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MTL Queens
Netball in Malawi is organized by the Netball Association of Malawi. National team The Malawi national netball team competes in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, the African Netball Championships, the Fast5 Netball World Series and the SPAR Diamond Challenge. Malawi's best performance at a major international tournament was a third place finish at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series. Malawi has defeated New Zealand, Australia and England in international tournaments. As of 1 July 2020, they are sixth in the INF World Rankings. Competitions Malawi's three regions – Central Region, Southern Region and Northern Region – all have regional leagues. The top teams from the regions played in two national competitions, the Presidential Championship and the Champions League. The latter competition was launched in 2013 and was sponsored by GOtv Africa. It initially featured the top teams from Blantyre and Lilongwe but in 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malawi National Netball Team
The Malawi national netball team, nicknamed "The Queens", represent Malawi in international netball competitions. History Malawi have played in six World Netball Championships, famously finishing fifth in 2007 World Netball Championships, 2007. In 2012 they competed in the 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series, Fast5 tournament in Auckland, where they have had several historic results including wins over Australian national netball team, Australia and England national netball team, England, and finished in 5th place, just narrowly missing out on the finals. This followed a draw against Australia in the 2010 World Netball Series, 2010 Edition. Airtel Malawi is a significant financial donor of the Malawi Queens, having sponsored their trip to Auckland for the Fast5 World Series in 2014 to a sum of K6 M. The current Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) president is independent politician Abigail Shariff. She was elected to replace Khungekile Matiya in 2021. At the Netball at the 2018 Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blantyre
Blantyre is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, and its second largest city, with a population of 800,264 . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial and industrial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe. It is the capital of the country's Southern Region as well as the Blantyre District. History Blantyre was founded in 1876 through the missionary work of the Church of Scotland. It was named after Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, birthplace of the explorer David Livingstone. The site was chosen by Henry Henderson, who was joined there on 23 October 1876 by Dr T. T. Macklin and others. Dr Macklin took over the leadership of the mission and began the work of building; but it was not until 1878 that the first ordained minister, Rev. Duff MacDonald, joined the mission. The original missionaries, for various reasons, faced local opposition and three of them were recalled. From 1881 to 1898, the mission was run by David Clement Scott, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Vixens
Melbourne Vixens is an netball in Australia, Australian professional netball team based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Since 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season, 2017 they have represented Netball Victoria in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 ANZ Championship season, 2008 and 2016 ANZ Championship season, 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. The team was formed in 2007 in Australia, 2007 when Netball Victoria merged its two former Commonwealth Bank Trophy league teams, Melbourne Phoenix and Melbourne Kestrels. Vixens have won three List of Australian netball premiers, premierships, in 2009 ANZ Championship season, 2009, 2014 ANZ Championship season, 2014 and 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season, 2020. History ANZ Championship Between 2008 and 2016, Vixens played in the ANZ Championship. Vixens were formed in late 2007 when Netball Victoria merged its two former Commonwealth Bank Trophy league teams, Melbourne Phoenix and Melbourne Kestrels, in order to enter a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mwai Kumwenda
Mwai Kumwenda (born 27 September 1989) is a Malawi netball international player. She represented Malawi at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups. Kumwenda was the top goal scorer at three successive major tournaments – the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2015 Netball World Cup and the 2018 Commonwealth Games. At the 2015 Netball World Cup she was also named player of the tournament. Kumwenda captained Malawi and was again tournament top scorer when they finished third at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series. At club level Kumwenda has played for Peninsula Waves in the Victorian Netball League, Victorian Fury in the Australian Netball League, Mainland Tactix in the ANZ Championship and for Melbourne Vixens in Suncorp Super Netball. Early life and family Kumwenda is the daughter of Kennedy and Costa Kumwenda. She was raised in Mtwalo, a village in the Mzimba District. She is an ethnic Tumbuka and is the youngest of eight sibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bingu Wa Mutharika
Bingu wa Mutharika (; born Brightson Webster Ryson Thom; 24 February 1934 – 5 April 2012) was a Malawian politician and economist who was President of Malawi from May 2004 until his death in April 2012. He was also President of the Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi), Democratic Progressive Party, which he founded in February 2005; it obtained a majority in Malawi's parliament in the 2009 Malawian general election, 2009 general election. During his two terms in office, he was noted for being the Chairperson of the African Union in 2010–2011, as well as for several domestic controversies. In 2009, he purchased a private presidential jet for $13.26 million. This was followed almost immediately by a nationwide fuel shortage, which was officially blamed on logistical problems but was more likely due to the hard currency shortage caused by the freezing of aid by the international community. He died in office from a cardiac arrest on 5 April 2012, at age 78. Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agricultural Development And Marketing Corporation
The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation, usually known as ADMARC, was formed in Malawi in 1978 as a government-owned corporation or parastatal to promote the Malawian economy by increasing the volume and quality of its agricultural exports, to develop new foreign markets for the consumption of Malawian agricultural produce and to support Malawi's farmers. it was the successor of a number of separate marketing boards of the colonial-era and early post-colonial times, whose functions were as much about controlling African smallholders or generating government revenues as in promoting agricultural development. At its foundation, ADMARC was given the power to finance the economic development of any public or private organisation, agricultural or not. In its first decade of operation, ADMARC was considered to be more business-like and less bureaucratic than similar parastatal bodies in other African nations, but from its formation it was involved in the diversion of reso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation
The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation is a state-run radio and television company in Malawi. Description Radio was introduced to Malawi, then the British colony of Nyasaland, in 1941, when the Information Department of the government of neighbouring Northern Rhodesia, another British colony, installed a 300-watt transmitter in its capital, Lusaka, to provide a service to all African citizens of the Rhodesian region, Radio Lusaka, in both English and local African languages. Since Northern Rhodesia could not afford such a specialist service alone, the administrators of Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland were soon persuaded to share the costs, while the British government agreed to provide share capital; thus the Central African Broadcasting Station (CABS) was born. In 1953 the United Kingdom created the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland with Salisbury (now Harare, Zimbabwe) as its capital; The Southern Rhodesian Broadcasting Service, which operated in Southern Rhodesia for Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electricity Supply Commission Of Malawi
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM) is the state-owned power transmission and distribution company in Malawi. It is entirely in control of transmission and distribution of electric power in the country. ESCOM represents Malawi in the Southern African Power Pool. It should not be confused with its South African equivalent Eskom. Location The headquarters of the company are located in ESCOM House, along Haile Selassie Avenue, in the central business district of Blantyre Blantyre is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, and its second largest city, with a population of 800,264 . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial and industrial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe. It is ..., the commercial and financial capital of Malawi. The ESCOM House sits directly across the street from ''Shifa Hospital''. The geographical coordinates of the company headquarters are:15°47'16.0"S, 35°00'38.0"E (Latitude:-15.787778; Longitude:35 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malawi Police Service
The Malawi Police Service is an independent organ of the executive that is mandated by the constitution to protect public safety and the rights of persons in Malawi. The Malawi Police Service is overseen by an Inspector General of Police. Police Ranks * Inspector General * Deputy Inspector General * Commissioner * Deputy Commissioner * Assistant Commissioner * Senior Superintendent * Superintendent * Assistant Superintendent * Inspector * Sub Inspector * Sergeant * Constable Inspector General The Inspector General is the head of the Malawi Police Service. The position is appointed by the President of Malawi and confirmed by the National Assembly. The Public Appointments Committee may at any time inquire as to the competence of the person. The Inspector General of Police can only serve for five years in that position. The Inspector General of Police can be removed by the president for being incompetent, incapacitated, compromised, or reaching retirement age. The Inspecto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Netball League (Malawi)
The National Netball League is a netball competition in Malawi, representing the highest level of play in the country. The league was originally due to launch in 2022, as a replacement for the Presidential National Cup. It was funded by a K40,000,000 sponsorship deal with the Salima Sugar Company. The first gameday was due to take place at the Griffin Saenda Sports Complex in Lilongwe, but it was postponed, as the venue had not yet been completed. The competition instead debuted in 2023, with the first event taking place in Salima. The tournament was suspended for several months due to a lack of funds, but following the receipt of additional money from Salima, it was completed in October, at the Don Bosco Netball Court in Lilongwe. The teams taking part in the first competition were: *Airforce *Blue Eagles *Civo *Diamonds *Ekwendeni Resource *Imosys *Karonga Queens *Mafco *Prison Sisters *Tigresses *Tremors *Young Eagles References {{DEFAULTSORT:Malawi Netball leagues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Fast5 Netball World Series
The 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series was the 8th Fast5 Netball World Series. Australia hosted England, Jamaica, Malawi, New Zealand and South Africa in a series, played in October 2017, at Melbourne's Hisense Arena. With a team coached by Tracey Neville and captained by Ama Agbeze, England won the series for a second time. In the final they defeated Jamaica 34–29. Australia finished third, overcoming New Zealand 34–15 playoff. The series was broadcast live on 9Gem in Australia, on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland and on SuperSport (South Africa). Squads Round robin stage Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Ladder Playoffs 5th v 6th Playoff 3rd v 4th Playoff Final Award winners Top scorers Final Placings References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fast5 2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Fast5 Netball World Series
The 2014 Fast5 Netball World Series was the 6th Fast5 Netball World Series. New Zealand hosted Australia, England, Jamaica, Malawi and South Africa in a series, played in November 2014, at Auckland's Vector Arena. With a team coached by Janine Southby and captained by Laura Langman, New Zealand won the series for the third time in a row with a 35–31 win over Australia in the final. England finished third after defeating Jamaica 31–30 in a play-off. The series was broadcast live on Fox Sports in Australia, on Sky Sport in New Zealand and on SuperSport (South Africa). The Fox Sports commentary team featured Anne Sargeant. Squads ;Notes * Casey Kopua and Irene van Dyk were both included in the original New Zealand squad. However they both withdrew because of injuries. They were subsequently replaced by Jamie-Lee Price and Malia Paseka respectively. Van Dyk remained with the New Zealand squad as a technical advisor. * Mwai Kumwenda did not travel to the tournament with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
