President Peter Mutharika on Friday said he is ready for re-election bid in the fresh presidential election but accused the Supreme Court of Appeal of disregarding the Constitution when it upheld a ruling by the Constitutional Court to nullify the 2019 presidential election and order a fresh vote . Mutharika, Malawi’s president since 2014, won […]
Malawi on Friday reported a record 70 new coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic cases within 24 hours of recording another 102 infections bringing the total numbers to 273 as one of the Malawian returnees from South Africa has died few hours after arriving at his home village in Karonga. Briefing journalists in Lilongwe on Friday, the Presidential […]
A plane with 140 Malawi citizens who have been deported from South Africa on Friday landed at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe. The Malawians were detained in South Africa and are travelling on two specially-cleared flights hired by the South African Government. According to Ministry of Transport and Public Infrastructure spokesperson James Chakwera, another plane […]
Cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) continue to soar, at the same time, we are in a giant fresh presidential elections mood whose date remains indefinite. The sum of these two can be worrisome. But that is not the reason most Malawians are worried today. Most Malawians are worried because they are going through these tough and […]
As the number of people tested positive for Coronavirus is still raising in the country, a youth-led initiative called Mulungu Palibe Chomulaka (Mupacho) has embarked on a journey to sensitize the masses on how the virus is being spread and reminding people some of the possible preventive measures. The initiative on Wednesday brought together some […]
The country’s estranged Vice-President Saulos Chilima —who is also running mate to Tonse Alliance presidential torchbearer Lazarus Chakwera — has said the Court sanctioned fresh presidential election will be held even if government deliberately spreads the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic what he called deliberate poor response. Chilima said this Thursday when he invaded Thyolo and Mulanje […]
Malawi has registered 102 new cases of Covid-19, the strands for coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 203, the Presidential Taskforce has disclosed. Co-chairperson of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Dr. John Phuka said the cases were recorded on 25 and 26 May. He said the 92 positive cases were […]
Blantyre District Director of Health and Social Services, Dr. Gift Kawalazira has threatened to reveal personal identities of the six coronavirus (Covid-19) suspects that absconded institutional quarantine at Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN), Kameza Campus on Tuesday. Kawalazira told reporters on Wednesday that if tracing of the suspects proves futile, he will have no other […]
South Africa-based artist Francis Muleso has dropped a single in which he is preaching the need for mankind to collaborate in the fight against the novel coronavirus(Covid-19) pandemic. Muleso described the single as a special song that features some of the finest vocalists in the rainbow nation as it also has The Temptations from Detroit, […]
The Malawi Traffic Police officers have been warned against handling documents such as licenses and disks owned by motorists because they risk being affected by the deadly coronavirus. The traffic cops are notoriously known for confiscating licences and other documents such as Certificate of Fitness (COF) disks from motorists who have flouted procedures or those […]
Malawi Parliament says the public will not be allowed in the Chamber during the budget meeting which starts on June 5 as a preventive measure against ccoronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. A statement from parliament says the National Assembly Covid-19 preventive guidelines covers both parliamentary procedure and administrative matters. “The office of the Speaker further wishes to […]
A few months through a global level pandemic and several cases are still emerging. The economy is badly suffering in the hands of COVID-19 as are the people catching the virus. But now the attention may have shifted from the severity of the infection to the economic loss and deprivation of money. Hence, to fulfil […]
Over 400 Malawian returnees from South Africa have bolted from Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre where they were quarantined awaiting tests for coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This raises fears of more covid-19 cases as the returnees are coming from a coronavirus hotspot country. Government is already receiving stormy criticisms over its handling of the returnees, some of […]
Authorities have intensified a search for coronavirus (Covid-19) patient – a Covidiot – who bolted from a self quarantine in Dedza as eight people also escaped from Kameza Isolation Centre in Blantyre after testing positive to Covid-19 upon arrival from South Africa. A blend of Covid-19 and idiot, covidiot is a slang insult for someone who disregards […]
FDH Bank has supported the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi (ICAM) Covid-19 Response efforts with a K2 million donation. The donation will be part of a fund set up by the Malawi Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) that is leading the private sector initiatives, to address Covid-19 Response needs in the country. ICAM […]
Returnees from South Africa are being taken to Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre with buses parking at the artificial turf but Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture has said the facility will not be turned into a quarantine centre for the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The returnees were taken to the stadium for tests upon arrival through […]
Some 17 truck drivers who had been ferrying fuel for National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) refusing to take coronavirus tests in Mzuzu. The stand-off has been there for three days as some of the drivers said they did not trust the testing kits. “These are fake testing kits, they lie. They will confirm us […]
A senior government official says eight people, who recently tested positive of coronavirus (Covid-19) have escaped an isolation centre in Blantyre. Blantyre district director of Health and Social Services Gift Kawalazira told the media that the eight were among 17 people who were repatriated from South Africa and tested positive of coronavirus. They were detained […]