Recent reports reaching this publication indicate that the People’s Transformation Party (PETRA) through its leader Kamuzu Chibambo has announced its withdrawal from the Chakwera’s Tonse Alliance government.
According to the statement from Chibambo, the main reason for the party to withdraw from the Alliance is growing corruption evidenced by events surrounding Anti Corruption Bureau Director General Martha Chizuma.
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Chibambo says other reasons for the decision include the looming hunger due to governance failures, and dubious procurement and haphazard supply of fertilizers under the Affordable Input Program (AIP).
Says Chibambo in a statement “The truth of the matter is that all the above failures, wrongs and bad decisions amid several others are not only contrary to what we campaigned for in the 2020 Presidential Election but are also increasingly frustrating all genuine efforts to fight this vice and the rule of law.
“In light of this, Petra’s leadership is left with no option but to withdraw with immediate effect it’s membership from the Tonse Alliance, as it hereby does.”
On September 27,2022, Chibambo, held a press conference where among other things, he told President Lazarus Chakwera to cut ministers’ fuel allocation from 2500 litres to 750 litres per month.
In this article, we bring you one of Malawi’s fastest rising Afro Pop stars Pop Young real name Vitumbiko Chisoni who shares his “Collect” music video project experience in Tanzania.
In an interview with 247 Malawi News the Mesa hitmaker said shooting a video in Tanzania has taught him many things about serious industries that Malawi can learn from.
The young afro pop star said he has never attended more meetings than he did while shooting Collect video in Tanzania.
He explained that almost everyone involved in his music project was given their own space and a time to talk to his management team about the shoot.
“There were no shortcuts. We had to do everything in order, with contracts being signed and money paid to everyone involved,” recalls the artist.
Pop Young said, Tanzania music industry is a bit advanced in terms of quality and service delivery than that of Malawi.
He said “What we take for granted in our country, our friends do not.
“For starters, I only got to meet the models in the video a night before the shoot at a hotel where we all got booked into and had a team dinner just to familiarize ourselves with each other before the actual work.
“Alcohol was only allowed to be taken by other crew members doing less stressful work.”
He added “The negotiations were done between management and those involved. I did not at any moment get involved in service provision discussions apart from when I would meet them and discuss the project, with them asking how I was visualizing the whole concept and the things I would be comfortable with, especially on dressing and activities within the video.”
Pop Young said, every relationship was kept very professional, and every service provider was paid in advance and in full.
He said they had, among others, a stylist, models, supporting crew, location specialist, catering agent, transporter, and a health expert who monitored their energy and all health related aspects.
” It was a whole different experience, and a lot of money was put into the project. I am glad God has given me this opportunity to work with people who are very serious and passionate about what they do, and I know we will go far because everything is treated with seriousness and preparedness.
“I believe in treating every aspect of my music journey with the seriousness that I have learned in Tanzania,” said Pop Young.
Pop Young went on to urge Malawi to start embracing and supporting art, stressing that most of the time, when it comes to music talent, many artists do not benefit that much compared to what they put in. He also appealed to corporate to support more artists in the industry.
To his fans, the artist said, they should expect more good music and live performances this year as he has a lot of music projects to be done.
“My management has put me through training before I come out. There are a lot of things I am learning about live performances and it’s a bit more than I expected. The work and seriousness is something else. I hope to impress on my first performance after all this work,” he said.
Pop Young, who is currently under Akometsi Creative Media recorded his first song, ‘Ndakusowa’ in 2016 and that’s when the interest developed for him to actually make more music.
With several role models in the entertainment industry, Pop Young inspires to thrive in the music business and be recognized beyond the borders.
His “Collect” music video has already received over 45K views in 5 days while his previous release, Mesa already has over 100K views in 3 weeks.
Information reaching this publication indicates the High Court in Blantyre through Judge Mike Tembo has today dismissed an application by the Malawi’s Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda to stop permission for judicial review granted to Malawi Law Society over the interdiction of Martha Chizuma Director General of Anti-Corruption.
Government wanted the permission to be stopped on nine grounds among others that the Malawi Law Society lacks sufficient interest in the case and that the issue of interdiction of Chizuma is a private issue between Chizuma and her employer.
Government also argued that the Law Society is acting as a surrogate complainant when the actual aggrieved party is competent to challenge government decision and has not challenged no complained in this matter.
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But Tembo has dismissed the application saying it lacks merit.
This week Malawi Law Society (MLS) obtained an injunction against the interdiction of Chizuma as well as the arrest and continued prosecution.
However, the government through Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda yesterday made an urgent application to vacate the injunction.
The AG appointed three private practice lawyers including former Attorney General, Kalekeni Kaphale to vacate the Injunction.
Several human rights activists in the country and the US government have condemned the government’s decision on the matter, calling it a failure in the fight against corruption.
The Malawi government through the Ministry of Agriculture has announced that 20,000 metric tons of fertilizer donated by the Russian government to Malawi has arrived in the country.
Minister of agriculture Sam Kawale confirmed the news with local media on Monday February 6,2023.
Said Kawale “I can confirm that we have started receiving the Russian fertilizer has started arriving in Blantyre.”
Kawale added that the fresh fertiliser supply is expected to supplement the ongoing Affordable Inputs Programme.
In July last year, the United Nations, through the World Food Programme, announced that the first shipment of Russian fertilizer left the Netherlands for Malawi.
The lot is part of some 260,000 tonnes of the commodity that the Russian Federation Fertiliser Producers pledged to several African countries via an agreement with the World Food Programme (WFP).
Mzuzu University IT graduate Dudley Msisya, who works for Old Mutual in Lilongwe, has become the first big winner for the year 2023, winning 24 Million kwacha in Premier Bet’s Aviator game.
Msisya who resides in Area 24 in the capital is said to have placed a ten thousand kwacha stake to win the huge amount of money.
In an interview with local media,the 29-year-old millionaire, who also runs an IT supplier company called CoolTeck says he will invest part of the money into his company and soya farming business at his Kasiya Farm in Lilongwe.
” I am very happy to win this a lot of money and I will use part of it to boost my business, ” said Msisiys.
The tall and soft-spoken young man, who is still single, indicated that despite being a millionaire now, he has no intentions to marry soon.
” Winning this money doesn’t mean I should marry. I have a lot of important things to do before marriage,” he said.
He however, advised people to desist from the mentality of taking gambling as a source of income.
On his part, Lilongwe Premier Bet Commercial Manager Trevor Whitaker expressed joy with the development, saying the company is delighted at producing more winners in the online game.
” we are very excited that many people are winning our online games. This proves that things are going well,” he said.
Msisya hails from Zambi village Traditional Authority Chikilamayembe, in Rumphi District.
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