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Middle East journalist praises story on breast cancer by Maravi Express; contributes own article

October 21, 2019

By Jennifer Mpango After reading a story on Maravi Express about the Breast Cancer Awareness Carnival being organised by Breast Care Ltd on October 27, journalist Dr. Ahmed Mohiuddin Siddiqui based in the Middle East, has praised the way the story was handled. “I regularly follow The Maravi Express I particularly like the variety of coverage and pages like Health,” said Mohiuddin Siddiqui, who is a felicitated senior journalist, political analyst and columnist based in Oman. “The report…

South Sudan ?? join Flames’ ?? 2021 AFCON group qualifiers

October 21, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira South Sudan ?? beat Seychelles ?? 1-0 in last week’s Preliminary Round’s second leg to qualify for the group stages by 3-1 on aggregate having won 2-0 in the first encounnter. They join Malawi ??, Burkina Faso ?? and Uganda ?? in Group B whose back to back Match 1 and 2 fixtures are set for week of November 11-19. The other match days are up in 2010, first on the week of August 31 to September…

Zambia becomes second team to lift the COSAFA Under-17 twice

October 21, 2019

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By COSAFA Media Group Zambia became the second country, after South Africa, to lift the men’s Confederation of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Under-17 Championship after a 2-0 victory over Mozambique in Sunday’s final played at the Mpira Stadium in Blantyre. They first won the gold medal in 2017 and Sunday’s match was also as deserved as they proved the most complete on the squads on display. Zambia scored 20 goals in their five games at the tournament, an…

Tanzania ?? first to qualify African Nations Championship

October 21, 2019

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By CAFonline Tanzanian ?? football seems to be on the rise as they were the first team to reach the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) for their second appearance just a few months after also making their second participation in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. They shocked hosts Sudan ?? 2-1 at El Merreikh Stadium in Omdurman on Friday night taking advantage of the away goals’ rule with the aggregate score tied at 2-2, after Sudan ?? had…

Malawi makes history by hosting world’s female pilots conference

October 20, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi has made history by being the first African country to ever host the high profile world conference for female pilots, named The Ninety-Nines (The 99s). This year, this international organisation for women pilots is celebrating its 90th Anniversary. In between their conference, the delegates have been on an excursion trip to the Mulanje Mountain and to Thyolo at Makandi Tea Estate and factory done on Friday, a day after their arrival. The pilots have since…

FAM galvanized to become more professional after COSAFA applauds excellent media working relationship

October 20, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira Football Association (FAM) Competitions & Communications Director Gonezgani Zakazaka says the local governing football body is galvanized to become more professional after COSAFA Media Group made a special mention in its report that FAM has an excellent working relationship with the Malawi media. As part of the COSAFA Under-17 legacy, a workshop for practicing journalists was organized in conjunction Football Journalists Association and FAM held at Mpira Village in Blantyre where all the U-17 games were…

Nurses organisation hails Lucy Kadzamira as no ordinary nurse

October 20, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira The National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (NONM) has described murdered Lucy Kadzamira, a retired nurse, as a pillar of wisdom to the nursing and midwifery sector in Malawi and Africa. Police are investigating the murder of Kadzamira, who was discovered dead in her home at Area 47 in Lilongwe. “NONM joins the nursing and midwifery members, leaders, family, and the public in mourning Dr Lucy Kadzamira, the retired nurse and midwife and…

Premier Security advises residents to be careful when employing domestic workers following murder of Lucy Kadzamira

October 20, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira Following the murder of Lucy Kadzamira in Lilongwe, private security firm, Premier Security has come up with an independent report in which it recommends that residents should take their time in employing domestic workers and should vet with the police to avoid what happened. The Police investigating the murder of Kadzamira, who was staying alone and it has been established that the first suspect, Arafat Gonani, 21, was Kadzamira’s gardener since August this year. Premier Security…

COSAFA trains 30 local football administrators

October 19, 2019

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By Maravi Express Council for Southern Africa Football Association (COSAFA) has concluded a four-day Administration and Management course at Mpira Village in Blantyre, a seminar which was part of the COSAFA U-17 Youth Championship Legacy. It attracted over 30 local-based football administrators affiliated to the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and the closing ceremony was presided over by FAM president Walter Nyamilandu, COSAFA president Phillip Chiyangwa and general secretary Sue Destombes. The three challenged the administrators to put into…

Ministry of Health procures 74 ambulances; more expected

October 19, 2019

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By Duncan Mlanjira The Ministry of Health (MoH) has procured 74 state-of-the-art ambulances and so far the first consignment of 40 arrived two weeks ago and has been distributed to all district and central hospitals in the country. MoH spokesperson Joshua Malango said the ambulances have been bought with Malawi Government funds from the 2018/19 budget and that they expect to expect more this year as the newly-passed budget has also allocation for ambulances procurement. “In total, we have received 40…