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Chakwera off to New York for UNGA general assembly

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Chakwera off to New York for UNGA general assembly

By Staff Reporter

President Lazarus Chakwera has left the country for New York in United States of America ( USA) where he will physically attend the 77th United Nations General Assembly for the first time.

The President and the First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera left the country through the Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe.

Chakwera was seen off by Vice President Saulos Chilima, cabinet ministers and other government officials.

He is scheduled to address the UNGA on 22 September 2022.

Apart from addressing the UNGA, the President will hold 40 side meetings in the next 15 days with world leaders and heads of various international institutions all geared towards mobilising over $1 billion for various key sectors in Malawi.

Minister of information and digitisation, Gospel Kazako, said the assembly is a good platform for dealing with challenges the country is facing.

Sad news as 3 members of one family found dead in Nyambadwe

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Sad news as 3 members of one family found dead in Nyambadwe

By Durell Namasani

Three family members have been found dead in Nyambadwe, Blantyre. It is believed that the three have died of carbon monoxide poisoning emitted from a charcoal burner

Ndirande Police Spokesperson, Widson Nhlane, confirmed the development saying the deceased are a couple and their child.


Ndirande Police Spokesperson, Widson Nhlane,

The deceased have not been named yet but Police are in touch and giving support to their next of kin

Nhlane said police were alerted by residents of the incident, and postmortem results indicate that the three died of carbon monoxide emitted by a charcoal burner.

Malawians to brace for more power outages as EGENCO shutdowns Tedzani 4 power station

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Malawians to brace for more power outages as EGENCO shutdowns Tedzani 4 power station<br>

By Benjamin Zulu

Prolonged power blackouts are expected for the next two weeks as EGENCO plans to carry out maintenance works on Tedzani 4 power plant.

According to a statement from the power producer, starting today, Tedzani 4 will be out of service for 15 days in order to pave the way for the work.

Due to this, the national grid will be short of 19.1 megawatts of power.


It is anticipated that the works will rectify all outstanding defects on the Power Plant since its commissioning in June 2021.

The statement adds that during this period EGENCO will also remove rock boulders from the tailrace channel and repair other damages that the plant incurred when tropical storm Ana hit earlier this year.

The statement further highlights that in order to mitigate the impact; EGENCO will operate all available diesel generators to supplement the available hydro capacity.

Gabeya clinch late draw for Wanderers against Dedza Dynamos as Silver come from behind to beat TN Stars 3-1 at Kasungu Stadium

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Gabeya clinch late draw for Wanderers against Dedza Dynamos as Silver come from behind to beat TN Stars 3-1 at Kasungu Stadium

By Staff Reporter



Miracle Gabeya’s miraculous late goal helped Mighty Mukuru Wanderers to snatch a 2-2 draw against Dedza Dynamos Salima Sugar at Dedza Stadium on Sunday.

The home side put on a brilliant display in the first half leading 2-nil by the half hour mark.

Dedza scored their first goal through Clement Nyondo in the 37th minute before Edward Dakalira doubled the lead with a long range shot seven minutes later to give Dynamos a two-goal advantage.

Nomads Vs Dedza



Vitumbiko Kumwenda scored from a free-kick outside the 18-yard box before Gabeya scored Nomads’ second to give them a second half come back and ensure a point for the Lali Lubani side.

Elsewhere, Silver Striker came from a goal down to snatch a 3-1 victory against TN Stars at Kasungu Stadium.

China Chirwa scored an early goal for the home side just a minute from kick-off but Silver equalised through Chawanangwa Kaonga.

The central bankers doubled the lead in the second half through Uchizi Vunga before Kaonga scored his second to ensure maximum points for the central bankers.

In Mzuzu, Raphael Phiri scored the only goal of the match to give Moyale Barracks a hard fought 1-nil victory against Sable Farming.

Silver Strikers Vs TNStars

Police say 208 people have committed Suicide this year so far with Men leading the pack

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Police say 208 people have committed Suicide this year so far with Men leading the pack

By Durrell Namasani

There have been growing concerns recently over the increasing number of people ending their lives due to various reasons. Malawi Police have confirmed that their records shows 208 people have committed Suicide .

Statistics from the Malawi Police Service show that 208 people have committed suicide from January to August this year, a higher figure than the 160 recorded during the same period last year.



The statistics further show that of the 208 this year, 168 are men while 40 are women.

Of last year’s total 160, 147 were men while 13 were women.

Deputy National Police Spokesperson Harry Namwaza has confirmed the figures adding that suicide cases are increasing due to marital disagreements, financial challenges and failure to settle debts .

Mental health activist Mwiza Mphande describes suicide as a mental health disorder hence the need for people to share their problems with others.

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