Airtel and TNM have agreed to provide free internet for secondary school students to be able to access lessons. The initiative is part of the Ministry of Education's efforts to make sure students in the… ...
Articles By Mwayi Mkandawire
Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has warned Malawians against believing opposition politicians whom he said are telling people that there is no Covid-19 in Malawi. Mhango was speaking during a press briefing held in Lilongwe… ...
Chief Secretary to the government has ordered all public servants who are not providing essential services to start working from home with immediate effect. In a circular dated 20 April, 2020, Muhara said the measure… ...
Health workers across the country the country have downed tools as they are demanding government to provide them with personal protective equipment (PPE) and to increase their risk allowance. Nurses and other health workers at… ...
... New case registered Three people who were confirmed as coronavirus cases in Lilongwe on April 2 have tested negative after recovering. Minister of Health Jappie Mhango confirmed at a press briefing today, saying the… ...
Parliament has postponed the budget meeting which was expected to start on May 8 due to the Covid-19 lockdown. In a statement on Thursday, Clerk of Parliament Fiona Kalemba said the budget meeting which was… ...
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has ordered the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) to stop recruitment of officers due to reports that the tax collector recruited Democratic Party members who did not attend interviews. ACB Director Reyneck… ...
Amnesty International has called on governments to provide food to citizens under lockdown regimes, as millions of people in Southern African countries such as Malawi face hunger. In a statement on Thursday, the rights group… ...
The World Bank on Wednesday approved US$37 million (about K27.2 billion) funding to support Malawi’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and smooth out the macro-economic shocks that the disease is expected to impose on the… ...
Vice President Saulos Chilima, through his lawyer, has asked the Supreme Court to order President Peter Mutharika to dismiss Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Jane Ansah and the other MEC commissioners. Chilima’s lawyer Chikosa Silungwe… ...
A Chinese national was on Saturday deported from Malawi for refusing to be on self-quarantine for 14 days. The Immigration Department in Mchinji sent back to Zambia the Chinese national identified as Jian Li. The… ...
President Peter Mutharika has expressed hope that Malawians will use Easter to strengthen their spiritual lives at this time when the country is being tested by coronavirus. Mutharika said this in an Easter Statement on… ...
Commercial banks in Malawi have suspended loan repayments for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. The banks revealed the arrangement in a statement signed by President of Bankers Association of Malawi (BAM) Kwanele Ngwenya… ...
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has been ordered to file its application for the suspension of electoral activities at the Supreme of Appeal. MEC applied to the High Court for directions on the commission’s compliance… ...
The Ministry of Gender, Child Development and Community Development has urged all sex workers to leave the streets to prevent the coronavirus. In a statement on Thursday, Gender Child Development and Community Development Mary Thom… ...
