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It is reported that unauthorized Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadets stormed the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC-TV) at Kwacha in Blantyre and forced director general (DG) George Kasakula out of his office in broad daylight.

The DPP loyalists invaded the premises at Kwacha around 10 am, and ignoring the security check at the premises, headed straight to Kasakula’s office.

They demanded that he immediately leave his office, accusing him of disrespecting and insulting President Peter Mutharika during the campaign period.

Staff members were left terrified as the intruders took control of the place.

Kasakula was later forced into the studio, where the cadets demanded that he make a live on-air apology to Mutharika and the entire DPP for his alleged remarks.

“They forced my secretary to give them the code to open my office. Then, they entered my office without notice and forced me out accusing me of insulting the President,” explained Kasakula.

He added: “They introduced themselves as DPP regional youth leaders. But I identified Yona Malunga and Stone Mwamadi. The other one introduced himself as Christopher Jana.”

Kasakula said in a telephone interview yesterday they told him to pack his personal possessions before being forced out of the office.

However, Facebook opinions on this matter differ. While some sympathise with the embattled Kasakula some say he deserved it as he was un-professional in his treatment of the New Malawi President and the first lady.

Chatinkha Chidzanja Nkhoma writes:

As a victim of Chakwera’s and Mumba’s people insults, profanity vilification, attacks, I know what those people who confronted Kasakula for an apology felt on behalf of their father. No, I do not condemn them, in fact it should not have taken people to force him to apologize. If he has any decency left in him, he should have done so without being confronted with doing so. I also demand an apology from the uncouth youths who tormented me for 10 years. Waononga Congress with your zealot mentality.

Onjezani Kenani Writes.

I have just spoken to George. The truth is that Democratic Progressive Party thugs forced him to apologize.

At around ten this morning, his secretary was compelled to open the door to his office. George — who has a valid contract until 2027 and is required to report to work daily — was confronted by seven men. They accused him of insulting President Peter Mutharika and ordered him to pack his personal belongings. They then forced him to lock his office and surrender the keys.

As he walked to his car, the same thugs intercepted him and instructed him to go on live television to apologize to the President. That is why we saw him appear on TV today.

Dear DPP, this nonsense must stop. We are a nation governed by laws, not by fear. In 2020, we voted you out because of this very culture of thuggery and impunity. If you wish to drag us back to those dark days, you will find governance unbearable in the next five years — because we will rise to defend our democracy.

People voted for you to transform lives, not to trample rights. I repeat: this nonsense must stop.

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BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Blantyre was painted red on Saturday afternoon after Nyasa Big Bullets Women claimed a hard-fought 1–0 victory over Mighty Wanderers Queens in a Blantyre Women’s Derby played at Mpira Stadium.

Both sides showed great determination from the first whistle with the game balanced and full of energy.

Wanderers looked sharp early in the match as but they failed to convert the chances.

Moments before halftime, Wanderers earned a free kick just outside Bullets’ penalty area but the chance went begging as the ball sailed over the crossbar, leaving both sides level at the break.

In the second half, the tempo remained high as both teams pushed for the opener. Wanderers’ Afuweni Njilimo required medical attention after being fouled by a Bullets defender but the free kick that followed failed to produce results.

Bullets made a tactical change in the 51st minute, replacing forward Mary Chavinda with Florida Safilodi, a move that added more energy to their attack.

The decisive moment came in the 88th minute when Louria Yiannakis curled in a stunning direct free kick, beating the Wanderers goalkeeper to send Bullets fans into wild celebration.

Wanderers tried to respond in the dying minutes but Bullets’ defense stood firm to secure the narrow win.

After the match, Wanderers Queens’ goalkeeper trainer Davie Pashani praised his players for their fighting spirit despite the loss.

“My girls played their hearts out. It was a tough game and although we lost, I’m proud of their effort,” said Pashani.

On the other hand, Bullets Women’s coach Maggie Chombo attributed the victory to her team’s determination but acknowledged that there are still areas that need improvement.

“The girls worked very hard to earn this result. We had some challenges during the match, but we’ll address them when we return to training,” she said.

The result means Nyasa Big Bullets Women continue their dominance over their archrivals, further cementing their position as one of the top contenders in women’s football in Malawi.

Wanderers have not registered a home win this season. They have only won away games and have managed to collect 12 points from seven matches.

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Mark Sanchez was discharged from the hospital and booked into jail, where he posed for a mugshot following a violent altercation over a week ago. Exclusive video from FOX59/CBS4 shows the former NFL star walking into the Marion County Community…

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Diane Keaton was taken away from her Los Angeles-area home Saturday by ambulance and died … and the dispatch audio to the fire department reveals a “person down.” TMZ obtained the 911 audio from the call to service at Diane’s house and you hear…

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Kylie Jenner is feeling like royalty … showing off her smoking hot body that’s fit for a king — a ‘King Kylie’ that is, in reference to her iconic 2010s fashion era. Check out these photos of Kylie stepping out in Los Angeles, her toned abs are…

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BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Football’s world governing body, FIFA, is reportedly weighing the idea of staging the Club World Cup every two years after 2029.

The Club World Cup, which brings together continental champions from around the globe, is already set for a major revamp in 2025, when it will expand to 32 teams and take place in the United States.

Originally designed as a quadrennial event, similar to the national team World Cup, FIFA is now exploring whether a shorter gap between tournaments could maximize fan engagement and revenue.

Reports suggest that FIFA President Gianni Infantino is open to holding the tournament every two years if the inaugural 32-team edition proves successful both financially and logistically.

The decision, however, would depend on the competition’s global appeal and the ability to fit it into an already congested football calendar.

Infantino has long pushed for expanded tournaments as part of his vision to “globalize football” and give more clubs, especially from Africa, Asia and South America, the opportunity to compete on the world stage.

FIFA believes the Club World Cup can help bridge the financial gap between European powerhouses and emerging football markets.

If the biennial plan materializes, the next tournaments could be held in 2027 and 2029 before switching to the new format permanently. Such a move would effectively double the number of global club championships within a decade.

European football governing body UEFA has expressed reservations in the past, insisting that further expansion of global tournaments could undermine the Champions League and overburden top players.

Some major clubs are also wary that FIFA’s commercial ambitions could clash with club priorities.

The 2025 Club World Cup will serve as a major test case for FIFA’s ambitions. Featuring top clubs such as Manchester City, Real Madrid, Al Ahly, Fluminense and others, the tournament promises to deliver a blend of elite European football and global diversity.

In Africa, the proposal has been met with cautious optimism.

Football associations across the continent see the potential for increased participation and exposure for local clubs, which could boost player development and investment in domestic leagues.

However, some African football administrators have warned that without structural investment in infrastructure and youth development, the gap between regions may persist despite increased competition opportunities.

If implemented, the biennial tournament would further highlight FIFA’s shift toward commercial expansion and global equalization in football.

Critics argue that such ambitions must be balanced with player welfare and the protection of domestic competitions.

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Diane Keaton often discussed her decision to never marry despite dating some of Hollywood’s most eligible bachelors in the 1970s.

“Today I was thinking about this. I’m 73 and I think I’m the only one in my generation, and maybe before, who has been a single woman all her life,” she told People in 2019.

The actress — who died at age 79 on October 11 — had multiple high profile relationships with her Hollywood costars early in her career. Keaton was a muse for actor-director Woody Allen during their few years together as a couple, in addition to dating her Godfather and Reds costars Al Pacino and Warren Beatty, respectively.

Keaton became a mother relatively late in life when she adopted two children, daughter Dexter and son Duke, in her 50s but never felt the need to tie the knot.

Diane Keaton’s Dating History Through the Years

Keep scrolling for a look back at Keaton’s comments on why she never married.

The Right Thing

Keaton offered a blunt response in a 1996 ABC News interview when asked why she “never got married.”

“I think I never got married because I didn’t want to get married,” Keaton replied. “I didn’t choose to get married and the people that I was with, it was best that we were not married. I did the right thing.”

An Oddball

Speaking to People in 2019, Keaton suggested marriage may never have worked for her because she considered herself to be an outsider.

“I think that I’m strange,” she quipped. “I don’t know anything, and I haven’t learned. Getting older hasn’t made me wiser.”

Keaton argued that there was “something missing in me” and that a husband would need someone who “nurtured” them, which she was not capable of.

“I’m an odd ball,” she confessed. “I remember one day in high school, this guy came up to me and said, ‘One day you’re going to make a good wife.’ And I thought, ‘I don’t want to be a wife. No.’”

‘Seduced By Talent’

The First Wives Club actress pushed back against the disparaging theory that she may have been “sad” about never marrying.

“[I’m not sad] because I think that I needed more of a maternal aspect,” she told People. “I don’t think it would have been a good idea for me to have married, and I’m really glad I didn’t, and I’m sure they’re happy about it, too.”

She added, “When I was young, I was looking to be loved by these extraordinary people. I think I should not have been so seduced by talent. When you’re both doing the same job, it’s not so great. I should have found just a nice human being, kind of a family guy.”

Conflicted Feelings

Speaking to YouTuber Kjersti Flaa in 2019, Keaton examined whether she was “really being honest” when she said she never wanted to “be someone’s wife.”

“I did say that and sometimes I think that’s not really right,” she admitted. “I think, in abstract, it might have been a really good idea to be married because I think it really is an important, wonderful institution for people to get together and stay together and live together. I don’t think I had it in me, though.”

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Keaton suggested it would have been “taxing” to have “had the role [her] mother had” as a housewife.

“I didn’t want that. I didn’t want to have my mother’s role,” she insisted. “I saw that she had a lot of ambition that she couldn’t realize because of four kids and a husband in the ‘50s.”

‘A Different Sort of Love’

Keaton stressed in that 2019 interview that, “since marriage never really happened,” she developed “a different sort of love” for other people in her life.

“I really love the family that I have … those people are really, really important to me and my friends,” she added.

Ideal Husband

While Keaton often gave thoughtful responses when discussing marriage, she once light-heartedly pondered whether one Hollywood hunk might change her mind.

“Who’s gonna [marry me]?” she joked on The Ellen Degeneres Show in 2015, before replying: “Wait, oh. Channing Tatum?”

After host Ellen Degeneres broke the bad news that Tatum was married at the time to Jenna Dewan, Keaton had a tongue-in-cheek complaint: “Channing Tatum is actually married to someone else… not me?”

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Michelle Trachtenberg was one of those cases of “gone too soon” … and we’re marking what would have been her 40th birthday by sharing a gallery of photos from throughout her career. The performer started off her professional journey when she was…

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Diane Keaton’s Book Club costar Ed Begley Jr. exclusively opened up to Us Weekly about her shocking death at age 79.

“I need to control my emotions,” a choked-up Begley, 76, told Us at the Environmental Media Association (EMA) Awards on Saturday, October 11. “I was extremely close to Diane. I loved her a lot.”

The pair first starred together in the 1992 TV movie Running Mates, and more recently appeared in the hit 2018 romantic comedy Book Club, which made more than $100 million at the box office.

Begley held his composure as he remembered Keaton for being “like a sister to me” and “a dear, dear friend” while speaking to Us at the Studio City, California, awards show.

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“It hit me hard when I heard of her passing,” he acknowledged. “She’s with us still [in spirit]. She’s not going anywhere.”

Book Club’s three other leading ladies — Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen — all paid tribute to their late friend following the news of her death on Saturday.

“It’s hard to believe…or accept…that Diane has passed,” Fonda, 87, wrote via Instagram. “She was always a spark of life and light, constantly giggling at her own foibles, being limitlessly creative…in her acting, her wardrobe, her books, her friends, her homes, her library, her world view. Unique is what she was. And, though she didn’t know it or wouldn’t admit it, man she was a fine actress!”

Bergen, 79, added in her own statement to People, “This is a huge loss, both personally and for all of us. Diane was a true artist — tremendously gifted and uniquely talented in so many disciplines, yet also modest and wonderfully eccentric. I will miss her terribly.”

“There was no one, nor will there ever be, anyone like her,” Steenburgen said on Saturday. “I loved her and felt blessed to be her friend. My love to her family. What a wonder she was!!!”

The four leading ladies starred in Book Club as close friends trying to spice up their sex lives after reading erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey together. The 2018 comedy also featured Craig T. Nelson, Andy García and Don Johnson in supporting roles.

Little is known about Keaton’s death at this stage, as her spokesperson disclosed no additional details. Her family — which includes two children: daughter Dexter and son Duke — “asked for privacy” as they mourn the late actress.

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A friend of Keaton’s told People on Saturday that the Father of the Bride star’s health “declined very suddenly” in the final few months of her life. While she had once been a fixture of her Brentwood, California, neighborhood on walks with her dog Reggie, Keaton reportedly disappeared from public life in recent months to spend time with only her “her closest family.”

Keaton made her final screen appearance in 2024 comedy Summer Camp, in which she starred opposite Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard and Eugene Levy. The role capped off a near-60 year Hollywood career that saw Keaton win a Best Actress Oscar for 1977’s Annie Hall and receive the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award, among many other honors.

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Losprophets singer Ian Watkins, a convicted pedophile, was killed in a prison attack in the United Kingdom. Multiple reports out of the UK on Saturday say Ian died after being attacked in jail by a knife-wielding inmate. Ian was serving a 29-year…

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