By Staff Reporter
Mighty Mukuru Wanderers have signed Mighty Tigers left-back, Emmanuel Nyirenda who has signed a three-year contract with the Lali Lubani side.
The contract will see the player who also play as a Centre-half staying up to 2025 at the Club.
Nyirenda becomes the fourth signing for the Nomads as they prepare to for the forthcoming season.
By Chisomo Phiri
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs ( DoDMA) has disclosed that so far, Forty-nine people have died since the onset of the rainy season due to stormy rains and lightning in the country.
In a statement, the department says of the 49, 28 people died due to lightning strikes while 21 died due to collapsed walls following stormy rains and strong winds.
It adds that, so far, 105 people have sustained various degree of injuries.
Cumulatively, 12 978 households (approximately 58 401 people), have been affected.
“The disasters have also caused damage to roads, schools and hospitals,” reads the statement in part.
It adds ” The department has also received preliminary reports on damages caused by heavy rains, strong winds and stormy rains that have affected Mulanje, Likoma and Mchinji Districts; respectively.”
Meanwhile, the department says, currently, it has reached out to 9,228 households (approximately 41,526 people) with relief assistance which include food and non-food items namely; maize, family tents, housing units, kitchen utensils and plastic sheets for temporary roofing.
By Staff Reporter
Chitipa United FC which has just been promoted into the top flight league, TNM Super League, has appointed McDonald Nginde Mtetemera to be their head coach who will lead the team in the forthcoming soccer season.
The team’s General Secretary Duma Ngoma confirmed the development saying Mtetemera has signed a two-year contract with the team.
Towards the end of the just ended TNM Super League season Mtetemera was head coach for the Chiradzulu based side, Sable Farming FC which got relegated to the lower league after finishing 14th in the 16 member TNM Super League.
Before joining Sable, Mtetemera was the Assistant Coach for the central region giants Silver Strikers and has also coached teams like Dwanga United and Blantyre United.
Chitipa United were promoted into the elite league after emerging champions in the Simso Inno Build northern region football league.
A couple of days ago, the northern region side signed three players in readiness for the super league season and reports indicate that the team is also seeking the services of Kadona FC coach Luke Milanzi who will be working as an assistant to the former Sable Farming boss.
TNM Super League is expected to be back into action for the 2023 season in March this year.
By Staff Reporter
Timothy Mtambo who is one of AIP Task Force members and Minister of National Unity today arrived in the North to personally inspect AIP for Karonga and Chitipa districts. The Minister was able to fast track fertilizer looding at SFFRFM regional warehouses at Luwinga in Mzuzu.
The Northern districts are among top on list with hard to reach areas where there have been reports of severe transport and logistical challenges. Among such places are Karonga, Mzimba, and Nthalire in Chitipa.
Mtambo told reporters that the Task Force has engaged the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) to help with quick transport and logistical assistance. MDF has provided 10 trucks which have already been dispatched to deliver NPK and Urea fertilizers at South Kapolo, Kapoka and Nthalire.
“The major challenges were inadequate selling points in places like Mzimba Boma, Chitipa, Karonga, and fewer trucks to deliver fertilizers straight from Liwonde and Lilongwe, but these challenges have since been resolved,” said Mtambo.
Mtambo’s efforts will fast track over 500 tonnes of NPK and Urea fertilizers to be delivered by end of this weekend.
The Minister also reported that while he was expected to be in Mzuzu, Karonga, and Chitipa, Minister of Agriculture, Hon Kawale was already inspecting and assisting wherever help was needed in the other northern districts. The Minister of Youth Hon Chimwendo who is also Chairperson for AIP Task Force was also reported to have traveled to districts in the Southern region.
Mtambo told reporters that Malawians, especially those in the hard to reach areas should not worry saying that every area will be reached with AIP materials for this growing season.
“Let me thank and congratulate the State President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for leading this relentless fight for Malawi to achieve food security,” said Mtambo.
Many farmers in the Northern districts have since regained hope for a successful Chakwera inspired AIP after Mtambo’s visit and fast tracking of fertilizer delivery in selling points of most hard to reach areas.
By Staff Reporter
A strong warning has gone out to Kamuzu Academy teachers in Kasungu over their reported threat to down tools over their unaddressed grievances including appointment of a new headteacher and the general running of the institution.
In a letter this publication has in possession, the school’s Board of Directors have warned that any teacher who tries to be part of this action risks facing serious disciplinary measures.
Reads part of the letter “It is not expected that teachers of higher caliber required to teach at the prestigious Kamuzu Academy can air their grievances and threaten to stage a sit-in (strike) through an anonymous article floated in the social media.”
Among others, the teachers claim the new headteacher does not allow them to go outside school campus before 3:30pm even when they do not have lessons.
They are also protesting against the alleged ban of entertainment activities at the institution.
Kamuzu Academy is a private boarding school in Malawi that was founded by, and named after, the late Hastings Kamuzu Banda, the former President of Malawi.
Opened its doors in 1975, the school is described by its proponents as “The Eton of Africa”.
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