Accra Daily Mail: "Ghana went agog yesterday night when the senior national team, the Black Stars, started their African Cup of Nations campaign with a hard fought win against their Guinean counterparts. All the ten regions of the country reported wild scenes of ecstasy and jubilation when referee Eddy Maillet from Seychelles blew the final whistle. The Black Stars humbled the Syli Nationalle of Guinea 2-1."
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."