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  The ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) through its General Secretary Eisenhower Mkaka has confirmed that the party is to hold an elective convention in August 2024 . This was disclosed during a press briefing held by the party at their headquarters in Lilongwe today. Notable faces that accompanied Mkaka included Director of youth in the party Richard Chimwendo Banda , Moses Kunkuyu , Titus Mvalo among others . The party is building up to the upcoming 2025 General elections . Article by Benjamin GK Nyirenda

  Interns in the country under the government internship program are yet to receive allowances despite commencing work a month ago . Government of Malawi through the Secretary of labour recruited over two thousand interns in June 2023 and according to the they had in the contract agreement they had with the interns , a monthly amount of K80,000 was to be paid monthly in arrears to the interns . But since commencing work on the 3rd of June 2023 , interns are yet to receive allowances entering the third month since commencing work. "We have not yet received our allowances since June despite the government promising us allowances starting from June" Said one of the interns who asked to be kept anonymous. The period of service for government internship programme is a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 12 months . Article by Benjamin GK Nyirenda

Malawi Congress Party Member of Parliament for Dedza Central Daniel Chiwere  has been laid to rest today at Kalinyeke ,  Dedza in the area of Traditional Authority Kaphuka . Chiwere passed on , early this week on Monday the 17th of July 2023 after suffering from Pneumonia. Attending the burial ceremony President Dr Lazarus Chakwera said that loosing Chiwere was a great loss to the nation for he was a true servant of his people but also a man who was dedicated to his work and not corrupt and urged other politicians to emulate his deeds as he was also a servant who worked tirelessly not for the purpose of recognition and prestige . In his remarks a representative from the bereaved Family thanked the President and other Members of Parliament for showing support to the bereaved family and described the loss of Chiwere as a huge loss  and setback to the family . Chiwere was born on the 20th of July 1974 and passed on the 17th of July 2023 and had been a member of Parliament for Dedza Centra

  The Flames have contributed five players in this year's COSAFA cup tournament XI the most by any team in this campaign. This comes as a result of the team's good scintillating performances in this year's COSAFA campaign which have seen them collect all maximum 9 points from three matches and yet to concede . The Flames players included in the tournament XI include Blue Eagles shot stopper Brighton Munthali on loan to Premier Soccer League side Black Leopards , FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Duo of Alick Lungu and Lanjesi Nkhoma, Dennis Chembezi and Zanaco Attacker Chawanangwa Kaonga. Coach Patrick"General" Mabedi has also been included in the list as coach of the tournament XI. The tournament enters a crucial stage on Friday the 14 th of July as Malawia will be facing Lesotho and Zambia will be facing South Africa In the semis . Article by Benjamin GK Nyirenda 

  Malawi Senior Football National team now know the teams they will be facing in the upcoming 2026 world cup qualifiers . The Flames have been placed in group H alongside Tunisia , Equatorial Guinea ,Namibia , Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe . The draw took place on Thursday in Abidjan , Ivory Coast where many African Football Icons like Asamoah Gyan , Emmanuel Adebayor , Didier Drogba and many others graced the event . Nine Teams from Africa are expected to qualify for the grand tournament which will be Co- hosted by United States of America, Mexico and Canada . Article by Benjamin GK Nyirenda Tactics Maestro

  As the build up to the 2025 General elections continues , alot has been happening on the political scene with alot of hostilities and wrangles happening internally amongst major political parties in the country . We take a look at how the political scene in the country is looking like ahead of the upcoming 2025 General elections. Prior to the 2020 re-run elections , a series of Political parties namely Malawi Congress Party (MCP) , United transformation Movement (UTM) ,Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) , Peoples Party (PP) , Umodzi party and Freedom party ventured into an alliance called the TONSE Alliance which managed to defeat the then ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Three years in that alliance , a series of events have happened with the Catholic Church officials in 2021 calling it a party no longer carrying the hopes of the citizens of Malawi and called for "decisive leadership " . In a statement issued by the Catholic commission for justice and peace (CCJP) of

  Hot Flames attacker Lanjesi Nkhoma has attracted interest from Premier Soccer League giants Kaizer Chiefs after a series of scintillating performances at the on going COSAFA cup tournament in South Africa. Nkhoma who scored on his Flames debut against Mozambique in a Friendly last month , continues his fine form from the Flames as he has already banged in a goal and an assist for Mabedi's side at the tournament, spicing up an unforgettable season he is having with his Side FCB Nyasa Big Bullets as he has already banged in 8 goals in this year's TNM super league campaign. According to Soccer Laduma ,Kaizer Chiefs have enquired about Nkhoma and are said to be interested in the attacker . Nkhoma is playing in his first ever major tournament for the senior team and has been pivotal to the Flames . Article by Benjamin GK Nyirenda Tactics Maestro

  The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) continues to face hostilities and conflicts within it's spheres . This comes after a segment of the party's members continue to question the endorsement of Professor Peter Mutharika as the party's torch bearer in the coming 2025 Presidential polls . Earlier this week DPP parliamentarian for Zomba Chisi Mark Botomani stated  that DPP MP's that are deemed to be against the process of endorsing Mutharika are being sidelined from taking part in party activities and further claimed that Mutharika is being lied to by other Party members . This also follows earlier sentiments made by party's Deputy director of research and training Werani Chilenga describing the party's National Governing Council (NGC) meeting which endorsed Mutharika as the party's torch bearer,  held on the 3rd of July 2023 as most disorganized meeting ever adding that it was an Illegitimized one . But reacting to these wrangles the party's

The Malawi national football team at all cost need to avoid defeat this afternoon in their final group game against Comoros to boost their chances of progressing to the semi finals. The Flames are at the Summit of group B with six points from two games followed by arch rivals Zambia , who have managed to collect 3 points from two games . The Flames only need a point to book a semi Finals slot at the ongoing COSAFA cup and probably face a less strong opponent in the semi finals .  Defeat for the Flames , will mean that they can finish second in the group and face a higher rated team in the semifinals or even fail to progress to the semi finals on goal difference as a result of a Zambia win over Sychelles later today . The Flames opened this year's COSAFA cup campaign with a one nil win over rivals Zambia before following it up with an impressive 2 nil win over Sychelles. Article by Benjamin GK Nyirenda 

  Malawi national football team has moved one step closer towards securing a Semi finals slot at the ongoing COSAFA cup currently underway in South Africa. This follows a 2 nil win over Sychelles courtesy of goals from Lanjesi Nkhoma and Christopher Kumwembe staged at the King Zwelithini Stadium . The Flames now top group B with six points from two games and only need one point to secure a semi Finals spot . The Flames next play Comoros In a game the will be required to get atleast a point . Benjamin GK Nyirenda