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FDH Bank Cup:Wanderers advance to round of 16 after beating Mpondas United 2-0

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FDH Bank Cup:Wanderers advance to round of 16 after beating Mpondas United 2-0

By McLloyd Kudzingo


Mighty Mukuru Wanderers left it late to secure a 2-nil victory over Mpondas United on Thursday afternoon at Balaka Stadium.

The Mangochi outfit looked impregnable until the last sixteen minutes when substitutes Vincent Nyangulu and Chiukepo Msowoya got their names on the scoresheet to help the Lali Lubani boys progress into the round of 16 of the FDH Bank Cup.



Both sides featured most of their regular players with Wanderers relying on Christopher Kumwembe and Gaddie Chirwa in front while Mpondas trusted Hassan Sanudi and Hassam Wasi to cause the biggest upset in the tournament.

The most part of the first half was played almost exclusively in Mpondas United’s half with the Nomads seeking to get an early lead but Mpondas proved to be too good in defense with goalkeeper Rashid Hassan producing brilliant saves.

The second half saw, the Nomads making a number of substitutions, bringing in the fresh legs of Misheck Botomani, Chiukepo Msowoya and Vincent Nyangulu.

The super league outfit continued to create a number of scoring opportunities in the second half but were still failing to hit the back of the net.

Just when some fans started fearing for yet another big embarrassment for the Nomads, Nyangulu had other thoughts as he broke the deadlock in the 74th minute with a beautiful finish after an assist by Botomani.

Chiukepo Msowoya doubled the lead for Wanderers in the added time with a beautiful header after a well taken corner kick by his captain Stanley Sanudi.

In other round of 32 matches played on Thursday, Silver Strikers thumped Ntaja United 5-0 in a match that took place at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe.

Adiel Kaduya claimed a brace as Atusaye Nyondo, Stain Davie and Chimwemwe Idana scored a goal each for the central bankers.

Elsewhere, Zikani Sichinga scored a hat-trick to help Mafco FC beat Ekwendeni Hardnockers 4-2 at Chitowe Stadium.

The other goal for the Salima-based soldiers came from Peter Kasonga while Cyrus Msiska and Tymon Gomeka were on target for Hardnockers.

Abide by ethical principles – Chakwera tells NIS Complaints Tribunal

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Abide by ethical principles – Chakwera tells NIS Complaints Tribunal

By Cedric Nkungula

President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has told National Intelligence Service (NIS) Complaints Tribunal to always abide by ethical principles, refraining from abusing their power or politicizing their organization but prioritize quality service to the nation of Malawi.

Chakwera made the remarks on Thursday 22nd June 2023 when he officiated the inauguration ceremony of the first – ever National Intelligence Service Complaints Tribunal at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe.



In his remarks, the Malawi leader said he has confidence in the credentials and expertise of the office bearers to deliver quality service to Malawians.

“It is my belief that this diverse
composition will foster a thorough and well – rounded
examination of complaints, enhancing transparency,
independence and the credibility of its decisions. I have utmost faith in your capabilities, and I am confident that you will discharge your duties with
competence and integrity,” emphasized the president.

“So my advice to you is to simply do the task you have been given today, to do it well, to do it diligently, to do it passionately and to do it for the good of the country. And I thank you for accepting this appointment.

He highlighted that the establishment of the Complaints Tribunal marks a significant milestone in the history of Malawi.

The NIS Complaints Tribunal is a legally recognized entity that has been established with the sole purpose of scrutinizing and resolving issues pertaining to the operations and conduct of the NIS and its personnel.

This tribunal was brought into existence under the provisions of the National Intelligence Service Act (2017) (Sections 26 to 35), which authorizes it to probe complaints lodged against the NIS and its staff.

Despite having received assent earlier, the NIS Act (2017) only became operational on 8th February 2021, and the establishment of this tribunal serves as a significant step towards ensuring accountability and transparency within the NIS.

Robert Chiwamba, Ezius Mkandawire now COSOMA Board members

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Robert Chiwamba, Ezius Mkandawire now COSOMA Board members

By Chisomo Phiri

Renowned poet Robert Chiwamba and filmmaker Ezius Mkandawire are now Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) Board members following their election on Wednesday afternoon.

During an elective annual general meeting held at COMESA Hall in the Malawi’s commercial city of Blantyre, the two defeated Ronald Muphuwa, Maureen Masamba and Paul Chiwaya.

They have now joined musicians Anthony Dumba, Wendy Harawa, Deborah Debbie Ntopa and Edgar Kachere who were elected on Tuesday during the first part of the two-day meeting.

Initially, there was resistance from the Rights Holder Associations who proposed for the elections to be removed from the agenda for COSOMA secretariat to address issues contained in a petition they were served with last week.

But after a heated debate, the associations gave in and proceeded with the elections albeit with some conditions.

COSOMA is a parastatal organization established in 1992 under section 41 of the Copyright Act with the aim of promoting and protecting the interest of authors, composers, performers, producers of sound recording and broadcasters.

The society also collect and distribute royalties or other remuneration which may accrue to them for their rights.

COSOMA has two roles, namely; as a copyright office, responsible for the implementation of the Copyright Act and, as collective management organization (CMO) responsible for collective management of musical, literary and artistic work.

Its mission is to provide maximum promotion and protection in Malawi of works in which copyright and related rights subsist and to ensure that the owners of such works are adequately remunerated.
Organization Structure.

The Society’s Association members are the Book Publishers Association of Malawi (BPAM), Film Association of Malawi (FAMA), Journalist Association of Malawi (JUMA), Malawi Folk Dance Music and Songs Society (MFDMSS), Malawi Writers Union (MAWU), Musician Union of Malawi (MUM), National Theatre Association of Malawi (NTAM), Photographers Association of Malawi (PHOTAMA), Poetry Association of Malawi (PAM) and Visual Arts Association of Malawi (VAAM).

Alliance One Tobacco, Pyxus Agriculture Limited raise Chess School project sponsorship to over K12 million

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Alliance One Tobacco, Pyxus Agriculture Limited raise Chess School project sponsorship to over K12 million

By Chisomo Phiri

One of the top Tobacco buying companies, Alliance One Tobacco in collaboration with its sister company Pyxus Agriculture Limited, has announced increasing the sponsorship for the Chess School Project to over K12 million.

The project is being implemented by the Chess Association of Malawi (CHESSAM) in eight rural primary schools in the central region.

CHESSAM in collaboration with the two companies launched the initiative some two years ago to the tune of K2.1 million as a pilot initiative in two primary schools in Dowa.



Last year, the two companies increased their sponsorship to around K6 million which consequently increased the number of participating schools to six.

In his remarks, Alliance One Malawi corporate affairs manager Fran Malila said her company in collaboration with Pyxus Agriculture decided to increase the financial sponsorship of the project to K12 million because chess has the potential of helping kids to do better in class through improved concentration and decision making.

Said Malila:“We have committed ourselves to continue supporting Chessam because our aim is to eradicate the probability of children being involved in child labour in tobacco growing areas, especially after school hours. We therefore believe that playing chess after their classes will not only improve their skills of the game, but also improve their problem solving prowess, critical thinking as well as decision making in their daily endeavors.”

Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent’s king.

It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games, such as xiangqi (Chinese chess) and shogi (Japanese chess).

The recorded history of chess goes back at least to the emergence of a similar game, chaturanga, in the seventh century in India.

Today, chess is one of the world’s most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide.

Musician Mayani Musik drops new song’Fikapo

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Musician Mayani Musik drops new song’Fikapo

By Chisomo Phiri

After two years of silence on stage, Machinjiri-based Dancehall Reggae artist Mayani Musik formerly known as Fyah Bwoy and whose real name is Chisomo Mayani on June 17,2023 released a new song titled ‘Fikapo’ Last

In an interview, the artist said the song which has a voice of a female artist Princess Multkey,basically talks about a village boy who is dating a princess and his friends are threatening him with the pressures that comes in such relationships but the girl seems like she don not mind how poor or wealth the boy is.

Mayani Musik



He said the song attracted James Gumbwa of Born and Bread music programme on radio 2 to interview him last Saturday.

“It is a nice song and it was produced by M on the Beats from Karonga and the mixing and mastering was done by myself at InhouseMedia,” he said.

On his future plans, the artist said he is ready to bring his fans alot of new dancehall sounds and more music videos as well as international collaborations.

He said :” The holiday is over.It is now time to be back and do serious business.”

Asked to comment on how the music industry is performing in Malawi, the artist said :”We are going in the right direction.We just need to level up in all angles. From production to song writing, arrangement and marketing. And we need the government’s support to make this industry an industry.

Mayani further encouraged his fellow musicians to always work hard and support each other if they are to do better in music.

Mayani Musik (Fyah Bwoy) started recording professional music in 2016.

He released hi first album ‘Good over Evil’ in 2018 that has 15 songs including ‘Every girl is a Riddim’ which was one of the biggest songs on Warge Records’s Fake prophet Riddim and it had massive airplays on tvs and different Radio Stations in Malawi and abroad.

Hi last official release was in 2020 where he released a song With Phyzix and Blakjak called, Everyday hustle,

The song is also on Phyzix Gamba season Extended Playlist (Ep).

He went for a break but now he is back in the industry to continue giving his fans the best music.

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