Month: May 2021 Posts

332,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine administered in Malawi

May 16, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Ministry of Health says it has administered over 332,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the country since vaccination began in March. Malawi is using the AstraZeneca vaccine and for a person to get fully… ...

Covid-19: Four new cases imported from India

May 10, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi on Sunday registered five new cases, four of which have been imported from India. According to the Ministry of Health, four people who recently arrived from India tested positive for Covid-19 and they are… ...

Chakwera: I shouldn’t have fired Kandodo

May 10, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Covidgate: Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera says he feels silly in firing Labour Minister Ken Kandodo over abuse of Covid-19 funds. Chakwera says he agrees with Kandodo that he was misled and regrets firing the then… ...

Chakwera’s rallies breach Covid-19 gathering limit

May 08, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Malawians have faulted President Lazarus Chakwera for holding rallies where thaousands gathered, breaching the 250-people gathering limit set by the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus. On his way to the Northern Region yesterday, the president addressed… ...

Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for Sunbird Hotels employees

May 06, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Sunbird Hotels and Resorts has told employees that they must get vaccinated, saying unvaccinated employees will not be allowed to go to work. This is according to a May 5 memo which the company has… ...

Coronavirus: 12 prisoners test positive, two new cases imported from India

May 05, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi has registered 20 new Covid-19 cases, including 12 cases at Chichiri Prison and two imported cases from India. According to the Ministry of Health, the 12 prisoners at Chichiri Prison tested positive during a… ...

Covid-19: Chakwera, Chimwendo Banda face backlash for ‘importing’ India variant to Malawi

May 05, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

There is an increasing backlash against President Lazarus Chakwera and Homeland Minister Richard Chimwendo Banda for allegedly importing the Indian variant of Covid-19 into the country. The Tonse administration is criticized for failing to carry… ...

Kampani yopanga shuga ku Salima yatsekedwa kaamba ka Covid-19

May 05, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Unduna wa zaumoyo mogwirizana ndi komiti ya mtsogoleri wadziko yotsogolera ntchito yolimbana ndi covid-19, yatseka kampani yopanga shuga m'boma la Salima potsatira imfa yaogwira ntchito mmodzi ochokera mdziko la India yemwe anapezeka ndi matendawa. Watsimikiza… ...

Coronavirus: 22 new cases recorded in Salima

May 04, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi has registered 22 new locally transmitted Coronavirus cases and one new death from Salima. Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has announced the new cases. In total Malawi, in the past 24 hours, has… ...

Malawians to start receiving AstraZeneca second dose in June

May 03, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Health says it will start administering the second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine on June 3. Secretary for health Dr. Charles Mwansambo has said this in a statement today. Malawi started… ...

Covid initiative gets award from Queen

Apr 30, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Covid-19 Response Private Citizens Initiative of Malawi has received an award from Her Majesty The Queen of the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II, who is also the head of the Commonwealth, has today awarded the… ...

Challenging weakening food system caused by COVID19

Apr 29, 2021 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

When one has had a chance to visit the rural areas or villages, you would without effort notice that farming is the main economic activity for many dwellers. In Malawi alone, though characterized by low… ...

Shocking: Chakwera sits on 17 billion Covid-19 funds audit

Apr 27, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government has said there are no funds for more audits implying Malawians will be kept in the dark over how K17.5 billion of Covid-19 were used. The decision not to release the funds come 11… ...

Covidgate: Three suspects arrested in Blantyre

Apr 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Police on Monday arrested three more suspects in connection to the plunder of Covid-19 funds. The three are Elizabeth Mbeye, nee Sofasi, Senior Procurement Officer from Blantyre District Council; Henderson Sofasi, Brites Trading, Blantyre… ...

Malawi bans travelers from India, Pakistan

Apr 27, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi has banned travelers from India and Pakistan to reduce threat of importation of new variants of the Coronavirus. Travelers from Brazil and Bangladesh are also barred from entering Malawi. Co-chairperson of the Presidential Taskforce… ...