March 2020

PSLCE and MSCE exams postponed

Mar 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) has postponed the PSLCE and MSCE exams following the closure of schools due to the threat of coronavirus. In a statement today, the board said it has suspended the… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi monitoring over 550 people

Mar 21, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Special Committee on coronavirus says the Ministry of Health is monitoring over 550 people who are still on self-quarantine. Chairperson of the committee who is also the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Health,… ...

China to donate test kits, other medical supplies to Malawi

Mar 21, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Chinese Embassy in Malawi says China will donate medical supplies to Malawi to help the country manage the threat of coronavirus. The remarks were made by the Chinese Ambassador to Malawi, Liu Hongyang, during… ...

Man attacked by snake while answering call of nature in bush

Mar 21, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

A 32-year-old man was on Friday rescued from a python which attacked him at Mchacha in Nsanje when he was answering the call of nature. Police have identified the man as Maxwell Ndaona of Chataika… ...

Malawi court allows four Chinese nationals to leave quarantine facility

Mar 21, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 2 &

Four Chinese nationals were on Thursday granted an injunction allowing them to leave a quarantine facility at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) and enter Malawi, two days after their arrival from China. The Nation newspaper reported… ...

One dies, six injured in road accident in Mangochi

Mar 21, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 65-year-old woman died while six others sustained serious injuries after a motor vehicle they were travelling in overturned at Chowe Hills in Mangochi on Thursday. Mangochi Police Station Deputy Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector… ...

Girl, 9, dies after being hit by car

Mar 21, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 9-year-old girl died in Rumphi on Thursday night after she was hit by a Toyota Passo at Chombe area in the district. Rumphi Police spokesperson Sergeant Tupeliwe Kabwilo said the accident occurred along the… ...