President Lazarus Chakwera has admitted that he has abandoned his campaign promises, saying the promises were made in conditions that no longer hold. Chakwera made the admission in his national address on Sunday following a… ...
Articles By Mwayi Mkandawire
President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the closure of all schools in the country for three weeks as Coronavirus cases continue to rise in the country with over 5,000 cases recorded this month. Chakwera has announced… ...
Three hundred people have died of Coronavirus in Malawi since the start of the pandemic. The number of Coronavirus deaths has increased over the past weeks with more than 100 deaths recorded since New Year’s… ...
President Lazarus Chakwera says people in the country must sacrifice individual freedoms in order to defeat the challenges being currently experienced. In his message on Friday to commemorate John Chilembwe Day, President Chakwera said Chilembwe… ...
Malawi on Friday recorded 618 new COVID-19 cases, 71 new recoveries and six new deaths. All the new cases are locally transmitted infections: 97 from Blantyre, 91 from Lilongwe, 86 from Mzimba North, 69 from… ...
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has threatened to drag government to court over Covid-19 vaccine, claiming without evidence that the safety of the vaccine is suspect. This is contained in a statement which the party… ...
Former President Peter Mutharika has hailed freedom fighter John Chilembwe for fighting systematic oppression but has said it is unfortunate that Malawians cannot gather together to honour their hero. John Chilembwe Day is commemorated on… ...
Malawi has recorded more than 10,000 cases since the Coronavirus pandemic began, and about 3,900 of the cases have been recorded this month. Malawi ended 2020 having recorded a total of 6,583 but now has… ...
Malawi has today recorded 591 new COVID-19 cases, 12 new recoveries and 21 new deaths. The number of admissions has today hit 138. Chairperson of the Coronavirus Taskforce John Phuka noted that the number of… ...
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has launched a probe into the killing of Polytechnic student Blessings Nyondo and the commission has appealed for information from the general public. MHRC has revealed this in a… ...
A Malawian epidemiologist says Malawi is experiencing a rebirth of Covid-19 and it is brutal with infections spreading faster than during the first wave last year. In a Facebook post today, Dr Titus Divala, who… ...
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has urged government to close schools and has proposed a partial lockdown, saying the new wave of the Coronavirus pandemic is affecting all age groups. The grouping has said… ...
Parliament has suspended committee meetings following a rise in Coronavirus cases in the country. According to a statement from the National Assembly, no further committee meetings will be held until January 29 this year. “This… ...
President Lazarus Chakwera says the rapid spread in Coronavirus infections since Christmas is happening because people in the country relaxed their vigilance against the virus. He made the remarks in a broadcast aired on Times… ...
Malawi has today recorded 12 new Coronavirus deaths, the highest number of new deaths since the start of the pandemic. The country has also registered a record high of 381 new COVID-19 cases, with the… ...