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14-year-old boy dies from drowning on Lake Malawi in Karonga

March 5, 2020

By Andrew Mkonda, MANA A 14-year-old boy has died after drowning on Lake Malawi in Karonga District. Karonga Police deputy spokesperson, Frank Black identified the boy as Christopher Mwanyongo, who was from Mwambuli Village in Traditional Authority Kyungu in Karonga. Black said the deceased had gone swimming at the lake with friends on Martyrs Day (Tuesday, March 3) but failed to swim himself from the deeper waters. The spokesperson said police and community launched a search for his…

Deciding Malawi’s economic destiny; Most developing countries have not escaped low or middle-income trap

March 5, 2020

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Analysis by Farai Chigaru Our economic destiny has been sauced by mainly the Western direction. We were enclaved into a universal pathway that never worked to our advantage most of the time. The economic growth for Malawi has been epileptic since then. Economic growth is a concept that is a goal for all countries; there are several sources of economic growth that are applicable to a developing country like Malawi. Economic growth can be divided into different forms…

Zomba Forest Lodge to tighten up with trees Zomba Plateau’s water catchment conservation zone

March 5, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira For this year’s tree planting get season, Zomba Forest Lodge, through its Reforestation of the Environment and Ecosystem of Zomba (TREEZ) project, has identified a Water Catchment Zone along the banks of Mulunguzi River where the Lodge is set to plant indigenous trees on Saturday, March 7. The Lodge is organizing the exercise in conjunction with Zomba Tour Guides Association, which it also sponsors for the body to offer their services to tourists in a professional…

Women bear the burden of climate change

March 5, 2020

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By Fostina Mkandawire, MANA Chairperson for Bunda Gender Activists, Jennifer Lipenga said women bear the greater burden of climate change, especially in situations of poverty because of social norms and beliefs. Speaking during a tree planting exercise in Ngwanda Community in Nkhoma on Tuesday, she said Climate Change affects all human beings in the world but the impacts are experienced differently by men and women. “Women depend on natural resources to sustain a living and these resources are threatened…

Bullets Awards stimulate players’ great performance

March 5, 2020

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By Mphatso John Sam, MANA The Red Carpet Awards, which Nyasa Big Bullets have initiated, have translated into great performance by the team because every player strives to be recognised by the end of the season. Nyasa Big Bullets Chief Administration Officer, Albert Chigoga said this on Wednesday at a media briefing on the upcoming Bullets Red Carpet Awards Gala slated for Friday at the College of Medicine Sports Complex that will award its outstanding players in the 2019…

Jeffrey applauds Mangochi people for peaceful demos

March 5, 2020

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By Kondwani Magombo, MANA Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General, Grezelder Jeffrey, Wednesday thanked people of Mangochi for holding peaceful demonstrations in protest to the February 3 Constitutional Court ruling of May 2019 election case. The peaceful joint march with the United Democratic Front (UDF) supporters started from Mpondasi to Mangochi Town Council where they submitted a petition to the authorities of Mangochi district and town councils. Thousands of DPP and UDF supporters turned up, clad in their…

African football legend Samuel Eto’o says football can unite the continent

March 5, 2020

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By Muambo Edward, kick442.com At a time that political upheavals are putting the African continent into shreds, Cameroon and African football legend Samuel Eto’o thinks football has the power to unite the continent. Eto’o was speaking in Lagos at an event organized by the Spanish LaLiga and the four-times African Player of the Year was one of many football greats present in Nigeria. “There is no perfect continent or country in the world I believe this beautiful…

Magufuli adopts new style of greeting to fight Coronavirus

March 5, 2020

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By Sylvania Ambani, Nairobi News Tanzania President John Magufuli has come up with a new way of greeting people as a preventive measure to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Pictures shared by Tanzania media show President Magufuli exchanging a foot greeting with veteran politician Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad at State House. In another picture, the two wave at each other while standing one metre apart. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), avoiding body contact mainly…

Youth and women loans to enhance economic participation

March 4, 2020

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By Yamikani Yapuwa, MANA President Prof. Peter Mutharika has said newly-launched Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (MEDF) Youth and Women Loan programme would enable them participate in the country’s economy. The President said this will assist in achieving community development, minimizing wealth inequalities and thereby help in improving lives of Malawians. He made the remarks in Blantyre during the launch of the K13 billion MEDF at Sunbird Mount Soche Hotel. “On Friday last week, we launched the process of deciding…

Sportsman of the Year nominee Guba donates uniform to Malawi Taekwondo Association

March 4, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Taekwondo Master Yamikani Guba, who was in the country last month to attend the Malawi Sport Awards in which he was a nominee for Sportsman of the Year, donated uniform to Taekwondo Association of Malawi before he returned to his base in the United Kingdom. The British Army soldier paid a courtesy call three weeks ago at the Blantyre Youth Centre, where he launched his taekwondo career path. “I specifically said the uniform I donated to…