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KUHEs student Barrack Augustine sounds SOS on school fees

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By Chisomo Phiri

A fourth year Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery ( MBBS) student at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (( KUHEs) formerly College of Medicine ( Lilongwe campus) Barrack Augustine Fabiano is seeking for well wishers to support him in sourcing financial support for the completion of his studies at the university.

A 25-year-old boy who fellow students describe ‘ a class genius’ has told this publication that he is desperate that may not complete his MBBS degree because of financial challenges he is meeting ahead on.

Barrack Augustine Fabiano



Fibiano said that he is one of 43 students who were initially sponsored by Daeyang Medical School Scholarship Project that started back in 2015 and later the sponsorship was withdrawn in 2019 and terminated without their knowledge.

” I am one of the 43 students who were initially sponsored by Daeyang Medical School Scholarship Project that started back in 2015.

“Late in 2019 the sponsorship was withdrawn and terminated without our knowledge.

“We tried to drag the issue to court but it did not yield any productive results, ” said Fabiano.


Adding ” The most painful thing is that the previous sponsors left each one of us in debt of 2,800,000 MKW to the Kuhes university hence forcing us to source funds so that we continue with our studies.

“Most students managed to sort their balances however I have tried to source the funds to no avail. I tried to search wherever I could but no help has availed.”

Fabiano revealed that few days ago the college sent an email communicating that all students with outstanding balances have to sort their balances before of 30 July 2022 and failure to do so will mean being withdrawn from the University completely.

” I have no hope nor pillar to lean on since my family can not manage to settle this balance.

Please i need someone to help me. I am on the verge of being withdrawn while I was previously on a scholarship that catered everything, ” he cried foul.

He said he only needs a financial support of K2,800,000 to settle his outstanding fees balances and K1,350,000 for the annual tuition fees until he finishes his studies in the next three years.

“I am in need of financial support of MK2,800,000 to settle my outstanding tuition fees balance and MK1,350,000 for my annual tuition fees until when I finish my studies in the next 3 years.

“Please I am looking forward to your favourable consideration to my request. Thank you for going through my application,” said Fibiano.

He said those who may wish to help him out can link up with him through the following contact details:

Cell: +265888212987/ +265997109887
Email: barrackaugustine@gmail.com.

Court orders MACRA to unseal Ampex offices

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By Staff Reporter

The High Court in Blantyre on Tuesday ordered Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) to unseal Ampex Courier’s business outlets and stop contemplated criminal prosecutions against the company’s employees; awaiting judicial review.

This comes barely two weeks after MACRA had shut down the Courier’s operations over non-payment of license fees and levies of K29.6 million.



The Director of Legal Affairs at MACRA, Dan Chiwoni confirmed of receiving the court order in an interview with the press.

Ampex Courier is one of the country’s largest courier companies owned by Minister of Trade Mark Katsonga Phiri.

Kell Kay finally reveals the truth about him and Martse

By Durrell Namasani

Singer Kell Kay whose name has largely been involved in Martse’s death conspiracy theories has finally come out in the open to reveal details of his relationship with the late Singer Martin Nkhata (Martse)

Days after a Prophet Chikoko, the last person to chat with Martse revealed that Kelly Kay would probably have been involved in the demise of the talented rapper- Kay has taken time to address his fans through his social media page.

Martse died in a fire accident in Mangochi in May this year, but recently conspiracy theories have been strong that the rapper was ritually murdered.

The full statement from Kell Kay is as follows

“No one deserves to work so hard in his career and make a name for himself and have this same name thrown in the mad in a day simply because someone recorded a video badmouthing me and yet he has zero evidence about what he’s saying.

Martse was my best friend at a point in time, I loved him like a brother but moyo ndi moyo we eventually fell off because of something that happened in the past. I kept quiet for years not telling people what happened between me and my brother martse because i left it and moved on from the situation. The reason was burried until that prophet mukuti ndani Kaya wakamba something that I have kept for so long komwe kuli kulakwitsa. We all moved on and after about 5 years mukuzibwelesa,kuti zimveke bwanji? There’s a reason why I kept quiet and said nothing plus I respect people’s privacy.

Martse apologized to me after years, we were okay koma not like before. Trust me I don’t wanna say anything bad about my late brother but because of his behavior he was left out on my show not kuti ndimamuda ayi we made peace and honest to God I forgave him nazitaya zomwe anandipangila mbuyomu. I remember last year @sand music festival we went to mangochi and perfomed together, @lifest we perfomed together and this same year in mzuzu @queens club we perfomed together. I never hated him in any way but because of his behaviour which I don’t want to go into details about, him and I were not close like before.

When he got into that accident people wanted me to cancel my show, something that I had planned for months and spent a lot of money on. The international artists were already in the country, it was impossible to cancel the show.

I prayed for him personally, as a country we prayed for him, family and friends all prayed for martse but he left us and I had never been so broken 💔 😭😭😭 no one deserves to die like that. I asked God why, I cried and cried, but only He (God) knows best.

Because of how close me and Martse were, my whole family came to the funeral to pay their last respects to him but anadabwa ndikupasidwa security kuti sindingatuluke ndekha because anthu akufuna alimbane nane🥺

I have been malo ambili and I never go with security koma for the 1st time in my life,I was told I needed security, and it happened to be at my friends funeral. I saw tears in my mother’s eyes,my sisters as well, crying that Martse is gone and feeling sorry for me. Then naletsedwa kupita ku manda akuti anthu akulimbanabe nane naletsedwa kupita kunyumba kwanga akuti anthu akufuna kukaphwanya my house . My wife rushed home to get our baby Octavia ndikuthawako 😭 I was so down but I left everything in God’s hands.

2 months down the line, zayambilanso and that pastor kaya muti ndani says 3 people are connected to martse’s death and he mentioned my name pompo saying I’m partly connected mmmh may God forgive you.

I don’t understand how my name is connected to bushiri, for starters, I do not go to ECG, I’m SDA. Ndimamvanso mphekesela kuti people were saying he sponsored my show kuti kubwele mafikizolo ati ineyo ndilibe ndalama, zonsezo zabodza. The only sponsors for my recent show were FDH bank and that’s it.

I launched my first album in 2019 I had no sponsors at all.

I launched it in Blantyre and only safintra and agri-zone international came through for me.

I have done shows but I have never been sponsored by bushiri, I have 2 albums now sanandigulekonso olo kamodzi, anthu ena osiyana siyana are the ones that have been buying my albums. I am only friends with gwamba, who is bushiri’s in law.

This news has affected me and my family so much, mind you, I went to school but not once have I used my degree. I am strictly in the music industry and that’s what puts food on my table now you want to destroy all that?

Mwandiona ndikuzunzika kuyimba ndikujambula ma video ochuluka kuyenda madela osiyanasiyana osapuma kusaka ndalama now mwati ndife a satanic?

I don’t brag I don’t disturb you people ndizinthu zomwe ndili nazo but you always want to look for reasons to pull me down, Amalawi tinalakwa chani? Enanu you hate me just for being me,and you’re among the group of people attacking me for something that’s not even true,koma it’s okay, Ambuye alipo and akuona.

Ife mukatitsitsa kenako mupezenso ena muwatsitse dziko litukuka bwanji tikulimbana tokhatokha?

To Martse’s family, please let us mourn Martse in peace, don’t look for someone to blame chonde, let God be God ngati alipo someone connected to his death God will expose them musalimbane ndi anthu osalakwa ayi. May God bless you.

DPP supporters admit fate as APM-Nankhumwa power struggle deepens

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By Watipaso Mzungu

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) followers in Mzimba and Lilongwe have admitted that their wish to have their party leader Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika and embattled Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa, reunite is merely a daylight dream.

The DPP diehards, speaking in random interviews on Friday and Saturday, expressed disappointment that both Mutharika and Nankhumwa do not seem to care about the welfare of Malawians who expected the party to provide constructive advice to the Tonse Alliance government in Parliament.

Politics of mudslinging and smear have characterized life and activities in the erstwhile governing party following the drawing of daggers between the two once-upon-a-time political bedfellows, with Nankhumwa – who is also the party’s vice president for South – refusing to take instructions from his boss.

Such is the depth of enmity in the once mighty DPP. The party is currently surviving on court injunctions, and there are fears among supporters that this chaos will persist beyond the 2025 general elections.

Speaking on behalf of DPP supporters in Kapopo Area in Mzimba, Justice Zimba said the endless power struggle and court battles between the Mutharika and Nankhumwa factions do not inspire Malawians to continue trusting the party leadership.

“We are not even sure if the party will contest in the next elections with these divisions. Won’t we have a scenario where both camps will field their own candidates in wards and constituencies?” asked Zimba who comes from Kamundenga Village in Traditional Authority M’mbelwa.

A DPP diehard residing at Jenda Trading Centre, Connex Chizewe Kwenda said the wrangles in their party is a wake-up call for them to switch their support to other parties.

“We can’t have a party where infighting is the order of the day. We certainly cannot afford to have leadership who are always battling over internal positions,” said Kwenda.

The disappointment has not spared DPP supporters resident in Lilongwe. Maria Phiri of Area 50 said she no longer trusts both Mutharika and Nankhumwa.

Phiri argued that the hunger for power between Mutharika and Nankhumwa is a threat to national development; hence, the need for Malawians to shun such politicians.

Meanwhile, the Mutharika and Nankhumwa camps have announced that they will hold mega rallies at Nyambadwe School Ground in Blantyre this month end.

DPP Southern Region Governor Charles Mchacha protested Nankhumwa’s intention to hold his rally without seeking clearance from the party leader.

In his letter to Nankhumwa, Mchacha said the Leader of Opposition in Parliament will only be allowed to conduct the stated rally at Nyambadwe School Group upon getting consent from party President Peter Mutharika.

“Your intention to hold a mass rally on July 31 2022 at Nyambadwe School Ground is noted. You are however advised to seek approval from the President of the party, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika before you proceed with your plans as party protocol and etiquette demands. You will be allowed to hold the Mass Rally and Meet Southern Region Executive Committee only when you get such approval,” reads part of the letter.

But Nankhumwa has refused to “bootlick Mutharika” and has declared that his planned mega rally will go ahead.

In a defiant response to Mchacha, Nankhumwa said he will proceed with the rally as earlier planned.

In a letter Nankhumwa indicated soon he will be having a meeting with some party officials from the region to plan for the rally.

It reads: “I write to inform you that I have decided in my capacity as Vice President South to address a Mass Rally at Nyambadwe School Ground on July 31, 2022. By virtue of this letter I will soon be calling for a meeting of the Regional Executive Meeting to start preparations for the Rally.”

Apparently, Mchacha does not have enough influence in the party despite being entrusted with the responsibility to govern the Southern Region where Nankhumwa seems too powerful to be silenced by people like Mchacha.

Nankhumwa continues to gain ground both in and outside parliament as the Mutharika faction continues to falter.

Chakwera vows to claim back externalized resources

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By Cedric Nkungula

President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera says where evidence is available, he will claim back all the resources that have been siphoned out of the country to foreign nations through corrupt transactions.

Chakwera stated this while speaking at the opening of a two – day national anti – corruption conference under the theme, ‘resetting the nation’s moral tone’ on Monday at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre.

In his remarks, Chakwera said Malawi will no longer accept corruption and illicit theft of its resources in any form saying gone are the days where scramble for Africa was an acceptable crime.

“We have had our resources externalized to the United Kingdom through procurement fraud. We have had our gold externalized to the United Arab Emirates and China through export fraud. We have had our precious rubies externalized to the United States through mining fraud,” emphasized Chakwera.

“This kind of plunder of our country is no longer going to be tolerated from anybody from any country and where we find evidence of our resources being externalized illegally to another country, we are going to demand those resources to be returned to us.”


Chakwera said he has since directed Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC) to initiate the process of reactivating Malawi’s membership in Open Government Partnership in order to raise the level of accountability across government in using international tools and standards in the fight against corruption.

“Malawi’s membership in the Open Government Partnership became inactive under the previous administration and we will soon have a road map to see it reactivated by the end of this year. This is in recognition of the fact that we need the support of the international community in our quest for good governance because so much of the plunder against our nation involves international transactions and the externalization of our resources,” he emphasized.

Chakwera advised delegates to the two day event to come up with new approaches to fight corruption.

He also called on the delegates to define the role of each and every stakeholder in the fight against corruption.

Speaking earlier, Minister of Justice Titus Mvalo said his ministry has put in place measures that are aimed at strengthening the legal framework in the fight against corruption one of which being the establishment of a financial crimes court.

He said the court amendment bill to facilitate the establishment of the special court will be tabled in the current sitting of parliament.