Minister of Population Planning and Social Welfare, Clara Makungwa has assured social cash transfer beneficiaries that government would disburse four months’ money as a way of preventing the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) and observing social distance. She made the pledge on Friday during her visit to Gomani Village in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) […]
A second person has died from coronavirus ( Covid-19) in Malawi, Lilongwe District Health (DHO) has confirmed. He tested positive for Coronavirus on Good Friday in Lilongwe Area 25B died on Saturday. Accoridng to Minister pf Health Jappie Mhango, who is also chairperson of the Special Cabinet Committee on Covid-19 , the victim is a 44 year-old man, a Canadian […]
Hundreds of sex workers who have been involved in prostitution have asked government to include them in a number of measures aimed at cushioning small- and medium-sized businesses, since they have been ordered out of the streets to prevent spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19.) Ministrer of Gender, Child Development and Community Development Mary Thom Navicha said […]
The capital city Lilongwe is merging as the biggest hotspot for the coronavirus outbreak as the country registers a 9th Covid-19 case. The new patient is based in Lilongwe where the first three cases was recorded. Heath Minister Jappie Mhango has confirmed the development adding that the patient has other underlying medical conditions. Mhango, who […]
Captain for Be Forward Wanderers Football Club, Alfred Manyozo Junior, has asked fellow players to make use of their time well, this time when they are training individually in their various homes amid COVID-19 pandemic. Manyozo was speaking on Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) on Friday morning, saying the pandemic has disturbed a number of programmes […]
On Saturday after your address to the nation on the global pandemic, you promised that you would address the nation again. Thus, it was welcomed the news that you would address Malawians on Tuesday. It was, however, very depressing to hear you underscore the divided nature of our beautiful Malawi. This was indeed a misplaced […]
The Special Cabinet Committee on coronavirus (Covid-19) has announced strict new curbs on life in Malawi to tackle the spread of the outbreak. Announcing the measures, the committee chaired by Minister of Health Jappie Mhango said the country faced a moment of national disaster and that government is also stopping all social events, including weddings, […]
Beautify Malawi (BEAM) Trust on Wednesday donated hand washing materials to Mangochi district and town councils, Mangochi District Hospital and four constituencies to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The items included 250 buckets of various sizes, two sets of four-tap-each facilities and 40 cartons of Azam soap, among others. BEAM Trust Chairperson for Mangochi, […]
Government says President Peter Mutharika holds the prerogative over the choice of the place to be, saying the country’s vice-president Saulos Chilima cannot dictate to the Head of State to leave Sanjika Palace in Blantyre and relocate to Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe. Minister of Information and government spokesperson Mark Botomani was reacting to Chilima’s call […]
Pharmanova Malawi Limited (PLM) has made an incredibly generous donation Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe of hand sanitisers and other disinfectants a week after a similar gestre to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre. The firm’s quality assurance manager Tawanda Musasa said as part of their response to the coronavirus outbreak, the donation is […]
The Catholic Church has this year banned the Way of the Cross on Good Friday, a religious tradition depicting the sufferings and consequent crucifixion of Jesus Chirst to adhere to social distancing measures and slow the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). Most denominations of Christianity observe Good Friday, which commemorates the day that Jesus Christ was […]
The decision by Special Cabinet Committee on coronavirus (Covid-19) to impose a ban against church gatherings has been reversed by government, Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) has said. Minister of Health Jappie Mhango, who chairs the Special Cabinet Committee on Covid-19, prescribed during a news conference on Tuesday that church gatherings be suspended as a measure to prevent the […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has asked the High Court to stop the ongoing registration exercise for the July 2 fresh presidential elections barely after Cabinet Committee on Coronavirus prescribed the suspension of the exercise as precautionary measures to fight the outbreak. The Cabinet Committee led by Minister of Health Jappie Mhango advised the suspension of […]
Barely a day after losing a Malawian nurse working for a care home in UK after having symptoms of Covid-19, another Malawian citizen has died after contracting coronavirus on British soil. The second victim is identified as Best Nkhoma died at home in self-isolation . His wife Meriah Lapani Nkhoma was “too devastated” to comment […]
Government has launched a K157 billion preparedness and response plan to combat the spread of Covid-19, a strand of coronavirus. Minister of Health Jappie Mhango, who is also the chairperson for Special Cabinet Committee on Covid-19, launched the plan at Bingu International Conference Centre in Lilongwe on Wednesday. Mhango, who was flanked by Minister of Disaster Management […]
State Vice-President Salous Chilima has issued a stern warning against abuse of funds allocated by government and development partners to fight the coronavirus (Covid-19), including the impending package that International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to give Malawi. Speaking at a news conference in Lilongwe, Chilima said government has committed a lot of funds while […]
In denying Chancellor College law students’ application for judicial review asking for the reopening of the institution that was closed on orders from t President Peter Mutharika, Zomba-based High Court judge Zione Ntaba admonished the students that what they were asking could have compromised immune systems of those who can easily catch the coronavirus. The […]
Malawi cross-party political leaders, civil society, chiefs, religious leaders and business community should work together with government technocrats and health professionals to beat coronavirus ‘national disaster’, State vice-president Saulos Chilima has said. “My fellow Malawians, there is no DPP Coronavirus. There is no UTM Coronavirus. There is no MCP Coronavirus. People’s Party Corona or UDF […]