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Malawi experiencing rebirth of Covid-19 – epidemiologist

Jan 12, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

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… ...

Chakwera declares state of national disaster

Jan 12, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, has declared a state of national disaster across Malawi due to the Coronavirus pandemic and has appealed for assistance in cash and in kind. The president made the declaration on… ...

HRDC calls for closure of schools, lockdown

Jan 12, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

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 suspends meetings over Covid-19

Jan 12, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

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… ...

How African Women’s Sport Grew – Despite Everything – In 2020

Jan 12, 2021 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

When 2020 began, the African women sports fraternity had great expectations. The African stars were gearing up for the Olympic Games and the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations. However, the pandemic struck and altered all… ...

Belekanyama, Mia die of Covid-19

Jan 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Transport and Public Works Mohammed Sidik Mia and Minister of Local Government Lingson Belekanyama have died of Coronavirus. The Government has confirmed the deaths of the two ministers who were also members of… ...

Make tough decisions on Covid-19 – APM to Chakwera

Jan 12, 2021 Aubrey Makina 0 &

Malawi former President Peter Mutharika has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to make tough decisions on the rampaging Covid-19 which has since claimed two lives in Chakwera’s cabinet. In a Facebook post reacting to the… ...