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Aug62022 by Suleman ChiteraNo Comments

Which Country Is Called “The Warm Heart Of Africa”?

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Lake Malawi in Malawi. Africa is varied, from its landscapes, lakes, wildlife, and people. From Cairo down to Cape Town in the South, the continent has always captured the minds and lives of travelers, artists, photographers, and even thrill seekers. On this vast land is a country in the Southern region known as Malawi, a landlocked country which shares its borders with Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambique. Known as the “Warm Heart of Africa", Malawi is one of the most beautiful countries in the continent. Why Is Malawi Called “The Warm Heart Of Africa?”Malawi is often referred to as the Warm Heart of Africa because of how kind its people are, its grand landscape, and its beautiful wildlife. The country is considered one of the kindest to strangers in the world and also one of the safes...

Aug52022 by Suleman ChiteraNo Comments

US firm In $309 Tax Evasion

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US-based Columbia Gem House has expressed ignorance of a demand letter by Attorney General (AG) Thabo Chaka-Nyirenda demanding $309.6 billion (about K320 trillion) in unpaid taxes. According to a New York-based online publication, Law360, Columbia Gem House brand manager Natasha Braunwart on Tuesday said the company does not own Nyala Mines Limited nor was in receipt of any communication from the AG. Chakaka-Nyirenda, in his letter dated July 26 2022, linked Nyala Mines to the Washington-based firm Columbia Gem House as its subsidiary, which he accused of evading taxes. Wrote a demand letter: NyirendaIn the letter, the AG said he received instructions from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs to pursue the matter following failure by Nyala Mines Limited to pay taxes on ru...

Aug12022 by Suleman ChiteraNo Comments

Russian fertilizers to be delivered to Africa free of charge as part of humanitarian aid

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Russian fertilizers to be delivered to Africa free of charge as part of humanitarian aidRussian fertilizers to be delivered to Africa free of charge as part of humanitarian aidA Russian company Uralchem has announced that it is ready to supply 25,000 tons of fertilizer to Africa free of charge as part of its contribution to global food security and the fight against hunger. Uralchem is one of the top five major Russian chemical companies producing nitrogen, potash and complex fertilizers and exporting them to various countries around the world. Several years ago the company announced its interest in the African market and its intention to expand the supply of fertilizers to the African continent. Uralchem and Uralkali, a part of the same chemical holding company, have been supplying...

Jul102022 by Suleman ChiteraNo Comments

Sir Lankan Prime Minister Accept To Resign

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Sri Lankan prime minister agrees to resign after protesters storm president's residence over crushing economic crisis . This happens after protesters broke into the prime minister's private residence and set it on fire. Earlier in the day, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was evacuated from the President's House in capital Colombo before thousands of protestors stormed his residence. The cash-strapped nation extended school closures because there is not enough fuel for teachers and parents to get children to classrooms, with most pumping stations being without fuel for days.

Jul32022 by Malawi Freedom NetworkNo Comments

RAILA Elects Chitera As President

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BY AUBREY THOM VAKHANI On Saturday July 2, 2022,Radio Islam Listeners Association (Raila) went to polls to elect president of the association to run the affairs of the grouping for the next four years. There were two candidates contested for the Raila top seat. The two were the outgoing vice president, Davie Daud Mpalaume and Suleman Chitera. It was a tight race which saw four votes separating the two gentlemen. Chitera scooped 118 votes while his contender got 114 from sixteen districts each proving fifteen voters. The voting started at 9:00 AM and ended at 12:00 PM. "My colleagues and I are at the tally centre in Ntcheu where we were receiving electoral results. I am pleased to inform you all that as of now, we haven't received any electoral complaints. According to the coun...

Jun282022 by Malawi Freedom NetworkNo Comments

Putin to attend G20 summit – Kremlin

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The Russian leader will travel to Indonesia for the meeting, despite Western leaders calling for Moscow’s expulsion. Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the G20 summit in Indonesia this November, the Kremlin announced on Monday. While multiple Western leaders have demanded Russia’s expulsion from the event, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is hosting this year's gathering, has invited Putin to the meeting in Bali. Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov announced Putin’s attendance, but told reporters that it is still unclear in what capacity the Russian leader will participate. “I hope that the pandemic will allow this important forum to be held in person, but I cannot guess,” Ushakov said. The G20 summit brings together leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies, ...

Jun282022 by Malawi Freedom NetworkNo Comments

Revealed: National Crime Agency In Crisis Over Unlawful Searches

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Trials are collapsing amid warnings that historical convictions are unsafe because of "glaring" systemic failures at UK’s serious crime body. Investigations Correspondent, UK Britain’s elite crime-fighting agency has admitted it may have been searching properties and seizing evidence unlawfully for almost a decade because of glaring “systemic” failings in the way it applies for legal permission to conduct its operations. Every single one of the National Crime Agency’s (NCA’s) live investigations and prosecutions are in jeopardy after it launched a sweeping internal inquiry into all its warrants and production orders over fears they may have been obtained unlawfully. BuzzFeed News can reveal that the NCA has admitted to judges it used evidence that may have been gathe...

Jun152022 by Suleman ChiteraNo Comments

UK forced to cancel deportation flight to Rwanda after European court ruling

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The number of those due to be put on the flight had dwindled from an original 130 to seven on Tuesday and finally none thanks to a last-minute ruling from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). British Home Secretary Priti Patel said she was disappointed that “legal challenge and last-minute claims” meant the plane did not take off but vowed to pursue the heavily criticised policy. “We will not be deterred,” she said in a statement. “Our legal team are reviewing every decision made on this flight and preparation for the next flight begins now.” The grounding was thanks to an ECHR ruling that at least one of the asylum seekers should stay in Britain as there were no guarantees for his legal future in Rwanda. Patel called the ECHR intervention “ve...

Jun82022 by Suleman ChiteraNo Comments

UK government’s ‘anti-corruption champion’ quits, will oppose Johnson

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UK government's 'anti-corruption champion' quits, will oppose Johnson LONDON – Britain’s ‘anti-corruption champion’, lawmaker John Penrose, resigned from his role in government on Monday saying he would vote against Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a confidence vote later in the day. “I’m sorry to have to resign as the PM’s Anti-Corruption Tsar but, after his reply last week about the Ministerial Code, it’s pretty clear he has broken it,” he said on Twitter. “That’s a resigning matter for me, and it should be for the PM too.”

Jun62022 by Suleman ChiteraNo Comments

vote of confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership is expected to take place later

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Sir Graham Brady, who chairs the Tory committee that organises such votes, is expected to announce the move shortly. Speculation about a possible vote this week has been mounting, as Mr Johnson continues to face calls to resign over lockdown parties. A no-confidence vote will be triggered if 54 Tory MPs submit letters of no-confidence in him. Former minister Jesse Norman is the latest to confirm he has done this. In a letter to Mr Johnson posted on social media, Mr Norman, the MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, said the PM had presided over "a culture of casual law-breaking" in No 10. On Sunday the prime minister would not lose a confidence vote among his own MPs. In the 10 days since MPs returned to their constituencies for the half term break, speculation has sw...