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DPP MPs seal Blantyre’s SFFRFM entrance

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DPP MPs seal Blantyre’s SFFRFM entrance

By Chisomo Phiri

Opposition Democractic Progressive Party ( DPP) Members of Parlianment from Sourthen and Eastern Regions have today January 31,2021 sealed the main entrance to the SFFRFM warehouses at Chirimba in Blantyre.

The legislators are blocking any truck loaded with fertiliser from getting out of the premises.

According to what 247 Malawi News has gathered, the main opposition side MPs are demanding the release of Urea fertiliser which they claim is being deliberately held by the government.

The MPs claim the SFFRM has some Urea fertiliser which they have been told is under collateral management.



Their claim comes after government last week managed to get 5000 metric tones (MT) of Urea and only distributed 1000 MT to the two regions to share while the rest of the fertiliser “went somewhere else”.

“We have made attempts to plead with the Minister of Agriculture to consider us on Urea considering the level at which maize requires the product, if we don’t apply urea this week forget about harvest and we, as leaders, would have failed our people,” says Ben Phiri, from Thyolo Central Constituency.

Among the MPs spotted include Mary Mpanga, Mary Navicha, Joseph Grant and Ben Phiri.

Government to recruit role model teachers

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Government to recruit role model teachers

By Staff Reporter

In its quest to promote girls’ education in the country, the Ministry of Education says it is set to hire 2, 605 female role model teachers in primary schools across the country.

Secretary for Education, Chikondano Mussa disclosed the move in an interview with the press saying the role model teachers, who will be engaged for a two year renewable contract, will be identified within the communities around primary schools.

Chikondano Mussa



Mussa said the recruitment of the teachers will help in reducing drop out rate as they (teachers) will be great motivators to female learners.

“A Non Governmental Organization will be hired to undertake all the normal employment process,” she said.

She said the project is jointly financed by the World Bank, Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the Malawi Government through Malawi Education Reform Programme (MERP).

Bushiri pays schools fees for 65 needy students at LUANAR

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Bushiri pays schools fees for 65 needy students at LUANAR

By Chisomo Phiri

The leader of ECG Jesus Nation Church Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has on Monday January 30,2023 paid tuition fees totalling to K26 million for 65 students from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) who were almost barred from writing their end of year examination

Addressing journalists after the donation at LUANAR Bunda campus , Bushiri said his gesture is a response to an emergency call from college officials who called him on Friday asking him to intervene.



“I was so touched with the call and I had to come in.

” As a citizen, I could not ignore such a call. No student should fail to write examinations because of unsettled fees,” he said.

In his remarks, Vice-chancellor for LUANAR professor Emmanuel Kaunda expressed gratitude for the timely support saying others need to emulate the good example.

” This is a timely intervention and we urge other well wishers to emulate what Bushiri has done,” Kaunda.

On Monday last week, Bushiri also donated K4 million to Student Christian of Malawi (SCOM) and United Christian Congregation (UCC) towards their project to purchase evangelism equipment.

As the man of God, he has been seen helping a lot of people in the country and outside.

PAC approves Masauko Chamkakala as new DPP director

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PAC approves Masauko Chamkakala as new DPP director

By Chisomo Phiri

The Public appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament has today January 30,2022 approved Masauko Chamkakala as new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Chamkakala was appointed new DPP director by President Lazarus Chakwera two weeks ago after firing Steven Kayuni on the post over unsound judgement he made on Martha Chizuma’s saga.



PAC Chairperson Joyce Chitsulo has confirmed Chamkakala’s approval in an interview with the press.

According to Chitsulo, out of 16 Members of the committee that were present for voting, 14 voted ‘Yes’ while two voted ‘NO’.

The development means Chamkakala is now the new DPP director.

Former agriculture ministry PRO Gracian Lungu arrested over facebook post

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Former agriculture ministry PRO Gracian Lungu arrested over facebook post

By Chisomo Phiri

Reports reaching this publication indicate that police have this evening arrested the former Ministry of Agriculture spokesperson Gracian Lungu over a Facebook post.

His lawyer Abison Chitukula has confirmed the arrest saying Lungu is currently at Lingadzi Police Station in Lilongwe.

“I can confirm that he has been arrested by the Police apparently in relation to a social media post he allegedly made a few days ago about the ‘National Intelligence Bureau’ (sic).

“Our view is that this is yet another shameless abuse of the power of arrest by the police,” says Chitukula of Maxson Arnold & Associates.

Gracian Lungu


This is part of what Lungu posted: “Our Bureau lacks expertise and I really don’t know if men working there do refresher courses to refresh their brain.

“Most of its officers lack intelligence skills and when tasked to work on a specific issue, they depend on lies and unsubstantiated social media banter, no wonder, the whole bureau failed to notify His Excellency on the impending arrest of ACB DG.”

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