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Independent Parliamentary aspirant in Chikwawa confuses MEC offficials as she presents nomination papers

March 9, 2021

Pheobe Mtembenuzenu arriving * She arrives dressed in UTM colours and escorted by party surpporters * MEC had already received nomination papers from UTM candidate Fyson Duncan Mainjeni * Mtembenuzenu maintains she is competing in the by-elections as an independent candidate By Elijah Phompho, MEC Stringer There was drama at Bodza Teachers Development Center (TDC) when independent Parliamentary aspirant for Chikwawa East Constituency by-elections, Pheobe Mtembenuzenu arrived dressed up in UTM Party colours and accompanied by the party’s when she…

10 candidates to contest for Zomba Changalume by-election

March 9, 2021

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By Leah Malimbasa, MEC Stringer Out of 12 aspirants that showed interest by collecting nomination papers to contest in Zomba Changalume constituency by-election, 10 have successfully presented their nominations on Monday) at St Anthony TDC in Zomba. Six of them are independent candidates — Mahomed Hanif Osman, Annie Mary Fletcher, Henry Kaseama, Rexa Ntondwa, James Nipuro and Bizweck Million while United Democratic Front (UDF) will be represented by Yusuf Noor. People’s Party candidate is Lawrence Bisika while Democratic Progressive…

Hoener was probably one of the best expatriates Malawi have had in terms of youth football technical development—FAM president Nyamilandu

March 9, 2021

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Late Horner with some of the players he took on a European training tour * He had an exceptional eye for spotting talent * He was also extremely good at building youthful teams for the future * He was also instrumental in my first games with the Malawi national team when Reuben Malola was the coach Maravi Express In paying tribute to Manfred Hoener, who died on Saturday, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu says if the…

Joseph Mwale Chess Academy making great progress as some students represented Malawi at Olympiad

March 8, 2021

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Mwale going through the drills with kids he is training privately * Best academy achievement is Priyasha Shriyan who won ladies section of CHESSAM National Championship last December * Hoping to reach out to many kids and get a venue for academy activities on the board * Also targeting schools and orphanages who will be interested to work together with * To set up Mwale Academy website soon be posting events and updates By Duncan Mlanjira Since it formation…

Malawian biostatistician Halima Twabi urges more girls to study sciences

March 8, 2021

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Halima Twabi, co-founder of Girls in Science, Technology Engineering, Arts and Mathematics * The organisation holds science camps exposing girls to practical and lab-based activities “Currently, too much emphasis of science is about memorizing and regurgitating” By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian biostatistician Halima Twabi, the first Malawian researcher to win the L’Oreal—the UNESCO for Science award in Sub-Sahara Africa, is urging teachers and those that set science curriculum to be more imaginative to make science subjects to be more…

DPP orders it’s members to stop campaigning for party presidency

March 8, 2021

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One member who is known to be campaigning for the party Dalitso Kabambe * “Position of the party presidency not vacant” * The DPP’s convention will be held in 2023 By Duncan Mlanjira The Central Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has ordered members who are campaigning for the party presidency to stop with immediate effect, saying the position is not vacant. A statement issued by the party’s spokesperson, Brown Mpinganjira says the immediate agenda of the Party’s…

International Women’s Day; A moment to think about how much better our news diet could be if inequities were eliminated

March 8, 2021

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* The women you see in the news matter * The relevant ‘Article J’ of the Beijing Platform for Action, remains unfulfilled * Its two strategic objectives with regard to Women and Media have not been met * The decision-making tables of media organisations remain deprived of women * And where there are women, they are surrounded by men By Jane Godia, Director, Africa, Women in News In 1995, when the curtains fell in one of the largest meetings…

Mzuzu City impressed with progress on clean up and beautification campaign

March 7, 2021

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Waste management still a challenge in Mzuzu By Fiona Manda, MANA There is great improvement in waste management and collection in both business and residential areas of Mzuzu City since the launch of the clean up and beautification initiative in November last year. In an interview on Friday in Mzuzu, the campaign committee’s vice-chairperson, Zohra Matundu said her committee was impressed with the progress so far as the City Council strives to maintain cleanliness. “However, some residents and business…

Contribution to the Public Service Systems Review Taskforce

March 7, 2021

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Cedrick Ngalande On March 2, 2021, the Public Service Systems Review Taskforce invited the general public to submit views, proposals and comments on the review of government allowances, procurement and employment contracts. I encourage all citizens, especially civil servants, to participate fully in this review process. Below is my contribution to the taskforce: ——————————————————————————————— TO: The Public Service Systems Review Taskforce, reviewtaskforce@ovp.gov.mw SUBMISSION CATEGORY: System of Procurement PROBLEM: A significant fraction of corruption comes in the form of contracts…

Ombudsman orders former MEC chairperson Ansah and Attorney General Kaphale to refund over K3m used to host SA lawyers

March 6, 2021

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Former MEC chairperson Jane Ansah * This follows her office’s investigations on allegations of abuse of power and other acts of maladministration * The foreign lawyers were to be hired to represent MEC in the 2019 Constitutional Court presidential election case * Ansah and Kaphale abused their powers and breaching procurement laws in connection with the South African lawyers * Former PPDA chairperson ordered to reimburse K8.7 million in allowances between November 2018 and June 2020 By Duncan Mlanjira…