Legal scholar, who is also Dean of Law at University of Malawi’s (Unima) School of Law Sunduzwayo Madise, has said the coronavirus (Covid-19) measures which Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has published in the Malawi Gazette – official government publication- including a nationwide lockdown should not be involving curtailing of people’s rights and freedoms. In the notice, Mhango, who is […]
Initiative for Girls and women Empowerment (Igwe) foundation has embarked on coronavirus (Covid-19) awareness campaign in Chiradzulu and Phalombe Districts. Igwe will be providing soap and Covid-19 awareness messages to vulnerable persons especially girls and elderly people in fight against the virus pandemic. Speaking after the launch of the initiative in Chiradzulu, IGWE Foundation executive […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has welcomed the decision by Chief Justice Andrews Nyirenda to dismiss an application to admit to the Malawi bar of two South African lawyers that the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) engaged for the presidential elections appeal case , saying their presence could have been violating Malawians’ right to health in […]
The number of new coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Malawi ticked up again as Minister of Heatth Jappie Mhango on Monday confirmed three new virus pandemic cases. Confirming the development, minister Mhango, who chairs a Special Cabinet Committee on Covid-19, said among the new cases include a 22 year-old lady who arrived from Dubai on 17 […]
As schools are on forced holidays in observance of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) preventive measures specifically to limit social gatherings that the State President directed last month, Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has been on an awareness campaign to impress on parents to encourage school study momentum amongst learners. The campaign, using mobile public address system, […]
Malawi government is coming under growing pressure to increase the rate of testing for coronavirus, as the country reported its 13th case of the virus pandemic which has so far claimed two lives in the country and two of its citizens in UK. Health experts calls for more testing as concerns grow that the number […]
National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (Nonm) has asked its members to proceed to work normally after assurances by the government to resolve their grievances which include lack of protective equipment and welfare in the wake of coronavirus (Covid-19). The nurses have also demanded government to give them risk allowance of 70 percent of […]
Immigration Department in Mchinji has sent back to Zambia, a Chinese national, Jian Li for refusing to be on self-quarantine for 14 days. He arrived in Lusaka the capital of Zambia on March 26, 2020 and later proceeded to Mchinji, where he was intercepted by Immigration officers at Bua road block on Saturday April 12, […]
Malawi may enter a 21-day coronavirus lockdown this week similar to those seen in other countries to tackle the spread of the virus pandemic, Nyasa Times understands. Already, Malawi has registered 13 confirmed Covid-19 cases, with two deaths. Health officials have also traced 272contacts of people who have tested positive to Covid-q9 and tested 75 […]
Lilongwe Asian Business Community (LABC) on Sunday reaffirmed its commitment in complementing government efforts in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by donating beddings and protective equipment to Bwaila Hospital Isolation Centre. But as LABC was officially handing over the equipment to the Lilongwe Director of Health and Social Services, Dr Alinafe Mbewe-Tambala, the chairperson […]
The number of confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Malawi has risen to 13, Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has disclosed. Mhango, who heads a Special Cabinet Committee in Covid-19 said on Sunday that Malawi has recorded another case of virus pandemic bringing the number of those who have tested positive to 13. The new case has […]
President Peter Mutharika and First Lady have issued a morale boosting message of hope to the nation amid the coronavirus pandemic, The first couple shared their faith in the unifying power of God, urging Christians in Malawi and around the world to celebrate Easter and not weaken the faith in the power of God to heal the […]
Malawi is yet to enter a dangerous phase of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has said, as the second death in Malawi hospitals was announced. Mhango, who chairs a Special Cabinet Committee on Covid-19, said medical experts are assessing new cases to achieve a balanced response and track everyone who came […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) chief strategist and legislator Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma is suspected to have the coronavirus, but he fears its poison attack. Zikhale was capture on camera in his car with a water drip in a strange pain. He suspects to have been poisoned. His family said he had not been displaying any symptoms. But […]
Health minister Jappie Mhango on Saturday officially opened the coronavirus (Covid-19) testing laboratory room at Mzuzu Central Hospital which will cover the whole of northern region. Speaking to the media after launching the facility, Mhango said out of the two Covid-19 suspects the Mzuzu Central Hospital had, all have tested negative. He said it takes […]
Plan International Malawi – an organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls – has disclosed that it has set aside US$2 million (approximately over K2.6 billion) for its response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country. Plan International Malawi Country Director, Phoebe Kasoga, said in an interview on Wednesday that the package […]
It was obvious that Malawi would not escape the spread of coronavirus when neighbouring and other African countries were getting infected. It was a matter of time. When President Peter Mutharika appointed a cabinet committee on Covid-19 to deal with the impending pandemic, many expected that the committee would engage in high gear and come […]
Special Cabinet Committee on coronavirus (Covid-19) chairperson Jappie Mhango has commended Malawians of Asian origin in Blantyre and Zomba for the decision to have a 14-day partial community lockdown, saying that is what is supposed to be done if the country is to fight the spread of the outbreak Mhango said the virus pandemic is […]