Mighty Mukuru Wanderers Football Club have announced the firing of its technical panel with effect from Thursday, December 28, 2023.
According to a statement released on the club’s Facebook page, no technical panel member is now contracted to the team and it is up to the club to bring them back or not.
Fired
“This means that all contracts have come to an end. These are contracts for all technical panel members.
This means that, no technical panel member is now contracted to the team. It is up to the Club to bring back who they wish to,” reads the statement in part.
The development comes just days after the resignation of Head Coach, Mark Harrison who was resigned on Sunday following the team’s 4-2 loss on penalty shootout to Nyasa Big Bullets in a Castel Challenge Cup semifinal match.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) National Governing Council( NGC) member Kenneth Msonda, says he is now happy to learn that those that were hiding in his name are speaking for themselves citing Leader of Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa.
Msonda says he has nothing to lose describing politicsas a serious business.
He says some politicians thought that they were using him not knowing that he has been using them to advance his political career and no one can kill his career.
Msonda says from 2020 his political profile graph has grown high claiming himself that he is in the top 10 of prominent politicians in the mind of Malawians out of 100 politicians speaking for itself that he has been changing colours not to be used by anyone in politics.
Ken Msonda
Speaking through an audio clip circulating in various social media platforms, Msonda says he went to court to withdraw a case for Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika not standing in the 2025 elections as DPP Presidential torchbearer proving to all that he was not sent by anyone in the DPP.
Msonda has dismissed claims made by other members of the DPP that he belongs to Kondwani Nankhumwa’s camp claiming that his going to court was made by himself and not sent by anyone saying even Nankhumwa was not aware and was very surprised to learn of his decision.
He says he travelled to Mangochi to attend the NGC meeting on his own accord and that his phone was off and after opening it, he saw a message written by Nankhumwa that he was taking a risk of being beaten up by DPP cadets, a thing which did not happen.
The NGC member says for these two occasions, going to court to withdraw a case against Mutharika and attending NGC meeting in Mangochi, it is a clear testimony that no one can use him in politics but he uses other politicians for him to advance in his political ambition.
“Nankhumwa was not aware and was surprised hearing of the two developments, for 30 years, have been in active politics running frontline decisions, decisions that are concreate, one cannot finish me, I will finish him,” says Msonda.
During the NGC meeting in Mangochi, former President and DPP leader Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika accused Msonda of working hard to destroy the DPP telling him openly that if he is tired with the DPP, he should go back to his former party-the Peoples Party.
Msonda apologized for everything praying for a renewed commitment declaring his interest to contest for DPP Vice President for the North position during the forthcoming elective conference.
In the year which will be ending a few days to come, Malawi will go into history books as the country which is doing well as far as human rights record is concerned.
President Chakwera led Government has never arrested any journalist since he secured Government from the ruthless Democratic Progressive party (DPP).
The Chakwera Government has never arrested any Civil Society Organisation leader under the pretext of human rights activism.
The President has honoured and observed all the human rights protocols and submitting periodic reports to international human rights bodies.
Just recently Human Rights Activist who is also a diplomat in Ethiopia represented Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera at the Joint commission between the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the African Union Permanent Representatives Committee Sub-Committee on Human Rights, Democracy and Governance in Dakar, Senegal.
“I had the honor to represent Malawi Retreat between the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the African Union Permanent Representatives Committee Sub-Committee on Human Rights, Democracy and Governance in Dakar, Senegal, ” posted Tembo on his LinkedIn post.
Tembo
He said at the joint meeting they discussed, defined and agreed on pathways to strengthen human rights mechanisms and systems on the continent.
Just recently Forum for Democracy and Rights of Defenders congratulated President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera and his government for the achievement of retaining A-Status by the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) from the Accreditation Subcommittee of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI).
According to the forum , this achievement demonstrates a clear commitment and the highest level of political will from His Excellency and his government in creating an enabling environment for the protection of human rights watchdogs.
Super League of Malawi (SULOM) executive committee has on Tuesday appointed Colonel Gilbert Mitawa as the body’s interim president.
Mitawa who was serving as vice president has replaced Fleentwood Haiya who is now Football Association of Malawi (FAM) President.
According to SULOM General Secretary(GS) Williams Banda, Mitawa’s appointment is until the next Extra Ordinary General Assembly.
Mitawa
Banda adds that the appointment is in line with the league’s Article 26 (3) (4).
Reacting to this,Sports Journalist, James Michael, says this was expected and he hopes for the better, despite expressing skepticism if he will be approachable like the former leader.
Haiya resigned as SULOM boss after ascending to FAM presidency on December 16, 2023.
Malawi’s media fraternity is mourning up and coming journalist Kumbukani Maneya who has reportedly died in road accident on December 26,2023 in Lilongwe.
Chairperson of Misa Malawi Golden Matonga says the fraternity is deeply saddened by Maneya’s untimely departure; adding he was hardworking.
The late Kumbukani Maneya
“Until his death, Maneya was an intern at PLFM and a third year journalism student at Pentecostal Life University(PLU). He also briefly worked with Nkhoma Synod Radio,” says Matonga.
He adds that the media fraternity will remember Maneya as an up-and-coming journalist who was willing to learn and greatly valued teamwork.
Maneya will be laid to rest later today at HHI cemetery in Blantyre.
