Mwayi Mkandawire, Author at Malawi 24

AG Kaphale goofed by not challenging anti-lockdown injunction – Judge Kenyatta

Apr 29, 2020 1

High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda has described failure by Attorney General (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale to challenge the anti-lockdown injunction as a dereliction of duty. Nyirenda said this in a ruling delivered on Tuesday on the… ...

Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda sustains anti-lockdown injunction

Apr 28, 2020 0

High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda has ruled that the injunction against the Covid-19 lockdown should continue. The injunction restrains government from instituting a lockdown in Malawi or closing churches until the final determination of the… ...

FAM sets aside K350m relief fund for Covid-19

Apr 28, 2020 0

...to pay monthly stipend for players, officials... Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has set aside K350 million to bail out elite players and officials who depend on football as a source of income. The FA'… ...

Chilima fears lack of testing will result in unchecked spread of Covid-19

Apr 27, 2020 0

Vice President Saulos Chilima has expressed concern that Malawi has tested less than 700 people to date, saying this could lead to unchecked spread of the coronavirus. Speaking during a press briefing on Sunday night,… ...

Lockdown without food is death sentence by hunger – Chilima

Apr 26, 2020 0

Vice President Saulos Chilima says restricting Malawians to their homes for three weeks without giving them food is condemning them to death by hunger. Chilima, who is also UTM leader, made the remarks today in… ...

Msungama under fire for questioning coronavirus tests

Apr 26, 2020 1

Health workers have demanded an apology from Lilongwe City South East legislator Ulemu Msungama for questioning results of coronavirus tests at Kaliyeka. The Health workers want the Malawi Congress Party Member of Parliament to retract… ...

Less than half of confirmed cases’ contacts tested in Malawi

Apr 25, 2020 0

The Ministry of Health says it has tested 162 contacts of the confirmed Coronavirus cases in Malawi despite tracing 385 contacts. In a statement posted on its Facebook page today, the ministry said tracing and… ...