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British troops move black rhinos to Malawi

December 26, 2019

By BBC British troops have helped to move a group of critically endangered black rhinos from South Africa to Malawi to protect them against poaching. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles moved 17 of the animals, which are hunted for their horns, in the hope they can be better protected. They were transported by air and road from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa to Liwonde National Park in Malawi. The troops then spent three months training rangers…

Only mad people accept Chinese deals — Tanzania President

December 26, 2019

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By ZimMetro News Tanzania’s President John Magufuli is set to renegotiate a deal his country made with a Chinese Company to build a port in one of his many seashores, saying the deal settled for in 2013 is equivalent to selling their country to China. Tanzanian Parliament in May 2019 questioned Magufuli’s stance as the groundbreaking that was supposed to happen four years ago but is yet to take place. Magufuli explained his decision to halt the project…

Lusaka City Council gives Kalusha Bwalya a prestigious Christmas award

December 25, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira Lusaka City Council has renamed its Los Angeles Road to Kalusha Bwalya Road in honour of Zambia’s most revered football player, the Great Kalu. A letter from Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa made available to Maravi Express says one of the resolutions made at a meeting that was convened by all 33 councilors on December 22, they decided to honour the Great Kalu based on his “exemplary CV both as a player and administrator in the…

Ascent Soccer Academy win unprecedented double youth football titles

December 25, 2019

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Lilongwe based Ascent Soccer became the first-ever academy to win both the Under-17 Presidential League and First Financial Bank (FCB) Under- 20 league titles in the same season in December. The U-20 title was decided back in October with last year’s U-17 Presidential League champions squad stepping up to the challenge of U-20 football, as the youngest squad in the league and excelling by scoring 112 goals in 34 league games. They took the championship by 9 points…

AHL Tobacco Sales disputes MCP SG’s allegations on destruction of tobacco

December 25, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira AHL Tobacco Sales has described as misrepresentation of facts by lawmaker and opposition Malawi Congress Party Secretary General Eisenhower Mkaka on the destruction of some tobacco bales classified as Return to Grower (RG), in which he claimed was a move to punish Central Region growers. In a Facebook post, Mkaka claims that AHL classified over 4,000 tobacco bales as RG without consulting farmers and went ahead to destroy them. A statement from AHL Tobacco Sales…

Airtel Malawi to open Malawi Stock Exchange’s Initial Public Offer on December 27 at MK12.69 per share

December 24, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira Airtel Malawi plc, which is on the process of listing on the main board of the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE), will open the Initial Public Offer (IPO) on Friday, December 27 at a price of MK12.69 per share. A statement from Airtel released on Tuesday (December 24) says it has released its Pre-Listing Statement in compliance with the Malawi Stock Exchange’s Listings Requirements, providing further details about the listing on the stock exchange. The listing…

People lament loss through fire of monumental Hotel Masongola

December 24, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira Zomba fire fighters managed to put out the fire that caught the monumental Hotel Masongola, formerly known as Government Hostel, on Sunday but substantial damage has been caused to a good part of the property. A lot of people lamented this loss on social media as this was the first State House of the country. Commenting on Facebook, Abdul Khamboo said it is such heartbreaking to see such a historical building succumbing to fire and…

Gospel songbird Shekinah releases single ‘All I Need’

December 23, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira After the success of her debut album entitled ‘I Worship’, gospel songbird Shekinah (Gloria Phiri Walusa) has produced a single which will be released on Christmas Eve through radio and television stations, Spotify and Malawimusic.com. Shekinah says she is in the process of producing her second album but before that she decided to release the single in collaboration with several artists she works with both local and international. After looking at life on earth, all…

Namitambo’s Sons and Daughters launch Girl Child Education Support

December 23, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira A grouping of Sons and Daughters from Namitambo in Chiradzulu South Constituency, who reside in different parts of the country and contribute funds towards meeting the development needs of their community, have launched a Girl Child Education Support for 115 needy students. Trending under the name ‘Zakwathu Ku Namitambo’, the grouping has, within three months mobilized K10 million, which has been used to pay for school fees for the next two terms, to buy uniforms,…

Joseph Mwale lives up to his billing as Malawi’s highest rated player

December 23, 2019

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By Alfred Chimthere, CHESSAM Publicist Fide Master Joseph Mwale has lived up to the billing as the highest rated player in the country through a brilliant performance to win the 2019 National Chess Championship hosted on December 19-22 at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe. In the ladies section, Chess Association of Malawi (CHESSAM) president Susan Namangale proved age counts as the experienced player turned back the hands of time to claim gold at the expense of active players. Mwale…