By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Nyasa Times
In Malawi, the Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority has issued a stern warning against viewing gambling as a source of income. Its director, Muchanakhwaye Mpuluka, is concerned about the behaviour of vulnerable households that are risking their essential savings on betting platforms and is calling on citizens to stop these practices.
The Basketball Association of Malawi has urged university teams competing in the Mo626 Varsity Games to step up their preparations ahead of the national rounds. Its technical director, Hope Chisamanga, noted progress in regional matches, including some played at the University of Malawi in Zomba.
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In Malawi, the organisation Project for the Elderly is calling for more information about menopause to combat fear, prejudice and discrimination against affected women. Its director, Emmie Maferano, made the appeal during an awareness activity in Mangochi for Menopause Awareness Day, MBC reports.
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Malawi’s National Assembly Speaker, Sameer Suleman, says institutionalised corruption will continue to impoverish the country unless it is dismantled. He accuses officials of misappropriating, among other things, fertiliser funds intended for poor households and calls for prosecutions, according to Mwnation.
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Malawi’s courts have ordered the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority to pay 691.7 million kwacha to its former deputy director of finance, Elvin Mwapasa, for unfair dismissal and severance. In a separate case, the labour court also found that 16 other employees had been unfairly dismissed, Mwnation reports.
🇲🇼 Malawi · Source: Mwnation ·
Malawian truckers threaten to block Chiweta roadMalawi’s truck drivers’ union is threatening to suspend freight transport on the Mzuzu-Karonga road at Chiweta Hills unless repairs begin quickly. Potholes, subsidence, rockfalls and a lack of road signs make the strategic corridor to Tanzania dangerous, according to a letter cited by MaraviPost.
Julius Moloi evicted over nearly 40,000 rands in unpaid rentFormer Moja Love presenter Julius Moloi was evicted from a property in Klerksdorp after running up nearly 40,000 rands in unpaid rent. An agreement provided for weekly payments of 2,000 rands, but only one payment is said to have been made, according to TimesLIVE, citing a North West rental tribunal ruling.The week in Africa
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