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Some upsets in the 2021 AFCON qualifiers

November 22, 2019

By Duncan Mlanjira The first wave of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers wrapped up on Tuesday with the headline result being Ethiopia’s surprise victory over West African heavyweights Côte d’Ivoire. The African giants scored first but Ethiopia struck back through Sufarel Dagnachew and Shimelis Bekele for their first three points. Malawi gave up their lead of Group B after losing to Uganda on Sunday. In their first match played Wednesday last week at Kamuzu Stadium against…

Malawi Under-16 chess team leave for Lesotho for Zone 4.5 tourney

November 22, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira A team of five players, three boys and two girls, have flown out for Maseru, Lesotho to represent Malawi at the Zone 4.5 Under-16 Championship. The boys are Khwima Gondwe, Praise Salima (from Chichiri Secondary School) and Quincy Mukhwapa from Blantyre Baptist Secondary School and the two girls are Shalom Kapende and Clara Mtumbuka from Kamuzu Barracks and Lilongwe Demonstration schools respectively. They are led by Chess Association of Malawi (CHESSAM) National Schools Coordinator, Magret Ngugama,…

Malawi joins world in commemorating of International Prematurity Day

November 22, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira The Ministry of Health (MoH) is today (November 22) commemorating the World Prematurity Day under the global theme ‘Born too soon; Providing the Right Care; at the Right Time and in the Right Place’. Secretary for Health and Population, Dr. Dan Namarika, says in a press statement that the theme resonates well with the global report on ‘Survive and Thrive; transforming care for every small and sick newborn’ which was launched at the World Health Assembly…

Cultural practices fueling child marriages, Navicha

November 22, 2019

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By Moses Nyirenda, MANA Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Mary Thom Navicha has said some cultural practices are fueling the increase of child marriages in the country. She made the remarks on Wednesday during the 30th commemoration of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which was held at Bingu International Convention Center (BICC) in Lilongwe. Navicha, who was the guest of honor at the function, said her ministry is concerned with the increase…

Mchinji Police arrest 12 students over school vandalism

November 22, 2019

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By Sarah Munthali, MANA Police in Mchinji have arrested 12 students of Magawa Secondary School for vandalising school property during Tuesday night. The arrests were part of police interventions to restore peace at the school. Mchinji Police spokersperson, Kaitano Lubrino said the students vandalised school property in reaction to the school authority’s move to suspend a student who had a radio, contrary to school rules. “Police investigations established that the suspension of the student did not go well with…

Police net 4 hard-core ex-convicts for robbery in Lilongwe

November 22, 2019

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By James Mwale, MANA Barely days after arresting a hard-core ex-convict, who led a gang of notorious robbers, Lingadzi Police in Lilongwe has nabbed four of his accomplices, who are also ex-convicts of Maula and Zomba Maximum Prison. The four, Laston Gelevaziyo, Idrisa Mtuwa, Alli Issah and Laston Gogoda, were arrested during Sunday and Monday raids by police detectives, according to Police Public Relations Officer, Salome Zgambo. Zgambo told Malawi News Agency (MANA) that the gang, recently released from…

Mzimba man imprisoned for 14 years for defiling and infecting girl with HIV

November 22, 2019

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By Judith Kayange, MANA Mzimba Second Grade Magistrate Court on Monday sentenced a 40-year-old man to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) for defiling a 12-year-old girl. State Prosecutor, Yollam Kanyenda, told the court that Eliya Tembo, from Yesaya Shunga Village, TA Mmbelwa in Mzimba, was caught by the victim’s friend. “Tembo was identified by the victim’s friend who caught him defiling her. She reported the matter to the victim’s parents and they took her to Mzimba District…

Road accidents on the rise in Ntchisi District

November 22, 2019

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By Felix Kapatamoyo, MANA Ntchisi District has registered a rise in the number of road accidents from 16 in 2018 to 24 from January to October of 2019 due to increase in the number of motorcycle taxi operators, says Ntchisi Police spokesperson, Richard Kaponda. The rise the road accidents has led to the loss of 13 lives from January to October this year against last year’s nine lives from January to December period. According to Kaponda, incompetence that leads…

Karonga Council asked to properly manage waste disposal site

November 22, 2019

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By Laureen Banda, MANA Group Village Headman Cheyema has asked Karonga District Council to manage Katili waste disposal site, saying it has turned into health hazard to people. The local leader made the call this week when officials from Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRCC) visited the area on health assessment. “We are very worried with what is happening here. Garbage is being disposed just anyhow, outside the fence thereby compromising hygiene for the people living around here….

Chiefs, CSOs, stakeholders sign agreement on ending child marriages

November 22, 2019

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By Grace Kapatuka, MANA Traditional Chiefs, Civil Society Organisations and other stakeholders from six districts of the country on Tuesday signed an agreement to end child marriage at a ceremony that took place in Salima. The signing ceremony took place after a thre- day annual conference on girls’ education and youth sexual reproductive health rights organized by Centre for Youth Empowerment and Civic Education (CYECE) whose aim was to give a platform to young boys and girls from six…