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This follows an injunction granted by the High Court to one of the aspirants on 18th September, 2020 which is restraining the Commission from registering new voters, receiving nomination papers and using presiding officers that worked during the 21 May 2019 Tripartite Elections. The Commission will proceed with voter verification and replacement of lost voter certificates in Mangochi North East Constituency up to 27th September, 2020.

Police in Lilongwe have arrested four minibus touts for allegedly assaulting a 28-year-old man and his brother-in law over traffic jam accusations. The suspects are identified as Steven Jika, Andrew Lipenga, Brighton Malani and Ishmael Andison. The four were picked on Thursday at the minibus terminal outside Lilongwe Bus Depot near Banja La Mtsogolo clinic. The suspects allegedly pounced on Yohane Kamwendo, a man with albinism, and Mphatso Lice, accusing them of causing traffic jam. The victims were traveling in a Toyota Ractis on their way from Bwaila District Hospital where Kamwendo was being treated. But the victims ended up into the hands of the four minibus call-boys, who initially accused driver Victoria, who happens to be Lice's wife, of blocking the road. Following the attack, Kamwendo sustained an injury to his head while Lice suffered serious injuries to his chest. The two were rushed to Bwaila District Hospital where they were treated as outpatients. Police arrested the

A 40-year-old pregnant woman, Harriet Gabriel Ngombelo, has died in a fire accident when her house caught fire while in there. The incident occurred in the morning of September 17, 2020 at Namwira Village, Traditional Authority Kunthembwe in Blantyre. On her fateful day, Harriet left her home to draw water from the village borehole when her husband had gone to fetch firewood. Upon her return, she found nobody back. She felt so tired that she went into the house to rest. The house later caught on fire and the woman was unable to get out. She was later found burnt to ashes. Police from Chikuli Police Unit and Chikowa Health Centre clinician went to the scene and confirmed the death as due to severe burns and suffocation due to inhailing of heavy smoke. The cause of the fire still remains unknown as investigations are still underway.

The Deputy Minister for Health, Chrisse Kalamula Kanyasko, on Friday said the Tonse government is committed to finishing the construction of the Mponela Community Hospital saying existing reliable health facilities in the district are dilapidated. Speaking in Dowa after inspecting the two hospitals and visiting the proposed site for Dowa district hospital, she said the progress for the construction is slow but expressed hope that the work will speed up when all the allocated resources are given to the contractors. “In Mponela the construction commenced in 2019, the foundation part is done but we still have a long way to go. As government, we are committed to seeing this hospital completed within three years," she said. She said in the new budget they have allocated one billion kwacha for the hospital and they are processing 300 Million kwacha which will be available in a month or two. During the inspection, she also noted that the two hospitals are dilapidated and are facing many

Police in Dowa arrested Titani Chikumbutso, 24, on Thursday for allegedly kidnapping Lemoni Chikumbutso, 19, his blood brother with the intention of murdering him.According to Dowa Police Public Relations Officer, Sub Inspector Gladson M’bumpha, both the suspect and the victim hail from Nsomba village, Traditional Authority Mkukula and on the said day, the suspect approached a businessman (name withheld) at Dowa Boma Trading Center alleging that he had a boy whom he was selling at K250,000. The businessman who has just started operating a maize mill reported the matter to Police after tricking the suspect into another meeting to finalize the deal and promising him that the boy would work in the maize mill. When the agreed time clocked, the businessman was accompanied by one Police officer who pretended to be a potential buyer. The suspect brought the victim for sale and was immediately arrested by Police Officers who were on ambush," M’bumpha said. The suspect was later brought t

Pharmavova Malawi Limited Saturday donated 50 boxes of face masks, 500 bottles of hand sanitiser and 1000 bottles of sun screen lotion worth MK1.3 million to the Association of Persons with Albinism (APAM). Giving the donation, Marketing manager for Pharmanova Malawi Limited Swapnil Kawle commended the work APAM is doing in supporting people with albinism by insuring full human rights and sustainable livelihood for people with albinism. Swapnil said: “as Pharmanova we thought that it is necessary and an honor to donate 50 boxes Of masks and 200 hand sanitizers to APAM due to this pandemic that has hit the world at large.” He further said, it is good for people with albinism to be protected from the sun as their skin is sensitive to direct sunlight and Pharmanova has also donated 1000 bottles of novacare Camphor cream as it moisturizes the skin and the donation is worthy 1.3 million kwacha. Representative of National Executive Council for APAM Viginia Chimodzi expressed gratitude tow

The call has come as authorities are yet to unmask the alleged markets of body parts of people with albinism. According to Ian Simbota, President for Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi, lack of a collective effort to end the malpractice is still fueling the situation. Simbota has since stressed the need for the country to uproot the main cause for abductions and killings of persons living with albinism.

The revelation comes at a time the Roads Authority had already awarded contracts to various companies that are constructing the tollgates. In an interview, Andrew Nthiko Spokesperson in the ministry of Transport and Public Works said construction of the Chingeni and Kalinyeke toll gates is in progress and operations  are expected to commence before the next budget presentation. Nthiko has since hinted that government will use the two tollgates to evaluate the functionality of tollgates in the country Families continue to struggle in Sudan as heavy rains keep hitting the country. as a critical factor for revenue generation.

Vendors plying their trade on the walk -throughs of Malawi's commercial city of Blantyre have defied Blantyre City Council (BCC) order to vacate from the undesignated markets. Friday saw the vendors leave for a couple of hours before they returned. Kulinji.com's rounds and spot interviews showed the vendors are unwilling to leave with some citing accessibility to their customers as paramount. ALSO READ:  A 40-year-old woman has died and 15 other others sustained injuries after a minibus they were traveling in overturned in Chikwawa on Sunday. Speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of being identified by authorities some of the vendors said the market they were allocated to is far from the business district and would result in losses. Some claimed those already in the designated market have conspired to have their business fail by refusing to share space. BCC in response said its officers in all markets will help in allocating space to all vendors. It said the order it put

This is according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform members of the general public that his Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi, will go on a one day Official Working Visit to the Republic of Zambia on 22nd September, 2020. “His Excellency the President is expected to depart through the Kamuzu International Airport at 08:00 hrs and return at 16:00hrs” He is expected to hold talks with his Zambian counterpart Edgar Lungu. According to Foreign Affairs Minister Eisenhower Mkaka the two leaders will discuss among others issues on trade and the economy. Full details of the outcome of the state visit to Zambia will be announced later.

The Deputy Minister of Local Government, HalimaDaudi on Friday advised against rushing to court with wrangles on chieftaincy but rather resolve them within the royal families. She made the remarks during the elevation ceremony ofMikayere John from group village headman chikalema to sub- Traditional Authority chikalema in Neno District. Daudi said that matters in court take time to be concluded and that affects a lot of things including development. She decried the increased number of remaining unresolved cases in various courts of the country. The minister said: “There are many cases in court on chieftaincy disputes in the country so is Neno, as government we cannot interfere but we will advise them to resolve them peacefully within the royal families and not rushing to courts." Earlier during the ceremony, Traditional Authority Mlauli, speaking on behalf of Senior chief Dambe and Chairperson of Neno Council, Biswas Maganga pleaded with the deputy minister to intervene in the ma