A MAN has raised more than £5,100( over 4 million malawi Kwacha) to support a community in Malawi, Africa.
According to the news report in Lancashire Telegraph a British man by the name of Adnan Patel took the plunge and completed a bungee jump and raised £5,100.
Mr Patel’s money has funded the construction of six water wells in Malawi.
The money was raised for the Dedza Welfare Trust.
A trust spokesman said: “Adnan Patel is the son of our hard-working well-wisher volunteer Salma bhen Patel of Blackburn.
“We thank Adnan for his brave and gallant efforts in doing a bungee jump for the needy of Malawi.
“The water wells are ready and already saving countless lives for years to come.
“Some of the villagers are seeing water on their door step for the first time in their lives.
“The smiles on the entire communities is priceless.
“We at Dedza Welfare Trust wholeheartedly thank Adnan for his tireless efforts and generosity.”
The director of youth in Presidential Candidate Prof Chisi Umodzi party
has announced that he is quitting the party.
Mphande- Quits Umodzi Party
In a letter addressed to the party president and all members
of the party , The youth director Pemphero Mphande has said he has decided to ditch politics all together
so that he can focus on his activism work
“As of today, I have submitted my resignation as the
Director of Youth of Umodzi Party signaling my intention to quit politics
indefinitely and focus on activism and philanthropy” read Mphande comment on
twitter.
Mphande
who is now a leader of an activist group calling itself Citizens for
progressive Action said he did not want to bring conflict of interest with him
being active both in politics and activism. Mphande was elected director of
Youth in September 2018. He was instrumental in writing the partys manifesto
for the 2019 elections
Prof Chisi has not commented on the resignation yet.
Immaculately dressed Mswati Willard Gomani V tied the knot with his South African sweetheart, Rishaladza Khanyisa at Ntcheu CCAP Church on Saturday morning, in a colourful wedding ceremony witnessed by thousands of Malawians, top clergy , politicians and Government officials.
They were joined together after they committed to “love and care for each other in sickness from this day forward, for better, for worse for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health till death do us part.”
At exactly 10:30 am, moderator of the CCAP Blantyre Synod, Reverend Masauko Mbolembole, who led the service of worship for the wedding ceremony, declared them as husband and wife, joined before God and the congregation.
Reverend Mbolembole encouraged the new couple with the word of God from Genesis chapter 2 from verses 18 to 25 and I Corinthians chapter 3 from 3 through to 13.
He advised them to be independent and delink themselves from their back “different backgrounds” to ably appreciate each.
“Marriage is about suitable partners, who are supposed to contribute positively to each other’s life. Marriage is about bringing fulfillment in the life of each other. You must fill the gaps in one’s life,” he said.
Chakwera greeting the newly wed
The CCAP Blantyre Synod Moderator also observed that marriage is also a challenging concept and requires those in marriage to be very understanding and not allow external forces to influence their decision.
“You should build up on new commitment so that you can understand the uniqueness of marriage. You have left your own people to become one flesh. Don’t come empty, but be of value to each other. You will always have to know and understand what God want from you and what you will have to be doing. Earlier on General Secretary of the Synod Billy Gama told the gathering that the wedding was officiated by them following a request from their sister synod, Nkhoma to have the wedding officiated by Blantyre Synod, and “we cordially accepted to do this noble task.”
The officiation ceremony was graced by Senior and Traditional Chiefs, government officials, heads of diplomatic missions, and representatives of Inkosi Mpezeni of Zambia, King Mswati of eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) and Inkosikazi’s friends from South Africa.
Vice President Chimulirenji in attendance
Thereafter, the royal family proceed to a wedding reception at Mkolimbo village in the district, where people of all walks of life graced the event.
Political leaders such as MCP president Lazarus Chakwera, UTM leader Saulos Chilima and Country vice president Everton Chimulirenji were all in attendance
Media representatives from Malawi and neighbouring countries (Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania) will come together in Malawi’s Capital City, Lilongwe from 4th to 6th November 2019 to discuss the state of and strategies for fostering freedom expression in order to strengthen democracy in the sub region.
Teresa Ndanga- Misa Malawi
The conference has been organised by the British High Commission in Lilongwe in conjunction with Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Malawi Chapter. The conference builds on the momentum from the Global Conference for Media Freedom at Printworks in London on 10-11 July 2019. The Conference brought together representatives from governments, civil society and the media in the first ever Ministerial gathering of its kind. Over 60 Ministers and 1500 delegates from 100 countries participated.
Delegates to the Lilongwe conference will discuss a number of themes ranging from media regulation, the bane of fake news and disinformation sweeping across the world and how to professionally report sensitive issues such as elections in order to sustain democracy, good governance and rule of law in their respective countries.
The conference will be facilitated by seasoned local media gurus and foreign trainers and mentors from the Thomson Foundation, BBC and Reporters Without Borders. There will also be group of media activists and practitioners from Namibia, currently ranked first on Media Freedom Index in Africa, to inspire and share notes with their colleagues from the region, including Malawi.
Chairperson on Misa Malawi Teresa Ndanga said “I am excited that MISA Malawi is co-hosting this regional conference. The conference is very important and gives us a rare opportunity to reflect on the state of democracy and media freedom and freedom of expression in Malawi and the region. United we stand and divided we fall. I believe the conference will strengthen ties and networking amongst media freedom and freedom of expression advocates in the region. Such linkages are critical for stakeholders to speak with one voice and effectively counter efforts to suppress dissent and critical voices in the region.
“This is one expensive flower I have ever paid for,” joked President Arthur Peter Mutharika on Thursday as he bought a Poppy flower at K1 million, launching the 2019 Poppy Week Appeal.
He then appealed to Malawians to support the noble task by buying poppies and wearing them with pride to help the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) raise funds which go towards care of World War 1 and 2 veterans who are kept in MDF memorial homes.
Said Mutharika: “Many of us forget that it has taken the service and commitment of others for Malawi to have the peace and stability that we enjoy today.
“We should never forget where we are coming from as a country. But he who does not know where he is coming from cannot know where he is going.”
The Malawi leader encouraged Malawians to buy and wear poppy flower to demonstrate appreciation for the role war veterans and former servicemen played in selflessly fighting for peace. “This year let us in our large numbers buy and proudly wear this poppy flower also a commemoration of peace and stability. If you love peace, and you wish this country peace— buy and wear the poppy flower,” said Mutharika.
“I repeat— the peace and stability we enjoy in this country comes from the sacrifice, dedication and patriotism of our security forces. Let us honour them,” he added. “This is our sacred cause! This is the cause pioneered by our veterans and fallen heroes we remember and honour today.”
Mutharika said fighting for peace and stability “is the same sacred cause that takes us to peacekeeping missions around the world. And we want to be good peacekeepers abroad and at home.”
Veteran Ex-soldiers League of Malawi (Velom) chairperson retired Brigadier General Charles Kalumo concurred with the President on the need to support the war heroes.
