The Martse Foundation has officially handed over desks to Embangweni Primary School in Mzimba
The handing over of the desks took place at the school on Wednesday morning and the team was accompanied by musicians Wikise and Machuluka.
According Martse Foundation, the desks have been purchased from the proceeds made on the Martse Memorial show which was held at Civo Stadium in May this year.
The Martse Foundation previously donated desks to Chambu Primary School in Lilongwe and Cape Maclear Primary school in Mangochi where Martse lived the last days of his life.
The Martse Foundation was founded by the family of the late Hip-hop star ‘Martse’ to honour his dream of helping primary school learners with good learning environment.
Martse, real name Martin Nkhata died on 23 May 2022 following a fire accident.
Hip-hop artist Princess Multi-key has released the long-awaited remake of popular song “Chindendelinde” which was originally done by his father, popular comedian and University Lecturer ‘Mafumu Matiki’.
Apart from Mafumu Matiki himself ,the remix which was released on Wednesday morning also features talented music producer and singer Pon G.
Princess Multi-key
The song was produced by Pon G and the beautiful video has been directed by popular videographer ‘VJ Ken’.
Other popular songs from Princess Multi-key who also works as a Banker include; ‘Ndiwo’ , ‘Angoyesa, ‘Olanda’, and ‘Kwacha Chaser’ which she featured fellow hip-hop artist ‘Achina Gattah Ase.’
You can watch the new song by Princes Multikey and Pon G by following the link below
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has commended the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for taking a leading role in facilitating the creation of a lead-free environment for children globally, ensuring a sustainable future generation.
He made the remarks on Monday during a partnership for a Lead-Free Future meeting with the USAID delegation in New York, USA.
Chakwera stated that since assuming office, his government discovered high levels of lead in paint being sold on the Malawian market, resulting in the exposure of three million Malawian children to lead poisoning.
He stated that while millions of dollars are being poured into education, the outcomes of that education are being compromised by the impairment of children’s cognitive development caused by lead poisoning.
“Not to say anything of the cost of treating lead-related illnesses to the tune of close to one billion dollars every year, which is over five per cent of GDP,” Chakwera said.
The Malawi leader indicated that in the first year of his office, the government committed the resources of the Malawi Bureau of Standards(MBS) to collaborate with the Lead Exposure Elimination Project in providing stronger enforcement of lead paint regulations, including better testing facilities to detect lead in products.
“This measure alone resulted in the reduction of the market share of brands with lead paint by 50 percent within two years and secured the commitment of two-thirds of all manufacturers to go lead-free,” he explained.
The President then expressed Malawi’s commitment to joining the partnership for a Lead-Free future, to have access to the necessary international support to achieve such important benchmarks as identifying all key sources of lead exposure in Malawi.
First Lady Madame Monica Chakwera says the Malawi’s youth face significant obstacles to education as only 17 percent of them have access to secondary education due to poverty, long distances to schools and inadequate infrastructure.
She made the remarks on Tuesday at the United Nations Headquarters in New York during a summit of the global platform for First ladies and gentlemen.
Madame Chakwera
Madame Chakwera stressed that teenage pregnancies and child marriages pose critical risks to the prospects of young girls.
She said the statistics are alarming, with 29 percent of girls aged 15-19 pregnant or having already given birth and 42 percent married before reaching 18 years old.
“These circumstances lead to school dropouts and perpetuate the cycle of poverty,” she said.
The First Lady also stated that youth unemployment intensifies poverty and inequality in Malawi, as many lack the requisite skills for the job market, thereby impeding economic participation and growth.
“Enhancing the quality of education is paramount in overcoming these challenges by improving adolescent health, reducing incidences of child marriages and fostering youth participation in the economy,” she said.
Madame Chakwera highlighted the initiatives of the Shaping Our Future Foundation in Malawi, which focuses on advancing girls’ education, empowering women economically and advocating for sexual and reproductive health to effectively address these pressing issues.
She highlited that the foundation’s efforts have already benefitted over 2,000 girls to remain in school and facilitated 25 girls attending public universities.
Madame Chakwera stressed the need for more initiatives to prevent school dropouts, such as expanding national scholarship programs and establishing hostels in rural areas to provide secure accommodation for girls.
She also emphasized the importance of enhancing health services and access to sexual and reproductive health services, in conjunction with economic empowerment programs for women, to deter child marriages and encourage the retention of girls in school.
Finally, she pointed out the significance of investing in skills training and agricultural innovation for the youth, supported by the President’s initiative on environmentally sustainable large-scale farms, which will create opportunities in agribusiness.
Minister of Homeland Security Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma has condemned the incident that happened on 12 September, 2024, at Mkhathe Village in Chikwawa, where some people pelted stones to some of the vehicles which was at the presidential mortarcade.
Addressing the press conference in Lilongwe on Tuesday, Dr Ng’oma said Malawi is a peaceful country, and such type of violence has no room in Malawi
Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma
The Minister said Malawi is a peaceful country, and any form of political acts will always be deplored.
According to the minister, Malawi has always been known as a peace and a loving nation.
In this regard , the Minister revealed that the security agents have already arrested 6 people in connection with the stoning and charged accordingly.
He said the sad part is that all have revealed to have been sent to carry out the operations.
“We are currently investigating those who sent these people and all will be picked as well,” he said.
As we are heading towards general elections, the Minister said there is need for political tolerance as demonstrated at Ekwendeni Trading Centre where Democratic Progressive Party and Malawi Congress Party were both holding political rallies.
“Yes, we are heading towards general elections this coming next year, in September, and you know, there is now fever and tension that everybody would want to make sure that the political party that they support should govern or come into power. Now, people are making some divisions in terms of races, regions, and a tribe,” He said.
The Minister said will do everything to stop people from that because “we are all Malawians, and we want to work as a Malawi and not on a regional basis. So we are discouraging all those leaders who are advocating that the people should work on regionalism or tribalism and some other things,”
The Minister said the police will do everything possible to install peace across the country.
“Our police is one of the best police in this part of Africa, and they are more professional now. Because we have reduced the levels of interference from political people, and that is making them work independently, and they are doing their things, their investigations, without interferences,” he said.
