Lack of clean and potable water in some schools in Karonga has been singled out as one of the challenges leaners and teachers are facing in the fight against Covid-19 in the district. Mwenitete Zone primary education advisor (PEA) Edger Jabu said this Tuesday when the National Presidential Taskforce Team on Covid-19 inspected some schools, […]
A health expert has predicated a drop in cholera cases this year in the country due to covid-19 protocols. Maziko Matemba, one of the leading commentators on health matters said the cleanliness which goes with COVID-19 preventive measures will push the cholera cases down. “This is because, hygienic practices have been heavily enforced in most […]
Health authorities are raising a red flag after over 100 coronavirus positive have gone off local health personnel’s radar. Information from the Public Health Institute of Malawi says the patients have bolted over the past several months. Since the first domestic cases were registered in April, health officials in local communities have been keeping track […]
Malawi Prison Service(MPS) has registered no coronavirus (Covid-19) cases on all prisons in the country. The presidential task force on Covid-19 has been informed that there are no active virus pandemic cases currently in the country’s correctional facilities. The country’s Covid-19 infection remains low but the government continues to warn people to keep on observing […]
A delegation of five medical doctors from Israel is in the country to assess the National Cancer Centre where they will offer support and Monday met the Minister of Health and officials at Capital Hill. Deputy Ambassador of the State of Israel, Eyal David said the visit of medical doctors follows a meeting by Minister […]
One of Malawi’s coronavirus hot spot of Dowa district reported zero COVID-19 cases for 32 days, the District Health Office has confirmed. The District Health Office Medical Officer, Dr. Jacqueline Kanjadza said since the district started registering confirmed COVID -19 cases in May, this year, it has only reported 95 active cases as follows: Mponela 13, […]
Access to quality education among rural learners is being compromised due to lack of personal protective equipment, a social oriented youth grouping Mupacho has noted. At the back of that observation, the grouping has now ignited calls for well wishers to support its cause to purchase and distribute such equipment accross targeted schools in Lilongwe. […]
The impact of Covid-19 pandemic has not spared the church. It has delayed ordination of priests in many dioceses including Lilongwe and Blantyre Archdioceses. Ordination of priests in the two archdioceses has been delayed by at least six months. The ordination will take place in December this year instead of July. Usually ordinations take place […]
A senior Reserve Bank of Malawi official is predicting a slow recovery of the tourism industry the hardest hit by Covid-19. Central bank governor Wilson Banda says although the country is registering less cases of covid-19, the world wide impact is still crashing the Malawi tourism industry. Tourism has been listed as Malawi’s Covid-19 hardest hit […]
Minister of Education, Agnes Nyalonje has said that Covid-19 has changed the way education sector operates to deliver quality learning services in the country. The minister said this in Lilongwe on Monday when she opened the two days Education Joint Sector Review (JSR) Programme at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) under the theme ‘Education Reform: […]
State House on Monday reprimanded journalists for not wearing face masks at the weekly news briefs at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe. President Lazarus Chakwera executive assistant and State House director of communications Sean Kampondeni said the journalists were not being exemplary by not wearing masks in the face of Covid-19 pandemic. “I can see only […]
Ombudsman Martha Chizuma says a probe into how Covid-19 funds have been used by the government is over. However, Chizuma could not say exactly when the report on investigations would be released. She said her office has concluded compiling the final report though. In April this year, the office commenced investigations after reports emerged that […]
First Lady, Madam Monica Chakwera, through her charity organisation ‘Shaping our Future Foundation’ on Monday donated 50,000 face masks to Nkhata Bay District Hospital and its health centres to complement the COVID-19 fight in the district. Speaking at Nkhata Bay District Hospital premises, the first lady said the gesture is in a bid to contain […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has confirmed centre -back Limbikani Mzava, who plays for South Africa Premier Soccer League outfit AmaZulu FC, has tested positive for Covid-19 and could not join the Malawi national football team. Mzava was scheduled to join the Malawi squad in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Monday evening enroute to Ouagadougou for Thursday’s […]
Malawi will bring fans back to stadiums under strict Covid-19 guidelines as the top flight league is to kick-off, the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 has confirmed. Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, who is co-chairperson of the Taskforce, said they will allow supporters will be allowed but only half the capacity of the venue to […]
Former president Joyce Banda believes economic transformation for Africa is possible even after the devastating effects of coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). Banda said this when she delivered opening remarks at the start of 2020 televised virtual African Economic Congress held on Monday, November 2. Meeting for its 2nd Annual Congress in Nigeria: The African Economic Congress […]
Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced that it is set to contribute additional funding to support biopharmaceutical company, Medicago to supply up to 76 million doses of its plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Medicago, a PMI subsidiary, is a shareholder in a biopharmaceutical company that reached agreements with two departments of the Canadian government to accelerate its COVID-19 vaccine […]
Deputy Minister of Education, Madalitso Kambauwa – Wirima has expressed satisfaction with coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic preventive measures being enforced by learning institutions in Blantyre. Wirima made the remarks on Monday after touring three schools in Blantyre City. The deputy minister visited Mbayani Primary School, Blantyre Secondary School and Zingwangwa Secondary School. Her main message in […]