247 Malawi journalist McLloyd Kudzingo won the Best Online Sports Journalist award during the TNM Super League awards presentation ceremony held last night at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre.
Kudzingo beat 6 other contestants namely Edwin Mbewe of The Maravi Post, Eric Chiputula, Anthony Isaiah and Pemphero Musowa.
Speaking after receiving the award Kudzingo said he was very excited with the award.
“I feel honored, because this is obviously a big award,” said Kudzingo.
Kudzingo receiving his award
“I want to thank TNM, Sulom and the Judges for recognizing my work, and I would also like to thank my family, friends and the 247 family for their support,” he said.
Other media award winners include Joy Ndovie from Nation Publications Limited who won the Best Print Journalist of the Year and Frank Kandu of Radio 2 FM for the Best Radio Journalist of the year.
The Best Television Journalist of the year award went to Idah Mwambazi of Mibawa Television.
Richard Isaah of Television Islam won the Best Camera Person award while Mabvuto Kambuwe of Times Group won the Best Analyst Award.
Veteran Broadcaster Steve Liwewe Banda won the Best Commentator Award, radio category.
The awards are held annually to reward the most outstanding players, coaches, teams as well as journalists in the TNM Super League.
Secretary to the office of President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba acted within her mandate to interdict the embattled Anti Corruption Bureau Director General Martha Chizuma.
On 31 January ,2023, Secretary to the Offfice of President and Cabinet interdicted Director General of Anti Corruption Bureaus (ACB) to pave way for smooth court cases that she was answering.
In a letter addressed to Chizuma, SPC Collen Zamba said her office has received communication that Chizuma was answering case number 236 of 2023.
“I have received a report of the Criminal Court Case Number 236 of 2023 sitting at Lilongwe before the Chief Resident Magistrate, where you are answering the following charges First Count: Making use of speech calculated to lower the authonity of a person before whom a judicial proceeding is being had, contrary to Section 113 (d) of the Penal Code, Second Count: Making use of speech capable of prejudicing a person against a party to judicial proceedings, contrary to Section 113 (d) of the Penal Code,” reads the letter in part.
Zamba
According to the letter, the allegations constituted serious misconduct of a public officer and an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official in terms of section 49B of the Corrupt Practices (Amendment) Act 2004 Ant-Corruption Bureau Standing Order Numbers D/18 (2) and D/18 (9), Sections 4 (4.5); 6 (6.1); 6 (63) and 14 (14.1) of Code of Conduct and Ethical Behaviour of the Ant-Corruption Bureau, Maiawi Pubic Service Regulations (MPSR) 1:201 (6), 1201 (11).1201 (17) and 1:201 (19) and Contract Clause Articles I and 1 of your employment contract of 1 June 202.
However legal practitioners who confered in us Zamba was right because according to Section 4.1 of the Corrupt Practices Act, the Bureau shall be a Government Department and the finances of the Bureau shall be charged to the Consolidated Fund.
Section 3 of the same chapter, Bureau shall exercise its functions and powers independent of the direction or interference of any other person or authority while submitting reports to the President and to the Minister regarding the general conduct of the affairs of the Bureau.
Again , MPSR 2010, Regulations which apply to the employees of the Malawi Public Service, Government does not discriminate any person on the basis of gender, race, language, political or other opinion, ethnic or social origin, property, birth, religion, disability or other status.
And according to the CPA Contract Officer means an officer employed for a specified period of time under a written contract. “Employee” means a person who has a contract of employment with the Government of the Republic of Malaŵi. “Public Officer” means a person holding or acting in an office of emolument in the public service.
And Chizuma falls in all those listed categories. As employee, as contract officer and also public officer and an employee of the Malawi Public Service at a Government Department.
Information reaching this publication indicates that the High Court in Blantyre has sentenced former Judiciary Spokesperson Mlenga Mvula to 30 months imprisonment with hard labour for being found guilty of soliciting money and other favours in pretence of High Court Judges and Attorney General’s office.
The High Court Judge Justice Sylvester Kalembera has suspended 8 charges against him while his co-accused Pastor Daniel Mhone has been given a suspended two year sentence.
Mlenga Mvula
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Mvula along with Mhone in September 2017 for allegedly soliciting the money purportedly for the Attorney General’s office, High Court judges and himself to influence the outcome of a court case involving Reverend Jawati and the United Methodist Church.
Police in Rumphi are keeping in custody 45 Ethiopians for allegedly entering into the country illegally.
According to Rumphi Police Spokesperson Sergeant Tupeliwe Kabwilo,the illegal immigrants were arrested on Tuesday February 14,2023 at Bwengu on the M1 Road.
Kabwilo said Police were told that a motor vehicle registration number KA657 Canter Lorry, coming from Karonga going towards Mzuzu was carrying 45 illegal immigrants suspected to be Ethiopians.
This prompted the officers to rush to the said place.
“Upon stopping the vehicle, the driver did not comply and instead, started cruising fast, but police officers followed the vehicle until at a point where the driver abandoned it and took cover,” said Kabwilo.
He said currently, all suspects are being kept at Rumphi police station and will appear before court soon.
It has been finally confirmed that the incumbent Super League of Malawi( SULOM) President Tiya Somba Banda and Nyasa Big Bullets Vice President Fleetwood Haiya have been nominated to battle it up for the SULOM Presidency elections slatted to be held in Mangochi on February 25,2023.
This follows a publication by Crowe J & W, retaining Auditors which has been receiving the nominations.
According to the list that has been signed by the firm’s Audit Manager Chifundo Makande, on Presidency, there are two candidates to compete, Haiya and Banda.
On Vice Presidency, there are also two; the incumbent Gilbert Mitawa and David Kanyenda while on General Secretary post Williams Banda will tussle with Thokozani Chimbali.
On post of Vice General Secretary for SULOM there are three people to compete, namely; Major Denis Flao Mwale, Donnex Chilonga and David Kanyenda.
Meanwhile, 9 will compete on the post of the executive member, namely; Charles Manyungwa, Chimwemwe Nyirenda, Henry Banda, Akudzike Kafwamba, Daudi Mtanthiko, William Nhlane, Godfrey Makawano, Mavuto Missi and Ronald Chiwaula
Allie Mwachande and Solomoni Mchawi will go unopposed on posts of Treasurer and Legal Advisor respectively.
For long now, Somba and Haiya have been seen sharing their manifestos for the SULOM presidency.
