The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (Cdedi) and the Blantyre Small Scale Business Operators led a peaceful demonstration against the Tonse Alliance government in Blantyre on Tuesday with dozens of protestors giving the leadership a demand for an immediate reduction on fuel prices in light of Covid-19 lockdown measures and governance queries. Cdedi and […]
Covid-19 survivor, deputy Speaker of parliament Madalitso Kazombo has taken up in social media platforms to instil hope in Malawians that the virus is not an absolute death penalty. He is giving hope in a frightened nation with terrifying covid-19 infections never seen before. “I had body pains and felt like I had malaria. I […]
Just a day after the burial of Fr. Dr. Dominic Kazingatchire of Dedza diocese, Covid-19 has claimed the life of another Catholic Church priest Fr. Frederick Chinkhoma of Blantyre archdiocese. Fr. Chinkhoma died on Tuesday according to Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM). The ECM said Fr. Chinkhoma was rushed to Nguludi hospital for high blood […]
Kasungu district hospital authorities have lamented that treating Covid-19 patients at the facility is now a threat because of severe oxygen shortages. The hospital spokesperson Catherine Yoweli said currently the facility have two empty oxygen cylinders only despite the rising cases of the virus. According to her, the facility lost one of its nurse diagnosed […]
Leader of Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa, who is also Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president for South, has officially responded to the set of anti-coronavirus restrictions which were outlined by President Lazarus Chakwera this week, saying it does not have measurers to cushion loss of livelihood in one of the world’s poorest countries, where most people […]
A medical doctor has warned of negative effects over the assorted concotions people are taking as a preventive measure to the raging Covid-19. People have resorted to taking ginger, garlic, lemons, soda and other herbs in the belief that the concotions can fight the covid-19 which continues to claim more lives. The doctor, who does […]
Two Congolese are in police custody in Dowa for breaking Covid curfew rules after fthey were found selling beer beyond the newly gazetted 8pm. Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda gazetted the new law on Monday as part of the fight against Covid-19. The two Congolese were arrested at Dzaleka refugee camp. Dowa police […]
The Society of Medical Doctors (SMD) has called for volunteer health workers to support the frontline health care staff during this unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. The doctors made the call in a statement barely a day after President Lazarus Chakwera admitted that the country’s health system had been “overwhelmed” by the surge. “The situation is quite desperate,” he said, laying out […]
Super League of Malawi (Sulom) have suspended the top-flight TNM Super League for a period of three weeks, due to new restrictions allowing only 50 people in games following the coronavirus pandemic. “The TNM Super League will go on a three week recess in order to observe the newly gazetted Covid-19 prevention laws announced by […]
Government has gazetted Public Health and Covid-19 Containment and Management laws, which among others, criminalises non wearing of masks in public to tackle a surge in cases. Face masks are now mandatory in public, if found not wearing the masks, a person be liable to pay a fine of K10 000. Some of the orders […]
Social media influencer and writer Stanely Onjezani Kenani, who is leading a fundraising initiative for urgent Covid-19 relief in Malawi has applied for a Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) tax waive through the Minister of Finance, Felix Mlusu on equipment to be bought using the public donations. The initiative plan to use the donated funds to […]
Prophet David Mbewe, Founder of the Living Word Evangelistic Church (Liwec ) whose headquarters is in Machinga has faulted the government over its decision to limit religious gatherings to 50 people. Mbewe has written the Malawi government to revisit its directive that religious gatherings should not exceed 50 people. But some Malawians have a different view altogether […]
Malawian UK Nurses Association, an embodiment of like-minded Malawian nurses based in the UK, is set to hold an online conference (webinar) on Friday, January 22 aimed at demystifying wrong apprehensions of Covid-19 vaccine. The speakers will be Dr. Maggie Nyirenda-Nyang’wa and Dr. Mas Chaponda — both specialists in immunology and infectious diseases, who are based and practising their profession in […]
As Area 18 cemetery in Lilongwe is facing unprecedented demand for burials mainly due to Covid-19 related deaths, Lilongwe City Council had pleaded for a help of excavators to be used in digging graves in advance. The Council says their manual based grave digging can no longer cope despite increasing number of staff at the […]
Zimbabwean authorities are investigating how 23 Malawians disappeared from a police station after they were arrested for jumping Beitbridge border post, according to reports. The Chronicle online publication from Zimbabwe says the 23 Malawians were waiting to be transported to Harare pending their deportation back to Malawi. They were on their way to South Africa. […]
Ministry of Education has decided not to release all Lilongwe Girls Secondary School students, including the 51.4% that tested positive of Covid-19 from a public health perspective. Secretary for Education, Chikondano Mussa, said in statement that the students will be kept on campus in order to keep a close monitoring of each affected student and […]
A prominent Catholic priest has succumbed to coronavirus (Covid-19). The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) says Father Dr. Dominic Kazingatchire of Dedza Diocese has died this morning. ECM secretary general Father Henry Saindi says Father Kazingatchire died Monday morning at Adventist Hospital. According to Father Saindi, the remains of Fr. Kazingatchire, who until his death […]
After directing that Vice-President Saulos Chilima should lead a ministerial task-team to review Covid-19 guidelines in order to respond effectively to the virus pandemic, President Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday came out with substance over style to deliver a comprehensive strategy aimed at defeating the invisible enemy. Among others, President Chakwera announced the injection of over K17 billion […]