Month: April 2020 Posts

Coronavirus: Registration for 2020 elections suspended

Apr 07, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Ministerial Committee on Coronavirus says registration for the 2020 presidential elections has been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) started phase one of the registration exercise on Saturday in… ...

Wanderers sign Kumwenda

Apr 07, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Be Forward Wanderers have completed the signing of midfielder Vitumbiko Kumwenda from Blue Eagles on a three-year deal, Malawi24 can confirm. Kumwenda, who was valued at K3.5 million by the Area 30 based side, has… ...

Two netted over fake money in Chitipa

Apr 07, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

  Police in Chitipa are keeping in custody two people for being found with K82,000 in fake K2000 notes. The two are Hydon Mtambo 38, and Tyson Sikwese, 19, both from Chitipa district. Gladwell Simwaka,… ...

Woman in Blantyre is first person to die from coronavirus in Malawi

Apr 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 51-year-old woman in Blantyre has died from coronavirus, the first Covid-19 death in Malawi. Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has confirmed saying the woman passed on in the early hours of Tuesday. The Malawian… ...

Malawi registers three new Covid-19 cases

Apr 07, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The Ministry of Health has announced three new cases of the coronavirus pandemic in Malawi. According to a statement released by the Minister of Health Jappie Mhango, two of the three cases have been recorded… ...

Tobacco marketing season to open this month

Apr 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Tobacco Commission (TC) says the tobacco marketing season will open this month to ensure growers sell tobacco and are economically empowered for the good of their health. This follows President Peter Mutharika’s directive that… ...

21 people arrested for torching Police Unit over bloodsucking rumours

Apr 07, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police in Ntchisi have arrested 21 people suspected of torching Malomo Police Unit over bloodsucking rumours. Over the weekend, a person was taken to Malomo police unit after being apprehended by members of the community… ...