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South Africa President Ramaphosa announces drastic measures to curb Coronavirus

March 16, 2020

allAfica.com South Africa’s President Cyril Ramphosa announced “urgent and drastic measures” Sunday night — including banning gatherings of more than 100 people, closing schools and imposing extensive travel bans — to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Using a law known as the Disaster Management Act, he declared a ‘national state of disaster’ enabling the government to have what he called “an integrated and coordinated disaster management mechanism that will focus on preventing and reducing the outbreak of this…

Liberia’s first Coronavirus victim is environmental director

March 16, 2020

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Liberian Observer The Liberian health authorities have informed President George M. Weah that the country has recorded its first case of the Coronavirus disease, otherwise known as COVID -19 and the patient happens to be head of the Environmental Protection Agency Nathaniel Blama. Blama is reported to have returned home last Friday, March 13, following a visit to Switzerland. Meanwhile, the Liberian leader urges all to remain calm as health officials continue to trace all those the infected person…

Future of fishing in Lake Malawi looks bleak

March 16, 2020

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By Kondwani Magombo, MANA PACT Malawi Chief of Party, Allan Brooks has cautioned that if unless rules and regulations are fully abided to, the future of fisheries in the country would remain bleak. Brooks shot the warning during the official rollout of a project, Restoring Fisheries for Sustainable Livelihoods in Lake Malawi (REFRESH), at the beach community of Msaka in the area of Senior Chief Nankumba in Mangochi. He described Lake Malawi as the only water body in the…

Construction of 40 Secondary schools to start April

March 16, 2020

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By Kondwani Magombo, MANA Government on Friday said it will embark on the construction of 40 secondary schools across the country, courtesy of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Immediate past Minister of Education, William Susuwere Banda disclosed this at Masasa Village in Group Village Headman Msumbi, in the area of Senior Chief Nankumba in Mangochi where he broke the ground for the construction of a junior primary school within the village. He said government has identified…

Geoscience confirms Holy Quran’s water theory that there just water and no continents 4.5b years ago

March 16, 2020

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Dr. Ahmed Mohiuddin Siddiqui for Maravi Express وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَكَانَ …عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ And He it is Who has created the heavens and the earth in six Days and His Throne was on water (Chapter 11: verse 7) Holy Quran The Holy Quran mentions in Chapter 11: verse 7 (Surah Hud) that the Almighty Allah’s Throne was on water! This clearly implied that there was nothing called earth and there were no…

MEDF on right track in financing the marginalized

March 16, 2020

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By Mayamiko Chimbali & Chikondi Chimala, MANA Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (MEDF) has said it was on the right track after reinventing itself into a competitive modern financial institution. In an exclusive interview with the Malawi News Agency (MANA), MEDF Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mervis Mangulenje said after having some difficult years in the past, MEDF has improved its operational strategies. “Since 2014, MEDF has got some legacy issues emanating from Malawi Rural Development Fund (MARDEF) and Youth…

Guba adds another accolade as he wins silver medal at Yorkshire Open Championships

March 16, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Competing in an unfamiliar category of +80kg, UK-based Taekwondo Master Yamikani Guba managed added another accolade to his awards treasure trove after winning silver medal at the Yorkshire Open Championships held on Sunday in Halifax. Guba explains that he normally competes in senior heavyweight category of +87kgs and since the format was changed to merge the two he found it difficult to adapt to the change and thus lost in a closely contested final match against…

Secondary schools applauded for their passion in French language

March 16, 2020

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By Elijah Phompho France’s Honorary Consul in Malawi Luc Deschamps has applauded secondary schools for their passion in French language and encouraged them to take it seriously. Deschamps said this on Saturday at the end of the secondary schools French drama competition national finals of held at Zingwangwa Secondary School in Blantyre. Deschamps said he was impressed with the performances of all participating schools, saying they presented excellent productions. Mary Mount Girls Secondary School from Mzuzu emerged the winners…

South Africa to restrict travel and to cancel events to contain COVID-19 spread

March 16, 2020

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Daily Maverick The South African government is expected to introduce travel restrictions from some foreign countries and to recommend that all mass events in the country be cancelled or postponed in an effort to contain the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) which the World Health Organisation this week declared a global pandemic. On Saturday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that the number of South Africans who had contracted the coronavirus had risen by 14 since Friday to reach 38,…

Foundations to Malawi’s economic pathway

March 16, 2020

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By Farai Chigaru Malawi’s economy can be fragmented based on the endowments it has — from the fresh waters that habours the tasty fish to the natural resources such as minerals among others. The beautiful weather that beckons good harvests every year can be another advantage for agricultural success. Apart from the natural resources and the pleasant weather, the country is labour abundant — thus from unskilled to skilled labour with the former being in multitude. For a country…