he seeks to fix the troubled organisation * Former president Ahmad was barred from contesting as he is serving a ban for breaching FIFA Ethics Code * After appealing to Court of Arbitration for Sport, he was still found guilty of the FIFA charges * His five-year has been reduced to two and CAS has also reduced his $220,000 fine to $54,000 Maravi Express South African Patrice Motsepe was ushered in as new Confederation…

Mangochi’s joint programme on girls education interventions impress WFP delegate

March 12, 2021

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| Education, National, News

Valerie Guarneri smiles after planting a mango tree at Sungusya Primary School * The interventions are so integrated and very comprehensive * She was also impressed with the home-grown school feeding programme * Local farmers from the surrounding communities supply farm produce to participating JPGE schools * Urged children to use the nutrition knowledge gained to their homes By Kondwani Magombo, MANA Assistant Executive Director for World Food Programme (WFP), Valerie Guarneri has hailed the community, teachers and learners…

Nsanje North constituency by-election candidate pulls out because UTM not financially supporting him

March 12, 2021

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| News, Politics

MCP candidate Kafandikhale Mandevana verifying his details * UDF aspirant also not contesting to support DPP candidate Francis Kasaila By Emmie Banda, MEC Stringer Parliamentary candidate for the March 30 Nsanje North constituency by-election, Kennedy Jailosi has pulled out of the race, disclosing he has done so because his UTM Party is not supporting him financially. Jailosi said he cannot manage to carry on campaigning on his own since the Party is not coming forward to offer moral and financial…

Karonga North West constituency by-election candidate confesses to have lied about his age

March 12, 2021

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| National, News, Politics

Promise Kaunda during the vetting of ballot paper templates by MEC officials * Says his birth certificate shows he was born in 1999 * But when he registered for national ID he reduced his birth year to 2001. * MEC has since rejected the LCP candidate due to underage as according to info on national ID * The law requires MP contestants to have turned 21 at the time of presenting nomination papers * It’s criminal offence if one…

Over 861 centers across the country will provide the vaccination services

March 11, 2021

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| Health, National, News

* As Chakwera launches COVID-19 vaccine * The President calls for acceptance * About 1.4 million Malawians are expected to be vaccinated * The pandemic has claimed over 1,077 lives, 82% in the second wave By Solister Mogha, MANA & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express Over 861 centers across the country will provide the vaccination services that is targeting about 1.4 million Malawians from the first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine the country received last week. President Lazarus Chakwera launched the…

Airtel introduces flat rate of only K30 per minute call to any network through Airtel Kugulula call rate

March 11, 2021

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| Business, News

* Airtel will also enjoy the additional night calling benefit for Airtel-to-Airtel calls * Airtel to Airtel night calling flat rate will be at only K5 per minute * Simply dial *265# to subscribe or unsubscribe Airtel Kugulula service By Duncan Mlanjira Effective Thursday (March 11, 2021) Airtel Malawi Plc has introduced a new ‘Kugulula’ voice calling rate, which will enable Airtel Malawi prepaid customers to call any network at any time at a guaranteed flat rate of only…

Blantyre DHO set to roll out COVID-19 vaccine on Monday starting with healthcare workers

March 11, 2021

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| Health, National, News

President Chakwera launching the vaccination exercise on Thursday * Blantyre has up to date registered a total of 10,205 cases and cumulatively it has 2,882 active cases * The district has over 5,000 healthcare workers but priority will be on frontline soldiers * Over 1,600 healthcare workers nationwide have been infected with virus so far * Of 86 new cases registered on Wednesday, Blantyre had the highest at 35 followed by 26 from Lilongwe * There were 690 new…

Over 7,400 hectares of maize wilt in Balaka

March 11, 2021

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| Agriculture, News

The sad state of maize crop in Balaka * As well as three hectares of cow peas and four for groundnuts * This puts farm families at risk of hunger in the district * We started on very good note this year as the crops were promising By Mary Makhiringa, MANA Due to prolonged dry spells in Balaka, 7,467 hectares of maize crop as well as three for cow peas and four for ground nuts have completely wilted. During…

ACB urges the media to dig deeper in order to expose corruption

March 11, 2021

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| National, News

* Use feedback-based approach to fight corruption * Feedback is essential as it identifies where the strategies are failing * This gives ACB a chance to correct those errors * As ACB intensifies National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) II By Joseph Chikalipo, MANA The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has urged the media to dig deeper in exposing corrupt practices by considering using the feedback-based approach in helping to fight vice in the country. ACB made the advice on Wednesday in Lilongwe…