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Zambia, Malawi exchange Prisoners to enable them serve sentences in respective countries

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Zambia, Malawi exchange Prisoners to enable them serve sentences in respective countries

By Durell Namasani

Thirty four Malawian nationals who were serving prison sentences in Zambia Eastern and Muchinga provinces have been transferred to the Malawi Prison Service. This was in an exchange deal that saw 25 Zambians who were serving prison sentences in Malawi transferred to the Zambian Correctional Services.

Zambia Correctional Service deputy Commissioner General Bwalya Kuyomba handed over the foreign inmates to the Malawi Prison Service which was represented by country’s Prison Service Commissioner of Operations Yafeti Chimodzi,

Zambia Correctional Service deputy Commissioner General Bwalya Kuyomba and Malawi Yafeti Chimodzi

247Malawi News has learnt that Malawi has a memorandum of understanding with Zambia that enables the two countries to exchange prisoners

The MOU agreement would make it easier in reducing the level of malpractice by foreign prisoners who usually influence bad behavior among local prisoners. “The agreement is a relief since most foreign prisoners are difficult to control because of bad behavior which tend to influence our prisoners

***Further Reporting by New Diggers**

Canada imposes travel restrictions on Nigeria, Malawi and Egypt

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Canada imposes travel restrictions on Nigeria, Malawi and Egypt

By Staff Reporter

Canada has decided to bar travellers from Egypt, Nigeria, and Malawi, saying that they carried risks of spreading the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. So far, the Canadian government has banned travellers from 10 African countries.

“Based on data from ongoing surveillance efforts and the latest public health advice, the Government of Canada is expanding the list of countries with entry prohibitions originally announced on November 26, 2021, to include Egypt, Nigeria and Malawi” read the statement .

“Foreign nationals who have transited or stayed in these 10 countries cannot enter Canada if they have been in those countries in the last two weeks,” Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos told reporters in a press conference.

Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos

The Trudeau administration added that the ban takes effect starting from today. Mr Duclos said that all citizens and permanent residents of the country who have been in any of the 10 countries will need to take a PCR test and quarantine on arrival.

Duclos continued that in the near future all travellers arriving from outside Canada would have to be tested for COVID-19 at the airport and self-isolate until the test results declare them negative of the virus.

The Omicron variant was first detected in early November in South Africa but was reported to the World Health Organization less than a week ago. It has now been reported to have appeared in more than a dozen countries.

“The pandemic is not over,” Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra added. “Travel measures could change at any moment.”

Canada had earlier imposed travel restrictions on Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Canada then confirmed on Sunday that the first cases of the new variant were reported in the country in two people who just returned from Nigeria.

MRCS donates 25 oxygen concentrators to Health Ministry

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MRCS donates 25 oxygen concentrators to Health Ministry

By Chisomo Phiri

In its quest to an effective COVID-19 response, the Malawi Red Cross Society ( MRCS) with the support from Singapore Red Cross through the International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies ( IFRC) on Tuesday donated 25 oxygen concentrators worth 22 Million Kwacha to Ministry of Health.

Speaking during the handover ceremony, Head of Disaster Management Aston Mulwafu, said MRCS is aware of the so many challenges Malawi is going through in fighting against COVID-19.
” Malawi Red Cross Society has been on the ground working with the Ministry of Health since the first case was recorded in 2020, besides a number of projects that it continues to implement in various districts, hence the need for such support”, said Mulwafu.

On her part, IFRC Senior Operations Officer for Halare Cluster ( Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe) Hilary Motsiri said MRCS and its International Partners know the magnitude of the pandemic and how is it affecting Malawians.
” These oxygen concentrations will be of value to the Malawi community, especially now with the fears of the new variant, which is posing a threat to most countries, hence the donation will ensure that the country is ready incase of rising cases.

Government through the Deputy Minister of Health Chissie Kalamula Kanyasyo commended the Malawi Red Cross Society for the donation, saying it is proving that it remains a trusted partner in humanitarian assistance.
” Malawi Red Cross remains a strong partner in the healthcare services and has been a leading partner in the fight against COVID-19, and this donation is a one key evidence of the bond that exists between government and MRCS”, said Kanyasyo.

The 25 oxygen concentrators are expected to be distributed to a number of government and CHAM health facilities across the country.

Take responsibility for your health, youths in Karonga asked

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Take responsibility for your health, youths in Karonga asked

By Emmanuel Moyo

Pamoza Tingakwaniska, a Karonga based youth organization has asked youths in the district to take proper responsibility of their sexual reproductive health saying this is key in preventing unwanted pregnancies.

This comes as the organization through it’s Fiska Ulato project discovered that youths in the district are facing a lot of myths surrounding sexual reproductive health.

In an interview, Media officer for the organization, Gomezgani Mhango, described the myths as a hindering block that youths have to fight and get out by being responsible.
“Youths need to know that these myths are not true and that their lives are not a community project, so they should not leave their sexual reproductive health into the control of another person,” she said.

She has since pointed out that the organization will empower youths in the district on sexual reproductive health through different means that are conducive to the youths.
“We will do this task through interface meetings with youths, Radio programs, leaflets, singing competitions and drama because we hope this will attract the youth to give an ear to our message,” she said.

On her part, Vice Chair for Hope youth club in Karonga, Millium Mkandawire, commended the project saying this will help the excel and fight violence in relationships.
“We are happy with this initiative because it has come to a right district where we face a lot of myths in sexual relationships so we hope to be empowered in a way that we will be responsible youths who know sexual reproductive health rights,” she said.
Pamoza Tingakwaniska is implementing Fiska Ulato project in areas of Traditional Authority Mwilang’ombe and Mwakaboko with funding from Breuckmann Foundation, Germany.

14-year old Divine Kaponda emerged the top winner in AMAI’S Kids Got-Talent competition in Ireland

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14-year old Divine Kaponda emerged the top winner in AMAI’S Kids Got-Talent competition in Ireland

By Chisomo Phiri

A fourteen year old Malawian girl Divine Kaponda who lives in Dublin, Ireland has been declared the top winner in the Association of Malawians in Ireland ( AMAI) Kids Got-Talelent virtual competition held virtually on Association’s official Facebook page on Sunday,November 28, 2021.

Making the announcement in a televised program on Association of Malawians in Ireland ( AMI)’s Official Facebook Page, the competition organizer and chair for the entertainment Magga Mateo said Divine was voted by the judges as the top winner for displaying amazing skills in arts, drawings and painting.
” She deserves the top winner for the competition. She has displayed very amazing skills. She got talent and that is why we are giving her this amount so as to make her work hard”, She said.

She thanked all kids who participated in the competition for being outstanding and phenomenal.
” We say thank you for all of you who took part in the competition for being outstanding and phenomenal. Let me also pass my gratitude to our sponsors Moto Money for coming in at the right time. As for the judges, Franz Amin, Vida Garmano Michelle Lofts and Diolet Chakwiya, I cannot say much for the amazing job you have done. AMAI is so grateful, she thanked.

In his words, Chairperson for the Association of Malawians in Ireland Henry Mkumbira Phiri said the Association decided came up with the competition in order to identify skills among Malawian kids who live in Ireland.
” As an association, we decided to come up with this competition so as to identify skills among Malawian kids who are living here in Ireland. AMAI will also conduct the similar competition next year”, said Phiri.

In her remarks after receiving the amount, Divine thanked AMAI for organizing the competition which she said will take skills among Malawian kids in Ireland to the higher level.
” We are very thankful to AMAI for coming up with this wonderful competition. This prize will help me to work extra hard and extend my skills. I hope this will also encourage others who have not done well to work hard and improve. We say thank you AMAI”, thanked Divine.

Divine walked away with €100 equipment to MK100,000.00 seconded Angelica Khonje who went away with €75 which is equivalent to MK75,000. 00 and third were insight kids who went away €50 which is MK50,000.00. The rest 19 kids from across divide who participated in the competition received €20 (MK20,000) each for the participation.

The Kids Got-Talent virtual competition started on November 6 to November 28, 2021 and was sponsored by Moto Money online banking in Ireland.




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