Malawi national women’s football team ‘Scorchers’ have won their second game at the on-going HollywoodBets Cosafa Women’s Championship, beating eSwathin 8-0 at Dobsonville Stadium in South Africa on Saturday afternoon.
Sabina Thom opened the scoring for Malawi with a simple header just 6 minutes from kick-off to give the Scorchers a deserving lead.
Thom completed her brace in the 33rd minute after a good exchange of passes with Temwa Chawinga.
Scorchers got their third goal some seconds before half time through Carolyn Mathyola who headed in a Madyina Ngulube’s corner-kick.
Rose Kabzere scored the fourth goal for Scorchers just seven minutes in the second half with a powerful shot on the edge of the box.
Temwa Chawinga registered her name on the scoresheet in the 52 minute before she scored her second goal 11 minutes later after receiving a good pass from Kabzere.
Chawinga completed her second hat-trick in the tournament in the 75th minute with a cool finish to end the match at 8-nil.
The win means that Scorchers are leading Group A with 6 points from 2 games and they have qualified to the sami-finals which will be played next Friday.
Scorchers will however play their last Group A match against Madagascar on Monday.
The team previously defeated the hosts Banyana Banyana 4-3 in an opening match played at Lucas Moripe stadium.
Themwa Chawinga, younger sister to PSG forward Tabitha Tabitha Chawinga, is the current leading scorer in the tournament having scored 7 goals so far.
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera says regional economic integration cannot be achieved in the absence of regional cooperation and collaboration.
The Malawi leader said this on Saturday 7th October 2023 during the inauguration ceremony for the updated Nacala Port in Mozambique.
In his remarks, Chakwera explained that to enhance bilateral relations between the three countries that are to benefit from the port, Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique, there is also a need for collaboration and trust.
Chakwera ,Nyusi and Hichilema
“When we speak of regional economic integration, we must understand that it cannot be done without regional cooperation and collaboration. And when we speak of regional collaboration, we must understand that it cannot be done without building trust between our nations to enhance our bilateral relations,” he added.
“Without building trust, the work of facilitating the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will simply be too difficult to achieve, as will its intended objective of improving logistical effectiveness reducing logistical costs of conduct business between our nation.”
Chakwera hailed President Nyusi of Mozambique for his gesture of partnership and generosity towards Malawi.
“I would therefore like to congratulate Your Excellency President Nyusi and the Government of the Republic of Mozambique for this milestone and for this remarkable gesture of partnership and generosity towards Malawi. It is so rare in Africa to see a nation treat the prosperity of another nation as being inextricably linked to its own, and yet President Nyusi treats Malawi’s prosperity in this manner again and again,” said the Malawi leader.
“Just three weeks ago, His Excellency accepted my invitation to join me in co-hosting the Africa Business Summit on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly, where he helped our two nations court investors from the African American community in partnership with the National Forum for Black Public Administrators. So, for being a true Pan Africanist and for demonstrating true brotherhood that seeks to see Malawi and Mozambique prospering together, I say Muito Obrigado to you my dear brother.”
Nyassa Air Taxi and Luthando Holdings have joined other several companies including Puma energy, Malawi air force that are sponsoring Malawi’s first air show and aviation career day by Phantom Aviation scheduled for November 25,2023 at Lilongwe old Airport.
On Thursday, Nyassa Air Taxi unveiled a K9. 5 million sponsorship towards the event while Luthando Holdings pumped in K2 million.
Speaking in an interview with journalists after the sponsorship unveiling in Lilongwe, Nyassa Air Taxi who did not want his name to be mentioned said they chose to support the air show because it aligns with their field of work as well as giving them a platform to interact and inspire children to join the aviation industry.
He said they also hope that the event will help to bring awareness to Malawi’s aviation industry which is in its infancy but still exists regardless of negative impacts.
“There is a lot of work we can do and make sure that more players join the aviation field and we feel our contribution towards this is of a great,”he said.
On the other hand, Luthando Managing Director Handrix Laher said as the company they believe in the Phantom Aviation team and their dedication to organizing such a world-class air show hence the sponsorship.
“We have confidence in their ability to deliver a memorable and successful event, and we are proud to support their efforts.Ultimately, our sponsorship of the Phantom Aviation Air Show is a testament to our passion for aviation, our commitment to excellence, and our belief in the power of events like these to bring people together and inspire the future of aviation,”he said.
He added:” We believe in harnessing the potential of transport innovation to improve lives, create opportunities, and contribute to the overall development of our nation. “
The Managing Director,revealed that their company is doing a number of things that are contributing towards Malawi’s economic growth such as empowering local communities by supporting them in terms of job creation through distribution and maintenance networks,safety and education where they are committed to promote safe riding practices and educating riders on road safety,and affordable mobility as they provide affordable and reliable motorcycles to a wide range of individuals, public and private sectors, especially the youth who often need affordable and efficient transport options.
In her remarks, Phantom Aviation representative Lusekelo Mwenifumbo said they have organized the air show with an aim of raising awareness in their field most especially to the students wanting to pursue careers in aviation and are willing to gain more information for their career paths.
Mwenifumbo disclosed that most air operators in the country will bring their aircrafts and drones at the event
“We aim at bringing together the transport industry and get the conversation started on the future of the transport sector in this country and its innovations in the health, education, wildlife and agricultural sector,” said Mwenifumbo.
She then hailed the two recent sponsors for their timely donations in the midst of most companies that were approached seemed to rather want to sponsor adult social events as opposed to a project that would broaden most of the nations children’s minds.
“We would like to thank Nyassa Air Taxi for their donation towards our event. They have paid towards securing an aerobatic team that will perform their routine for the air show.
“On the other hand,we thank Luthando Holdings for being first company to sponsor underprivileged children to come to the event as it is a paying event to help pay for costs for the high budget that comes with it. We don’t take it for granted”
“They did not want children who could not afford to miss out on attending something that will imprint a huge shift to their imagination, most importantly something that could be cultivated for years long after the show. They were very passionate and I truly appreciate their professionlism both in their work in the transport sector and compassion towards the gap they identified. Not only will 40 chidlren who can’t afford the ticket be able to attend, they get hearty course meals and transportation on the day. I’m personally excited for these children,”she said.
Musician Shaffie Phiri popularly known as Driemo in music circles has announced that he will not perform at this year’s Blantyre Arts Festival (BAF) in order to show support to his fellow artist ‘Jay Jay Cee’ who will be launching his album next month.
Breaking the news on social media, Driemo said he has made the decision to show support to his friend ‘Jay Jay Cee’ who has been working hard lately to prepare for the forthcoming album launch.
” I would like to take this moment to announce that I am not performing at the Blantyre Arts Festival which is an annual event that takes place during the first weekend of October,” reads the statement in part.
Driemo further explained that he was booked to perform at this year’s BAF festival earlier this year and he accepted.
According to the Ntchisi-based singer, a month after being booked by BAF organizers, Jay Jay Cee also announced his album launch dates which clashed with the festival’s dates.
“Realizing that an album launch is the biggest moment for every artist, our management decided not to promote the festival which we had been booked but instead offer to perform for free at Jay Jay Cee’s album launch,” reads the statement.
The ‘Popo’ hit maker has since apologized to Blantyre City Council, and BAF organizers for not showing professionalism in his field of work.
BAF organizers who did not promote their event in the first place came in last minute to promote the festival using media houses, a thing which forced Jay Jay Cee to reschedule his album launch from October 7 to November 4, 2023.
The Ministry of Homeland Security in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has on Thursday repatriated 109 Burundian refugees from Dzaleka Refugee Camp through Kamuzu International Airport (KIA).
The repatriation follows negotiations between government, UNHCR and the Burundian government.
In an interview, Ministry of Homeland Security Spokesperson, Patrick Botha, said the repatriates were supposed to leave in September but failed due to logistical challenges.
“As government, we are hopeful that other refugees will borrow a leaf from their friends and understand that it is safe to go back home,” said Botha.
Durable Solutions Officer at UNHCR, Rehema Miiro, said about 400 Burundian nationals have registered for the next repatriation exercise.
“This is the second group after another group of 38 Burundians were sent home via Bunjumbura, the country’s capital.
“These are voluntary repatriations where the repatriated people initially expressed interest,” he said.
According to UNHCR currently, there are 400 Refugees who have expressed interest to be repatriated as soon as the opportunity comes.
The figures however, keep fluctuating as some individuals change their minds about the move.
