Mzuzu-based prophet Frank Zabron of God’s Will Church of All Nations (GWCOAN) says he can heal people who have been engulfed by Coronavirus citing the pandemic has been sent by God so that everyone in the world should repent. Zabron told Nyasa Times that the main reason why the pandemic is here is that God […]
Minister of Energy Atupele Muluzi on Friday made life saving coronavirus preventive measure materials ahead of the government sanctioned close down on Saturday midnight. Muluzi delivered the first consignment of protective masks, maize flour, cooking oil, sugar and soap to be donated to communities. Earlier, he donated 200 bicycles to communities in different parts of […]
The US government says it will be evacuating its citizens from Malawi on April 24 due to the raging coronavirus disease. The Department of State says it is preparing an evacuation flight for private US citizens on a reimbursable basis, leaving Lilongwe Kamuzu International Airport on or around April 24, 2020. “The flight will be […]
Polytechnic’s Faculties of Engineering and Applied Sciences department has come up with low-cost materials and equipment which could be used as preventing measures in the fight against the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The materials include; low-cost ventilators to be used in hospitals, 3D printable reusable face masks, a drone which could be used to transfer blood […]
Health workers at Chikwawa District Hospital have started boycotting work, citing poor working conditions and lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the wake of Coronavirus pandemic. The health workers on Wednesday conducted peaceful demonstrations to deliver their petition to Chikwawa District Council. In a petition to the District Commissioner (DC), the health workers outlined […]
State-controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has sent half of its members of staff on mandatory annual leave in order to decongest the offices following the coronavirus disease (Covid -19), Nyasa Times has established. MBC director general Aubrey Sumbuleta, in his memo dated April 9, 2020, says the corporation is simply responding to the government circular letter CS/S/001 […]
Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi has refuted allegations that he ordered a clinician at Mchinji District Hospital to confirm that a patient who is on isolation at the hospital has coronavirus (Covid-19). Lately there has been an audio which has been circulating on social media alleging Dausi’s order. However, Dausi refuted the allegations in […]
Chisomo Daka, a Malawian currently studying in India has developed a Covid-19 Tracker Dashboard which is a web-based platform that provides access to coronavirus related information in Malawi. In an interview with Nyasa Times, Daka said apart from serving the nation in difficult times, the tracker justifies the urgent need to access information by key […]
Malawi Police have been forced to spray teargas as they clashed with vendors in Limbe – Blantyre, who were staging protests against a three-weeks coronavirus lockdown which comes into effect at the weekend, vowing to disregard it. The informal traders were burning tyres and blocked the road in protest over the lockdown scheduled to start on […]
It is not easy to contain a deadly virus that is spreading through traditional means that defines human interactions. All of over sudden we can’t shake hands anymore. All over sudden we can’t sit or stand close to our dearest ones. All of sudden we can’t be in a public transport. I am saying all […]
Minister of Health, Jappies Mhango, chairing he Special Cabinet Committee on Coronavirus (Covid-19) has outlined a range of new tough measures to ensure enforcement of the lockdown effective at midnight on Saturday, including restricting the movement of people in order to minimize the spread of the virus. Mhango told a news conference on Thursday that […]
As the country continues to grapple with the effects of Covid-19, FDH Bank has given a moratorium to customers with loans and have been negatively affected by the pandemic for a period of three months during which loan installments shall not be collected. In a statement, FDH Bank Managing Director Dr Ellias Ngalande said the […]
From all the corners of the country, the message is clear: the nationwide 21-day lockdown announced by the Minister of Health Jappie Mhango together with President Peter Mutharika this week, in the awake of Covid-19, will hurt the poor and other vulnerable groups in the absence of cushioning measures. The majority of the people are […]
Burundian Community in Malawi has demanded explanation from the host government on why authorities at the Ministry of Health and Lilongwe City Council buried a Canadian of Burundian origin – Willy Léonard Niyomwungere – without the knowledge of the community and the family. Niyomwungere, who was aged 45, died of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Lilongwe […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has dragged President Peter Mutharika and his Minister of Health, Jappie Mhango, to court challenging government decree on coronavirus lockdown as illegal. The coalition argues that the lockdown is illegal and runs counter to the protection and promotion of human rights, particularly right to food, right to economic activities and […]
Nurses, doctors and other health workers in the frontline service of coornavirus at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre are on sit in strike, pressing the government to address their grievances regarding the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. They are demanding the revision of risk allowance, transport and recruitment of more health workers. The healthcare workers -who include […]
Acting Inspector General of Police Duncan Mwapasa and Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander General Andrew Namathanga have said as the country is preparing to enter a three-week lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus, they will enforce the strict measures declared by President Peter Mutharika. The two said this at a news conference held in […]
Angry Mzuzu City vendors on Thursday took to the streets to protrst against government’s decision to implement a 21-day lockdown as measure to contain Covid-19, the strain of coronavirus disease, saying it will cause more problems for the urban poor. The market and street vendors who started the protests without notifying the authorities as stipulated […]