CCAP Blantyre Synod Reverends Maulana, Maulidi elected in All Africa Council of Churches’ general committee

Reverends Maulana (left) and Maulidi (right) being introduced to the assembly by outgoing AACC president, Rt. Rev Arnold Temple * Rev. Maulana has been elected into the general committee as a member while Rev. Maulidi is the alternate member * Malawi belongs to AACC Southern African Region and won the presidency through Rt. Rev. Lydia Neshangwe of Zimbabwe By Duncan Mlanjira Church of Central Presbyterian (CCAP) Blantyre Synod’s General Secretary Emeritus, Rev. Alex Benson Maulana and Deputy General Secretary,…

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CCAP Blantyre Synod’s Church & Society desk asks MPs to rise above partisan politics in the current mid-year budget review meeting

The august House currently sitting in Lilongwe * And objectively deliberate as presented today by the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Simplex Chithyola Banda * MPs are very much concerned with pleasing their political party masters at the expense of poor Malawians * Events of last week have revealed the deep-rooted divisions between the two sides of the house and within the opposition By Duncan Mlanjira The Blantyre Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP), through…

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Cancelled Lilongwe CCAP Women’s Guild choir mends fences of feud between Nkhoma and Blantyre Synods

Berea GS Rev. Anderson Juma * In his mind, he wanted to sow seeds of patriotism and had not intention of hurting anybody but utterly failed in his choice of appropriate words * He is aware of the grave utterances, negative effect, interpretation and consequences that may arise thereof By Duncan Mlanjira Following a statement that Blantyre Synod of the CCAP that offended Nkhoma Synod, a planned trip by Lilongwe’s Women’s Guild, Mvama Chigwirizano Choir to Berea CCAP in…

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The Hijab in the 21st Century

Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina trended when she became the first player to wear a hijab at Women’s World Cup By Dr. Hend Alborsan, from Australia It must be noted that the veil or what is popularly known as the Hijab was never limited to Islamic societies. The existence of the veil long precedes Islam. The rules associated with women’s veils were mentioned in a detailed manner in the Assyrian law, in making references to the women that are obligated to…

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Blantyre Synod graduates 250 men as ‘real fathers’ in Thambani

* Empowering men in the fight against all forms of violence and abuses against children in Mwanza * The coming in of ‘real fathers’ will help men to educate children and take good care of their families By Priscilla Mwakifuna, MANA Blantyre Synod Education & Development Commission has graduated 250 men into ‘real fathers’, an initiative that empowers men to champion children’s rights under Securing Children’s Rights through Education and Protection (SCREP) currently being implemented in Mwanza. During the…

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Who should police noise polluters?

* Time is now to deal with noise pollution, whether produced by churches, bars, wedding ceremonies and all * Let’s not fear people behind noise pollution anymore; let’s confront them!  Pentecostal churches are mushrooming in the middle of residential areas and they come with them loud blaring public address system, play loud music that completely disturbed peaceful Sundays from morning till afternoon. They also conduct sermons at night that sometimes take the whole night — disturbing people’s peaceful sleep….

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Mosque in Dubai renamed to ‘Mary, Mother of Jesus’

* Ordered by Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi crown prince * To consolidate bonds of humanity between followers of different religions By Hannah Johnson, punchng.com The Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Mosque in Al Mushrif, a district in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has been renamed to ‘Mariam, Umm Eisa’ which translates from Arabic to English as ‘Mary, Mother of Jesus’. The renaming of the mosque was ordered by Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi crown prince, “to…

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Wycliffe Chimwendo amongst top artists to support official launch of gospel songbird Gertrude Malulu’s ‘Ndikadzanka Kumwamba’ album

* At Hotel Victoria in Blantyre on Sunday from 13:30-17:00hrs * The CD and DVD has 10 gospel tracks — 7 in in Chichewa and 3 in English * Mixture of types of music and also traditional beats — especially ‘Lapa Ukalowe’, which is in Ngoma style By Duncan Mlanjira Wycliffe Chimwendo, Namasalima Artists from Mulanje, Thom Family from Blantyre, Vineyard Ladies from Blantyre, Ngwenya FAM from Lilongwe and Pastor Davie Chiwaya from Blantyre are top artists that are…

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“Let love lead”, says Rev. Maulidi ahead CCAP Blantyre Synod’s elections

Rev Baxton Maulidi * We need to forgive and forget where we may not have done well as a Church * To elect the Synod moderator currently being held by Rev. Edna Navaya; vice-moderator presently occupied by Rev. Ernest Mpate * And the general secretary, a post currently being held by Rev. Dr. Billy Gama By Duncan Mlanjira Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Blantyre Synod is calling upon its Faithful to remain steadfast in prayer to ensure that…

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Ndirande-based gospel musician Nahsho releases single ‘Ndatola’ in collabo with Mafo and Leana

* Mafo is not new on the music scene but just that he had been on a holiday, sort of * So we decided that his fans should know he is around and working out on his own projects By Duncan Mlanjira As he is compiling tracks for his album to be released soon, Ndirande-based gospel musician, Nahsho has released a single entitled ‘Ndatola’, coming out today, August 20, which is a collabo with Mafo and Leana. This comes…

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