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Silver Strikers have rolled out tough ticketing measures ahead of their highly anticipated CAF Champions League showdown against Tanzanian giants Young Africans (Yanga SC) this Saturday, October 18, at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe.

The club has warned that no supporter will be allowed entry with counterfeit tickets, underscoring its determination to protect the integrity of the event and ensure a safe, well-organized matchday.

Fans have been urged to buy tickets only from official selling points to avoid disappointment at the gates.

In a show of commitment, Yanga have arranged ten buses to ferry their fans from Tanzania to Lilongwe in support of their side.

Adding intrigue to the clash, the Tanzanian champions have appointed Patrick Mabedi, former Flames coach, as their deputy coach.

Mabedi’s familiarity with Malawian football and his past encounters with Silver Strikers could give Yanga a psychological advantage.

Meanwhile, Minister of State Affairs Alfred Gangata has called on Malawians to come out in large numbers to support Silver Strikers, describing the match as an opportunity to promote unity and cross-border friendship.

He also urged local vendors and entrepreneurs to use the influx of Tanzanian visitors to market and sell Malawian products.

The winner of the two-legged tie with the return match set for October 25 in Tanzania will advance to the CAF Champions League group stages.

Elsewhere, Leo Mpulula’s time at Mighty Tigers has officially ended following a string of disappointing results. Mpulula stepped down after the team’s match against Karonga United, and Trevor Kajawa has since taken over the reins.

Tigers have only managed one point from their last three games, but Kajawa, who is earning K1 million per month, has vowed to lift the team out of relegation danger.

On the international front, Bafana Bafana have secured qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after an emphatic 3-0 victory over Rwanda in their final Group C qualifier at Mbombela Stadium.

The win seals South Africa’s return to the global stage for the first time since 2010, when they hosted the tournament.

Meanwhile, Morocco have written their name in history books by reaching the FIFA U20 World Cup final for the first time.

The Young Atlas Lions defeated France 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, becoming only the third African nation after Ghana and Nigeria to reach the competition’s final.

In Europe, the English Premier League is back this weekend with a lineup of fixtures that promise excitement and high drama.

Referee Michael Oliver will take charge of Sunday’s headline clash between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield, a match expected to captivate millions worldwide.

On Saturday, October 18, Nottingham Forest host Chelsea in the early kickoff, followed by a packed afternoon featuring Crystal Palace vs. Bournemouth, Burnley vs. Leeds United, Brighton vs. Newcastle, Sunderland vs. Wolves, and Manchester City vs. Everton. Later in the evening, Fulham will face Arsenal in a London derby under the lights.

Sunday’s action sees Tottenham Hotspur welcoming Aston Villa in what promises to be an intense battle before attention shifts to Anfield for the titanic showdown between Liverpool and Manchester United.

The weekend round concludes on Monday night, with West Ham United taking on Brentford in the capital.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson may be a astrophysics genius, but he tells TMZ he ain’t boarding Elon’s SpaceX rocket … unless Musk sends his own bloodline up first … as proof it won’t go kaboom! We ran into Neil outside CBS Studios in NYC Friday……

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For nearly two decades, Britney Spears paid her ex-husband Kevin Federline a staggering $40,000 a month, but he claims in his upcoming memoir that he was barely able to scrape by.

“When Britney and I divorced, the court awarded me $20,000 a month in child support. At the same time, I was receiving alimony, another $20,000 a month, for half the duration of our marriage. A marriage that lasted two years and change,” Federline, 47, writes in You Thought You Knew. “People hear figures like that and think you’re financially set. But the reality is far from that.”

Federline, a father of six, explains that raising his and Spears’ two sons, Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, in an expensive city like Los Angeles, where they “needed” security, “came with a price tag that would make anyone’s head spin.” (He has since moved his family to Hawaii.)

“The money didn’t stretch as far as you’d think,” Federline insists, adding that he also tried to provide the boys with the “lifestyle” that they were “used to” when they lived with their multimillionaire mother, which he alleges “easily ran well over $40,000 a month.”

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“It added up fast,” he writes. “That money was gone almost as soon as it came in.”

Federline also claps back at people who “assume” he was “coasting off” his ex-wife’s fortune, claiming that “couldn’t be further from the truth.”

“I wasn’t some bum just sitting around waiting for a check,” the former backup dancer and rapper argues. “I was out there hustling, grinding, investing — working to build a solid foundation for myself and my kids.”

Ahead of the release of Federline’s tell-all, Spears, 43, took to social media to accuse her ex of trying to make a fast buck using her name.

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“Trust me, those white lies in that book, they are going straight to the bank and I am the only one who genuinely gets hurt here,” she wrote via X on Wednesday, October 15.

Spears’ rep shared a similar sentiment in a statement to Us Weekly on Tuesday, October 14, saying in part, “With news from Kevin’s book breaking, once again he and others are profiting off her, and sadly it comes after child support has ended with Kevin.”

Federline denied that narrative during an exclusive interview with Us on Wednesday, asserting that “money’s not the root” of his memoir.

“If she has the right to tell her story, why don’t I?” he added, referencing Spears’ 2023 bestseller, The Woman in Me.

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Spears and Federline married in 2004. They welcomed Preston in 2005 and Jayden in 2006, only to separate less than two months after the latter’s arrival.

Federline writes in You Thought You Knew that he found out about Spears’ divorce filing from a TV producer “right before” a live interview. Immediately after, he called his lawyer, who confirmed the news.

“It all happened so fast, I couldn’t even catch my breath,” he remembers. “At first, I wasn’t even angry. I didn’t get the chance. I was too busy being blindsided, too busy trying to figure out what this meant for me and the boys. This was much more than a breakup. It was a public unraveling of my life.”

The former couple finalized their divorce in 2007.

You Thought You Knew is available on Tuesday, October 21, via Listenin, an audio-first platform.

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The Golden Bachelor finalist Debbie Siebers found a one-in-a-million connection with Mel Owens.

“Mel is so amazing. I just adore him,” Debbie, 65, exclusively told Us Weekly at the Golden Bachelor Gal’s Brunch on Thursday, October 16. “We just have this really natural, comfortable connection. We’re both from the Midwest, and it just seems to fit on so many levels. I hope that he’s feeling the same way that I am.”

Fitness instructor Debbie is one of the three remaining contestants on Mel’s season of The Golden Bachelor. During the Wednesday, October  15, episode, Mel, 66, also gave Peg Munson and Cindy Angelcyk Cullers roses.

“I still can’t believe it. I feel so grateful and, honestly, very surprised — but super happy about it,” Debbie told Us of making it to hometowns, detailing what earning the final rose would mean. “It would make my whole life experience just wrapped up in a big fat bow.”

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As Debbie mentioned on the show, she has never previously been married after long prioritizing her career, among the reasons.

“I hate the stigma attached to that, but if it was to be me, how wonderful would that be for my fairy tale ending,” Debbie said on Wednesday. “It would just be absolutely incredible. I feel like I would have to pinch myself because it would be so magical.”

She continued, “I gave up on the whole idea of ever getting married at this point in my life, and so just a thought of that being a possibility, I’m afraid to even let myself go there [and] really dream and hope that big. But if it did, I know so many people would be happy for me.”

According to Debbie, her Golden Bachelor journey has also brought her extended family “even closer together.”

“That has been another highlight because they’ve all been so incredibly excited and proud of me,” Debbie gushed. “When I went back to Wisconsin to watch the premiere with most of my family, it was just so fun. My brothers are so crazy [and] they’re just eating this up, for sure. I’m just so happy that America can get an idea of where I’m from and my big family [during my hometowns date] and that I’ve never lost that small town girl.”

Debbie’s ultra-supportive family even got to see a glimpse of her bridal dreams come true when she donned a wedding gown for a Bachelor group date.

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“Just getting in the wedding dress, that alone, is really so much to take on and think about,” Debbie added.

In addition to her endearing connection with Mel, Debbie also formed strong friendships with the other Golden ladies.

“Our bond is like no other because all of us have been through so much in our lives,” Debbie said. “We all took this giant risk and put ourselves out there and [that] just says so much, like, we’re not going to give up on love or life. We are courageous, and this is a bond that’s going to last a lifetime.”

The Golden Bachelor airs on ABC Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.

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Bad Bunny’s been getting slammed for sitting through “God Bless America” at Yankee Stadium recently — but “Marlins Man” tells TMZ everyone needs to calm down… because the guy didn’t break any rules. The sports superfan (real name Laurence…

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KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was riding high on optimism earlier this year … thanks to a psychic who swore he’d be shredding till he hit the big 1-0-0. Back in March this year, Ace was all smiles talking about his comeback following a nasty arm…

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Ben Stiller admitted that it was difficult to look at his once-crumbling relationship with Christine Taylor opposite his parents’ long-lasting marriage.

In his new documentary, Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost, released on Friday, October 17, the actor, 59, opened up about growing an “aversion” toward working with Taylor, 54, on projects. When the pair decided to separate in 2017 after 17 years of marriage, those negative feelings came to a head.

“When we separated, my feeling was, like, ‘Oh, I’m failing at this and look at my parents. They have this incredible 60 plus years of marriage and I can’t live up to that,’” Stiller confessed.

Stiller and Taylor ultimately reconciled in early 2022, with him telling Esquire in February of that year that they were “happy.” However, the multihyphenate admitted it took a lot of work and reflection to get back to that point with his wife.

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“I feel like in our relationship that’s what you were feeling from me when we got together and started working together in the beginning. I had this natural aversion …” Stiller continued.

The pair have costarred together in a plethora of projects, including Zoolander, Tropic Thunder, Dodgeball, Dedication and Friendsgiving.

Taylor added, “I do feel like there was history and I think a lot of it was your experience about what that ultimately meant for a relationship. It can put extra strain when you’re eating, sleeping, breathing each other in that way. I also felt like there was a fear for you for me of what that would look like to the outside world. I mean it was very loaded.”

Stiller admitted he was “feeling like, wait a minute, I don’t want to become my parents.”

The Meet the Parents actor grew up in a show business family, with his father, Jerry Stiller, leading a comedy career that included starring in the hit sitcom The King of Queens, while his mother, Anne Meara, earned critical acclaim for her work on The Other Woman. (Jerry died in 2020 at age 92 and Meara died in 2015 at age 85. The twosome were married for 61 years until her death.)

“I remember my mom telling me, you know, you need to be there for your family,” Ben recalled, alluding to his busy work schedule keeping him away from kids Ella, 23, and Quin, 20, for long periods of time.

“I feel like there was a period of time where work was a really big priority and as we talk about this I now see that parallel with your dad,” Taylor added. “But when you put really good work out there, you will still see that one thing that didn’t work. The defeat. The absolute defeat. And the behind the scenes of how we navigate those waters for you, did sort of become us as a family saying, ‘What if?’ I think the word is …” she trailed off before Ben chimed in to say, “It sucks.”

Taylor recalled Meara giving her advice when she was facing turmoil in her marriage to Ben.

“Also, don’t try to pretend it’s not affecting you. For better or for worse, voice it,” she urged. “I remember Anne pulled me aside, like, ‘Take care of you.’ She had my back — and you were her son!”

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Fans of the couple first got a look at the documentary during its October 5 premiere at the New York Film Festival and were particularly moved by Ben’s candidness about his personal struggles amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“My career had been going along for a long time but things actually weren’t great in my personal life,” he said. “I just felt out of balance and unhappy and kind of disconnected from my family, from my kids and just kind of a little bit lost.”

Ben continued, “I started to think about my parents and all the stress and tension I remember seeing as a kid and the pressure when they were working together and how they stayed together through it. … I think I wanted to somehow understand how they did it.”

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One of the benefits of autumn is that the cold weather forces you inside to watch more movies.

Fortunately for everyone, Prime Video has plenty of them, including several underrated gems that are worth watching this weekend.

Watch With Us’ top choice is The Ballad of Wallis Island, a quiet drama that’s one of 2025’s best movies so far.

Other worthy films include the Timothée Chalamet-led film Beautiful Boy and the horror comedy Tremors, which is perfect for fans of Kevin Bacon and the 1975 film Jaws.

‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ (2025)

Charles Heath (Tim Key) has won the lottery twice, so he can buy whatever he wants. A devoted fan of the defunct indie-folk duo McGwyer Mortimer, he hires them both to play a private concert for him on the secluded Wallis Island. But Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) no longer plays folk, and he is weary of reuniting with Nell Mortimer (Carey Mulligan), who was once his lover. They both need the cash, though, so they accept – but can they put their messy past and present grievances behind them long enough to perform for Charles, who has his own personal problems to deal with?

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Quiet and unassuming, The Ballad of Wallis Island is an absorbing drama that deals with how people recover – or don’t – from a past relationship. Charles and Nell have moved on, but their reunion brings up old resentments they both thought were dead and buried. For Charles, his grief over his wife’s passing still rules his life, even though he tries to use his new wealth to bury his pain. Wallis Island’s three leads are all messed up in the best way possible, and the film’s soundtrack has an appropriate folk-rock vibe that will make you want to walk in the woods and meditate.

The Ballad of Wallis Island is streaming on Prime Video.

‘Tremors’ (1990)

Something is terrorizing the small town of Perfection, Nevada. After handymen Val (Kevin Bacon) and Earl (Fred Ward) discover the severed head of a town citizen, they initially think there’s a serial killer on the loose. But soon they encounter the real culprits – four giant, underground worms that want to consume every animal and human in their path. With local scientist Rhonda (Finn Carter), the trio must warn everyone else nearby and somehow destroy these killer creatures before it’s too late.

Fun and unexpectedly tense, Tremors packs as many laughs as it does gore. Like Jaws, it focuses on three working-class heroes who have to think quickly on their feet if they want to survive. Bacon and Ward are terrific as the in-over-their-heads buddies who are surprisingly resourceful, and the film’s supporting cast is stacked with actors you’d least expect in a movie like this, like Family Ties dad Michael Gross and country star Reba McEntire as a fun-loving, gun-toting married couple. The movie spawned a lot of inferior sequels, but it’s best you avoid all of them and stick with the original.

Tremors is streaming on Prime Video.

‘Beautiful Boy’ (2018)

Writer David Scheff (Steve Carell) has it all – a nice gig at The New York Times, a loving wife and a beautiful family. But when his eldest son, Nic (Timothée Chalamet), starts missing school and acting out, he’s forced to deal with a problem that many families experience – drug addiction. Nic is a meth and heroin addict, and his need for drugs almost tears his family apart. David does the best he can by forcing his son into numerous rehab programs, but is it enough to save someone who doesn’t want to be saved?

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Based on Schiff’s autobiographical book of the same name, Beautiful Boy is an exacting and often painful look at how drug addiction takes its toll on everyone involved. The film shows that there’s no easy path to rehabilitation; with Nic, there are periods of sobriety and relapses that make David wonder if his addiction will only stop with his son’s death. Carrell and Chalamet give award-worthy performances as a father and son who clearly love each other, but are no match for just how powerful opioids can be.

Beautiful Boy is streaming on Prime Video.

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LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-In a heartwarming tribute to mothers, Gospel musicians Favoured Martha and Alex Mkalo praised By Grace Kitchens and Accessories for organizing a remarkable Mother’s Day celebration show.

The event held on Wednesday, October 15, at the Sheaffer ICA Marque in Lilongwe, brought families together to honor the invaluable contributions of mothers.

Both artists expressed their gratitude for being part of the event, highlighting the enthusiastic audience that inspired them to deliver outstanding performances.

Favoured Martha says, “Honestly speaking, this is what people love. I must give credit to the organizers for pulling off such a wonderful event. We are truly blessed to have companies like By Grace Kitchens and Accessories that care about the community.” She said

She also extended her appreciation to those who attended, emphasizing that the celebration was a beautiful symbol of love.

Alex Mkalo echoed her sentiments, praising the overall execution of the event.

“Everything was top-notch, from the organization to the security and the sound equipment,” he said.

His performance resonated deeply with the audience, who joyfully sang along, creating an engaging atmosphere that showcased his ability to connect with fans.

His vibrant attire added to the excitement of his entrance.

Event Manager Chris Loka therefore reflected on the overwhelming turnout, which surpassed the event’s expectations.

“We planned this event with the hope of bringing families together to celebrate mothers. We are thrilled with the turnout and grateful to everyone who attended,” he said.

Loka also revealed the intention of By Grace Kitchens and Accessories to establish this event as an annual celebration, further reinforcing their commitment to honoring mothers within the community.

The successful event not only provided a platform for entertainment but also fostered a sense of community spirit, bringing people together to appreciate the vital role mothers play in society.

Among the many talented artists who performed were Misheck Langiton, Lloyd Phiri, Carol Kadzuwa, Debbie N, Kamuzu Barracks Gospel Singers, Noah Tchelero, Thom Kachimanga, Tracy Shabback, Psamist Khazika, and several others, all contributing to a memorable evening.

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10 “For the Lord has poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes (the prophets), and covered your heads (the seers). 11And the vision of all this has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed. When men give it to one who can read, saying, “Read this,” he says, “I cannot, for it is sealed.” 12And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, “Read this,” he says, “I cannot read.”

13And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men, 14therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.” 15Ah, you who hide deep from the Lord your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?” – Isaiah 29:10-15

An urgent call must be made, all efforts by all Malawians to free the Public Broadcasting Unit, and allow democracy reign in the country. It has been 31 years (as long as the one party reign of former President, Dr. H. Kamuzu Banda was in power), and still the ugly head of autocracy stands tall at the Public Broadcasting sector called the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) – complete with radio and television units. While Banda rule lasted 31 years, the reign of terror through the broadcasting unit in our lands is like the dancing in the mud chickens my Grandma used to tell us when we were young.

Every five or 10 years, the ruling political party changes the head of this unit of communication, and is still a national security asset. The recent Director General George Kasakula saga, is notice that “enough is enough, Malawi must finalize the media landscape, and truly free and democratize the delivery of information at the Public Broadcaster. Immediately.

The country has come a long way to this moment and it saddens me to see how far lagging behind our national Public Broadcaster (MBC) seems to be. To President Mutharika, please allow me to apologize to you. Publically, on behalf of my fellow media captains and fellow Malawians, we stand here to say to you Bwana President Mutharika that we are sorry.

“We apologize to you and your fellow former presidents (Muluzi, Banda, and now Chakwera), that following the ushering in of our democratic culture after the 1993 Referendum victory, we inadvertently allowed the MBC, our Public Broadcaster, to remain behind in the dung heap of autocracy. For another 31 years, the country witnessed the reign of terror the Broadcaster of the people of Malawi, remained under the control of political parties sitting at the State House. We are so sorry.”

How did we get here? In the run-up to the 1993 Referendum elections and consequently the multi-party elections of 1994, then Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission, Iron Lady Justice Anastasia Msosa ordered the Public utility to open up its station to the opposition political parties. It was refreshing to hear Chakufwa Chihana, Bakili Muluzi, Sam Mangwazu speak from this public utility.

As the first Malawi journalist to interview the new democratic President Muluzi along with my fellow journalist BBC Veronique Edwards, we encouraged the new president to pave the way for the culture that Malawians had witnessed to flourish.

He promised us that he would pave the way for democratizing and allowing all voices to continue during his rule as president. It pleased President Muluzi to appoint me to be a board member of the MBC, along with Stambuli, Alfred Mtenje, and Aubrey Kachingwe (Malawi’s first local Director General). Uncle Kachingwe, Professor Mtenje and I got yanked out of the board for dare to suggest that the Public Broadcaster should also allow former Malawi Congress Party President Gwanda Chakuamba to have a say or respond to the castigations he was getting as a daily course on the public utility.

Other DG who sat in this dicey hot seat have been Patrick Khoza, Benson Tembo, and Bright Malopa, to name a few. Many Malawians will recall how each DG has played the fiddle of pleasing the masters (during Banda time, it was the single voice; today any party officials can reign brimstone on the public utility). This reign of terror, which this week Malawians witnessed how two individuals stormed the Public Broadcasting House, and forced the DG to apologize for insulting President Mutharika.

While on the one hand many are surprised at the audacity of the two gentlemen, but on the other hand we must all be very concerned that a member of the public can get all the way to the head of the Public Broadcasting Unit and force the man, an employee of the people of Malawi, to apologize. It should scare all Malawians that our national structure (that in other countries is the instrument through which coup d’états are used to announce takeovers of government.

Let all of us on all sides be truly warned. Police and military, please help us guard our national security assets.

Lastly, this message is to fellow journo George Kasakula and future director generals of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, and political stewards and government officials, and the political party supporting peoples, the MBC (radio and television) are public utility. They exist to serve the people, all 22 million of us. They do not belong to any political party, thus no political person, not even the president, vice president, or cabinet minister should interfere or command the airing of stories for their benefit.

The Public Broadcaster exists and survives with funds from taxpayers. All 22 million taxpayers. So, Mr. Kasakula, his fellow directors, and employees of the MBC work for the people of Malawi, and not the politicians. Let it be repeated: as a Public Utility (Broadcaster), MBC employees are employed by and for the people of Malawi.

Let the free press culture reign throughout all sectors of the Malawi media as enshrined in our Constitution! Let the free press culture reign in the Public Broadcaster known as the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)!

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