A 20-years-old man identified as Pemphero Zakeyu has died after taking in unidentified poison at Kambalame village near Kanje Primary School in Chiradzulu. . Chiradzulu police spokesperson, Constable Cosmas Kagulo, said Pemphero had fifty thousand kwacha (K50,000.00) meant for his own business and his sister, Eliza Zakeyu borrowed the money and he tried to get his money back but failed.
Following the delay, Pemphero then left his home to an unknown destination on August 7, 2023 at about 1800 hours and on August 8, he was found lying dead along Chitseketsa stream.
Kagulo added that, “the matter was reported to Montfort Police Unit who visited the scene together with Clinical officers from Chiradzulu District Hospital and postmortem results revealed that death was due to the consumption of an unknown poison.”
Pemphero hailed from Kambalame Village Traditional Authority(TA) Likoswe in Chiradzulu.
United Nations (UN) secretary general Antonio Guterres has on Tuesday announced the appointment of a Malawian,Themba Kalua, to be the organisation’s resident coordinator for Samoa.
According to a statement published on the United Nations Sustainable Development Group website, Kalua took up his position on August 5 2023.
Reads the statement: “Based in Apia, Samoa, Mr Kalua will head the Samoa multi-country office and also coordinate the UN development operations in Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau.”
Themba Kalua
Prior to his appointment, Kalua served as the UN Women country representative in Papua New Guinea where according to the statement, he led efforts to address high levels of gender-based violence and promoted women’s participation and economic empowerment, among others.
The statement states that Kalua also chaired an inter-agency core design team that led to the drafting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Papua New Guinea.
Kalua has more than 20 years of experience in sustainable development, development coordination, strategic planning, environment and climate change, gender equality and women’s empowerment and humanitarian action.
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.
Last year, the Ministry of Defence said the checkpoint should continue operating because it has effectively curbed illegal immigration and smuggling of goods.
Death has been announced of Former Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe, who was also northern region Vice President for the former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
According to DPP Treasurer General and Rumphi North Legislator Jappie Mhango, Gondwe, 87,passed on Tuesday evening in Lilongwe.
While details remain sketchy, Mhango told local media this morning that Gondwe had a fruitful discussion with DPP members at his residence in Lilongwe, until around 8pm on Tuesday.
The late Goodall Gondwe
“He called us to talk about unity in the party and the direction that we need to take. I left around 8pm. However, I was called late in the evening around 10pm that he was not feeling well.
“We took him to Adventist Hospital, where doctors told us that he was already dead when he got there. We have lost a pillar and I am, speechless. He was a father to me,”says Mhango.
Gondwe served as a Cabinet Minister during the DPP administration both under late President Professor Bingu Wa Mutharika and immediate past President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika.
The University of London graduate held several local and international portfolios. Such include Acting President for the African Development Bank (ADB), Senior Advisor to the Managing Director for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Minister of Local Government and Chief Economic Advisor to former Malawi leader Dr Bakili Muluzi.
His track record shows that in 2008, Gondwe was voted Africa’s Finance Minister of the Year at the African Banker Awards held in Washington DC, USA
He hailed from Kayiwonanga Village in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Mtwalo in Mzimba.
It was in the late 90’s when the Malawi government had freed up the airwaves to allows private radio stations to open up . One such radio was Power 101 FM , the radio that quickly became known for its strong links with Jamaican music Industry. Various Jamaican artists came to perform and among them was Jesse Jendah also known as Congo Bongo, the artist who quickly connected with the locals and whose death on Tuesday 8th August 2023 has shocked Many Malawians
It has been reported that Jesse Jendah has passed away. His Management company Mightyful13 Records Management confirmed with the message Dear family, fans colleagues,& many loved ones .We are saddened by the untimely passing of Revolutionary fyahbrand itist Abba Congo Jesse Jendah iki King Furnace.Congo Jesse I~fficial Words can’t express the feelings of grief at this time.We will share the re pass info soon.Give thanks for your con’t support”
A native of Clarendon, Jamaica Jesse has been recording music since the 1980s.Jesse was also a member of Philip ‘Fattis’ Burrell’s Xterminator camp back in the 1990s, along with Luciano and Sizzla
Ras Ray Harawa one of the Rastafarian elders in Malawi said Jendah’s death was a blow since the musician not only brought Jamaica to Malawi, but also took Malawi to the world through his music.
“He has internationally acclaimed songs where he talks about the beauty of Malawi, like Rasta Empress. Although he was born in Jamaica and mostly lived in America, Malawi was his home. He was part of our family as Malawians and the rasta community,” said Harawa.
Founder and owner of Power FM 101 Mr Oscar Thomson who was instrumental in bringing Jendah to Malawi described Jendah’s death as a blow since his music not only brought Jamaica to Malawi, but also took Malawi to the world through his music and also a person who made the station one of the best across the world.
“As a DJ at Power FM 101,Jendah Populized the Station back in the days when the country had only one private Radio Station,I was touched hearing of his demise and I will always miss his inborn talent”.Thomson who is currently abroad said.
There has been no other details surrounding his death and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Apart from his music , Jendah was is also remembered in Jamaica as the Reggae artist who, in the summer of 1999, infamously offered a quarter pound of Westmoreland high-grade ganja to former Prime Minister PJ Patterson, to inspire him to pursue cannabis tourism, while the herb was still criminalized in Jamaica
He was who was known for songs such as Rasta Empress, Mark of the Beast, Reparation, Leonard Howell, Rothschild Crash Bank, Weed Free, Kween Of The Morning Star, Rasta Love and the single Zomba Mountain. Jesse also worked with local artist Limbani Banda and featured in some of the songs from his Chisoni Mkumatenda album
