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Man dies after mine collapses on him in Kasungu

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By Chisomo Phiri

A 45-year-old Godfrey Chirombo has on Tuesday reported died after a mine collapsed on him at Chithimbiri River in Kasungu where he went to dig gold with his son.

Confirming the news to 247 Malawi News, Kasungu Police spokesperson Joseph Kachikho said the son left his father to attend to other things.

At a distance, he reportedly saw that a hole shaft which his father was using had fallen.

Kachikho added that the son then called for help from well-wishers who came to rescue his father but their efforts proved futile as the body was found lifeless.

“The matter was reported to Ndonda Police Unit and in accompany of a medical personnel, we visited the scene where post-mortem results revealed that death was due to suffocation,”said Kachikho.

Chirombo hailed from Maluzi Village, Traditional Authority (TA) Kapichira in the district.

Airtel pledges to boost investments in Malawi after an interface with President

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By Durrell Namasani

One of Malawi’s leading mobile and internet providers Airtel has pledged to support the government to improve internet access by 2030. The pledge was made on Wednesday at Kamuzu Palace when Airtel Africa Group CEO & Managing Director, Dr. Olusegun Ogunsanya, had an interface with President Chakwera.

The CEO has restated the company’s resolve to boost investments in Malawi in line with our digitalization agenda. This is scheduled to help Malawi In its quest to become a self-reliant and industrialized middle income economy whereby digital technologies that create new value of the economic system will facilitate the creation of sustainable wealth and jobs.

Dr. Olusegun Ogunsanya

Dr. Ogunsanya has since pledged the firm’s full support to Malawi in achieving the benchmark of not less than 20% internet access by 2030 as per the Malawi 2063 Implementation Plan 1 (MIP1).

The Malawi government through President Chakwera and the Airtel CEO have agreed to continue growing government-to-business partnership so that they create meaningful socioeconomic value for all Malawians via pro-growth modern digital services.

Bangwe All Stars outclass Tigers to move to 6th on the Log table

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By Staff Reporter

Bangwe All Stars have moved to position 6 on the log table following their 1-nil victory over Mighty Tigers at Mpira Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.

Robert Saizi was the hero of the day as he scored the only goal of the match in the 46th minute and won the man of the match accolade for his brilliant performance.

Bangwe All stars

The win means that Bangwe now has 20 points from 16 games while Tigers are now third from the bottom after accumulating 14 points from 16 games.

The games continue on Wednesday as Mafco FC play host to FCB Nyasa Big Bullets at Chitowe Stadium.

Mighty Mukuru Wanderers will play Red Lions at Kamuzu Stadium and Extreme FC play Civil Service United at Civo Stadium.

Mtambo effect breaths again- expulsions over bribes at Chirumba barracks

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Leonard Kavwenje, Lilongwe

In what seemed to be a waterless write up on July 26, 2023, the President and Commander in Chief of the Citizens For Transformation (CFT) People Power Movement has proved to be a great soothsayer following the immediate expulsion of four soldiers manning a check-point near Chirumba Barracks in Karonga for taking bribes from a truck driver.

Mtambo, in his letter addressed to the Malawi Defense Forces condemned the barbaric acts of bribery of some unpatriotic soldiers at the point.

According to confirmed reports the leadership of the Malawi Defense Forces has acted accordingly with swift. A rumour is peddling that the MDF has even transferred the Barracks head.

Four Malawi Defense Force (MDF) soldiers have on Tuesday been dismissed after a court marshal found them guilty of taking bribes at a security check-point near Chirumba Barracks in Karonga.

The four were accused of receiving the bribes from a truck driver driving from Mzuzu towards Karonga in the early morning of Monday.

MDF spokesperson, Major Calvin Mlelemba, said details of what has transpired will be made public soon through a press statement.

He said two of the four soldiers will do time in a military prison; one for 10 days and the other 14 days before going back home.

Road users have been complaining for months that soldiers at the checkpoint demand bribes from road users, particularly traders a situation that triggered Mtambo to write the Commander of Defence force

Mtambo is proof that serious activism is not about torching down the president in any rude manner. Mtambo proves to be a mastermind of powerful and purposeful activism in Malawi.

Mtambo, made a strong call

Janta opens new studio in RSA

By Chisomo Phiri

A renowned Malawian musician and producer Shukuran Mwachumu popularly known as Janta in music circles has announced that he has opened a new studio in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The ‘Ndende’ hit maker made the announcement on Tuesday through his official facebook page.

“Good news to my beautiful people from South Africa we have opened S U Records branch in Johannesburg,” he posted.

According to the 33-year-old singer,the newly opened studio is a branch of his S U Records that has been functioning since its opening in 2006.

Also known as Jacxy, Janta has produced a number of hit songs for fellow musicians and himself.