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Two Tanzanian military helicopters to help Cyclone Freddy works arrive in Malawi

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Two Tanzanian military helicopters to help Cyclone Freddy works arrive in Malawi

By Chisomo Phiri

Two military helicopters donated by the Tanzanian government to Malawi to help in search and rescue missions as well as delivery of supplies to Cyclone Freddy survivors have arrived in the country.

The two planes with medical and military personnel landed at Kamuzu International Airport ( KIA) in Lilongwe on Saturday evening.

Welcoming the delegation at the airport were Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda , Malawi Defence Force Commander General Vincent Nundwe and High Commissioner for Tanzania to Malawi Humphrey Polepole.



Speaking with local media, Polepole said one of the helicopters will be used to support the survivors while the other will be flying top government officials to the affected areas.

On her part, Kandodo Chiponda said the assistance will help the government to intensify its rescue and search mission and also improve delivery of support to the survivors.

On top of two military helicopters, the Tanzania government has also donated K1.3 billion and 100 personnel services to help in the rescue mission.

Blantyre’s man Edward Walasi in cooler over theft of Cyclone Freddy victims relief items

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Blantyre’s man Edward Walasi in cooler over theft of Cyclone Freddy victims relief items<br>

By Chisomo Phiri

Malawi police in Blantyre are keeping in custody a 26-year-old Edward Walasi for stealing assorted items meant to benefit victims of cyclone Freddy at Manja Primary School Camp.

According to Deputy Spokesperson for Blantyre Police Sergeant Aubrey Singanyama, it is reported that, on March 17, 2023 at around 0700 hours, the camp’s supervisor noted the missing of three donated sets of solar torches and two ordinary torches when she opened the storeroom.

She immediately reported the matter at Soche Police where investigations were carried out and led to the arrest of the suspect and recovery of the said items whose value is around three hundred thousand kwacha.

Edward Walasi who comes from Misesa village in the area of Traditional Authority Kapeni in Blantyre District, will appear before court soon to answer a charge of Theft.

Meanwhile, the district’s police
are informing the public that police listening units have been established in all camps to ensure the safety of lives and property.

Tributes pour in for women’s football pioneer David Dube

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Tributes pour in for women’s football pioneer David Dube


By Staff Reporter


Tributes have poured in following the death of veteran women’s football administrator and founder of women’s football club DD Sunshine, David Dube.

Dube died on Saturday morning after struggling with stroke for a long time.

For so many years, Dube dedicated his life in supporting DD Sunshine and has also been helping women footballers in so many ways including education.

Speaking after Dube’s death, National Women Football Association president Sugzo Ngwira-Simbi described Dube’s death as a big loss to the country.

David Dube



“We cannot talk about women’s football in Malawi without mentioning the name David Dube. He was a father to many women footballers. He is the man behind the success of our national team- the Scorchers.”

One of Malawi and Africa’s current best women footballers Italy-based Tabitha Chawinga, has described Dube as the greatest man who helped her to be one of the best footballers in the World.

She wrote on her Facebook page, “I am deeply saddened and heartbroken by the passing on of the father and founder of the team, DD Sunshine, that groomed and nurtured me to be where i am today. May your soul rest in peace.”

Dube formed DD Sunshine in 1999 when he was working as the General Secretary for the Football Association of Malawi (FAM).

Over the years the team has produced great talent like Tabitha and her sister, Temwa, who plies her trade in China.

Revealed:Over 8,000 people die of HIV and AIDS in Malawi yearly

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Revealed:Over 8,000 people die of HIV and AIDS in Malawi yearly

By Chisomo Phiri

The authorities in the health sector have revealed that over eight thousand people are dying of HIV and AIDS every year in Malawi,

The revelation was made during the mid-year review of the National Strategic Plan for HIV and AIDS (2020-2025).

According to them, It is estimated that there are about 15,000 new HIV infections, down from about 17,600 at the end of 2022 in Malawi.

It is also said that there are about 2.3 million Adolescent Girls and Young Women ages ranging between 15-24 out of which 49 thousand are living with HIV.

However, all these are happening as the country is targeting to reduce the new infections to 11,000 by 2025.

The first case of HIV/AIDS in Malawi was reported at Lilongwe’s Kamuzu Central Hospital in 1985.



President Hastings Banda, who was in power at the time, responded with several small-scale prevention initiatives and created the National AIDS Control Programme, a division of the Ministry of Health, to manage the growing epidemic.

Banda believed that issues relating to sex, including HIV transmission, should not be addressed in the public sphere; during this time, it was illegal for Malawian citizens to discuss the epidemic openly.

In 1989, Banda introduced a five-year World Bank Medium Term Plan to combat the epidemic, but HIV prevalence had already increased drastically at this point.

Malawians gained access to antiretroviral drugs in 2003, and, with a donation from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria and the election of new President Bingu wa Mutharika in 2004, government interventions increased substantially.

However, soon after his election, Mutharika experienced tensions with President Bakili Muluzi after implementing an anti-corruption program, which distracted the government from addressing the nation’s food and HIV/AIDS-related crises.

Despite these obstacles, Mutharika successfully developed a National AIDS Policy and appointed a Principal Secretary for HIV/AIDS during his presidency.

Muluzi ‘Atcheya’ celebrates 80th birthday today

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Muluzi ‘Atcheya’ celebrates 80th birthday today

By Chisomo Phiri

Malawi’s former and the second President to rule Malawi after the first President late Hastings Kamuzu Banda is today celebrating his 80th year of existence on earth.

His son Atupele Muluzi has confirmed his birthday in a facebook post which is receiving hundreds of ‘Happy birthday wishes’ to Atcheya.

Wrote Atupele in his Facebook post ” Happy Birthday Dad!.”



Born on March 17, 1943 in Machinga district Muluzi is a Malawian politician was the candidate of the opposition UDF in the May 1994 presidential election, the country’s first multiparty election. He won the election with 47% of the vote, defeating Malawi’s leader since independence, Hastings Kamuzu Banda.

There was no provision for a runoff election in Malawi, so this was enough for him to end Banda’s 33-year rule (dating back to when Malawi was still a British colony).

He was re-elected in June 1999, taking 52.4% of the vote and defeating challenger Gwanda Chakuamba who was the leader of the opposition movement.

In 2002 he proposed an amendment to Malawi’s constitution that would have allowed him to run for a third term, but this was abandoned in the face of demonstrations against him, as well as vigorous opposition from the legislature and courts.

After serving two terms, he therefore handed over power to his successor after the May 2004 election, in which UDF candidate Bingu wa Mutharika (who was handpicked and groomed by Muluzi) was elected to succeed Muluzi as president.

Muluzi came to lead the UDF after leaving the Banda government, and he became an advocate for democracy.

Muluzi’s time as President was marred by controversy and scandal, particularly due to the sale of Malawi’s reserves of maize to other countries shortly before the onset of a drought, which resulted in famine throughout the country.

Despite international pressure, the millions of dollars realized from the sale of Malawi’s food reserves have never been turned over, and it is widely suspected that it wound up in foreign accounts belonging to Muluzi and his supporters.

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