Mwayi Mkandawire, Author at Malawi 24

Private hospitals, pharmacies told to stop selling fake COVID-19 tests

Jul 13, 2020 0

The Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus has warned private hospitals and pharmacies against selling unapproved rapid antibody tests for COVID-19. According to chairperson of the taskforce John Phuka, the Ministry of Health has received reports that… ...

Five people die of COVID-19

Jul 13, 2020 1

Five people have died of Coronavirus in Blantyre and Kasungu as the number of confirmed cases also continue to rise in Malawi. Co-chairperson of the Coronavirus Taskforce, John Phuka, said on Sunday four deaths have… ...

Coronavirus: 192 new cases, 138 recoveries recorded

Jul 12, 2020 0

Malawi has recorded 138 recoveries and 192 new Coronavirus cases, with the new cases taking the number of recorded cases to 2261 and the number of recoveries to 517. Co-chairperson of the Taskforce on Coronavirus… ...

You have five months to produce results – Chakwera tells ministers

Jul 10, 2020 0

President Lazarus Chakwera has told newly appointed ministers and their deputies in his transitional cabinet that they should produce results or risk being replaced. The Malawi leader made the remarks this afternoon in Lilongwe during… ...

Marital status was not considered when selecting cabinet – Chakwera

Jul 10, 2020 0

President Lazarus Chakwera has defended his cabinet saying marital status was not considered when he was forming his cabinet. The Malawi leader has come under fire from Malawians for selecting family members in his cabinet… ...

Chakwera names cabinet: Mtambo, Kazako and Usi appointed Ministers

Jul 08, 2020 0

President Lazarus Chakwera has named former rights activist Timothy Mtambo and Zodiak Broadcasting Corporation (ZBS) boss Gospel Kazako in his 31-member cabinet. The full cabinet has been released this evening. Mtambo who is also Citizen… ...

Malawi leader speaks with Rwanda’s Kagame

Jul 08, 2020 1

Malawi President, Lazarus Chakwera, says he has spoken with Rwandan leader Paul Kagame on forging strategic partnerships that will benefit people in the two countries. Chakwera who was sworn in as president of Malawi on… ...