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Sat, 13 Feb 2021 07:10:20 +0000Covid-19: Can survivors get re-infected?
In the face of Covid-19 pandemic, which has seen Malawians wondering whether those who tested positive can be re-infected, experts have warned that it is possible. Other reports however suggest survivors’ likelihood of developing immunity. In an in...
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 07:06:41 +0000
‘How DPP used Mera to fund its 2018 convention’
Court documents are revealing how the former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led government used Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) to finance its convention. According to the documents, invoices from different hotels show that Mera donated...
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 07:06:26 +0000
No new benefits on players contract extensions
Disagreements are likely to erupt between players and Super League clubs after Football Association of Malawi (Fam) made a fresh reminder that all expiring contracts should be extended until the end of the season at no cost. In a letter addressed to ...
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 07:00:15 +0000
Of freedom of expression in social media era, setbacks
By Gresham Ngwira: It is a fact that platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have simplified life in as far as communication is concerned. It would not be wrong to say that the coming of social media has, to a great extent, brough...
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 06:46:03 +0000
Learning the hard way as poets improvise in hard times
It does not pay to acquire a certain greatness in an industry where, against common sense, those that join along the way become poorer and sadder than those that opened the way. In an ideal world, even if that world were the creative sphere, painful ...
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 06:45:14 +0000
Name is accountability
There is a huge storm surrounding the use of K6.2 billion that government released to aid the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic Because there are suspicions that the money could have ended up in people’s pockets, either legally through payment of...
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 06:23:36 +0000
Fam target February 24 for league resumption
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has disclosed it is waiting for the government’s response on special waiver to enable the 2020/21 season to resume. Football is currently suspended due to Covid-19 restrictions limiting public gatherings to ...
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 06:18:05 +0000
Khuda Muyaba relishes Sundowns clash
On and off-Flames forward Khuda Muyaba has said he was relishing the round of 16 clash between his side Polokwane City and holders Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nedbank Cup. Muyaba, having struggled last season, has made a bright start to his career in th...
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 06:10:35 +0000
Blantyre Zero to send players home
Women’s football giants Blantyre Zero have revealed plans to suspend the team’s hostel in Machinjiri Township, Blantyre as it was difficult to maintain it due to the effects of coronavirus. The club’s founder Maggie Chombo-Sadik sai...
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 06:04:27 +0000
Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka advance
Serena Williams overcame a sluggish start to beat Anastasia Potapova and reach the Australian Open fourth round. Tenth seed Williams, bidding for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title, came through 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 against the 101st-ranked Russian. H...