Facebook announces new financial team for online payments

Facebook unveiled Monday a new leadership team for Facebook Pay ahead of a broad roll out in the United States on Instagram.

David Marcus, co-creator of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project, will head up the new group, called F2, which is short for Facebook Financial, Bloomberg first reported.

Stephane Kasriel, a former CEO of freelancing platform UpWork, and former PayPal executive, will serve as payments vice president.

The social media company launched Facebook Pay in November with the goal of allowing users to make payments across its suite of applications with initial roll out on Facebook and Messenger. It recently started rolling out Facebook Pay in WhatsApp in Brazil. And it plans to roll out Facebook Pay on Instagram in the coming weeks in the United States.

Facebook also introduced a digital wallet for the Libra network of cryptocurrency to help people send money across the world under the name Calibra in June of last year.

In May of this year, the digital wallet was renamed and re-branded as Novi, after criticism with policymakers concerned about virtual currency disrupting the global financial system and risk of money laundering and competing with the U.S. dollar.

Marcus testified before skeptical lawmakers at a Senate banking committee last summer, members of which were concerned about misuse and money laundering.

He said Libra is backed on a one-to-one basis through cash bank deposits, short term government securities and hard currencies, and the entire system would be fully vetted before launch. 

Evangelical Association of Malawi says religious leaders have not been fully consulted in the new Covid19 regulation

 

The Evangelical Association of Malawi says religious leaders have not been fully consulted in the new Covid19 regulations that have been announced by government.

In an interview, Reverend Zacc Kawalala, chairperson for Ethics Peace and Justice Commission of the association has told MIJ Online that failure to consult by government on Covid-19 regulations would be less effective.

According to Kawalala, they view the development as a violation of their rights as they were only called into such a discussion during the DPP regime.

Among other things, Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe said that any social gathering beyond ten people including religious gatherings has become illegal.

Silungwe has since emphasized on the need for compliance of the Covid-19 regulations.

Meanwhile, the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development-CDEDI has dragged government to court over the newly gazzeted laws.

According to CDEDI Executive Director Silyvester Namiwa, the newly gazetted laws have huge potential of suffocating citizen’s enjoyment of their human rights.

The developments come as so far, there have been 4,658 recovered cases of Covid19 in Malawi.

Ronaldinho set to end five-month ‘prison hell’ and return to Brazil after fake passport scandal in Paraguay

Brazilian legend, Ronaldinho is expected to be allowed to return to Brazil, bringing his five-month prison hell to an end over fake passport scandal in Paraguay.

Back in March, the former AC Milan and Barcelona legend was caught up in a scandal after entering Paraguay with fake documents along with his brother.


According to La Nacion, passports were found bearing the names of Ronaldinho and Roberto and with Paraguayan nationality despite having their Brazilian passports confiscated in 2018 following conviction in an environment offence.

The pair later ended up in a Paraguay prison before they were released on house arrest after serving just 32 days behind bars.


In a new report by The Sun, Ronaldinho has been offered freedom and an escape from trial in exchange for a £70,000 cash payment following his fake passport scandal arrest.

His brother, Roberto de Assis Moreira is also expected to be allowed to leave with him if a judge accepts a new prosecution proposal based around a two-year suspended jail sentence and a £85,000 fine.


Both men would have to plead guilty to a charge of entering the country with falsified passports as part of a so-called deal called a ‘salida process’ in Paraguay, according to reports in the South American country.

In April, the 40-year-old told Paraguayan daily ABC Color that the first thing he will do when he recovers his freedom is give his doting mum Miguelina “a big kiss”.

Deadly Sex Romp Leaves Pharmacist Dead, Prostitute On The Run

Nigeria-The remains of a 40-year-old Pharmacist, identified as Bassey Asuquo, was on Friday, August 7,discovered in one of the rooms of a brothel along Akesan road, Egan area of Lagos State.


According to reports, the deceased, suspected to be suffering from asthma, was said to have slumped after having a romp with one of the commercial sex workers.

It was learnt that the Late Bassey, visited the brothel at about 10pm the previous night, after drinking at the bar session of the brothel.


Policemen from Igando division stormed the scene after being alerted by the management of the brothel. On getting to the scene of the incident, huge spectators had already gathered to have a glimpse of Bassey’s lifeless body.

It was also learnt that the fleeing commercial sex worker had contacted the hotel manager on phone, explaining how late Bassey was gasping for breath and attempted to reach out for his inhaler when he gave up the ghost.


All attempts to lure her back to explain further, failed as she reportedly told the manager on the phone that she was about crossing the nation’s border, in a bid to evade arrest.

Two staff of the brothel were arrested by the police, while the corpse was deposited at a Morgue.


A packet of cigarette, an inhaler and a stained boxer were found in the room while the commercial sex worker had escaped.

Meanwhile, family of the deceased were said to be making effort to retrieve Late Bassey’s remains for burial.

Teacher murders his wife after she refused to be dumped

In Zambia, a primary school teacher in Lupososhi District of Northern Province this week appeared before court charged with murder.

Albert Chibale, 35, is purported to have murdered his wife contrary to section 200 of the laws of Zambia.


Particulars of the offence are that Chibale, on July 8th, 2020, supposedly murdered his wife, Charity Mwape after she refused to be dumped by Chibale for another woman.

It is also alleged that Chibale after coming from a drinking spree, informed his wife Mwape that he is dumping her for another woman, a verdict Mwape rejected resulting into a fight and Mwape was subsequently hit by Chibale and she died on the spot.


Magistrate Kenney Nkundwe read the charge to Chibale, but he quickly explained that the case before him can only be determined by the high court.

“The case you are charged with can only be tried by the high court, and we are still waiting for instructions from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Lusaka for further instructions,” Magistrate Nkundwe told Chibale.


Chibale is being remanded at Luwingu correctional facility waiting for his fate.

Registration Exercise For National ID to be Gazzeted as Essential Service

Ministry of Homeland Security has said the national registration exercise for National Identity cards will soon be gazetted as part of essential services during current Covid-19 pandemic.

Addressing the media in Lilongwe, Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda said Covid-19 has disrupted the national registration exercise because the exercise is yet to be gazetted.


His sentiments come as Malawi joins the rest of African countries today, in commemorating the Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day.

The Minister said with demand for national ID for one to access public services such as Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) the Ministry needs to reach out to all those who are not yet registered to ensure they are not left behind.


The theme for this year’s Africa CRVS day is: “Civil Registration and Vital Statistics: An Essential Service for Monitoring and Mitigating the Impact of Emergencies”.

The theme resonates well with the global challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic in which the country is witnessing the upsurge in cases.

Two arrested for trafficking two Children

Police in Phalombe district have arrested two men for allegedly being found trafficking two children to Mozambique.

According to Phalombe Police publicist, Innocent Moses, the two, Simon Kamwendo, 28 and Manuel Macheso, 21, were caught at Phaloni Trading Centre on their way to Mozambique.


Moses says the victims who come from Zomba are aged 15 and 17 respectively.

He added that the victims were promised to work in maize fields.


The development comes barely a week after police also rescued three children from the hands of suspected child traffickers at Nambazo Trading Centre in the district.

WWE legend Kamala dies aged 70

James Harris, who competed in WWE and WCW as the “Ugandan giant” has been undergoing dialysis in recent years and had previously had both legs amputated owing to complications related to diabetes.

WWE icon Kamala has passed away at the age of 70.

James Harris, who competed as the “Ugandan giant” died on Sunday.


Harris, born in Mississippi in 1950, is best known for his work in the WWE, where he wrestled in the ’80s and ’90s.

His wife has detailed how he tested positive for coronavirus last Wednesday.


Harris had been undergoing dialysis in recent months.

He entered cardiac arrest before passing away on Sunday afternoon, as reported by ESPN.


A WWE statement read: “WWE is saddened to learn that James Harris, known to WWE fans as Kamala, has passed away at age 70.

“Under the frightening face paint of Kamala, the 6-foot-7, 380-pound Harris battled the greater superstars in sports-entertainment history, including Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker and Andre the Giant.

“He terrorised opponents and thrilled audiences in Mid-South, World Class Championship Wrestling, WCW and WWE until 2006.

“WWE extends its condolences to Harris’ family, friends and fans.”


Known as a heel, Kamala’s last major spell in WWE ended in 1993, following a feud with The Undertaker.

He would appear for WCW after, with his final WWE appearance coming in 2006.

Harris previously had both his legs amputated due to complications with diabetes, which was diagnosed in 1992.

He last wrestled in 2010, before having his left leg amputated the following year, owing to complications with diabetes and high blood pressure.


In 2012, his right leg was also amputated, below the knee.

Source: Mirror

CFT wants gvt to probe into MEDEF loans

Citizen For Transformation (CFT) has called on government to investigate the alleged abuse of Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (MEDF) by the past immediate Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government.

According to CFT publicity secretary Chimwemwe Maunde, they have gathered information regarding the matter.


According to Maunde, the past DPP administration issued loans to some of its supporters and were told not to repay the loans.

Maunde has since asked government to develop a strategic plan that would free MEDEF from political interference.

Africa number of coronavirus cases exceed 1 million

There is panic across the continent as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa has exceeded 1 million with experts saying the number may be way higher.

Global health experts have said that the true number of Africa’s coronavirus cases may be several times higher, considering the continent’s poor testing and counting facilities.


More than 22,000 people have so far died of COVID-19 in Africa, with South Africa accounting for the highest number – 10,210 deaths as on Sunday 9, 2020.

Five African countries account for 75% of all confirmed cases of coronavirus in Africa: South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana and Algeria.


Often regarded as Africa’s most developed country, South Africa is currently struggling to cope with the pandemic as confirmed cases pass half-million, ranking fifth in the world.

According to the Director of Africa CDC, Dr John Nkengasong, Nigeria could have had close to 1 million cases by now if it hadn’t acted quickly.


With an estimated population of over 200 million people, according to recent UN data, Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country. But it has somehow done better than South Africa in containing the pandemic. Or could it be a case of undercounting?

South Africa has the most extensive coronavirus testing and data collection facilities in Africa. The country is already running out hospital bed space, reports say.

Earlier this month, Lagos State, the Nigerian city with most cases of the virus, shut down one of its isolation centres.


“We have got to a stage where we need to balance the economics of this and which of these facilities do we need to keep running. Some of them now are having less than 20 per cent of occupancy,” the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said.

Discharged COVID-19 Patient Ignores Dad, Goes Home With Man She Met At Isolation Center

Nigeria – Love can be found anywhere… a recovered COVID-19 patient in Oyo state refused to return home with her dad, rather she opted to go with a man she met at the isolation centre.

Her new found love is also a soldier and they met at Oyo State isolation centre.

As usual practice, relatives of those discharged from the Oyo state isolation centre were waiting outside to pick up their loved one.

Among those waiting, was a man who also happens to be a pastor, he was waiting for his daughter who had just tested negative to the virus.

After being discharged, instead of moving with her dad, the young lady opted to leave with a soldier, who was waiting on a motorcycle.

The soldier was also a COVID-19 patient, and her dad approached him to understand what was going on.

According to TheCable, the lady was ultimately taken away on the motorcycle while her father left the centre in annoyance.

The father told the media outlet that his daughter began exhibiting a wayward attitude after graduating from school.


“She is my second child but after her graduation from the school of statistics, she refused to come home. I only got to know that she had been isolated at the centre through a relative she confided in. I am a man of God and I will continue to pray for her,” he said.

Living Waters Church against new COVID-19 measures introduced

Living Waters Church has spoken against new COVID-19 measures introduced by the Tonse Alliance government led by Dr. Lazarus Chakwera.

On Sunday, Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda announced new measures aimed at fighting COVID-19 and some of the measures include restriction of public gatherings of more than 10 people.

Apart from that,Chiponda also introduced mandatory use of face mask among Malawians across the country.

In a statement signed by Living Waters Church Secretary General Dr. Diston Store Chiweza, the church questioned the new measures, saying the Ministry of Health has failed to point out risks in church gatherings.

Malawi Police Starts Enforcing Mandatory Wearing of Face Masks

Malawi Police have started enforcing the updated laws of the Public Health (Corona Virus and Covid-19) Prevention, Containment and Management Rules 2020 which were gazetted on Friday.

In the newly gazetted rules, wearing of face masks is no mandatory as a way of halting the spread coronavirus in the country.

According to the rules, those who will be found disregarding the newly updated rules will be fined K10, 000 or being imprisoned.

National Police Spokesperson, James Kadadzera, confirmed of the development that police officers across the country have started enforcing the rules in all public places.

Meanwhile over 4, 000 people have been infected with virus and half of the infected have recovered, at least 140 people succumbed to the disease.

See Photos Of Lady Celebrating 28 Years of Living With HIV

A picture of beautiful curved lady carrying a bottle of Antiretroviral (ARV), putting on a white blouse written ‘HIV positive since 1992’ stormed on social media the past weekend.

The lady identified as Doreen Moraa Moracha shared pictures on social media celebrating her 28th birthday.


According to Doreen, she has been living with HIV since 1992 the year she was born and chose to embrace her situation.

Captioning her pictures, Doreen said she was officially diagnosed on her 8th birthday and has been on ARVs since 2005.


“Living with HIV since 1992(the year I was born) been on ARVs since 2005. Tested and officially Diagnosed on my 8th birthday 20 years ago. I AM GREATER THAN HIV. I AM A BEAUTIFUL STORY.” She said.

She added; “There were no ARVs and no hope that she would live to see her 28th birthday today I celebrate LIFE because I AM GREATER THAN HIV and a fabulous host to a tiny guest. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME”

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DPP MP Victoria Kingstone distances herself from Nude photos

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament for Mangochi Central Voctoria Kingstone has distanced herself from nude photos that have gone viral on social media especially whatsapp and facebook.

On Sunday, the social media was awash with naked photos and a video of a woman ‘suspected’ to be the honorable Member of Parliament.

The photos attracted mixed reactions with many mocking the MP over the said nasty pictures currently trending.

Reacting to the pictures, Kingstone distanced herself from the nude pictures describing the nude photos as photo shopped.

“Mukamaliza ma photo-shop anuwo munena (When you are done with your photo-shop you will tell me)…I will remain Hon Victoria Kingston, not even an inch will move out of me,” said Kingston.

Meanwhile the truth of the matter is not yet known.

Zimbabwe's main opposition party MDC Alliance says about 30 of its members have fled their homes for fear of being abducted

Zimbabwe's main opposition party MDC Alliance says about 30 of its members have fled their homes for fear of being abducted.

The party has tweeted that some members were contemplating "moving their children to safer places".

Many fear being tortured or detained, it said.

Opposition supporters and activists called for anti-government protests towards the end of last month to decry economic mismanagement and corruption.

The government suppressed the protests by warning people to stay indoors and cracked down on solo protesters.

Those arrested have been charged with various offences that activists say have been fabricated to fall within the constitution.

249 professional footballers under investigation over tax avoidance

A STAGGERING 246 professional footballers are under investigation by tax chiefs.

And the number of players being probed by HMRC over potential tax avoidance breaches has almost TREBLED in the past year.

Freedom of information requests by accountants UHY Hacker Young have revealed that cases under investigation by tax officers during 2019-20 has risen by 159, from 87 the previous season.

The cases may relate to image-rights deals, where players are paid extra money on top of their salaries for the use of their image by the club in advertising and endorsements.

Commonly this income is paid to a company set up by the player and it is only taxed at the 19 per cent corporation tax rate rather than the 45 per cent income tax rate paid by high earners.

And in some cases image rights companies are based offshore, which can reduce the money owed even further.

Elliott Buss, partner at UHY Hacker Young, said: “HMRC believes that lots of lesser-known footballers are effectively avoiding tax by getting paid huge sums for image rights that HMRC views as overpriced.

“If you’re a second-choice left-back in the Championship getting paid a great deal in image-rights payments, then this is likely to trigger an investigation by the taxman.


“You may have to make a robust argument to HMRC to show how the value of the image rights has been arrived at.”

Figures released by the tax office to the national accountancy group confirm 55 agents are also being investigated — up from 23 in 2018-19.

The tax authority suspects there are cases where agents’ fees from transfers — which are paid by players and run into millions of pounds — are not declared correctly for tax purposes.

There are also 25 open investigations into football clubs for the tax year 2019-20.

HMRC’s overall additional tax collected from investigations into professional football in 2019-20 totalled £73.1million — with £60.1m of that coming from clubs.

Explosives expert claims Beirut explosion was caused by burning military missiles - not ammonium nitrate

An explosives expert has claimed the Beirut blast was caused by burning military missiles - not ammonium nitrate.

Danilo Coppe, 56 and from Parmesan in Italy, is one of the country's leading explosive experts.

He believes the August 4 blast, which killed 160 people, wounded 6,000 and destroyed 300,000 homes, was not caused by ammonium nitrate because the colour of the cloud was orange.


The expert, nicknamed Mr. Dynamite, explained that when ammonium nitrate detonates, it generates an unmistakable yellow cloud.

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Law expert bashes govt for implementing covid-19 management rules

Law expect has bashed the government for implementing covid-19 management rules saying the officials have imposed the new rules like they are making rules for dogs. This comes after government has set new rules to prevent covid-19 without making consultations

Meanwhile, Government says it will now be meeting the stakeholders including the religious leaders to discuss the best approach by government regarding the new set covid-19 rules.

Covid-19: Malawi Registers 46 New Recoveries, 3 New Deaths

There have been 46 new recoveries and 3 new deaths.

Total recoveries are now at 2375
Total deaths are now at 146
Total active cases are now at 2137.