“You wouldn’t tolerate an underperforming surgeon in an operating theatre. Why is it that we tolerate underperforming….?”Michael Gove
Ancient kings of Siam (present-day Thailand) would sometimes give a white elephant to their enemies. This apparent ‘Royal gift’ meant doom for the recipient because white elephants were considered sacred and needed special care, were not allowed to work and could not be sold, given away or killed.
Hence the recipient was given a mammoth task, and the unwelcome monstrosity would literally eat the new owner’s fortune till bankruptcy.
Before I forget, you may recall that while President Lazarus Chakwera, the Cabinet and his farrago of advisors, the Presidential Taskforce on COVID and the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DODMA) were busy disbursing and eating money and focussing on all manner of non-priorities; billions of Kwachas for Covid were being hard-heartedly abused, misused and stolen.
March 14, 2021 Nyasa Times Reporter 3 Comments
Malawi Police have arrested two people, a brother and sister who created a fake face book account for social media influencer Onjezani Kenani and managed to scam unsuspecting donors K1 million.
Kenani: convinced some Malawians to channel to them donations meant for the fight against Covid-19.
Kenani writes on his Facebook wall that police have arrested two people, Lumbani Kaunda of Dwangwa, and his sister, Thokozire Kaunda of Mzuzu, on suspicion that they have been using Kenani’s name to steal money from unsuspecting Malawians.
“These people, with an accomplice based in South Africa, allegedly created a fake “Onjezani Kenani” page, and convinced some Malawians to channel to them donations meant for the fight against Covid-19.
February 16, 2021 Watipaso Mzungu – Nyasa Times 1 Comment
Salima Sugar Company Limited (SCCL) has donated 4, 000 surgical masks to Covid-19 Response Private Citizens to enable the initiative reach out to district hospitals with response materials in the next two weeks.
Salima Sugar Company Limited General Manager Apoorva Roy presenting the surgical masks to Covid-19 Response Private Citizens member Trinity Kubalasa–Photo by Watipaso Mzungu, Nyasa Times
France-based Malawian Stanley Onjezani Kenani established the initiative to complement the government efforts to mobilize resources for combating the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
The pandemic has claimed millions of lives across the world. The second wave of the pandemic has overstretched the already resource-constrained the health system in Malawi, which prompted President Lazarus Chakwera to appeal for support from both local and international organizations and companies to complement efforts by the
February 7, 2021 Z Allan Ntata 36 Comments
Section 12 (1c) of Malawi’s Constitution lays down the fundamental principle on which the constitution was founded. It states that ‘the authority to exercise power of State is conditional upon the sustained trust of the people of Malawi and that trust can only be maintained through open, accountable and transparent Government and informed democratic choice’.
Kenani: Malawians are happily channelling the little they have to The Onjezani Kenani initiative.
As the country celebrates the first anniversary of the landmark Constitutional Court ruling pronounced on 3 February 2019 that nullified the presidential elections held on 20 May 2019; it is becoming more and more disconcerting that President Chakwera – the ultimate beneficiary of the ruling – seems to have already lost the trust placed in him by Malawians.
Crowdfunding breathes life into Malawi s COVID-19 fight Secretary for health Charles Mwansambo has hailed the crowdfunding, saying the government alone cannot meet the health needs of Malawians, let alone COVID-19 . Medical personnel dressed in personal protective equipment are seen at a lodging building readying for their turn to go and work inside the main COVID-19 treatment centre at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, on January 18, 2021. Picture: AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP
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LILONGWE - A new crowdfunding campaign in Malawi has raised $100,000 in a week and helped provide basic equipment and medicines in state hospitals to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.