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Selective justice in the face of COVID-19

June 11, 2020

Analysis by Wisdom Ngwira, MANA When the Malawi Government declared COVID-19 pandemic a national disaster on March 20, 2020, almost all sectors of the society came to a halt. Three days after this declaration by President Peter Mutharika, government set out a number of measures which were aimed at preventing the spread of the virus such as closure of schools with immediate effect, banning of public gatherings of more than 100 people and the same with sporting and entertainment…

Ghanaian footballer stuck at Mumbai Airport for 74 days; rescued by social media

June 11, 2020

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kickgh.com Ghanaian footballer, who slept in an Indian airport for over two months during the country’s Coronavirus lockdown, has finally left the hub. Randy Juan Muller, who turned 23 this week, flew to India on November 7 last year for a six-month contract to play soccer for ORPC Sports Club in Kerala, south India. As the Coronavirus pandemic spread, Muller booked a flight home to Ghana for March 30. A week before the flight, he took a train to…

COVID-19 fight and it’s economic effects on Malawi

June 11, 2020

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Analysis by Wisdom Ngwira, MANA December 2019, will historically be remembered as the month and year when a new ‘monster’ was born in the World — the Coronavirus. It all started in the sub provincial city of Wuhan, the Capital of Hubei Province, China when the World Health Organisation (WHO) was alerted of several cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in the City. On January 9, 2020, the Centre for Disease Control China, reported that a novel Coronavirus…

George Floyd laid to rest amidst call for racial justice in America

June 11, 2020

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www.freepressjournal Hundreds of teary-eyed mourners wearing attended the solemn funeral service of George Floyd, whose custodial killing led to widespread protests in the US and other countries against police brutality and racial injustice. Floyd, an African-American, was laid to rest on Tuesday as hymns played in the background and his friends and family shared personal stories about him and made impassioned pleas for racial justice in America. Floyd died in Minneapolis on May 25 when a white police officer…

Sally Nyundo to release new album June 29

June 11, 2020

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By Sellaphine Banda, MANA After taking a four-year break in the music industry, veteran reggae artist, Sally Nyundo is expected to release his new album titled ‘Sanctified’ on June 29 this year. Nyundo — of the Ras Amadya Mzimbe fame — said he is officially back with the album which has eight songs in both English and Chichewa. “I think it is time to break the silence after releasing my last album in 2016,” said Nyundo in an…

Blessed Citizen to drop a COVID-19 single

June 11, 2020

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By Blessings Kapina, MANA Lilongwe-based musician Blessed Citizen — whose real name is Dalitso Brian Chimombo — is planning to drop a single entitled ‘Sekelera’ which will be released on June 20 this year. Blessed Citizen said the single is meant to encourage people to rejoice all the time regardless of any situations they might be going through. “The Bible, in the book of 1 Thessalonians, tells us that we should always rejoice in our Lord Jesus Christ,…

New MEC chairperson Justice Kachale hits the ground running: Sets to Gazette June 23 voting day

June 11, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Newly-appointed Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Justice chairperson, Dr. Chifundo Kachale has announced that the pollster will publish the official publication of legal notices in the Malawi Government Gazette setting June 23, 2020 as the date of voting for the fresh presidential elections. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Kachale said this is in compliance with the formal communication from the Clerk of Parliament dated June 9, 2020 informing the Commission of the Parliamentary Resolution of the same…

Cameroon’s 2017 AFCON winning coach resisted temptation to recall Eto’o from retirement

June 10, 2020

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By Angu Lesley, kick442.com Former Cameroon coach, Hugo Henry Broos has revealed that he resisted the temptation to impress on Samuel Eto’o to come out of his retirement as he prepared for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Speaking in a recent interview with kick442.com, Hugo Broos — who arrived Cameroon in February 2016 two years after Eto’o had retired from international football — said by then the Indomitable’s all-time top scorer was still very productive with Turkish side, Antalyaspor. When the 68-year-old Belgian coach arrived in Cameroon for to prepare for the 2017, he set his…

Former Ghanaian footballer claims fathering Man United’s Rashford

June 10, 2020

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Ghanasoccernet.com A former Ghanaian footballer, Michael Boye Marquaye is claiming to be the biological father of Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, insisting the England international has Ghanaian roots. The 65-year-old, based in the United Kingdom, claims he fathered the sensational Man United forward, who is — however— known to have been born to a Jamaican Joseph Rashford and Brit Melaine in Wythenshawe, Manchester in the UK. But Boye Marquaye has told Ghanaian radio station Starr FM that he is…

Gender Minister challenges youths to be self reliant

June 10, 2020

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By Manasse Nyirenda, MANA Minister of Gender, Children and Community Development Mary Navicha has challenged youths in the country to be self reliant by creating their own wealth through entrepreneurship. She made the remarks Wednesday in Lilongwe when she presented symbolic cheques to beneficiaries in the Women and Youth Loans under the Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (MEDF), saying it was high time the youth found an alternative way of sustaining their lives instead of solely banking their hopes on…