Malawi Under- 17 Boys and Girls football teams have left Blantyre for Lilongwe as they continue to prepare for the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region_5 Youth Games scheduled to take place from 1st to 11th December, 2022.
The Boys team, who are in group A alongside Botswana and Namibia will start their Cosafa Challenge against Botswana on December 2nd before facing Namibia at Bingu National Stadium two days later .
The girls team will meet South Africa on December 1 before meeting Mauritius on December four days later.
This year’s Boys tournament is the TotalEnergies U-17 Afcon Algeria 2023| COSAFA Zone qualifier and finalists will qualify for the Afcon finals
Musicians Driemo and Suffix each won two awards at the 2022 Maso Awards’ ceremony, which was held at Amaryllis hotel in Blantyre on Saturday night.
Driemo walked away with Best male artist award and Best music video for his hit song ‘Mojo’
It was a night to remember for the Mojo hit maker as his manager Van Gongo and producer Tactic won the Manager of the Year and Producer of the Year award respectively.
Gospel hip-hop artist Suffix won the Best gospel act while his song Mwandikondera which he featured the Mighty Ndirande Anglican Voices won the Gospel Song of the Year award.
Other people who won awards last night include Mibawa TV owner John Nthakomwa, Poet Raphael Sitima, Fashion Designer Roy View and Actress Flora Suya.
Driemo,one of the winners
Veteran musician Gides Chalamanda won the Life Time Achievement Award.
The event which was hosted by Capital FM presenter Victor Daffrece and Cynthia Zonde Zulu was spiced up by scintillating performances by among others; hip-hop duo The Daredevils and Boniface Ndamela of ‘Chinafuna m’bale’ fame.
There was also a moment of silence for the late hip-hop artist Martse who died on 23rd May this year in a house fire at Cape Maclear in Mangochi.
Below is the Full List of the 2022 Maso Awards
Visual Artist of the year -TNGO Arts
Photographer of the year- JCK Media
Fashion Designer of the Year- Roy View
Manager of the Year -Van Gongo
Best Comedian- Che Mandota
Life Time Achievement Award -Gidesi Chalamanda
Poet of the year – Raphael Sitima
Best Graphic Designer -Spyral
Best feature film – The Last Fishing Boat
Best Actress – Flora Suya
Videographer of the Year- Vinny Visuals
Media Personality of the Year- Priscilla Kayira
Male Artist of the Year -Driemo
Female Artist of the Year -Tuno
Music Video of the Year – Mojo by Driemo
Gospel Song of the Year – Mwandikondera by Suffix
Best Live Act- Taygrin
Album of the Year – RED FLAG by Eli Njuchi
Best Gospel Act – Suffix
Dj of the Year -Joy Nathu
Song of the Year- Anana by Piksy
Best Collabo of the Year- Legends by Phyzix featuring Various Artists
Nyasa Big Bullets have progressed to the semifinals of the Airtel Top 8 Cup following a 1-1 draw against Karonga United, 8-1 on aggregate.
In a match played on Saturday afternoon at Karonga Stadium, Bullets opened the scoring through Hassan Kajoke just 5 minutes into the match after receiving a long ball from Yamikani Fodya.
The home side equalized in the 65th minute through Mphatso Kamanga who connected home a well taken corner by Sharif Shamama, beating Bullets goalkeeper Richard Chimbamba from the far post into the top corner.
The first leg for the quarterfinal that was played at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre, ended 7-0 in favour of the People’s team
On Sunday, Mafco FC will host Mighty Mukuru Wanderers at Chitowe Stadium in Dwangwa.
The first leg ended 2-nil in favour of the Lali Lubani boys.
A group of Malawians in Ireland under their association, Association of Malawians in Ireland ( AMAI) on Saturday November 26,2022 donated a house to an elderly woman at Mbalula area in Mangochi.
Speaking during the handover ceremony, the association’s President Henry Mkumbira Phiri, said he was very excited to represent the Malawian Community in Ireland as he personally handed over the keys to the beneficiary Gogo Wetu.
” I am very excited to travel all the way from Ireland and handover the keys of this modern house to Gogo Wetu who for long time has been staying in a very small house together with her grand children.
” To me, I feel good that Gogo Wetu will now be staying in a good house,” he said.
Phiri disclosed that the Gogo Wetu’s house construction project costed the association K2,950,000 including a separate kitchen, toilet and bathroom.
He thanked all partners who financially contributed towards the implementation of the project.
” Let me thank everyone one who financially contributed towards the implementation of this important project including you Malawians living in South Africa and United Kingdom, you done a great job and may the good God bless you for this,” he thanked
Phiri further expressed his gratitude to the house construction project’s Manager in Malawi Priscilla Thawe who devoted her time to see the project a success.
The AMAI President also thanked his Executive Committee for their endless support throughout the project.
In her own words, the house beneficiary Gogo Wetu thanked the Association for the house.
” I am very thankful to the Association and all who took part towards the construction of this house.
” This house will now ease some of the challenges I had such as lack of good place to sleep and others,” said Wetu.
She then urged the association to keep doing this to her fellow elderly who are facing the same challenge
Mangochi district Social Welfare representative, Daud Saliwa said Gogo Wetu was identified because she was living in a small shelter with her 15 grand children.
” We were asked to find the one elderly woman in the district so that the association can construct a house for her.
” After our research, we found Gogo Wetu who was living in a very small house together with her 15 grandchildren,” said Saliwa.
The group village headman for the area, Kasila also thanked the Association for the good gesture and requested if they can do the same for others in his village including him.
AMAI is an association formed by Malawians in Ireland.
The Association has its long term vision to build one good house for the elderly in Malawi.
After Gogo Wetu’s house, the Association is expcted to embark on another house construction project next year and the beneficiary is yet to be identified.
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has been arrested on allegations that he accepted money in exchange for awarding government contracts, the Anti corruption bureau has said.
He is accused of receiving $280,000 (£230,000) from a Malawi British businessman Zuneth Sattar “and other items”, a statement says.
Mr Chilima has appeared in court but has not commented on the charges.
He had already been stripped of his powers in June when he was first accused by the Anti-Corruption Bureau. The vice-president faces six charges relating to corruption.
The British businessman, named as Zuneth Sattar, was arrested in the UK in October last year and is now on bail.
He is accused of using connections with senior Malawi government officials and politicians to fraudulently obtain contracts to supply goods and services. The contracts related to armoured personnel carriers, food rations and water cannons
