A premium African financial services and solutions company, Old Mutual Limited, has warned citizens against making irresponsible financial decisions during coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis and must not buy “more than is needed”. Financial Education Specialist at Old Mutual Malawi Limited, Benard Chiluzi, has said this in a statement made available to Nyasa Timesas shoppers have started […]
Malawi has recorded another coronavirus (Covid-19) patient, this time in Blantyre bringing the number of confirmed cases to four, Minister of Health and Population Jappie Mhango said on Saturday. Mgango, who chairs a Special Cabinet Committee on Coronavirus disclosed this at a news conference in Lilongwe. “As you recall, on 30th March 2020, the President, […]
The Chinese embassy in Malawi said it is donating more medical materials to Malawi to fight Coronavirus (covid-19), which has hit the sub-Saharan developing country. The Chinese ambassador to Malawi, Liu Hongyang, announced this Thursday, hours after Malawi President Peter Mutharika publicly confirmed the first 3 cases of COVID-19 in the country. Liu said that […]
Tongues are wagging over the abrupt, unexpected and questionable resignation of the president of Society of Malawi Doctors, Dr Amos Nyaka following President Peter Mutharika announcement on Thursday that three people who are the woman, her 11-year-old relation and a 64-year-old maid tested positive to coronavirus. Nyaka tendered his resignation on Saturday. His resignation comes […]
President Peter Mutharika’s leadership on coronavirus (Covid-19) may have flaws, of course; but generally, he has been calm, collected and thoughtful in most of the decisions he has taken. What is paramount is that, from analysis, the President is being driven by facts and science; not emotions, outcries and outbursts from social media carpers. When […]
Malawi former president Joyce Banda and 11 other African leaders have called on the African Union, United Nations and World Bank to help condense the social and economic effects of coronavirus in Africa. Banda confirmed she is party to a statement signed by among others former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo ; ex-Botswana President Festus […]
As the spread of the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19) is still causing panic among Malawians and even beyond, Nthambi Private Clinic this week brought together about 20 chiefs in the area of senior chief Kauma in Lilongwe to teach them on how they could protect themselves and their families from the pandemic. Apart from teaching people […]
Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL) has donated various personal protective equipment to Kamuzu Central Hospital worth K2.2 million to scale up preventive measures of coronavirus. Speaking during the handover ceremony in Lilongwe, PIL managing director, Martin Msimuko said as part of the business sector, his company has come in to assist government to avert the possible negative impact […]
President Peter Mutharika has said that “more measures” – expected to be tough – may have to be imposed in an attempt to tackle the coronavirus as the country has recorded its first three cases. Mutharika said in a televised address to the nation on Thursday. “Malawi had no cases of the virus. Sadly, we […]
Government says irresponsible coverage of the coronavirus crisis is triggering unnecessary fear and panic which could be a bigger risk to Malawi than the virus itself. Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology, Mark Bottoman said this on Thursday in Blantyre during an interface meeting he had with media managers s and telecommunication companies. […]
Malawi police have dismissed as fake news social media reports that some Indian national in Limbe have been attacked following President Peter Mutharika announcing one of the three coronavirus patients is a 63-year-old who had recently travelled to India. Police have condemned the spread of such fake news to incite violence and hatred towards Indians. […]
Malawi has declared its first three confirmed cases of the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19) following a statement from President Peter Mutharika on Thursday evening. Mutharika in a television broadcast said the three are a Malawian of Asian origin who travelled to India, her relative and their house maid marking the first confirmed cases of the novel […]
Even without a single case of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) registered, Malawians are already feeling the pinch of the pandemic. Our two main key trading partners, Tanzania and South Africa, are on a lockdown. This, already, has pushed prices up as demand of goods is soaring against supply. Even as government is banning social and […]
Measures to contain a possible outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Malawi made Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate (SRM), Shireen Chirwa, to cancel hearing of a case in which rights activist and politician Jessie Kabwila is answering two charges levelled against her by the state. The former parliamentarian for Salima North West constituency was due to appear […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has accused the government of failing to dispatch 20 000 coronavirus (Covid-19) testing kits to district hospitals, saying this is a great set back in the prevention war against the outbreak that has ground the global economy at standstill. In his special address to the nation televised on […]
Member of Parliament for Blantyre City South Constituency Noel Lipipahas questioned the idea of prioritising the fresh elections over the well-being of Malawians amid coronavirus (Covid-19) concerns. Speaking in an interview, Lipipa, who is a member of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), said that there is a need for Malawi to avoid being a […]
Malawi has a potential case of coronavirus after a family in sprawling Area 9 of capital city Lilongwe exhibited Covid-19 symptoms. Eye witnesses told Nyasa Times that Ministry of Health officials and medical staff wearing protective suits and face masks stormed the Area 9 residence of the family to carry the tests including those of […]
Blantyre City Council (BCC) which instituted a ban on weddings, parties and other social gatherings have said people can still get married as long as organisers follow Coronavirus precautionary measures of physical distancing. Mayor of Blantyre City Wild Ndipo announced the ban particularly on street vending on Monday following President Peter Mutharika declaration of the […]