Reluctant Trump grants sanctions relief to Iran one last time

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump upheld U.S. participation in the Iran nuclear deal on Friday by granting Tehran relief from U.S. sanctions but aides said it would be the last time he would do so.

Carillion shares plunge as rescue talks drag on

LONDON (Reuters) - British building and services company Carillion remains in "constructive discussions" with its creditors and suggestions they have rejected its business plan are incorrect, the company said on Friday.

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Jungle jex to drop “Nena” with Moshu records

Jungle jex

Renowned urban artist Jungle Jex will on the 16^th January 2018 drop one of his new singles titled “Nena”.
 

Speaking in an interview with Malawi News Agency on Wednesday, the artist whose real name is Ezra Williams said the single is a welcoming of the New Year.

“It is one of my best song singles that I have released so far and I hope that my fans will also enjoy it when it is out. It is also like welcoming the New Year so I thought it wise to give something to my fans for the support they give me,” said jungle.

The song has been produced by Moshu records in Lilongwe. The hit is trying to appreciate the love that a girl gives to his boyfriend.

“People should expect more music from me as I am also working on an album and by the end of this year I will drop it,” added Jungle. (By Rahim Kamwana-Lilongwe, 11 January. Mana)

Heavy rains destroy school block

 

A roof toilet blown off at Kaphala Primary School. Pic courtesy of Mariette Kadewere-Disaster Desk Officer

Iron sheets thrown metres away from school block. Pic courtesy of Mariette Kadewere-Disaster Desk Officer

The affected school block at Kaphula Primary School. Pic courtesy of Mariette Kadewere-Disaster Desk Officer.

Stormy rains have blown off roofs of a school block at Kaphala Primary School in Traditional Authority Mazengera in Lilongwe, leaving pupils desperate for shelter. 

 

In an interview with Malawi News Agency (Mana), Disaster Management Desk Officer for Lilongwe, Mariette Kadewere, confirmed the incident saying the incident occurred Wednesday following the rain storm that hit the area.

 

“Lilongwe received heavy rains on Wednesday accompanied by strong winds which blew off the roof of a school block and toilets at Kaphala Primary School and other schools yet to be assessed,” said Kadewere.

 

She said the heavy rains have also affected other surrounding villages and a classroom block at Machite Primary School which is 10 kilometers away from Kaphala.

 

Kadewere indicated that houses too were not spared but the council is yet to establish how many have been affected.

 

”Apart from destroying the classroom blocks, the heavy rains have also affected several villages in the same area destroying property and crops,” she said.

 

“The reports that we got indicate that the rain storm has destroyed a lot of property and that those that were not in their homes had to lie down up until it was calm as they couldn’t run to their homes or nearby buildings,” said Kadewere.

 

Some villages in Traditional Authority Kabudula have also been affected including group village heads Kaphiri and Kalumba. Kadewere said the council had arranged to pay a visit on Thursday morning to assess the damage.( By Chimwemwe Njoloma-Lilongwe, January 11, Mana)

Malawi's population problem

By Bryson Jumbe

Malawi's population has increased drastically over the past years.

As of 1990, the country's population was estimated to be around 9 million.

In the year 2000 the population reached 11.3 million.

Now the population is over 18 million, growing at a rate of 2.7 percent.

As a result [holding all other contributing factors such as plunder of public resources aside], we are left to scramble for infrastructure facilities and other meagre resources.

With every rise in population, land continues to diminish per hectare hence giving rise to cases of encroachment on uninhabitable areas.

The electricity supply entity finds a worthy excuse on the high demand population-driven mismatch to supply.

Primary schools are flooded, some are learning in the comfort of shaded trees.

Public university intake is limited.

Hospitals are crowded with some patients sleeping on floors.

Our correctional facilities too haven't been spared.

The list is endless.

China had (or has) a similar problem. They had to institute a one-child policy per family though it was later reversed.

But the policy resulted in China's population growth rate falling to 0.7 percent as recorded in 2014.

This piece is not advocating for a similar policy, but it's time to approach the matter with the seriousness it deserves.

The increase in population is continuously becoming a burden too huge on Government to bear.

[Population figures are based on UN data]