Mighty Mukuru Wanderers maintained their third position in the TNM Super League table following a 1-1 draw with second-placed Blue Eagles FC on Sunday.
Wanderers’ Muhammad Sulumba put his side in the lead in the 6th minute but Micium Mhone hit back for the Eagles in the 33rd minute after a goalkeeping error by Richard Chipuwa.
In the second half, both sides created a number of scoring opportunities but failed to turn them into goals as it ended 1-all after the final whistle.
At Chitowe Stadium, Mafco FC were 1-0 winners against Dedza Dynamos courtesy of a Bernard Chimaimba’s goal.
In Kasungu, Civil Service United gave away a 2- nil lead to draw 2-2 against TN Stars.
Bashir Maunde and Moses Banda scored for the civil servants while Martin Msewe and Frank Chizuze equalised for the hosts.
Civil are on position 7 with 16 points while the Kasungu based side remain bottom on the log table with 9 points from 13 games.
In another match played on Sunday, Karonga United left it late to snatch an away victory against Rumphi United at Rumphi stadium. Khumbo Msowoya scored the only goal of the match.
Elsewhere, Kamuzu Barracks and Sable Farming played out to a 1-all draw at Civo Stadium.
Chimwemwe Chisambi scored for the soldiers while Christopher Gototo scored for the visitors.
Bullets remain top with 35 points followed by Blue Eagles who are perched on second position with 29 points.
The coming of COVID-19 in March 2020 in Malawi which led to the declaration of state of natural disaster, affected many sectors including the education sector due to the closure of schools. This required strategists to keep learners and students engaged which also facilitated the birth of the Bloomers Learning Initiative.
Bloomers Learning Initiative focused and invested its attention and resources on the provision of FREE lessons to Form 4 and standard 8 students, who had to be kept up and engaged due to the prolonged school closure effects. Through live Whats App, lessons offered from Monday to Friday and the initiative managed to reach out to 1200 standard 8 learners and form 4 students during the schools closure period.
The lessons were coupled with motivational talks which extraordinarily kept the learners and students under the initiative engaged and motivated.
Jane Chekecheke
Soon after the reopening of schools, the free lessons were called off with a great feedback on the learners and students who benefitted during from the initiative. This gave energy to the founders of the initiative as 2 months later they continued with the initiative with a great focus on the reduction of illiteracy in Malawi. One of the founders of the initiative, Jane Chekecheke together with 2 team members from primary and secondary (teachers), Mrs Sothini Phiri and Mr Victor Mkandawire later started providing training on creative writing. This targeted the students and learners again and from the onset of this initiative, they have reached out 11 schools countrywide with 2 published books one of them winning a global award, the African Authors Honoree Awards, which was greatly supported by the World Connect and Muhammad Sanusi Sustainable Development Goal Fund.
Registering her gratitude and sanguinity, one of the founders of Bloomers Learning Initiative, Jane Chekecheke revealed their plans for the initiative; “We are looking forward to publishing 8 more books with support from MSSDG Fund by the end of 2022. We are also constructing a library at Karonga School for the deaf in driving towards having a conducive reading and writing environment. Our initiative needs more funding in order to reach out to more schools in Malawi and beyond our borders”, Chekecheke revealed.
Although they are currently not meeting their desired operational budget, they are optimistic towards achieving their target goals and objectives for the initiative; We would like to construct more libraries as well as renovating and turning some existent structures in schools into libraries. We would like to go digital in the near future, rather than just having books being published in hard copy. We are appealing to well-wishers, organizations and the government to support us with resources in order to reach out to schools in all Malawian Districts and beyond”, Chekecheke delineated. Currently, the Bloomers Learning initiative can be reached out through +265 (0) 993 955 902 for inquiries, partnerships and donations or any other noble cause.
People on social media have criticized the management of Malawi College of Accountancy ( MCA) for demanding graduands to pay K120,000 graduation fees in order to be given their certificates.
In a circular memo,the college announced that it will be holding a graduation ceremony on August 26, 2022 at Bingu International Convention Centre ( BICC) in Lilongwe.
As per one of the graduation requirements, the college says those graduating with a degree should pay a total of K120000 while professional students are requested to pay the same amount but K25,000 will be refunded to them upon returning the graduation regalia.
The college adds that students who will not be able to make it to the graduation ceremony will still be required to pay the K120,000 before collecting their certificates.
But reacting to the news, several social media users have condemned the act by the college claiming that the charges are too exorbitant.
Lazarus Farramerra writes ” That is too bad. I thought Malawi College of Accountancy forms part of statutory corporations?. The college is supposed to be more reasonable and accountable.
” Worse still, it seems that the government of Malawi does not support the college despite being on a list of statutory corporations that needs funding from government.
Saulosi Kachitsa says” someone must stop them. After paying high fees, then this one as if ntchito zake zilipo kale?. Know that after graduating these days you spend months or years hunting for jobs and sometimes paying a lot to get a job”.
” That is unfair and unprofessional. You are milking the thin cows in the world where the pasture is fully dry. Getting those papers at that cost in the world where unemployment rate is very high is meaningless,” Alick Dalikeni.
While another one Sosi Chinkonda says” It is not fair, please think about parents and guardians who must survive after the graduation is over.
Lyton Mwalughali wonders” Yonseyo ?, Then what is the essence of paying the tuition fee for 4 years”.
Malawi College of Accountancy is a government owned organization mandated to train personnel in Accounting and was established in 1980 by government order under the education Act 1980.
Right Reverend Remi Sainte-Marie, Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe has died, the Episcopal Conference of Malawi has announced.
A statement signed by ECM’s Secretary-General, Father Henry Saindi said the Archbishop passed away today in Canada where he was receiving medical treatment.
On 7 September 2000, he was ordained Bishop of Dedza and later on 18 February 2006 he became coadjutor bishop for the Diocese of Lilongwe.
He became the bishop of Lilongwe on 4 July 2007.
When the diocese of Lilongwe was being raised to the status of Archdiocese, on 9 February 2011, he was installed as the Archbishop for the new Archdiocese.
He served the archdiocese until his retirement in 2013.
Archbishop Sainte-Marie was born on 11 January 1938, he was ordained a priest on 29 June 1963.
He was a member of the Missionaries of Africa that are also known as White Fathers
The statement further states that details for the funeral programme will be announced in due course.
President Chakwera has sent his condolences message to the Catholic Church
The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has once more requested authorities including Chinese Embassy to facilitate the arrest of racist suspect only identified as Lu Ke and popularly known as Susu.
The push comes after CDEDI has sadly uncovered yet another tactic and shameless attempt by some sectors of the society, who are trying to defend racist Chinese national Lu Ke by twisting information to suit their selfish interests, and issuing threats to well-meaning citizens who are urging authorities to bring the suspect to book.
In a statement released on Friday June 17, 2022 and signed by CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa says the tactics are aimed at diverting attention of the general population on the sins committed by one Lu Ke.
Susu
Namiwa says some misguided individuals seem to have taken advantage of CDEDI’s calls for justice on the matter, and are reportedly busy scheming attacks on some innocent Chinese nationals.
Namiwa feels the conduct is just a deliberate ploy to divert Malawians’ attention from real issues raised by CDEDI and other human rights bodies within and outside Malawi as regards the dehumanizing said videos.
“It is worth putting on record that the filming incident as it stands is an isolated case by an individual, and not the entire Chinese community in Malawi; therefore, it is not a matter that affects all Chinese nationals staying in this country; hence, we should not use one brash to paint all,” he says.
He has since condemned such plans and those behind them saying by giving the seven-day ultimatum, CDEDI and any of the concerned citizens and human rights campaigners are not in any way calling on anyone to take the law into their hands.
Namiwa further reiterates his organisation’s earlier stand of calling on authorities to desist from any attempts to employ delaying tactics and/or downplaying saying doing so amounts to serious crime against humanity.
He also suggests that since the matter also borders on aspects of profit-making, it is important for relevant authorities to ensure that survivors of the exploitative filming should benefit by way of compensation.
The CDEDI boss therefore said the zeal employed in blocking South African Dancer Zodwa wabuntu by Minister of Tourism and culture should also be demonstrated in this child exploitative matter. “Malawians are missing the efficiency of the responsible Minister Hon. Michael Ussi, and the Department of Immigration, including the Malawi Police Service, who exchanged memos until Zodwa, whom the authorities reportedly feared posed a threat to Malawi’s culture, was barred from entering the country,” he says.
Demonstrating that the current one is just a delay tactic, the same Malawi police witnessed the arrest of Erik Aniva after a BBC investigative report and this is the kind of swiftness Malawians expected to see in Susu’s case.
“It is against this background that CDEDI and all well-meaning Malawians will stop at nothing but push for the arrest of Susu,”
Despite some tactics aimed at diverting attention of state agencies, CDEDI still demands that Lu Ke must be arrested within seven working days, Chinese Ambassador to Malawi to make a public apology to Malawians and that the Immigration Department, the Malawi Police Service and the Malawi Trade and Investment Centre to flush out all Chinese nationals that are staying or doing business in the country illegally.
Namiwa says failure by stated institutions to act as demanded, CDEDI wil with no choice but to mobilise the masses to hold peaceful demonstrations until Mr. Lu Ke faces the law.
