The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says power outages in the country are now lasting 7 hours due to a substantial increase in demand for electricity. In a statement on Saturday, the electricity supplier… ...
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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… ...
President Peter Mutharika has declared Malawi a State of Disaster, ordered the closure of all schools and banned public gatherings due to the threat of coronavirus. Mutharika announced this in a statement delivered Friday evening… ...
Supporters of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM have shown their support for the alliance between the two parties by parading in Lilongwe ahead of the alliance signing ceremony. The supporters started their parade at… ...
The Ministry of Health says people who will develop coronavirus symptoms while under self-quarantine in Malawi will be moved to an institutional isolation facility. The ministry has said this in a statement today but has… ...
Vice President Saulos Chilima has faulted the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for hiring South African lawyers to represent the commission in the presidential elections appeal case. Speaking at a UTM rally at Njamba Park in… ...
South Africa has today confirmed 13 new cases of COVID-19, taking the number of coronavirus cases in the Southern African country to 51. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Sunday seven new cases were reported… ...
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has revealed that the commission was paying Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale extra salary for representing the commission in the presidential elections case. Ansah revealed this at the National… ...
A court in Lilongwe has released on bail three Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leaders who were arrested earlier this week. The three are HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo, vice chairperson Gift Trapence and member MacDonald… ...
Human Rights Watch, an international human rights organisation, has joined calls for the immediate release of three Malawian activists saying they have been arrested on trumped up charges. Southern African Director for Human Rights Watch,… ...
Rights activist Timothy Mtambo has handed himself to Police in Lilongwe but has insisted that the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) will still lead protesters to State House later this month. Mtambo who was being… ...
Progress has been made in the UTM and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) alliance talks as UTM president Saulos Chilima has agreed to become Lazarus Chakwera’s runningmate in the fresh presidential elections. According to the Daily… ...
The Ministry of Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events on Friday provided relief assistance to families that have been affected by recent floods in Karonga. The assistance follows floods that occurred on Tuesday, 3rd March,… ...
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah says the current commission will manage the fresh presidential elections and will soon launch a calendar for the polls. The MEC chairperson, who has been the subject of… ...
A Chikwawa man identified as Chitoleni Njobvu is on the run after raping three children aged between 9 and 12. Police in Chikwawa have launched a manhunt for the suspect who raped the three girls… ...