Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc has committed K100 million towards the rehabilitation of Covid-19 isolation centres for Nkhotakota District Hospital and Chikwawa Kasinthula in response to the State of National Disaster declared by President Lazarus Chakwera on January 12, 2021. A statement from Illovo Sugar says the funds will also be used to purchase emergency medical equipment […]
The body of Senior Chief Mbenje was laid to rest Wednesday late in the evening at his headquarters in Nsanje after he succumbed to Covid-19. He was laid to rest amidst weeping and tears of disbelief from hundreds of villagers. His body was lowered into the grave at 7:03pm The Senior Chief died of Covid-19 […]
Main opposition, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has today joined hands in the fight against Covid-19 as its members of parliament donated various personal protective equipment (PPEs) to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital. QECH is amongst the worst hit medical facilities in the country with highest Covid-19 admission and death rates. The donation by the DPP […]
Two ruling Tonse Alliance legislators have today died of Covid-19. Parliament says Ntchisi North parliamentarian Jacqueline Chikuta and John Chikalimba who represented Zomba Changalume constituency in parliament have succumbed to the virus disease. “The late Hon. Chikuta has passed away today, 27th January 2021 at Mtengowanthenga Hospital in Mponela where she was undergoing treatment,” says […]
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has asked the Catholic faithful to form pastoral networks in parishes that should give hope and comfort to those affected and infected by Covid-19. The bishops’ call comes through a pastoral statement issued on Tuesday with the title: “Need for Pastoral Solidarity During the Covid-19 Pandemic.” The statement comes […]
A senior police officer in Mchinji has died of Covid-19, a situation which is unsettling police authorities at Area 30 in Lilongwe. Police Officer-in-Charge for Namizana Border post in Mchinji, Fly Khalichi, died last night. Mchinji district hospital authorities say he had earlier tested positive for Covid-19. This comes barely a week after Officer-in-Charge for […]
Malawi Police are battling minibus operators and touts in Blantyre and Zomba who are staging violent protests as they have resolved to maintain the current capacity of passengers until government reduces fuel prices for them to remain in business. In Chirimba, Blantyre and Chinamwali in Zomba, police are using teargas to disperse the angry minibus […]
Indigenous sole proprietorship company–Creck Hardware and General Suppliers–has presented a cheque worth K10 million to Covid Response Private Citizens, an initiative towards the fight against the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The initiative— led by renowned writer and social commentator Stanley Onjezani Kenani and UK-based Thandi wa Pulimuheya–is receiving support from various companies and individuals of goodwill. […]
Premier financial services provider, Old Mutual (Malawi) Limited, has donated assorted medicine and personal protective equipment (PPE) worth K30 million to Blantyre and Lilongwe District Health Offices (DHOs) to help the two offices in the fight against the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Chief Executive Officer for Old Mutual (Malawi) Limited, Edith Jiya, said the donation is […]
At least 20 people have paid a K9 000 fine each for failure to put on face masks in public in Mangochi. The senior resident magistrate’s court in Mangochi on Monday ordered two convicts to pay K9 000 fine, and 18 others to pay K5 000 fine for failing to wear face mask contravening Section […]
Former Mayor of the City of Blantyre, Noel Chalamanda — together with three corporate executives — Allan Hans Muhome; Eric Chapola and Donbell Mandala, are leading a newly-formed Coronavirus response fundraising initiative — named Covid Response Foundation. An introduction on its website, www.crfmw.org, says it is a non-profit making; wholly voluntary foundation and newly incorporated under […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi has called for an urgent plan for mass-vaccination programme, aimed at protecting millions of people from Covid-19 within months. In a race against a faster-spreading variant of coronavirus, the UDF leader says on his Facebook wall that, government should make sure that the country is ahead of the […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has closed down for 10 days because nine officers have tested positive to Covid-19. MEC spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa has since confirmed in a statement Reads the statement:“Due to the prevalence of Covid-19 positive cases among the Malawi Electoral Commission Staff, the Commission hereby announces temporary closure of its head office in […]
United Kingdom-based Malawians who come from Kasungu District have joined the fight against Covid-19 by donating assorted Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to the district health office. The donation according to the group representative Martin Chirwa was a response to Nyasa Times story published last week that Kasungu district hospital have shortage of PPEs and oxygen […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has commended several Malawian institutions and private citizens for their vibrant initiative to raise money and contribute to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) and medicines in public hospitals to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Addressing the nation on Sunday, Chakwera said he has ordered the presidential taskforce on Covid-19 to engage the various […]
Mwanza district commissioner (DC) Michael Chimbalanga died on Saturday night at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital’s Covid-19 isolation centre. In an interview on Sunday, Ministry of local Government spokesperson Anjoya Mwanza said the late Chimbalanga, who had served Mwanza for less than a year was a hard working civil servant. “He also contributed a lot to […]
While the main focus on helping in the fight against the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic is on pooling together funds to procure essential medical supplies for all hospital treatment units for the pandemic, a Blantyre couple Della and Aj Kulemeka join the private citizens intervention with a difference. They are calling on well-wishers, individuals and […]
Presidential taskforce on Covid-19 officials are warning against excessive herb and concoction taking as remedy to covid-19, saying this can be disastrous to people’s health. Dr. John Phuka, Co-Chairperson for Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 says home remedies should be used in moderation as they have the potential to cause stress on various organs. Phuka says […]