In Kenya thousands were on hand for Olympic team trials over the weekend. In the popular 10,000-meters, it was Moses Masai, Martin Irungu Mathathi, and Micah Kogo who rose to the occasion. They look to answer the challenge of an Ethiopian team that may include Haile Gebrselassie who decided against the marathon in pollution-choked Beijing. .....
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."