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Mwanza Hospital Guardians Trapped in Deathtrap Shed
The guardian shelter at Mwanza District Hospital looks more like ruins than a safe place for people. Caregivers must sleep under broken roofs with dangerous holes and loose boards. Martha Phiri fears for her life as she stays there to help her sick son recover from malaria. Rain pours through gaps in the shelter when storms come. Sharp nails stick out from the wooden frames that barely stay together. According to Chrissy Kachere from Chikolosa village, a woman almost got hurt when part of the roof fell down. Nobody fixed the problem after people told hospital staff about the danger. Guardians live without basic things like lights or clean water as they care for patients each day. Dr Anthony Chafunya says the hospital knows about these...
UGI K2bn Shock After K326m Wipeout
UGI made a profit of K2.168 billion last year after losing K0.326 billion in 2023. The insurance firm boosted its money intake from K7.991 billion to K10.628 billion through new customer sign-ups. Company leaders Harold Jiya and Lester Tandwe signed off on these results. UGI showed it can bounce back from hard times with smart business moves. The company's total worth increased to K8.549 billion from K3.523 billion. Fresh cash added K2.795 billion to their accounts. Money earned from investments jumped to K2.773 billion, up from K2.013 billion, because they spread out where they put their cash. UGI spent less on insurance services, cutting costs from K9.882 billion to K7.281 billion. Their stuff grew in value to K20.343 billion from...
Ex-Sex Worker Banged Up For Stalking Rugby Ace
Sandra Ntonya will spend more than two years in jail for breaking court rules about contacting Marland Yarde. The UK court had told her not to bother the former England rugby player after she stalked him. Ntonya posted online about Yarde just days after her February warning. She shared private messages and said bad things about him on social media. The judge said she showed no respect for the law. Ntonya met Yarde during a night out in Manchester back in 2021. She later said he attacked her, but police found no proof. The claims hurt Yarde's career and mental health. He left English rugby and thought about taking his life. Ntonya, age 44, comes from Karonga, Malawi, and works as a sex worker in Manchester. The court first gave Ntonya...
PCL Execs Pocket Billions While Shareholders Bleed
The Industrial Relations Court ordered Press Corporation Limited to pay K14 billion to three fired executives. PCL tried to stop this payment, claiming money problems. The court said PCL must pay K9.7 billion right away. Court papers showed PCL earned K122 billion in profit last year but still claimed empty coffers. Judge Tamanda Nyimba found this hard to believe. PCL spent a lot of money elsewhere despite saying they had none. They paid $504,000 for shares in Liberia Merchant Capital Limited, sent $260,000 to Fortesa for oil exploration, gave $6.7 million to Press Energy Limited as investment money, and transferred K4 billion to their phone company, TNM. The judge noticed PCL paid K1.1 billion to National Bank just five days after...
How CADECOM Is Saving Zomba Farmers from Disaster
CADECOM offers mental health support to people who have survived natural disasters in Zomba. Father Charles Namalitha spoke about this during a community meeting at GVH Magoli. The Catholic group runs a farm project that helps feed hungry families in the area. Caritas Korea provides money for this work to assist farmers who need extra help. Father Namalitha said disaster survivors need more than just food. They require emotional support, places to live, and land to grow crops. He urged locals to plant trees to fight future disasters. He added that communities must stay together during hard times to avoid stress. Vincent Tenthani from CADECOM agreed with these ideas. He explained that their program aims to improve life through food...
Malawi Peace While Gaza Burns Nonstop
Malawians enjoy peace daily as they walk through town without danger. People go to work safely, unlike Gaza residents, who face ongoing conflict. Hamas-run civil defense reported over 90 deaths from Israeli attacks that began Friday. Children were numbered among those killed during ground, air, and sea operations. The military bombed at least nine homes and tents where civilians lived. Many people remain trapped, with dozens of calls for help coming to civil defense teams. Smoke filled the air as artillery fire hit Beit Lahia, where tanks moved into neighborhoods. Israel stated that its forces aim to find and destroy what they call terrorist sites in northern Gaza. This represents the first major ground attack on northern Gaza since...
AMD RX 7500 Leak Has Gamers Freaking Out
Someone found a canceled AMD graphics card called the Radeon RX 7500. The card uses a NAVI 33 XE chip with 1536 Stream Processors. It comes with 6 GB of memory, which runs on a narrow 96-bit connection. A user shared pictures of the card online but blurred some parts of the design. The card works at a very slow speed of just 300 MHz. AMD planned this card for budget gamers but never officially released it. The company did not explain why it canceled the card before launch. Most new cards today come with 8 GB of memory at prices above $300. Computer part makers appear to have left behind the market for cards under $200. Signs point to AMD skipping directly to newer models instead of releasing this card.
Uganda Tea Boom Set to Conquer Africa
Uganda sells tea overseas as one of its main moneymakers. Ambassador Philip Odida spoke about this at a tea meeting in Nigeria. He wants African countries to work together on tea sales and asked people to try Ugandan tea flavors through the Africa Trade Consortium. He believes teamwork helps grow the tea business. A Nigerian media group put together this tea trade event. People came from many countries to talk about African tea sales. Government workers, business owners, and embassy staff joined the talks. They discussed how to sell more tea between African nations. The meeting helped people find new markets for their products. Egypt and Ivory Coast sent representatives to the meeting. These countries want to increase the tea trade...
Museveni Cheers Putin on Victory Day
Uganda President Museveni sent Putin a letter about the 80th Victory Day. He praised Russia for beating Nazi Germany during World War II. The celebration happened in Moscow on May 9. Chinese leader Xi Jinping attended the event, and Brazil leader Lula da Silva also attended. Museveni wrote that Victory Day shows courage against tyranny. The Russian army is fighting Ukraine right now. This war has killed many people since February 2022. America gave weapons to Ukraine for defense. Western countries tried to hurt Russian money through sanctions. Museveni told Putin that Uganda wants to be friends with Russia and promised to work together on projects both countries like. In his letter, he wished Putin good health and hoped for peace in...
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