One of Malawi’s fast growing media houses Mibawa TV has come under heavy criticism for not including any woman on their newly released board members list.
On Tueday Morning , Mibawa TV through their social media handle announced the names of the new board members. However , it didn’t take long before people spotted that no female representation was on the list and many people started voicing out their concerns.
Comments followed that include “No gender equality Ntchito yavuta apa “,”come and give us an excuse that there was no qualified woman to have been chosen in either of the positions “. One even compared the stations approach to the Taliban in Afganistan “Mibawa TV and the Taliban, same whatsapp group . The other gender doesn’t exist “
The new list of board members comprises of Issac Kayira as Chairperson an Daniel Dunga as Deputy Chairperson. The other board members re Dr Davies Lanjesi. Joshua Nthakomwa, Smith Likongwe,Lister Chirwa while Jai Banda is the company secretary
The station has not yet responded to the criticism.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports says it has started a project called Action for teen Mothers and Adolescent Girls aims at contributing to the improvement of sexual and reproductive health and rights of teen Mothers and Adolescent girls in Dedza and Mchinji districts.
The Ministry says through the project the government of Malawi aims to empowering teen mothers and adolescent girls to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health and rights, engage communities to contribute to the fulfillment to the adolescent girls sexual and reproductive health and rights, and enhancing access for adolescent girls to integrated youth friendly, sexual and reproductive health services including family planning and Gender-Based Violences ( GBV) services.
Sports Minister Ulemu Msungama
In his words, Minister of Youth and Sports Ulemu Msungama says it remains a well known fact that Malawi has highest rate of teenage pregnancies and child marriages, saying now the project will help solving the challenge. He said says the project represent one of the important interventions that government, under the leadership of President Lazarus Chakwera and its partners are embarking on to address Gender Based Violence, teenage pregnancies and child in marriages, specifically in these two districts of Mchinji and Dedza where the cases are on high. ” This is one of the most important projects the government of Chakwera is implementing. We have so many good projects to embark on towards improving the sexual and reproductive health and rights of teen mothers and adolescent girls in the country,” says Msungama.
The project is being implemented with the financial support from the Korean Government through the Korea International Cooperation Agency ( KOICA) and UNFPA, to the tune US$6.6 million, equivalent of MK5 billion.
Lilongwe based super league side Civil Service FC has dismissed rumours that the team has brought back their former coach Oscar Kaunda to beef up their technical panel.
On Sunday social media was awash with rumours that Kaunda is heading back to capital hill after the Karonga United assistant coach was spotted in Civil’s training kit at Mzuzu Stadium.
But reacting to the rumours, Civil Service FC General Secretary Ronald Chiwaula says these are just mere speculations and that there is nothing wrong for Kaunda to put on the team’s colours.
” Kaunda coached Civil before, I don’t see anything wrong with him putting on our colours. I have heard rumours that Oscar Kaunda is coming back to Civil but this is not true. Currently we have no plans of hiring any new coach.” he said.
Kaunda became very popular in 2015 after steering Civil to the Standard Bank Knock- Out Trophy before taking Zolozolo FC to the 2016 Fisd Challenge Cup quarterfinals.
Other notable teams that Kaunda has coached before include Mighty Wanderers, Masters Security and Lake Valley FC.
Stocks of personal protective equipment (PPE) are to be donated to Malawi, Zambia and Rwanda to aid the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The PPE equipment, worth £11.2 million, will be distributed by Kids Operating Room (KidsOR), a Scottish-based global health charity.
This distribution will be supported by £250,000 from the Scottish Government, which will fund the transport of 25 shipping containers of material to Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia.
KidsOR raised a further £1 million to support the transport of the PPE from the Wood Foundation, Pula Limited, Postcode Trust and Delta Philanthropies.
The supplies include masks, goggles, and visors and the shipment, made available through the NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Programme, is due to arrive in partner countries in late September.
Scottish International Development Minister Jenny Gilruth
According to Scottish International Development Minister Jenny Gilruth :“COVID-19 knows no borders. I am pleased that the Scottish Government has been able to support this assistance to Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia – particularly as they look to plan for an expected fourth wave of COVID-19 in the coming months.
“This contribution builds on our recent supply of oxygen concentrators and ventilators, and we hope it will go some way to easing the current stress on health services.
“As the global pandemic continues, we firmly believe this is precisely the moment that Governments across the world should be stepping up to help those most in need.
“This donation underlines that the Scottish Government remains fully committed to playing our part in tackling the shared global challenge that the pandemic represents. I would like to thank KidsOR for supporting us to make it possible to distribute this PPE equipment along with the recent supply of oxygen concentrators and ventilators.”
Co-Founder of KidsOR Garreth Wood said:“I would like to thank our donors for stepping up to help support the distribution of so many millions of items of PPE that will prove vital for countries in Africa battling the ongoing COVID pandemic.”
Chief Executive of NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) Mary Morgan said:
“The battle to beat COVID is truly a global effort. We are pleased that PPE secured by NSS is being donated to help those who need it most in Africa.
“We will continue to work with partners to identify further opportunities to support countries and communities who need our help.”
The donation of supplies is a commitment in the Programme for Government:The stock involved in this scheme was identified by NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) as unlikely to be used within the Health & Social Care sector in Scotland and has been made available to international partners on that basis.
Scottish Government announced a grant of £270,000 from the IDF in July to fund equipment to respond to the COVID crisis in July.
It will be a Saturday of Amapiano at the hotel as Myuziki Pusha entertainment presents Amapiano Splash Balcony Session with several local DJs performing at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre.
From 10 a.m. Saturday, September 18, the hotel will be packed with Amapiano fanatics ready to showcase their dancing skills.
According to the organisers, Minister of Tourism & Culture Michael Usi will be the guest of owner at the event which is going to be free of charge.
Biggie Lu, Ready to perform at the event
There will be musical performances by the self proclaimed Amapiano land owner, Biggie Lu and some of the finest DJs in the country.
The DJs will include; DJ Gene, Africa The DJ, DJ Andy, DJ Trick, DJ Nax P and, MQ The DJ
Originated in Gauteng, South Africa in 2012, Amapiano is a hybrid of deep house, jazz and lounge music characterized by synths, airy pads and wide percussive basslines.
