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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:35:52 +0000
DPP orders criminal probe into covid funds
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Steven Kayuni has written Police Inspector General (IG) George Kainja, asking him to kick-start criminal investigations into the abuse of Covid funds, based on last year’s Office of the Ombudsman report. This w...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:27:21 +0000
Covid glimmer of hope
Medical experts have said there were positive indicators that the coronavirus pandemic was easing down in the days between February 1 and February 10 this year, but warned that the strange nature of the virus means stakeholders are fighting against a...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:16:23 +0000
Loreen Ngwira withdraws from Manchester Thunder squad for 2021 season
Mist surrounds Malawi National Netball Team star Loreen Ngwira’s withdrawal from the Manchester Thunder squad ahead of England’s 2021 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNL) season throw-off. Thunder reported that Ngwira will miss action on medical gr...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:15:40 +0000
Malawi lists AfCFTA protected products
Malawi will shield over 231 products from the competition under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) terms. Under the AfCFTA agreement, signatories are obliged to remove tariffs on 90 percent of goods they produce by 2022 and eliminate no...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:46:45 +0000
Troubled education in fishing community
By Isaac Salima: At 20, Maria Mongole is already a mother of two. She was supposed to be in secondary school or pursuing college education. In a country that seems to be slowly getting used to early marriages, Maria’s tale hardly attracts attention...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:38:47 +0000
Music Crossroads offers hope Ethno Music Camp
Music Crossroads Malawi said yesterday that they were making preparations to hold the 2020/21 Ethno Music Camp having failed to do so last year due to Covid. With the situation yet to normalise as there are still increases Covid cases, Music Crossroa...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:34:52 +0000
Musician Dr Drew to drop debut EP
Blantyre-based musician Dr Drew, real name Andrew Mijoya, is set to give people a treat with his debut Extended Playlist (EP) titled Love. The musician, who rebranded last year from Drew to Dr Drew, said Wednesday that the EP was a celebration of lov...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:29:51 +0000
Reality’s unforgiving fangs
By Patrick Achitabwino: You may consider yourself the best in the company that you work for. Stop having the delusion that you are irreplaceable. Start thinking otherwise. In this technologically advancing world, there is no certainty of what your jo...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:28:39 +0000
Ghana Parliament shuts down over Covid outbreak
Ghana’s Parliament has shut down for at least three weeks over a surge in coronavirus cases among lawmakers and staff. At least 17 members of Parliament and 151 support staff have been infected with the coronavirus, which had already forced lawmake...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:25:11 +0000
Gift Chicco handed Confederation Cup assignment
Fifa Grade One referee Gift Chicco, has been selected as centre referee for a Caf Confederation Cup match between Association Sportive de Kigali and CS Sfaxien slated for Regional Kigali Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda, on February 20. Tunisian side Sfaxie...



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