By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian golfers, Paul Chidale and Victor Kachepatsonga on Sunday flew out to Nairobi, Kenya in high spirits to participate at the at the Karen Masters 2019 tournament from June 27–30 after East African Community assisted them with sponsorship for accommodation, local transportation costs and upkeep allowances. East African Community have complimented the support that Malawian Airlines offered by sponsoring the two with return air tickets. Representative for the East African Community, Catherine Matura presented the donation to Malawi Professional Golfers Association (PGAMW) president Patridge Shycal on Sunday... The post East African Community assists golfers Chidale, Kachepatsonga for Kenya PGA tourney appeared first on Maravi Express.

Faruku Miya provided a brace of assists as Uganda stunned pre-match favorites Democratic Republic of Congo 2-0 in their Group A opening match at the Cairo International Stadium on Saturday. Miya’s set pieces fell on the heads of Patrick Kaddu and Emmanuel Okwi in either half as the Cranes got off to a flier. The Congolese were not in their usual element and paid the ultimate price for their slow start to the competition in a tough pool that also has hosts Egypt and Zimbabwe. Goalkeeper Denis Onyango ensured the... The post Uganda Cranes upset DRC appeared first on Maravi Express.

By James Mwale President Peter Mutharika Friday hosted Members of Parliament to a luncheon at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe where he maintained his stance that his election victory was legitimate. However, Mutharika said he understood the bitterness of those challenging his victory, saying losing an election was a painful experience. “Thank God I have never lost an election. But I know that losing an election can be very painful, especially when one had unrealistic expectations,” said Mutharika. The President also reiterated the need for national peace and unity, saying despite... The post No Word Called ‘Losing Election’ in My Dictionary- Mutharika appeared first on Maravi Express.

By CAFonline  The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football has unanimously approved its president Ahmad Ahmad’s proposal made in Cairo, Egypt on June 19, that they should seek FIFA’s expertise to assess their current situation and help to conclusively accelerate the implementation of the ongoing reform process destined to ensure that CAF functions with transparency, efficiency while abiding to the highest governance standards.  As part of this process, it was also agreed that FIFA and CAF will undertake as soon as possible a full forensic audit of the... The post CAF Executive approves FIFA’s intervention in its administration affairs appeared first on Maravi Express.

By CAFonline  Mahmoud Hassan ‘Trezeguet’s beauty of a goal in the 41st minute proved to be the difference as Egypt kicked off their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign on a winning note with a 1-0 victory over Zimbabwe at a fully packed Cairo International Stadium on Friday night. Roared on by their enthusiastic home fans who came to the stadium in full voice and full color, the Pharaohs should have won by a bigger margin had they been more clinical with the chances that came their way especially in... The post Egypt win opener; Nigeria up against debutantes Burundi appeared first on Maravi Express.

By CAFonline  Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Ahmad Ahmad says everything is ready for a successful hosting of the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations being hosted by Egypt. Addressing a press briefing at the Cairo International Stadium on the eve of the opening of thefinals, Ahmad hailed “the outstanding commitment of the Egyptian president to organize this edition in less than five months.  “All the organizers of this competition have come together to make it a success. The preparations for AFCON are in good shape. The... The post CAF president Ahmad assures of complete AFCON success in Egypt appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian Airlines has once more come to the rescue of Malawi Professional Golfers Association (PGAMW) by sponsoring three return air tickets for golfers Paul Chidale, Victor Kachepatsonga and their accompanying official to participate at the at the Karen Masters 2019 tournament in Nairobi, Kenya from June 27–30. Malawian Airlines have responded to an appeal for sponsorship by PGAMW last week made to stakeholders and the corporate world. This is not the first time for Malawian Airlines to assist PGAMW as they also donated an air ticket to... The post Malawian Airlines once more flies out golfers to Kenya tourney appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Duncan Mlanjira President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, on Thursday appointed Lieutenant General Vincent Nundwe as Commander of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) and promoted him to the rank of General. Making the announcement in a statement, Chief Secretary to the Goverment, Lloyd Muhara said Nundwe replaces General Griffin Supuni Phiri, who has since been appointed as National Security Advisor. The president also named his new Cabinet on Wednesday and the following are the ministerial appointments: President Mutharika; Minister of Defence, Commander-in-Chief of the Malawi Defence Force (with Chipiliro Mpinganjjra as deputy Defence... The post President Mutharika appoints Nundwe as new army commander appeared first on Maravi Express.

By CAFonline  FIFA’s president Gianni Infantino will be in attendance at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations opening ceremony joining many football dignitaries including Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) AFCON ambassadors and ex-footballers, as the African soccer event gets underway Friday night at the Cairo International Stadium. The opening match will be between the hosts Egypt 🇪🇬 against Confederation of Southern African Football Associations (Cosafa) representatives, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼. CAF’s deputy general secretary in charge of development, Anthony Baffoe has declared that all hands are on deck towards hosting a successful... The post FIFA president Infantino to grace 2019 AFCON opening ceremony appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Duncan Mlanjira NICO Group and its South Africa-based business partner, Sanlam on Thursday donated relief items worth K15 million to neglected victims in Machinga who were also affected by the Cyclone Idai floods that hit the country in March this year. According to the area’s Traditional Authority Nkula, they too were greatly affected by the floods but they did not know how to approach the relief-giving authorities or had the means to be noticed by them until World Vision Malawi visited the area for their continuous assessment. T/A Nkula... The post NICO Group and SA-based Sanlam donate relief items to neglected victims of Cyclone Idai in Machinga appeared first on Maravi Express.

By CAFonline Senegal coach Alliou Cisse says his side will adopt a match-by-match approach at the Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 with the aim to do better than the quarter-finals outing at the last edition in Gabon in 2017. Cisse is one of few coaches who will be making back-to-back appearances, from the last edition. The Teranga Lions are in Group C with Algeria, Kenya and Tanzania.  Asked by CAFonline.com of Senegal’s chances ahead of the kick on Friday, Cisse said their is a balanced group because there... The post Senegal fear no team — coach Cisse appeared first on Maravi Express.

France 🇫🇷 has the highest number of players that are playing in its league and are representing their countries at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals that kick off on Friday, June 21 in Egypt. The French league has 88 players in total and coming second is South Africa 🇿🇦 with 46 players and England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 with 41 players on third. Portugal 🇵🇹 has 28 players, Turkey 🇹🇷 (27 players),  Egypt 🇪🇬 (24), Belgium 🇧🇪 (21),  Spain 🇪🇸 (20),  Tanzania 🇹🇿 (19), Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 (17),  Italy 🇮🇹 (16),  Germany... The post Representation by countries where AFCON players are currently plying their trade appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Maston Kaiya in Maputo, Mozambique Malawi’s Vice- President, Everton Chimulirenji has described the 12th US-Africa Business Summit held in Maputo, Mozambique as fruitful for Malawi. He made the remarks on Wednesday during a Press briefing at Polana Serena Hotel in the Mozambican capital Maputo at the end of the summit. The four-day event was jointly hosted by Mozambique and Corporate Council on Africa (CCA). CCA is a Washington-based business association that promotes business and investment opportunities between the US and Africa. More than 1 000 high-level business executives were... The post US-Africa Business Summit Fruitful-Chimulirenji appeared first on Maravi Express.

Malawi President Professor Peter Mutharika is expected to make first post-election appearance in Lilongwe today (Wednesday) after successfully emerging the winner in the May Presidential elections. President Mutharika will be visiting Lilongwe to hold victory and thanksgiving rally after conducting similar rallies in Blantyre and Mangochi respectively. Meanwhile, Secretary General for the ruling Mighty Democratic Progress Party (DPP)Grelzedar Jeffrey  has urged  people in Lilongwe to meet at Malangalanga traffic lights in the capital to give Mutharika Heroic  welcome. The post Chala Mwamba!! Mutharika Makes Lilongwe First Post-Election Appearance appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Sean Ingle, Guardian South African Caster Semenya has accused International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) of using her body “as a human guinea pig experiment” by forcing her to take medication to control her testosterone levels.  The double Olympic 800m champion stepped up her attacks on the world athletics’ governing body after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) released its 163-page judgment explaining why it decided to rule against her in a landmark case last month. Semenya is appealing against CAS’s decision, which requires athletes with differences in... The post Caster Semenya accuses IAAF of using her as a ‘guinea pig experiment’ appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Angu Lesley, www.kick442.com Ahead of the kick off of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Friday, June 19 with the hosts dating Zimbabwe in the opener, all eyes will certainly be on Mohamed Salah, the current African Footballer of the Year and the 2019 UEFA Champions League winner, who is expected to lead the Pharaohs’ charge for their 8th continental title after the disappointment of losing to Cameroun in the final of the last edition in Gabon. This year’s edition is set to host Africa’s biggest football event... The post All eyes will be on Egypt’s Mo Salah appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Duncan Mlanjira As a follow up to the participatory workshop held last January in Lilongwe which produced an implementation toolkit in support of Malawi’s Media Code of Conduct for the 2019 Tripartite Elections, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) once again brings media managers to an evaluation workshop. This time it will be held in Blantyre at the Crossroads Hotel on Wednesday June 19 to determine the impact of the toolkit and action plans prior to, during and after the May 21 elections. “I hope you... The post Commonwealth Secretariat dates journalists for evaluation of Malawi Media Code of Conduct for Reporting 2019 Tripartite Election appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Tiwonge Ndau As some Malawians are anticipating to hold nationwide demonstrations on June 21, 2019, in a bid to force Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson, Jane Ansah to resign, the Malawi Police has issued a strong warning against those who will take advantage of the demonstrations to invoke violence. Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), who are the main organizers of this mass demonstrations and other opposition parties like UTM and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) have been calling on Malawians to come and participate in the demonstrations without fear, saying... The post ‘Tikakumana ku Msewu Komweko’-Police appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Duncan Mlanjira Two lucky winners of the first round of the TNM Super League’s Zampira promotion for football fans will be flown to Madrid, Spain to watch a La Liga match involving the great Real Madrid. TNM Plc, sponsors of the country’s flagship league, when it launched the 2019 season of the Zampira promotion, which is part of TNM’s drive as league to actively engage the soccer fans. “This year marks 12 years of our commitment to the Super League,” said TNM’s Head of Marketing, Sobhuza Ngwenya on Monday.... The post Two Zampira Promotion winners to watch Real Madrid’s La Liga match in Spain appeared first on Maravi Express.

Former Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) president Michel Platini has been detained and questioned by French police over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, according to news agency Reuters. Reports say prosecutors are investigating suspected corruption and bribery on Platini, 63, who was head of European football’s governing body until he was banned in 2015 for ethics breaches. The former France midfielder and three-time Ballon d’Or winner has always denied any wrongdoing. He was banned in 2015 for receiving a two million Swiss francs (£1.3m) ‘dishonest... The post Former UEFA president Platini ‘detained over awarding of World Cup to Qatar’ appeared first on Maravi Express.

By CAFonline Nigerian legend Emmanuel Amunike will make a return to Cairo, Egypt, a country and a city in which he chiselled for himself cult-hero status during his days with Zamalek, this time as coach for Tanzania for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals. Amunike featured for Zamalek between 1991 and 1994 leading them to back to back league titles in 1991/92 and 1992/93. He was also crowned African Player of the Year in 1994 whilst playing for the White Knights, where he ranks amongst the finest players ever... The post Amunike relishing Cairo return with Taifa Stars appeared first on Maravi Express.

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Reverend Lazarus Chakwera has finally conceded defeat in May 2019 tripartite general elections and has since been sworn in as Member of Parliament for Lilongwe North West. This means he has technically returned his seat as Leader of Opposition in Parliament and will respond to the State of the National Address (SONA) by His Excellency Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika next week. Recently, Chakwera told international media  that he will continue to challenge the result of the Malawi election in the court in which Democratic Progressive... The post Malawi Opposition Leader Chakwera Concedes Defeat appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Duncan Mlanjira Castel Malawi Ltd, which took over management of Carlsberg Malawi Brewery just a few years ago, is at risk of closure due to continued decline in sales volume, turnover and heavy excise tax rate. This was announced by Castel Malawi Managing Director Herve Milhade in a memo on Monday, June 17 to its members of staff. Milhade said over the past few years, Castel Malawi Ltd has struggled to maintain business profitability due to mostly unfair conditions set by Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA), who have since taken... The post Castel at risk of closure — discloses Managing Director appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Solomon Fowowe, AllAfrica.com With Nigeria’s Super Eagles preparing for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) set to kick off on June 21, captain of the team, John Mikel Obi has expressed his disappointment at ex-players that negatively criticise the team. “When you see ex-players do that to players who love this country, who can do anything for this country, it is sad to see really. Because they are supposed to be the ones to encourage the younger players and talk to you and encourage players who are still... The post Skipper Mikel Obi disappointment at ex-players negative criticism of Super Eagles appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Jordan Simeon-Phiri, MEC Stringer Karonga District’s 50:50 campaign coordinator at Foundation for Community Support Services (FOCUS), Robert Silungwe, whose organization canvassed for equal representation for the Parliamentary and Local Government elections has asked all stakeholders not to relent if the campaign is to achieve desired results for the 2024 general elections. “For the just ended election, out of the 18 aspirant female ward councillors from the 10 wards, only one made it while the five female Parliamentary candidates failed miserably despite the unwavering support and efforts from electoral stakeholders... The post Karonga people urged to keep 50-50 campaign alive till 2024 elections appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Duncan Mlanjira In commemorating Father’s Day, which is celebrated on June 16 and this year fell today on Sunday, NBS Bank’s male staff members who are fathers on their own right, have committed themselves to donate MK1 million to an orphanage. NBS Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Kwanele Ngwenya said they came up with this initiative because every child has a right to a father. “We have decided to donate the K1 million to an orphanage to celebrate with them this special day for fathers,” Ngwenya said. “We are proud... The post NBS Bank celebrates Father’s Day by donating MK1 million to an orphanage appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Duncan Mlanjira Nigeria 🇳🇬 coach Gernot Rohr will not be treating their opponents in Group B — Guinea 🇬🇳 and debutants Madagascar 🇲🇬 and Burundi 🇧🇮 — with kid gloves, during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), saying it will not be an easy group as it looks on paper. Asked by Cafonline.com what are the chances, expectations and plans  of Nigeria in their Group B for the tournament that kicks off on June 21 running through July 19, Rohr said: “We got a fair draw. You don’t... The post Nigeria 🇳🇬 coach Rohr not underrating their Group B appeared first on Maravi Express.

While many would expect Namibia to shiver at the composition of their Group D that has giants of three former winners, Cote d’Ivoire 🇨🇮, Morocco 🇲🇦 and South Africa 🇿🇦, their head coach Ricardo Mannetti says he is not one to tremble at the sight of a giant. “We are used to being the underdogs,” the former midfielder who played a huge chunk of his professional career in South Africa confidently told CAFonline.com. “It is a perfect draw for us.  “If you look at the rest of the group, it... The post Namibia 🇳🇦 coach Mannetti not one to tremble at the sight of a giant appeared first on Maravi Express.

The following are all the Africa Cup of Nations group fixtures: 21-Jun (Group A) Egypt 🇪🇬 v Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 DRC 🇨🇩 v Uganda🇺🇬 (22-Jun) 22-Jun (Group B) Nigeria 🇳🇬 v Burundi 🇧🇮 Guinea 🇬🇳 v Madagascar 🇲🇬 23-Jun (Group D) Morocco 🇲🇦 v Namibia 🇳🇦 23-Jun (Group C) Senegal 🇸🇳 v Tanzania 🇹🇿 Algeria 🇩🇿 v Kenya 🇰🇪 24-Jun (Group D) Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮 v South Africa 🇿🇦 24-Jun (Group E) Tunisia 🇹🇳 v Angola 🇦🇴 Mali 🇲🇱 v Mauritania 🇲🇷 25-Jun (Group F) Cameroon 🇨🇲 v Guinea Bissau 🇬🇼... The post All fixtures for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations appeared first on Maravi Express.

South Africa 🇿🇦, who are appearing for their 9th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), have contributed 17 home based players ready for the continental showpiece that kicks off on June 21 at Cairo International Stadium. Following closely behind them are the hosts themselves, Egypt 🇪🇬 with 15 players and Tanzania 🇹🇿 with 14 as well as Angola 🇦🇴 with 12. Banana Bafana are chasing for the title that has eluded them since clinching it as hosts in 1996. Other finalists with more home-based players are Tunisia 🇹🇳, Namibia 🇳🇦 and Kenya... The post South Africa 🇿🇦 lead the pack with having home-based players at AFCON 2019 appeared first on Maravi Express.

Morocco 🇲🇦, one of the favourites to win the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, suffered a surprise 0-1 warm-up match loss in Marrakech on Wednesday to non-qualifiers the Gambia. The unexpected outcome can partly be explained by Morocco coach Herve Renard making numerous substitutions in the first of two friendly fixtures before heading to Egypt for the finals that kick off on June 21. Musa Barrow, who plays for Serie A club and 2019/2020 UEFA Champions League qualifiers Atalanta, scored the match-winner on 27 minutes at Stade de Marrakech. It was... The post Favourites Morocco 🇲🇦 beaten 0-1 warm-up match against non-qualifiers The Gambia appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Govati Nyirenda Member of Parliament for Rumphi East Kamlepo Kalua has bemoaned the declining standards of Malawi’s democratic values a scenario he said has helped retard national development since the inception of multiparty democracy. Kaluwa made the remarks Thursday in an interview with the Malawi News Agency on the side-lines of an orientation training organized for newly elected Members of Parliament in Lilongwe. Kalua who has just been re-elected Rumphi East MP for the second time expressed disappointment at what is happening in the political arena in the country... The post Democracy Under Intensive Care Unit- Kamlepo appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Chikondi Chimala & Maravi Express Under the wise and dynamic leadership of Professor Peter Mutharika, the Global Peace Index 2019 (GPI), published by the Institute for Economics and Peace on Wednesday  ranked Malawi  the third most peaceful country in Africa and number 40 in the World. The Country rose four places compared to last year’s Index where it was placed 36th in the World and seventh in Africa. Mauritius leads the list in Africa followed by Botswana, then Malawi at position three. Australian think tank, Institute for Economics and... The post Malawi Ranked Third Most Peaceful Country Courtesy of Mutharika’s Leadership appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Steve Chirombo The United Nations (UN) Assistant Secretary-General for the Humanitarian Affairs has expressed gratitude at the way flood recovery interventions were being administered towards flood survivors in Chikwawa. Ursula Mueller, who is also Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, made the remarks when she visited flood survivors at Medrum under Chief Mulilima and Mwalija under Chief Kasisi in the district on Tuesday. According to Mueller, the recovery interventions are helping flood victims know where to start building their life from. “I am pleased to note that some interventions made here... The post UN Impressed With Flood Recovery Interventions appeared first on Maravi Express.

By Pauline Kaude The government-instituted Malawi Youth Forest Restoration Programme (MYFRP) has been successful in Ntchisi with 144 thousand tree seedlings planted under the programme in the district so far, Malawi News Agency (Mana) has established. The programme is an initiative which was established by President Peter Mutharika to provide young people with training and jobs as well as protect the environment to the tune of K1.43 billion which was entirely sourced from government coffers. Under the programme, the youth are paid remuneration for the work they do per hectare.... The post Youth Forest Restoration Programme Successful appeared first on Maravi Express.