Month: March 2021 Posts

Kajoke suspended from Flames Camp

Mar 03, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Flames Technical panel has suspended striker Hassan Kajoke for violating the team’s code of conduct and COVID -19 camping protocols when he left camp without consent. “The reason for the suspension is that, on the… ...

DPP says teachers deserve risk allowances

Mar 01, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says teachers should be given Covid-19 risk allowances just like other workers. DPP legislator Joseph Mathyola Mwanamvekha for Chiradzulu South who is also the party’s spokesperson in Parliament made the… ...

Chakwera wants teachers to call off strike

Mar 01, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has urged teachers to understand the direction given by scientists that the teachers are not among workers that are at high risk to Covid-19. Presidential Press Secretary Brian Banda made the remarks… ...

Teacher succumbs to Covid-19 in Mzimba

Mar 01, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

A teacher has died of Coronavirus in Mzimba. The teacher, Florence Kamanga, who was teaching at Chikwawa primary school in the district was diagnosed of the virus prior to the closure of schools in January,… ...

TUM leader says teachers’ strike still on

Feb 28, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) president Willy Malimba says teachers should not return to work on Monday as their concerns are yet to be addressed but the Ministry of Education has urged teachers to start… ...

Talking Blues: A whiff of Pres. Chakwera’s Valentine Day’s bouquet of roses

Feb 28, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

As with all Valentine Days, this year’s day was not uneventful. Covid-19 notwithstanding, a lot happened. For fear of opening a Pandora’s Box, I will leave this at that and, while still focussing on Valentine… ...

Don’t stop practising Covid preventive measures – Health Minister

Feb 28, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says the decline in Coronavirus positivity rate and confirmed cases should not lead to relaxation of prevention measures. Kandodo who is also co-chairperson of the presidential taskforce on Coronavirus… ...