By Staff Reporter
Death has been announced of Councillor Edina Yusuf Jose, who was Mayor for Mangochi Municipality.
Chief Executive Officer for the Municipality, Abubakar Nkhoma, said Councillor Jose, who was elected as Mayor in 2021, died in the wee hours of Sunday at Mangochi District Hospital where she was admitted.
According to the Nkhoma, the late Jose is expected to be laid to rest later today at Mgundaphiri in the district.
By Staff Reporter
All roads will this Sunday lead to Kamuzu Stadium for the Blantyre derby – the epic TNM Super League high stakes clash between city rivals and Mighty Mukuru Wanderers and League Leaders Nyasa Big Bullets.
Bullets who struggled to beat Moyale Barracks in the FDH Cup last weekend are at the summit of the league with 48 points from 18 games while Nomads who are coming from an empathic 3-nil win over Dedza Dynamos are perched on 3rd position with 32 points from 17 games.
Some of the key players to look forward to on the part of Nyasa Big Bullets are captain Chimwemwe Idana and Patrick Mwaungulu while the Nomads has the likes of Stanley Sanudi and Yamikani Chester who seem to be enjoying a good run of form in in recent games.
In front Bullets will rely on the services of the 26-year-old Nigerian striker Babatunde Adepoju who is the leading scorer in the league with 11 goals.
On the other hand Wanderers might keep their hopes on former Bullets stars Muhammad Sulumba and Chiukepo Msowoya who have so far scored eight goals and five goals respectively.
The two sides met in the first round in March this year and the People’s team won 2-1 courtesy of Anthony Mfune’s 84th minute goal after Vincent Nyangulu cancelled Chimwemwe Idana’s first half goal.
In other matches to be played on Sunday, TN Stars will host Dedza Dynamos at Kasungu Stadium and Kamuzu Barracks takes on Karonga United at Civo Stadium as Rumphi United hosts Mafco FC at Rumphi Stadium.
By Staff Reporter
Shumacher Kuwali scored the only goal of the match as Blue Eagles edged past Mighty Tigers 1-0 at Kamuzu Stadium on Saturday to reduce the gap between themselves and league leaders Nyasa Big Bullets by 9 points.
Kuwali broke the deadlock in the 46th minute after receiving a cross from debutant Richard Rapson to the excitement of coach Elia Kananji who praised his charges for the win.
His counterpart Trevor Kajawa said despite the loss, his boys played well and was optimistic that his side will do better in the next fixtures.
In another match played on Saturday, Sable Farming and Civil Service United played out to a 2-all draw at Mpira Stadium.
Sable were the first to hit the back of the net as they scored just 4 minutes from kick-off through Chifundo Ngapemba and the first half ended 1-nil in favor of the home side.
Civil equalised in the 73rd minute but an own goal by Kelvin Kadzinje gave the home side the lead once again before Binwell Katinji equalised in the dying minutes of the match.
On Sunday, it’s the big one between Mighty Mukuru Wanderers and Nyasa Big Bullets at Kamuzu Stadium while TN Stars play Dedza Dynamos at Kasungu Stadium.
Kamuzu Barracks will take on Karonga United at Civo Stadium as Rumphi United hosts Mafco FC at Rumphi Stadium.
By Staff Reporter
Shumacher Kuwali scored the only goal of the match as Blue Eagles edged past Mighty Tigers 1-0 at Kamuzu Stadium on Saturday to reduce the gap between themselves and league leaders Nyasa Big Bullets by 9 points.
Kuwali broke the deadlock in the 46th minute after receiving a cross from debutant Richard Rapson to the excitement of coach Elia Kananji who praised his charges for the win.
His counterpart Trevor Kajawa said despite the loss, his boys played well and was optimistic that his side will do better in the next fixtures.
In another match played on Saturday, Sable Farming and Civil Service United played out to a 2-all draw at Mpira Stadium.
Sable were the first to hit the back of the net as they scored just 4 minutes from kick-off through Chifundo Ngapemba and the first half ended 1-nil in favor of the home side.
Civil equalised in the 73rd minute but an own goal by Kelvin Kadzinje gave the home side the lead once again before Binwell Katinji equalised in the dying minutes of the match.
On Sunday, it’s the big one between Mighty Mukuru Wanderers and Nyasa Big Bullets at Kamuzu Stadium while TN Stars play Dedza Dynamos at Kasungu Stadium.
Kamuzu Barracks will take on Karonga United at Civo Stadium as Rumphi United hosts Mafco FC at Rumphi Stadium.
By Durrell Namasani
Realizing the important role of population in sustainable development, Members of Parliament in Malawi have decided to reactivate the Population Caucus which is now renamed Population and Sustainable Development Caucus (PSDC)
The Launch of the Caucus took place at Bingu International Convention Center in Lilongwe. The Caucus was launched under the theme “Population and Sustainable Development: The Role of the National Assembly”
In attendance were Speaker Catherine Gotani Hara, Miranda Jabifor, Country Rep- UNFPA,Prof. Sosten Chitha, Regional Programme Director,LEAD Dr. Eliya Zulu, Executive Director, AFIDEP and other members of Parliament
UNFPA Miranda Jabifor said she has underscored the critical need of giving pop issues the pride of place and fulfilling ICPD25 promises by 2030. Speaker of Parliament Gotani Hara said “When women & girls are empowered w/ education, family planning comes naturally,”
Other parliamentarians to speak were Ben Phiri, who is the vice chairperson of the PSDC. He said as the Caucus was being relaunched they should focus on dealing with population from a management point other than control. He said How we handle the issue of population has a higher impact on the growth our economy
“Honourable Members can testify to the numerous demands we have in our constituencies from infrastructure to social services. These are demands that neither we nor government’s budget can afford. If left unattended, we shall wake up one morning and have our government budget failing to provide for essential social services” said Phiri
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