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UTM postpones Fredokiss welcoming event

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UTM postpones Fredokiss welcoming event

UTM has postponed a public welcoming event for rapper and politician Fredokiss where the Party Vice President Dr Michael Usi and National Organiser Noel Masangwi were to be guests of honour. According to a statement from the party the postponment is due to the resurgence of Covid-19 in the country. The statement says the event will be held when the situation stabilises.

The hip-hop star, born Penjani Kalua, son of veteran politician Kamlepo Kalua joined active politics in 2019 as an independent candidate for Blantyre City South where he lost to incumbent member of Parliament for the constituency, Noel Lipipa.

This week , the rapper announced his intentions to join UTM . writing on his facebook page Fredokiss issued this statement “On a sad note ,Today, COVID cases have gone up and most of the new cases are from Blantyre. All of them are local transmissions. I believe I have a moral obligation to protect my fellow human beings by not doing anything that risks life and or health. For this reason we have decided to cancel Tomorrow’s event. Apologies for any inconveniences”.

In the past 24 hours , Malawi has registered 83 cases of which 48 are from Blantyre pushing the number of active cases national wide to 398.

UK based Malawian Charity Mahecas donates beds and mattresses to College of medicine

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UK based Malawian Charity Mahecas donates beds and mattresses to College of medicine

A charity grouping of Malawians based in United Kingdom (UK), Malawi Health Care Support (Mahecas) has  donated 1 025 new hospital beds and 781 new hospital mattresses valued at around K700 million to the College of Medicine (COM) in Blantyre, a constituent college of the University of Malawi.

Mahecas coordinator Lawrence Gogodus said the donation was a response to a request by the medical college and that the beds,  will be distributed to various  public hospitals  which are faced with acute shortage of beds and where patients sleeping on the floor.

The  beds were sourced from Medstrom Healthcare UK , a manufacturers of specialist hospital beds.

“Mahecas is committed to improving the health sector in Malawi through provision of various support to hospitals,” said Gogodus.

He said after receiving the request from College of Medicine, the charity approached Medstrom Healthcare UK  “and we are glad they have provided us with these durable beds, mattresses and  also cleared the shipping bill.”

Mahecas is a UK-registered healthcare charity focussed on the relief of sickness and preservation of good health among patients in hospitals, health clinics, and other primary health care locations in Malawi.

The organisation raises  funds through dinner  and dance  events, food tasting  and big walks.

COM’s acting principal Professor Mac Malewa said the purpose in seeking the donation, was to support government hospitals which are in the COVID-19 battle front.

“It is through participation in the fight against the pandemic that we realised there was need to source beds for the care of the COVID patients in all the hospitals that are looking after the COVID patients,” Prof. Malewa said.

He touted the beds as being of the same calibre as those used by the National Health Services in the UK where Medstrom manages 20 percent of the UK acute beds and mattresses fleet and products and services to 150 hospitals in the UK and Ireland.

“The beds are not just going to be used for COVID patients they can be used beyond COVID-19, they are robust beds that can be in the hospitals for years to come,” Malewa explained.

According to Malewwa,  the CoM management will decide on the beneficiary hospitals which will included Queen Elizabethe Central Hospital,  Kamuzu Central, Zomba Central  and Mzuzu Central Hospital

Mahecas has previously donated  beds to hospitals in Mulanje, Chitipa, Chikwawa, Chipita, Zomba and Mangochi among others.

Chikwawa man gets 7 years Jail for trying to sell biological son

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Chikwawa man gets 7 years Jail for trying to sell biological son

The Chikwawa Second Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced 43 year old Kamfosi Nkhanyira to 7 years imprisonment with hard labour for offering for sale his 14 year old biological son.

Court heard through prosecutor Sergeant Emmanuel Namarwa that on 22 December 2020 at around 1900 hours Nchalo police were tipped off that Nkhanyira was selling his biological son at Miseu Folo Trading Centre.Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel rushed to the scene where one officer posed as potential buyer.They agreed to meet at a Goma Primary school. Upon arrival at the said place, the convict came with his son and demanded K4 Million.He was immediately arrested.

In court, Khanyira pleaded guilty for the charge of selling a child which contravenes section 82(a) as read with section 83 of Child Protection, Care and Justice Act.In submission, Sergeant Emmanuel Namarwa asked court to give stiffer custodial sentence considering that Khanyira as a father needed to be a protector to the son, not a monster.Namarwa further said that such a stiffer custodial sentence will deter other would be offenders.

In mitigation, Nkhanyira asked court for leniency, saying that he looks after his family which depends on him and that he is the first offender.Passing sentence, Second Grade Magistrate Joram Zebron concurred with the state and sentenced Nkhanyira to 7 years imprisonment with hard labour.Nkhanyira hails from Jauma Village, Traditional Authority Ngabu in Chikwawa District.

Bullets ,Nomads derby shifted due to Covid outbreak

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Bullets ,Nomads derby shifted due to Covid outbreak

Blantyre derby involving Be Forward Wanderers and Nyasa Big Bullets, which was scheduled for January 2, has been shifted to a later date.Super League of Malawi (Sulom) Vice General Secretary, Zacharia Nyirenda told local media that unforseen circumstances forced them to shift the thrilling encounter to February or early March.

The shifting of the match is a huge relief to Nyasa Big Bullets as nine more members of the team have tested positive for COVID-19.It could have been a huge blow to the defending champions if the match was to played this weekend as scheduled.Total number of confirmed cases in Bullets camp stands at eleven.

Covid Oubreak in Bullets Camp

The club says players, officials and support staff went for Covid-19 tests on Sunday after Hassan Kajoke, Ernest Kakhobwe and Stanley Billiat had tested positive last week.”Out of the 49 that took the test, seven players and one official tested positive, namely Mike Mkwate, Henry Kabichi, Nelson Kangunje, McFallen Mgwira, Luke Chima, Richard Chimbamba and Yamikani Magombo.

Amongst the new cases, few have flue like symptoms while the rest are asymptomatic. The Club realizes there is still a job to do as they continue tracing and making sure everyone is are free from the infection. The clubs statement said “As a team we will do whatever it takes to follow all the necessary measures to prevent further spreading of the virus,” .The statement further stated that positive cases will be self-isolated in accordance with Sulom and Government safety protocols.

Political Differences vs Pure Thuggery & Plunder: off the wall of JC Mbele

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Political Differences vs Pure Thuggery & Plunder: off the wall of JC Mbele

I’m here reading commentaries from disciplined Patriots with misplaced reconciliatory diplomacy.What do I see? Time in my country is a curse. It fades reality and ignores the dangers ahead.

The Prince of Thieves is apparently mutating into a Statesman worth national accolades and admiration. Tonse Alliance malaise in fighting state corruption is slowly becoming a plausible defense that says DPP was a clean administration. Wrongly accused. That’s making mockery of our collective intelligence.

We are saying Do whatever serves you well BUT don’t institutionalize mediocrity. That’s political opportunism. Expediency. Immoral Convenience. To this minute, Tonse Alliance Government has recovered NO single Tambala out of the TRILLIONS which were allegedly stolen. You said Mutharika was a Prince of Thieves. Where are these thieves? Show us what they had stolen. You are in a position to recover the loot. What prevents you from recovering the stolen goods?DPP Administration had failed to prosecute Bakili Muluzi despite overwhelming evidence because Muluzi plunder was just an introduction to biology. DPP was a devastation.

Similarly today, Tonse Alliance is unable to prosecute anybody they said was a thief because they are going to loot big time. Ngati mukuganiza kuti DPP imaba, mbava zeni-zeni zalowa m’bwalo zibvine tsopano. That’s the picture Tonse Alliance is painting.Tell me I’m wrong. Show me where I’m wrong.

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