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President Chakwera constructs a historic K367 million Evacuation Centre in Nsanje

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By Linda Kwanjana

Malawi leader President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Friday (20th October, 2023) through Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs Charles Kalemba and officials from Nsanje District Council handed over a newly constructed evacuation centre to communities in Mchacha James Village, TA Mlolo.

The President, while visiting people affected by Tropical Cyclone Freddy (TCF), promised some additional reforms towards people affected by the natural disasters.



Kalemba called upon the communities to take good care of the K367 million worth facility and fully utilize it in implementing small scale disaster risk management programmes.

In her remarks, Acting Senior Chief Mlolo said for a long time, communities in flood prone areas have been having challenges in accessing shelter when floods wreak havoc.

In the meantime, the centre has been earmarked for use (as classroom and administration blocks) by Makhanga Community Day Secondary School following ongoing relocation exercise of over 5,000 households from the flood-prone Makhanga area to upper and safer places in TA Mlolo.

Constructed with funding from the African Development Bank under the Post Cyclone Idai Emergency Recovery and Resilience Project (PCIREP), the centre will ease pressure on education facilities as most displaced communities in the surrounding areas seek refuge in educational facilities (mostly in primary schools) during emergencies.

Among others, PCIREP aims at restoring and improving sustainable livelihoods, enhance disaster risk reduction and early warning preparedness, support inclusive socio-economic recovery empowerment and enhance post recovery adaptive capacity for people who were affected by Cyclone Idai.

SG Mkaka assures people of Dedza, only Willard Gwengwe has capacity to transform the constituency once voted on 16 Nov 2023

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By Linda Kwanjana

Malawi Congress Party Secretary General Elsenhower Mkaka has called on the people of Dedza Central Constituency to vote for MCP candidate Willard Gwengwe to be the Parliamentarian of the area during the forth coming by elections.

Speaking at a campaign rally which took place at Makankhula Primary School ground in the area , Mkaka said once voted into the office, Gwengwe will initiate various development projects.

“We were giving hope to these people. You may be aware that loss of a Member of Parliament brings despair brings desperation to the people of the constituency, but what we’re saying is they shouldn’t despair, because they, through their representatives, identified honourable will adequately represent this constituency to continue from where Late Daniel Chiwere stopped, ” he said.

Mkaka Introducing Willard Gwengwe



Mkaka said Dedza was a forgotten place a few years ago but president Chakwera few years in office has already directed for more development projects in the district such as roads, water and school blocks.

Mkaka also urged Willard Gwengwe not to forget the people of Dedza when voted into office.

He said voters are the employees and bosses of the constituency. He said people of Dedza wants clean water , School blocks , fertilizer, good roads, and many other developments projects.

Speaking earlier MCP regional Chair , Patrick Zebron Chilondola said only Gwengwe has a capacity to develop the constituency.

TNM Super League: Nomads beat Dedza Dynamos 1-0 to go level on points with Bullets

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By Staff Reporter


Mighty Mukuru Wanderers has ended Dedza Dynamos’ unbeaten run at home, winning 1-0 as a Francisco Madinga’s goal in the 45th minute proved decisive at Dedza Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Madinga curved in the ball to the top corner of Donnex Mwakisinga’s goal after receiving an assistant from Wisdom Mpinganjira.

After the match, Wanderers captain Stanley Sanudi was voted man of the match for a wonderful display in front of people from his home district.



The win means that the Nomads have levelled points with league leaders FCB Nyasa Big Bullets who beat Chitipa United 2-nil on Saturday.

Just like Bullets, the Lali-Lubani boys have accumulated 50 points after playing 26 games but the People’s team have played three games less than the Nomads.

Meanwhile, reports from Dedza Stadium officials indicate that the match between Wanderers and Dynamos has grossed K11,790,000 and each team has received K2,347,862.50.

Super league of Malawi (SULOM) and Football Association of Malawi (FAM) have taken a share of K939,145.00 each.

In Blantyre, two second half goals from Patrick Macheso and Emmanuel Kaunga were enough to grant Silver Strikers maximum points as they beat Mighty Tigers 2-0 at Kamuzu Stadium.

The central bankers are on position three, with 46 points, three points above fourth placed Chitipa United. Both Silver and Chitipa have played 25 games so far.

Extreme FC, Red Lions and Moyale Barracks remain at the bottom of the log table after accumulating 18, 25 and 28 points respectively.

Kalindo says Malawians are suffering because of Ministers and Members of Parliament

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By Vincent Gunde

Malawi’s self-acclaimed Political Activist Bon Kalindo aka Winiko during drama stage acting, has claimed that Malawians are in pain and suffering because of Ministers and Members of Parliament (MPs) who are all quiet as if everything is good on the ground.

Kalindo said had it been that Members of Parliament and Ministers were servant leaders of the people, they would have all stood up questioning the government about justice of the 2023/24 farming season’s Affordable Input Programme (AIP).

Bon Kalindo



The activist observed that AIP has been launched in Kasungu by President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera where beneficiaries were seen redeeming bags of fertilizer at K15,000 each saying this has been done contrary to the previous years where all ADMARC markets were in stocks with fertilizer.

Speaking through an audio clip circulating in various social media platforms, Kalindo recalled that last week Government through the Ministry of Agriculture announced closure of all ADMARC markets across the country.

Kalindo is observing that ADMARC closure has coincided with the hunger crisis in Malawi where people depend on the institution for buying cheaper maize saying the closure itself is clearly speaking that ADMARC has no maize to sale to the general public.

He alleging that fertilizer which was displayed in Kasungu during the launch of AIP was borrowed from companies and will go back to the owners advising Malawians to open their eyes that the launch has taken place without fertilizer in most selling points.

The Activist has since appealed to government not to fool Malawians that there is fertilizer in the country describing the launch as a symbolic one borrowing words spoken by former President Dr. Bakili Muluzi that running government is a serious business.

“There is no justice in the 2023 AIP, fertilizer has been borrowed from companies and was put on display that there is fertilizer in the country while not,” said Kalindo.

He has also asked MPs visited by President Chakwera in their constituencies to learn to speak development happening in their areas and not preaching on development projects of other districts describing this as a waste of time on the part of well -informed citizens.

Kalindo has advised Hon. Benedicto Chambo of Mangochi-MakanjiLa constituency to concentrate on the challenges people of Makanjila are selling through leaving issues of Salima and Lilongwe to be handled by their responsible MPs.

He thanked Hon. Aisha Adams Mambo for telling President Chakwera openly that Malawians are in pain and suffering because Ministers and MPs do not want to tell the President the truth warning the East Bridge mafias, that Malawians are well informed people and soon they will vomit the money.

Patrick Mabedi now Flames Head Coach

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By Chisomo Phiri

Football Association of Malawi(FAM) Emergency Committee, which met on Saturday October 21,2023, has approved Patrick Mabedi as Flames Head Coach.

The meeting also resolved that the former Flames captain should choose his backroom staff.

According to the committee, Mabedi’s first assignments will be the forthcoming 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Liberia and Tunisia scheduled for next month.

Patrick Mabedi



Mabedi was Flames caretaker coach for a period of three months after the association decided against renewing Mario Marinica’s contract due to poor performance of the team.

He led the Flames to the semifinals of the Cosafa Cup for the first time in 20 years after winning all three matches in the group stage.

In the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers, the Flames drew 0-0 against Ethiopia at Zimpeto National Stadium in Maputo, Mozambique before a 2-2 stalemate against Guinea at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe.

Mabedi began his coaching career as the head, youth department, for Moroka Swallows from 2011 till 2015 and was later appointed as their assistant coach during the 2014–15 season under Craig Rosslee.

The following season he left Swallows and joined Mpumalanga Black Aces, and spent the season as their assistant coach to Muhsin Ertuğral when they finished fourth in the Absa Premiership, 24 points behind champions Mamelodi Sundowns.

In 2016, he had a brief spell as the assistant coach of the Malawian national team before taking up the role of head coach of Cape Town All Stars guiding them to a ninth-place finish in the 2016-17 National First Division season.

In June 2017, Mabedi was appointed assistant manager of Kaizer Chiefs.

On 23 April 2018, he was appointed caretaker manager for the rest of the season.

In early December, Chiefs relieved him of his duties as the team’s assistant coach after the club had also terminated the contract of the club’s head coach.

In the summer 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of Black Leopards under Lionel Soccoia.

The duo was fired on 17 September 2019.