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Mnangagwa bans beerhall drinking as COVID-19 measures

March 25, 2020

By Idah Mhetu, New Zimbabwe On top of other measures to counter the spread of Coronavirus (COVID19) which include banning on “inessential travel” outside the country by locals, Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a further ban of alcohol inside bars. Zimbabwe has recorded two positive cases of the virus which claimed its first victim on Monday in Zororo Makamba, son to top businessman and politician James Makamba. Addressing the media at State House Monday evening, Mnangagwa also…

Japan Olympic Games rescheduled to a date beyond 2020

March 24, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In the present circumstances and based on the information provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is “accelerating”, the International Olympic Committee IOC has announced that Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021. A joint statement from IOC and the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, including the Prime Minister of Japan, says the decision is to…

MultiChoice expands information and entertainment offering and reach

March 24, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In observance of the preventive measures following the Coronavirus (COVID-19), which the World Health Organisation has declared as a pandemic, many countries across the African continent — including Malawi — are encouraged to adjust to new ways of living and working that includes self isolation and quarantine in homes. In cognizance of this development that many are required to spend more time at home with their loved ones, MultiChoice Group says it remains committed to supporting…

MEC releases phases for voter registration

March 24, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has released phases for the voter registration for the fresh presidential election which shall run from April 4 to June in four phases of 14 days each with three days for transition. MEC launched the fresh elections process on Monday as determined by the February 3 judgement of the High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court and the polling day has been set for July 2. The Constitutional Court set 150 days…

Government bans UTM, MCP from their intended Coronavirus sensitization tours

March 24, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi Government has ordered UTM Party and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to cancel the Coronavirus (COVID-19) sensitization tours which the two parties that are in the fresh presidential election alliance intend to carry out. Through the Ministry of Information, Civic Education & Information Technology, the government says the two parties should give room to the Ministry of Health officials to take lead because they have been specially trained for it. “Government would like to remind…

UN calls for promotion of gender equality for acceleration of Sustainable Development Goals implementation

March 24, 2020

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By Elijah Phompho The United Nations Country Coordinator in Malawi, Maria Jose Torres global statistics have indicated that countries with the highest indicators in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets are those that have made strides in achieving gender equality. Torres said this during a two-day strategic engagement meeting which the UN organized for Parliamentary Women Coucus where she called for increased efforts in the promotion of gender equality as a means of achieving the global set targets of SDGs. The strategic engagement meeting…

World Vision grooms Mchinji community in soap making

March 24, 2020

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By Owen Zayambika, MANA In an effort to ensure that community access to financial services is promoted, through Malawi Household, Food Security and Resilience programme, World Vision has trained community members on enterprise selection, one of which is soap making. The program is targeting community members through village banks called Saving for Transformation Promoters (S4T) in the area of Traditional Authority Mavwere in Mchinji District. Patrick Namvai, food security development facilitator for World Vision in Mchinji, said on Monday…

Phalombe girls geared to fight gender based violence

March 24, 2020

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By Sam Majamanda, MANA Girls from Traditional Authorities Jenala and Nazombe in Phalombe are determined to fight gender based violence (GBV) which most girls have been experiencing in the area that have been hindering them from accessing education and participating fully in community social life. Speaking on the sidelines of a girls’ camp for out-of-school youth club members organized by the Centre for Alternatives for Victimized Women and Children (CAVWOC) on Monday, one of the participants Monica Kwerengwe from…

ICAM encourages online communication models in observance of Coronavirus prevention measures

March 23, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In line with the social distancing recommendations, as recommended by Government directives in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention measures, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi (ICAM) is encouraging its members to use online communication models to get in touch with ICAM staff for assistance. The Institute is also recommends less interaction with members at its office and request that wherever possible all communication to be made through emails and phone calls until further notice. In a public statement issued…

Society of Law Students distances itself from injunction obtained to stop presidential order on Coronavirus preventive measures

March 23, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Society of Law Students (SLS) executive has distanced itself from the interlocutory injunction that some of the students from the Law Faculty that wishes to obtain an injunction to stop the order made by the President Peter Mutharika on Friday March 20 that he declared a State of Disaster in government’s prevention measures against the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-9). A statement from SLS president Chikhulupiliro Zidana says in as much as everyone acknowledges that the…