The match anticipated Rainbow Paints Blantyre and District Netball clash between Kukoma Diamonds and First Choice Tigresses ended in a 41-all draw in a thrilling encounter played at the Blantyre Youth Center on Saturday
When the game got underway, Diamonds led at quarter-time and finished the first half with a 24-19 lead.
The defending champions continued to lead up to the end of the third quarter but Tigresses fought back in the very last quarter to end the match at 41-41.
Kukoma Dynamos and Tigresses battling out
The result means Kukoma Diamonds remain top on the standings with eleven points from six games followed by Tigresses who have also accumulated the same number of points but the former have got a better goal difference.
Diamonds have so far scored 452 baskets and have conceded 146 baskets while Tigresses have scored 330 goals and conceded 234.
Homeland Security Minister Dr Ken Zikhale reign continues to be a success story as more and more testament of his works continues to impress Malawians. Just recently, Police have arrested a 45 year old Rwandan national Sylvester Bizimana over money laundering.
Bizimana was arrested today 23rd June 2023 afternoon at Salima turn -off near Kanengo during an operation which the police officers conducted.
Homeland Security Minister Dr Ken Zikhale Reeves Ng’oma
The operation follows an ongoing relocation exercise of refugees and asylum seekers to Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa district that is championed by the ministry of homeland security.
It is reported that police conducted an investigation after receiving a tip about Bizimana and found with him money over K 30 million which he withdrew at Kanengo National Bank.
Bizimana is among foreign nationals who intend to get an injunction stopping government from the seizure of properties belonging to foreign nationals.
At the moment Bizimana is in police custody and police will tomorrow conduct a search in his containers.
Red Lions and Civil Service United played out a 1-1 draw in their TNM Super League match at Balaka Stadium on Saturday.
Lovemore Mbeta gave the visitors the lead in the 66th minute but Ferguson Ntondo equalized for Red Lions 14 minutes later.
Mbeta who came in as a substitute scored after receiving a good ball from a corner kick played by Damiano Kunje while Ntondo found the back of the net after an earlier shot by Brown Maganga was blocked by Civil’s defender.
After the match Civil’s captain Timothy Sulwimba was named Man of the match.
Timothy Sulwimba receiving a man of the match award from Sulom official
Speaking in a post match interview, Civil Service United Coach Wilson Chidati bemoaned his players’ poor clinical nature in front of goal for the draw.
Chidati said, “It was a great game only that we failed to use our chances very well; Minutes after scoring the goal, we lost concentration a little bit and Red Lions equalized. We will go back to training and plan to do better in the next games.”
Despite the draw, Red Lions Assistant coach Chifundo Masapula sounded optimistic that his side will soon move out of the relegation zone.
“I am happy with the way the boys have played today. I think from the time we played Chitipa, you have noticed that our play has improved only that today we lacked a killer punch up front. We will try to maintain this style of play and polish up here and there so that we survive in the league,” said Masapula.
With the draw, the Zomba-based soldiers remain in the relegation zone as they are perched on position 15 with 8 points from 10 games and Civil are stuck on position 11 with 11 points from the same number of games.
In Lilongwe, it ended goalless between Kamuzu Barracks and defending champions FCB Nyasa Big Bullets.
Despite the draw, Bullets remain top on the log table with 21 points level with second placed Silver Strikers but the central bankers have a game to play.
In Mzuzu, Precious Chiudza’s early goal was enough to give Mighty Tigers maximum points against the hosts Moyale Barracks.
Another Malawi Defence Force team, Mafco FC, also lost at home as they were beaten 1-nil by Blue Eagles at Chitowe Stadium.
Richard Lapson scored the only goal of the match for the Area 30 side in the 47th minute.
Chitipa United were 1-nil winners against Bangwe All Stars in a match played at Karonga Stadium.
Gidion Mgonja Sululu was on target for the home side who have now moved to the fourth position on the log table.
On Sunday, Silver Strikers will be looking to dislodge FCB Nyasa Big Bullets at the summit as they host Karonga United at Bingu National Stadium.
Mighty Mukuru Wanderers will host Dedza Dynamos at Kamuzu Stadium as Extreme FC hosts Ekwendeni Hammers at Civo Stadium.
Police at Lingadzi in Lilongwe are keeping in their custody a woman identified as Janet Shaba on suspicion that she has been duping various individuals in the district.
According to police records, in 2020 Shaba, 44,who was renting a house in Area 14 belonging to Mrs. Kamia Kaluma Sulumba borrowed K40 million from Mr Philimon in City Centre.
After the agreed period, the suspect failed to settle the loan whereby she lied that she owned the house she was staying and consequently asked the owner of the money to top her up in order to buy the said property from her.
Janet Shaba
She managed to forge the documents of the house and duped Mr Philimon who later discovered the real owner of the house after the suspect fled to unknown destination.
It is also reported that, in April this year the suspect hired a motor vehicle on self-drive and forged the blue book before she gave it as collateral to the loan shark at K1.2 million at Walilanji area which was later recovered by the police.
Similarly the suspect reappeared in June, 2023 and rented another house in Area 18 and received the sum of K1.5 million from another person she convinced to buy the house however she was arrested by the police in the process of forging documents.
Meanwhile, similar complaints are still popping up and Investigations are underway.
She will appear before court after the completion of paperwork.
Shaba hails from Shaba village in Traditional Authority Mthwalo in Mzimba.
Former Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General Aubrey Sumbuleta who is answering sexual harassment case can now have a smile on his face after High Court accepted his application to have the case heard by a jury.
In the application , Sumbuleta through his lawyer David Kanyenda argued that Section 294 (1) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code, states that all trials in the High Court should be heard by a jury subject to relevant exceptions gazetted by the minister.
Aubrey Sumbuleta
But the the prosecution through senior State advocate Mathews Chione objected the application by among others arguing that Sumbuleta’s right to a fair trial and other constitutionally guaranteed rights will not be affected if the case is not heard by a jury.
In her ruling on Saturday, High Court Judge Ruth Chinangwa, said it is clear that the case of Sumbuleta has to be heard before a jury because the offences which he has been charged with are not mentioned as charges that can be tried without a jury.
Meanwhile, the case has been adjourned to June 2023 .
According to the Blacks Law Dictionary, a jury is a group of people selected by law to make findings of fact and render a verdict for a trial.
Malawi Law provides that a jury shall consist of 12 people, except where otherwise specifically provided.
The judge only comes in to decides questions of law, including whether particular items of evidence will be presented to the jury.
Sumbuleta was arrested after Malawi Human Rights Commission carried out investigations into alleged reports of sexual harassment of female employees at MBC.
He was charged with three offences namely , sexual harassment, indecent assault and abuse of office.
