June 2021

Malawi registers 79 new Covid-19 cases

Jun 18, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi has registered 79 new Covid-19 cases, 17 new recoveries and two new deaths. Of the new cases, 69 are locally transmitted: 25 from Blantyre, 10 from Zomba, eight from Kasungu, six from Lilongwe, five… ...

Govt given 90 days to resolve Mulanje, Thyolo land wrangles

Jun 18, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has given the Lazarus Chakwera administration 90 day ultimatum to order that all idle estates in Mulanje and Thyolo should be given to community members to make… ...

ActionAid Malawi donates Covid-19 equipment to district hospitals

Jun 18, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

ActionAid Malawi has donated Covid-19 equipment worth MK22 million to eight district hospitals where the organisation is carrying out various interventions. The donation includes oxygen cylinder bottles, flow metres, oxygen bottles, N95 masks, gloves and… ...

Namadingo will win the BET if he gets rid of only this one barrier

Jun 18, 2021 Lyonike Mughogho 1 &

When musician Patience Namadingo expressed his optimism towards claiming two BET Awards in the 2021 edition, some folks laughed their lungs out, arguing the singer was being overambitious. His doubters argued that he falls short… ...

Crisis: Malawi runs out of Covid vaccine

Jun 18, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vaccination Centres across Malawi have run out of Covid-19 vaccine and the Ministry of Health says the crisis is due to a delay in the arrival of a consignment of the vaccine. Currently, there is… ...

MCP, UTM candidates withdraw from Nkhata Bay Central parliamentary race

Jun 18, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM candidates in Nkhata Bay Central Constituency have withdrawn their nominations ahead of the June 29 by-election. UTM’s Justin Prince Banda and MCP’s Jolly Deraley Nyimba as well as Helen… ...

Chakwera visits Mangochi village razed down by one party MCP

Jun 18, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera today visited Moto Village in Mangochi which was burnt down by the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) during the one-party rule. The village was razed down in 1971 and several people were… ...