The wait is finally over. The settings are known. Football fans, who should already be grappling with anxiety and apprehension, will not only be treated to mouth-watering matches, but also to on and off-the-pitch- mind games amongst competing teams.

A 47 year-old Zambian national, Boniface Miti died in Mchinji district after taking alcoholic spirits excessively on empty stomach, Mchinji Police confirmed.

Police in Mzuzu have arrested 34 year-old Mike Banda for allegedly murdering 30 year-old Precious Mwale from Makhalala village, Traditional Authority Wimbe in Kasungu.

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Lazarus Chakwera has been condemned for propagating lies, ethnic attacks and politics of hatred in the country.