Month: April 2020 Posts

MEC Commissioner urges people in Chikwawa to register

Apr 12, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioner Yahaya M’madi has called on people in Chikwawa to register during the voter registration exercise currently underway in the district. On Saturday, M’madi addressed a group of Senior Group Village… ...

NRB deploys staff to voter registration centres

Apr 12, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

The National Registration Bureau (NRB) has finally heeded the Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament's call by opening registration centres in areas where Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is conducting voter registration. The Legal Affairs Committee made… ...

Mutharika hopes Malawians will strengthen spiritual lives

Apr 12, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has expressed hope that Malawians will use Easter to strengthen their spiritual lives at this time when the country is being tested by coronavirus. Mutharika said this in an Easter Statement on… ...

Malawi has only tested 231 cases

Apr 11, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

…Lilongwe has four local transmissions, no recoveries so far Malawi has only tested 231 people since the Covid-19 pandemic began, with 12 people testing positive. According to information from the Ministry of Health website updated… ...

Livingstonia Synod to administer holy communion amid Covid-19

Apr 11, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Livingstonia Synod says its members will receive holy communion on Sunday amid a ban on church gatherings. Speaking to Malawi24 on Friday, the Synod’s General Secretary Levi Nyondo said the church members will have… ...

Malawi records second Covid-19 death, cases rise to 12

Apr 11, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A man aged 44 has become the second person to die from Covid-19 in Malawi, where recorded cases have now jumped to 12. Minister of Health has confirmed the death of the Lilongwe based man… ...

Lilongwe Water Board blames algae for water odour

Apr 11, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) says algae which has grown in its raw water reservoirs is causing odour in the water the board supplies to residents. The board said this in a statement on Friday… ...