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Castel Challenge Cup: Misheck Botoman scores twice as Wanderers beat Moyale 3-0 to reach semi-finals

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Castel Challenge Cup: Misheck Botoman scores twice as Wanderers beat Moyale 3-0 to reach semi-finals

By McLloyd Kudzingo


Misheck Botoman scored two first-half goals as Mighty Mukuru Wanderers beat Moyale Barracks 3-0 to book themselves a place in the Ibongetse Castel Challenge Cup semi-finals.

Botoman opened the scoring in the 42nd minute, heading home from a Stanley Sanudi’s well taken corner-kick.

Three minutes later, Botoman completed his brace with a powerful strike after receiving a pass from Wisdom Mpinganjira.

In the second half, Wanderers continued to dominate play and with just six minutes before the end of the match, Vincent Nyangulu scored the third goal for the Lali Lubani boys.

In action, Wanderers vs Moyale



Nyangulu scored for the Nomads with a beautiful header from a corner-kick which was also taken by Sanudi.

In the 89th minute, Moyale’s Robert Mphezi was shown marching orders by referee Kondwani Kamwendo following a dangerous tackle on Wanderers midfielder Felix Zulu.

The win mean that the Nomads will face the winner between Nyasa Big Bullets and Ekwendeni Hammers in the semi-finals.

Bangwe All Stars who progressed to the semi-finals after beating Chitipa United on post match penalties on Saturday, will face the winner between Silver Strikers and Blue Eagles FC.

Man of the match: Misheck Botoman

MPs commended for passing Data Protection Bill

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MPs commended for passing Data Protection Bill

By Chisomo Phiri

Members of Parliament (MPs) have been commended for passing the long-awaited Data Protection Bill.

The legislators passed the Bill on Thursday, November 7, 2023,which seeks to provide for a comprehensive legal framework for the regulation of the processing and transfer of personal data, in compliance with internationally accepted principles of data protection.

The African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection defines Personal Data as “information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person by which that person can be identified, in particular by reference to an identification or to one or more factors specific to his/her physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity”.

Matonga

In an interview, MISA Chairperson Golden Matonga says the world becomes more digitized and systematic and unsystematic collection of personal data online and offline becomes widespread, the passing of the Bill was long overdue.

“In the past decade or so, we have seen government agencies such as the National Registration Bureau (NRB) and private institutions such as telecommunication companies collecting and processing personal data without any legal framework safeguarding such data,” says Matonga.

He adds that MISA believes that the data protection law will promote responsible handling of personal data by government agencies, private institutions and individuals.

“The law will also be a big plus to section 21 of the Constitution of Malawi which guarantees the right to personal privacy.

“MISA Malawi therefore, would like to agree with the Media, Information and Communications and the Legal Affairs Committees of Parliament that the temporary housing of the Data Protection Authority by Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) should be for a period of not more than twelve months to ensure separation of powers by the respective Authorities, “he says.

Kachamba Ngwira urges graduates urged to embrace entrepreneurship

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Kachamba Ngwira urges graduates urged to embrace entrepreneurship

By Steven Godfrey Mkweteza

One of the country’s renowned entrepreneurs, Kondwani Kachamba Ngwira, has advised new graduates to embrace entrepreneurship as an alternative to the prevailing job scarcity in the country.

Ngwira was speaking on Friday in Blantyre when 125 students were awarded with various certificates and diplomas in different areas of specialisation under the Soche Technical and Vocational College in Blantyre.



Ngwira stressed that it is not only paid jobs that matter in today’s livelihood, but that it is also important to sustain lives through entrepreneurship drive.

“Today’s livelihood is very competitive as we have a huge number of school leavers looking for jobs. The companies that we have cannot absorb the numbers. Therefore, Entrepreneurship is another way to sustain one’s life,” he said.

Ngwira observed that the economic shocks affecting the country are making it hard for the private sector to strive and employ school leavers, a situation which he said is contributing to the job scarcity in the country.

The entrepreneur further appealed to authorities to support the school leavers with seed capital and training so as to encourage them to venture into entrepreneurship industry.

Ngwira advised the graduates to be flag bearers wherever they go and endeavour to make a difference.

In his remarks, head of the construction department for the college, Paul Malunga said graduation is an affirmation of the collective mission to build capacity of the public and private sectors through training, research, consultancy and advisory services for enhanced performance.

“Our courses are designed in such a way that students can stand on their own to prosper in life,”said Malunga.

He added that the college has made it easier for more malawians to pursue studies and careers in various disciplines and that the course contents have been designed to suit the local environment making it easier for graduates to easily assimilate into the industries in Malawi.

The graduation ceremony also witnessed a number of well-performed graduates getting job contracts with the Project Innovations Centre(PIC) to boost their seed capital and venture into entrepreneurship thereafter.

DPP continue breaking their own laws fires its own SG for holding NGC meeting ahead of elective convention

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DPP continue breaking their own laws fires its own SG for holding NGC meeting ahead of elective convention

By Linda Kwanjana

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday fired its Secretary General Grezelder wa Jeffrey for holding a National Governing Council meeting at their purpoted Central Executive Committee meeting which took place at Page House in Mangochi.

In a memorandum released soon after the meeting DPP has fired Wa Jeffrey and replaced her with Dr Clement Mwale.

Jeffrey



But in a twist of event, the same DPP has illegally appointed Wa Jeffrey as Central region Vice President ironically the region has already a sitting vice president who is Uladi Mussa (Change Golo).

“In accordance with Article 9 of the DPP Constitution, His Excellency Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, the president of the party called for a meeting of the Central Executive Committee and all the members were invited. The meeting
was held today and resolved as follows:

“Confirmed the appointment of Hon Grezelder Jeffrey and Hon Dr Clement Mwale as Vice President Central Region and Secretary General of the Party respectively, ” reads part of the memo.

The meeting has set the date of 13th December 2023 for what they call properly constituted National Governing Council meeting to be held at Nkopola Sunbird in Mangochi.

The meeting has also directed the newly appointed Secretary General to consult the President and thereafter call for the meeting of the National Governing Council.

Meanwhile senior NGC member Ken Msonda has challenged the appointment of and subsequent firing of Wa Jeffrey as illegal.

Msonda said the SG can be removed through convention since it is the highest office in the party hierarchy.

Rits-Attorneys-At-Law to start offering scholarships to law students

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Rits-Attorneys-At-Law to start offering scholarships to law students

By Chisomo Phiri

In an effort to make sure that law students in the country are not meeting financial challenges in their studies, a law firm called Rits-Attorneys-At-Law says it will from next year start providing scholarships to these students.

Speaking on Friday during the finals of Rits Commercial Law Moot Court Competition, the firm’s head of business development, communications and marketing Sean Longwe said as a law firm, they do not feel good when they see law students dropping out of their studies because of financial challenges hence the decision to introduce scholarships initiative.

“Following the devaluation of the Malawi Kwacha by 44 percent, nothing is working in Malawi. We see school fees being raised by institutions something which is likely to increase number of drop outs. So as a law firm, we do not want law students experiencing such challenges in their studies hence our intervention to provide scholarships to them, “he said.



He indicated that the students to benefit from the scholarships will be picked from tertiary institutions that offer law programmes such as University of Malawi (UNIMA), Catholic University of Malawi ( UNIMA) and Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) which has recently introduced a law programme.

On his part, High Court Judge Justice Joseph Chigona praised the firm for introducing the Rits Commercial Moot Court Competition, saying it has provided a platform for University of Malawi law students to showcase their skills.

He said through the competition,the students are now demonstrating a good quality of advocacy in the field of law.

“You are doing a great job and we really appreciate the good work that you are doing at the law school in Zomba,” he said.

Alice Malunga and other three male students emerged as the winners of the competition.

They all went away with certificates.

Ritz Attorneys-At-Law, UNIMA’s Students Law Society (SLS) and UNIMA’s Faculty of Law signed a five-year partnership in 2021 with the desire to produce high quality lawyers who are well grounded in transactional, advisory and dispute settlement areas of commercial law.

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