Month: March 2021 Posts

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli dies

Mar 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli has died of heart disease at the age of 61. Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced Magufuli’s death yesterday saying the Tanzanian leader died at a hospital in Dar es… ...

Mobile phone network challenges in Chikwawa worry chiefs

Mar 17, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Chiefs at Thelere in Chikwawa say mobile phone network challenges are negatively affecting the economic wellbeing of people in the area. Speaking during an interview on Tuesday, Group Village Headman (GVH) Thelere said such is… ...

Chakwera told to investigate AstraZeneca blood clotting reports

Mar 17, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

One of Malawi's faith groups, Freedom of Worship Association Movement, has urged Malawi President Dr Lazarus Chakwera to investigate reports that the AstraZeneca vaccine is associated with blood clotting complications. According to president of the… ...

Immigration officers get Covid vaccine in Blantyre

Mar 16, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Scores of Immigration Officers from Immigration Headquarters in Blantyre today received the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. This is coming as the Government of Malawi has rolled-out the Covid-19 vaccination exercise in all districts of the country… ...

Nyamilandu calls for football resumption

Mar 16, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) President Walter Nyamilandu says football players in the country are struggling financially due to Government's reluctance to allow the resumption of the game almost six weeks since the game was… ...

Learners will not be vaccinated – Education Ministry

Mar 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Ministry of Education say learners under the age of 18 will not be vaccinated but teachers will be among workers to be prioritized for the Covid-19 vaccine. This is according to a statement dated… ...

Parents withdrawing kids from schools over Covid vaccine scare

Mar 13, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

At a time AstraZeneca vaccine has divided opinions in the country, it has emerged that some parents, in sheer fear of the vaccine, are withdrawing their children from schools. In an interview, some education authorities… ...