Nyasa Big Bullets have announced the signing of a 26-year-old Kenyan defender Clyde Senaji on a one-year contract.
The player joins Bullets as a free agent after agreeing to a one-year contract and will be part of The People’s Team family until February 2024.
The former Tusker and AFC Leopards player has been under coach Kalisto Pasuwa’s assessment at Bullets for three weeks and was featured during the recent three-day 2023 Pre-Season Bonanza.
Clyde Senaji
According to the club, the Kenyan international, impressed the team’s technical panel as he came on as a substitute against Mozambican side Ferroviário de Nampula on Friday, and against Mighty Mukuru Wanderers on Saturday when he was given full minutes.
A 50-year-old Zefati Punda at Mponela trading center in Dowa has died allegedly after taking too much Kachasu (distilled alcohol) on an empty stomach.
Public Relations Officer for Mponela Police Station Macpatson Msadala has confirmed the news, saying the incident occurred yesterday at around 16:30 hours at Nkhamanga Village.
It is alleged that Punda had planned to visit China Jiangxhi International Company in search of a job but instead, he proceeded on a drinking spree within the village but on an empty stomach.
“In the course of drinking, his friends noticed he was becoming very weak and they decided to take him to the hospital but Punda did not make it,” Msadala said.
The postmortem conducted at Mponela Rural Health hospital revealed that the cause of death was due to low sugar levels.
The late Punda hailed from Kawiza Village, Traditional Authority (TA) Kaomba in Kasungu District.
Death has been announced of former Malawi National Women’s Football team and Nyasa Big Bullets Women FC player Thandi Kasiya
Football Association of Malawi( FAM) has confirmed of Kasiya’s death saying she died on Sunday at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre after a short illness.
According to FAM,the late Kasiya was in the first Scorchers team that made its maiden international appearance at the 2002 Cosafa Women’s Championship in Zimbabwe and played for the team up to 2016.
It is reported that three people have died while 11 others have sustained various degrees of injuries following a road accident involving a minibus at Lumbadzi Bridge near Msambo Trading Centre in Dowa.
Dowa Police Station spokesperson Gladson M’bumpha has confirmed of the accident, saying the incident happened at around 5pm on Monday.
According to M’bumpha, the driver of the vehicle in question lost control due to overspeeding and the vehicle plunged into the river.
M’bumpha adds that the driver is currently on the run.
Two deceased persons are Magret Msenga, 46, of Kalulu Village in Traditional Authority (TA) Chimutu and Egifa Mnjolo, 35, of Mwenda Village in Traditional Authority(TA) Malili, all from Lilongwe while the third deceased person is yet to be identified.
On Monday, the Malawi Government received a donation of 20,000 metric tonnes (about 400,000 bags) of fertilizer from URALCHEM-URALKALI, a Russian Fertilizer company.
Speaking during the official handover ceremony held at Mkwinda EPA in the area of Traditional Authority ( TA) Chiseka in Lilongwe, Minister of Agriculture, Sam Dalitso Kawale commended the Russian Government for their commitment to supporting Malawi and urged farmers to efficiently use the fertilizer in order to achieve food security at household levels.
The Minister assured beneficiaries that efforts are being made to ensure everyone has access to the fertilizer and that preparations for the next AIP disbursement are already underway to prevent delays.
Kawale acknowledged the assistance of various development partners including the United Nations, World Food Programme, and Mozambique as well as the French Government for their assistance in getting the fertilizer into the country.
Group Village Headman Chitseka, expressed gratitude and excitement for the fertilizer donation saying it will increase their winter cropping yield.
In his remarks, Russian Ambassador to Malawi, Nikolai Krasilnikov said it is their belief that the fertilizer will go a long way in enhancing the agricultural output of Malawian farmers, and a huge step towards fostering stronger bilateral relations.
“Today is a special day for us at URALCHEM. Our representative, Dmitri, expressed his gratitude to the Malawi Government for the privilege of being able to make a difference and impact the lives of Malawians.
“We believe that our donation brings us one step closer to achieving agricultural sustainability goals. It’s possible for many families to produce abundant crops with our fertilizer.
“We are excited about extending our friendship beyond this donation and offering our expertise in fertilizer application. Let’s work together to solve your agriculture problems and turn risks into opportunities. Please use the fertilizer wisely,” he said.
Representing URALCHEM, Dmitry Shornikov said their company is privileged to make a difference and to impact the lives of Malawians through the donation and looks forward to providing agricultural expertise on fertilizer application to ensure agriculture sustainability.
