A licensing rule forcing men’s clubs to run women’s teams just paid off with Malawi punching an Africa Cup of Nations ticket.
FAM links rule to AFCON breakthrough
The Football Association of Malawi credits licensing for the milestone.
Christopher Madalitso Kuyera spoke at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe.
Kuyera tied women’s team mandates to the AFCON qualification.
He called the outcome one of licensing’s clear payoffs.
Super League clubs must field women
TNM Super League sides are required to run women’s teams.
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets comply with the updated criteria.
Mighty Wanderers also maintains youth and women's squads.
Silver Strikers and Kamuzu Barracks follow the same setup.
The licensing push has gained traction since...
Visa barriers just got scrapped between Ghana and Zambia after outfit jokes spiraled online.
Visa-free deal after Mahama visit
President John Dramani Mahama traveled to Zambia last week.
During that trip, Ghana and Zambia inked a no-visa pact.
The arrangement permits citizens of both sides.
Leaders expect tourism and trade numbers to climb.
Fugu roast sparks national pushback
Online chatter from Zambia clowned Mahama’s Fugu attire.
Many Zambians compared the traditional outfit to a blouse.
Ghana responded by marking Wednesday as Fugu Day.
Officials framed the celebration as flexing national identity.
Agenda 2063 tie-in and bigger picture
The agreement lines up with the African Union Agenda 2063 vision.
That blueprint pushes for...
Graduations just got frozen, and staff got benched after a suspected grade tampering mess rattled Mzuzu University.
Kondwani Kachamba Ngwira backs Mzuni
Kondwani Kachamba Ngwira jumped onto Facebook to defend Mzuzu University.
Asked online for his take, Kachamba labeled Mzuni a top-tier school.
His post argued that spotting grade fraud proves oversight works.
A throwback clip showed Mzuni beating Makerere University in competition.
IMIS breach and student fallout
Mzuzu University flagged 103 IMIS accounts as possibly hacked.
From that batch, 55 students had graduation put on hold.
Reports suggest certain degrees carried grades that should not exist.
Some final-year students were told to restart at Level One.
Probe backed by ACB and...
A court-ordered payout just ignited a political firestorm in Malawi, with activists warning it could torch public funds and hammer taxpayers.
CDEDI slams Supreme Court payout ruling
The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives blasted the order favoring Finance Bank of Malawi.
Sylvester Namiwa said the payout would gut Malawi's finances.
Namiwa argued the timing worsens an already squeezed budget.
Lilongwe briefing framed the judgment as a threat to citizens.
Constitutional and accountability pushback
CDEDI cited Section 12 of the Republican Constitution.
Namiwa pressed the Registrar of the High Court to halt payment.
The group rejected claims that judicial independence blocks scrutiny.
He stressed that judges, like...
Fake diplomas just detonated trust across Malawi, and regulators are gearing up to shut shady colleges down fast.
Illicit colleges push bogus credentials in Malawi
The National Council for Higher Education and the Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority ran a joint sweep.
Inspectors flagged campuses running without proper registration.
Some schools were pitching courses that never got regulatory approval.
Thousands of students risk walking away with useless paperwork.
Foreign awarding bodies flagged by regulators
Business Management Education Centre of the United Kingdom got called out directly.
American Institute of Extended Studies of the United States landed on the same warning list.
Phiri and...
Dumping farm supplies worth over 15 billion Malawi Kwacha has lit up Malawi, and people are calling it a slap in the face during a food crunch.
Fury over 15 billion Kwacha disposal
Agricultural inputs and irrigation gear valued at above 15 billion Malawi Kwacha got cleared out.
Fertilizer, seeds, and irrigation equipment were part of the offload.
Those supplies were supposed to lift farmers and crop output.
Many Malawians are dragging the government for trashing farm support.
Chakwera administration under fire
Former President Lazarus Chakwera’s administration is catching heat.
Critics claim Chakwera’s team sidelined citizen welfare.
Allegations of corruption and mismanagement keep dogging the agricultural sector.
Public trust in...
Blocked pavement in Thambani is choking off maize deliveries, and that busted route is leaving thousands staring at empty plates.
Road mess stalls maize lifeline
A recent road blockage in Thambani, Mwanza district, has jammed relief runs.
Trucks hauling maize cannot push through the wrecked stretch.
Heavy rains wrecked the surface, Ivy Chammudzi said.
Deterioration has locked vehicles out of the community.
Officials flag growing hunger pressure
Ivy Chammudzi, Mwanza district disaster management officer, warned that access is rough.
Thousands of residents are still waiting for food help.
Maize shipments are crawling, and shortages are getting worse.
Delays are stacking up while needs keep rising.
Maureen Nseula demands road fix...
Death rumors crashed into the timeline, and the family had to jump in fast to shut that noise down.
Yul Edochie shuts down death rumors
Yul Edochie blasted claims that Pete Edochie had died.
The actor posted on Instagram to clear the air.
Yul called his father The Lion of Africa.
He insisted Pete is alive and feeling fine.
Instagram tribute and bold reassurance
Yul Edochie shared a photo praising Pete publicly.
Caption hyped him as his man for life.
He predicted Pete would pass 100 years.
The message told people to ignore fake reports.
Leo Edochie backs the denial
Leo Edochie also stepped in to kill rumors.
Elder brother said Pete remains strong.
The family doubled down that he is healthy.
Their statements framed the reports as...
Career setbacks pushed him into acting after job doors kept slamming over his size, and that same bias is circling back through attacks on his kid.
Nkubi’s career pivot after rejection
Victor Udochukwu Nwaogu is widely known as Nkubi.
Nkubi opened up about body-based stigma on a podcast.
After secondary school, he failed to land small gigs.
Repeated job knockbacks nudged him toward acting.
Early awareness of being different
Victor Udochukwu Nwaogu realized something was off after graduation.
Nkubi said childhood confusion later turned into hard clarity.
Peers grabbed entry-level work while he kept getting sidelined.
That stretch cemented his sense of being set apart.
Internet trolling targeting his daughter
Victor Udochukwu...
