Malawi government has come under intense pressure and pressed a panic button following the industrial action by the airport staff workers as a way of forcing the government to address their concerns raised in a petition presented some months ago. The last time the staff members presented their petition, government agreed that it will implement […]
A Malawi lawmaker, Cornelius Mwalwanda, a member of the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP), who died battling coronavirus (Covid-19) infection has been laid to rest at Area 18 cemetry in the capital Lilongwe. Mwalwanda, who was MP for Karonga Central, was buried in presence of close friends, MCP members and family in a reduced number […]
Minister of Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has expressed concern over gender based violence and child abuse which she said are on the increase since the onset of Coronavirus pandemic. Kaliati made the remarks on Thursday in Lilongwe at a media briefing to inform the general public on the ministry’s mandate and its […]
A local governance, human rights and peace advocate, Undule Mwakasungula, has commended President Lazurs Chakwera for calling a three-day national fasting and prayers to seek God’s intervention to deal with coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Mwakasungula said in an interview with Nyasa Times on Friday morning that the prayer and fasting are timely and must be applauded […]
Malawi Congress Party ( MCP) Member of Parliament for Karonga Central constituency Dr Cornelius Mwalwanda has died after he publicly announced he tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus. According to a memo sent to members of Parliament and staff, Mwalwanda passed on at Kamuzu Central Hospital. Leader of the House who is also […]
As way of contributing towards the fight against Covid-19 pandemic, Standard Bank PLC on Wednesday donated assorted medical items valued at K90 million to Government of Malawi targeting the country’s major hospitals and other frontline workers. The donation has since been channelled to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Mzuzu Central Hospital and Nurses […]
Farm Concern International, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), is advocating for extension workers to use digital platforms when discharging their duties in various communities in the face of Covid-19. The NGO on Tuesday engaged Ntchisi District Agriculture Extension Coordinating Committee members on how they can reach out to farmers with various messages without physical contact. The […]
A prisoner at Chichiri Prison in Blantyre has tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in what is the first confirmed case of an inmate contracting the disease in Malawi jails. Malawi Prisons spokesperson Chimwemwe Shaba has confirmed. “It is true that we have registered a Covid-19 case at the Chichiri Prison,” said Shaba. Shaba said […]
President Lazarus Chakwera, former head of the Malawi Assemblies of God, one of the largest Christian denominations in the country, has called upon Malawians to go into three days of prayer when churches are supposed to be closing and observing social distance with the crisis-hit country now suffering one of the highest infection rate in […]
The Malawi Government has established a National Covid-19 Office in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC), effectively replacing the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19. However, In a statement, the Chief Secretary to Government, Zanga-zanga Chikhosi said the governance structure will comprise a reconstituted Presidential Taskforce and a National Secretariat. The Office is expected to spearhead the fight against coronavirus […]
The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has asked the Tonse Alliance-led to waive conditions for the administration of pension funds as one of the measures to mitigate the suffering some Malawians are going through after losing their jobs due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. CDEDI acting executive director Sylvester Namiwa believes waiving […]
Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe has advised the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 to reverse its decision to implement public health coronavirus containment, prevention and management rules as the matter is still in court where lockdown was challenged. On July 10, 2020, the Taskforce through Co-Chairperson John Phuka issued new restrictions to contain the spread of the […]
Anglican bishops Alinafe Kalemba and Brighton Malasa of the Diocese of Southern Malawi and the Diocese of Upper Shire respectively, have advised their respective members to wear face masks when attending church services. Kalemba said this on Saturday during a meeting in Blantyre with the clergy, parish leaders and some faithful of the Anglican Diocese […]
National Bank of Malawi (NBM)) Plc has temporarily shut down its Chichiri Services Centre in Blantyre after some of its employees have tested positive to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The financial institution said the centre shall remain closed for 14 calendars days. “In line with the bank’s Covid-19 response plan, the bank shall disinfect the […]
Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has unveilled a K65 million Covid-19 response in Machinga. In an interview, MRCS disaster response and recovery specialist Chisomo Duncan Teputepu said the project will support government’s primary role of protecting vulnerable groups. “We want to prevent, detect and respond to Covid-19 pandemic,” he said. Teputepu said out of K65 […]
Kaporo Smallholder Farmers Association in Karonga has given Kasoba and Mpata health centres personal protective equipment to enhance their response to Covid-19 pandemic. In an interview on Thursday, Ntchowo Rice Growers Association vice-chairperson Kenneth Mwakasungula said the rapid spread of the pandemic threatens the lives of farmers and health workers in the rice-growing district. He […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima has postponed until further notice a meeting on public sector reforms which was scheduled to take place in Mzuzu this Monday July 13, 2020 due to the increased threat of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, his spokesman has said. Office of the Vice President’s spokesperson, Pilirani Phiri, said in a statement released on […]
Apostle Patrick Semu of Shalom Christian Church in Area 23, Lilongwe, has appealed to government officials to mobilize pastors from various churches in Malawi to pray against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Semu made the appeal on Friday during an Interdenominational Lunch Hour Fellowship at Town Hall in Lilongwe. “We need to gather together as saints […]