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Malawians in fundraising drive for Coronavirus supplies

Jan 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawian writer and activist Onjezani Kenani is leading a fundraising initiative which has so far raised over K18 million to be used for procurement of Coronavirus supplies. The money will be used for purchasing oxygen,… ...

13 bar owners arrested in Lilongwe for not observing Covid measures

Jan 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda Police at Kawale in Lilongwe have arrested 13 bar owners who were not complying with the operating time limit for bars introduced by authorities as one way of preventing the spread of… ...

Chakwera caught pants down

Jan 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera has been caught with pants down. Chakwera told the nation yesterday that K535 million out of K6.5 billion Covid-19 funds were used to repatriate Malawians from South Africa. The Malawi leader… ...

Man dies in Rumphi road accident

Jan 18, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A man aged 40 has died after being involved in a road accident at Mchenga Coal Mine along the Mzuzu-Karonga M1 road in Rumphi. According to Rumphi Police spsokesperson Tupeliwe Kabwilo, the crash happened on… ...

Chakwera lauded over Covid-19 speech: Malawi registers over 100 thousand suspected cases

Jan 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawi President has been lauded by commentators on social media over measures taken to curtail the spread of Covid-19 in the speech made last night with over 12 thousand cases confirmed in the country. Chakwera… ...

Chakwera told to step down for making false campaign promises

Jan 18, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 4 &

Malawian rights group Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has demanded President Lazarus Chakwera to immediately step down for making false campaign promises. CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa in a Monday press statement… ...

Cattle rustlers rescued from angry mob in Lilongwe

Jan 18, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Two men accused of stealing cattle were on Sunday rescued by Lumbadzi Police officers from a mob which wanted to set them ablaze. The incident happened on Sunday morning at Chitedze Village in the area… ...