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Balaka utilizing only 15% of irrigatable land for winter cropping

October 4, 2020

By Trouble Ziba, MANA Out of 6,000 hectares irrigatable land that is available in Balaka District, farmers only utilize about 900 hectares, owing to inadequate financial and material resources involved in irrigation farming. This is a setback to efforts by government and other players in the agriculture sector that have been advocating for farmers countrywide to engage in irrigation farming due to the country’s unreliability of rainfall as experienced in recent years. Balaka District’s Chief Agriculture, Environment and Natural…

Nankhumwa, Jeffrey, Mhango, Nthenda and 9 others excluded from APM’s DPP Sunday caucus in Mangochi

October 4, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) renegades, Kondwani Nankhumwa; Grelzeder Jeffrey; Jappie Mhango and Yusuf Nthenda, together with nine others, have been excluded for Sunday’s meeting which former President Peter Mutharika has organised with the party’s Members of Parliament. The others are Nankhumwa’s wife, Getrude; former Minister of Information Mark Botoman; former Minister of Transport and Public Works of Ralph Jooma; Sameer Suleman; Grant Scott; Majaza; Kwelepeta; Joy Chitsulo and Bester Awali. The DPP is embroiled in leadership…

Karonga Central Constituency by-election candidate launches campaign by offering K1m revolving loan fund

October 4, 2020

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By Jordan Simeon-Phiri, MEC Stringer Independent Member of Parliament for Karonga Central Constituency in the forth coming by-election, Mary Florence Shackie Nthakomwa started her campaign trail at Chinsogholo ground in the area of Chief Lupembe by offering a K1 million women’s revolving loan fund. Nthakomwa said the fund is aimed at empowering women economically and she pledged to develop the area in so many ways once elected into the august House. She said her campaign launch signifies her commitment…

The public warns each other against complacency to COVID-19 preventive measures

October 3, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira As daily reports indicate that Malawi continues to register low occurrence of the COVID-19, it has been observed that the public has relaxed in adhering to the preventive measures that are still in force. A cynical comment on social media, made by Robin Nyang’wa asked: “Has it been announced that COVID-19 is dead? I see fewer masks, no soap and no social distancing! I miss that announcement!” to which Temwani Simwaka responded: “My worry too….

High Court grants injunction against DPP’s dismissal of Nankhumwa, Jeffrey, Mhango and Nthenda

October 3, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira The High Court sitting in Lilongwe has granted an injunction stopping the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) President, Peter Mutharika from effecting the dismissal of four members of the party’s top members — vice-president for the South, Kondwani Nankhumwa; secretary general, Grelzeder Jeffrey; treasurer general Jappie Mhango and Member of Parliament for Mulanje West, Yusuf Nthenda. The injunction was granted by the High Court on Saturday, October 3 — a day after their dismissal letters were released…

COVID-19: SA reopens borders to African travelers but not from US, Europe, India, Russia

October 3, 2020

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By Laura Angela Bagnetto, Radio France Internationale South Africa has opened its borders to travellers the first time since it went into COVID-19 lockdown in March but travellers will be subject to conditions, including a valid negative coronavirus test, and the door is not open to all countries. “To allow ease of travel from the African countries, 18 borders will be opened,” said International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor, adding that anyone coming from the US, France, UK, India, Russia,…

No new COVID-19 case registered in past 24 hours: Last zero new case was on May 26

October 3, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Saturday’s situation report from the presidential task force on COVID-19 indicates that Malawi did not register any new cases from the 231 tests that were conducted in the past 24 hours. This milestone was only achieved on May 26 and co-chairperson of the task force, Dr. John Phuka says this gives the hope that if people continue to practice and adhere to all preventive and containment measures, the country can completely reduce the new infections. There…

Lawyer Sunduzwayo Madise calls on City Councils to ban deafening public address advertising system in residential areas

October 3, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Lawyer Sunduzwayo Madise has been joined by other members of the public asking if City Councils should ban deafening advertising style used through public address systems in residential areas, describing it as unnecessary noise pollution. Madise, who resides in Zomba City where he is working as a law academician at the Chancellor College (Chanco) posted on Facebook of his concerns, saying he felt aggrieved having to be woken up on Thursday night around 10pm to “some…

Mibawa Television now accessible on DStv

October 3, 2020

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Maravi Express Mibawa Television has now been included onto DStv platform as from Saturday, October 3 in a bid to give viewers a lot more opportunity to enjoy and be entertained by Malawian television stations’ indigenous stories. Being increasingly focused on the people of Malawi, Mibawa Television brings the best of national content to viewers from current affairs to showbiz and everything in-between. A statement from MultiChoice Malawi says Mibawa Television’s addition of on its platforms speaks directly…

President Trump’s seven days before testing COVID-19 positive

October 3, 2020

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BBC US President Donald Trump’s Coronavirus diagnosis has come after a busy week running his administration and campaigning ahead of the November 3 election, a time in which he has interacted with many high-level officials. The president announced positive test results for himself and his wife, Melania, in a tweet on Friday, at around 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT). This followed a positive diagnosis for his close aide, Hope Hicks, who reportedly started feeling symptoms on Wednesday and tested…