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Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:45:18 +0000
Government gets tough on Covid-19 measures
The government has announced that it would enforce strict Covid-19 prevention measures that were gazetted in 2020 to contain the further spread of the pandemic due to the recent “alarming rise” of the cases. Members of the Presidential Taskforce ...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:38:57 +0000
Political parties given 6 months
The number of political parties in the country is likely to be reduced, following the Registrar of Political Parties’ decision to give parties up to June 30 this year to comply with provisions of the Political Parties Act or be deregistered. Over 6...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:30:03 +0000
Banks see 2021 mixed and murky
Bankers Association of Malawi (Bam) has said the resurgence of Covid-19 cases is threatening the sector’s business in the new year. In an interview, Bam Chief Executive Officer Lyness Nkungula said the year ahead is a mixed bag as the virus is stil...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:21:10 +0000
Constitutional crisis looms
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) is facing a constitutional crisis as it cannot hold a general assembly as the mandate of some of its affiliates expires on Monday. Southern Region Football Association (SRFA), Central Region Football Association (...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:14:19 +0000
Visual artists in inspired art
William Kamkwamba is not new in the world of innovation to the world. Kamkwamba is a Malawian inventor and author, who gained fame in the country in 2001. He built a wind turbine to power multiple electrical appliances in his family’s house in Wimb...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:06:51 +0000
Soldier discharged
Soldier Lucius Banda has been discharged from Mwaiwathu Hospital in Blantyre, where he was admitted on Monday. His son Johnny confirmed Thursday that his father had been discharged and that he was in good condition. Lucius, one of the successful musi...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:01:09 +0000
Reconnecting with nature
By Nick Clark: As we stumble into 2021, it was salutary to read of an inspiring wildlife encounter experienced by the famous naturalist and broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough. Now 94 years old, he has witnessed the planet’s most extraordinary anim...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 07:58:22 +0000
Mighty Tigers fire coach Rodgers Yasin
Struggling Mighty Tigers have parted ways with Head Coach Rodgers Yasin following the team’s poor start to the 2020/21 TNM Super League season. This comes barely three days after Yasin criticised the club’s management for failing to take full res...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 07:58:10 +0000
Botsalt tourney returns
Southern Region Netball Committee (SRNC) has disclosed the second edition of Botsalt Netball Trophy will be launched on January 16 in Zomba City at a venue to be announced later. The league’s chairperson Judith Chalusa said the sponsor would announ...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 07:57:02 +0000
Stones for bread
By Mankhokwe Namusanya: If you were young – like my son or a nephew – I would posit this for the future. Because, this would have sounded well had it come like a warning. That voice shouting in the wilderness, proclaiming: there will be people wh...



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