Month: March 2021 Posts

‘Do as I say’: Chakwera disregards Covid-19 guidelines

Mar 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera disregarded Covid-19 guidelines like social distancing when he received the vaccine for the Coronavirus disease. The president who got the first jab in Zomba today was crowded with several members of… ...

JB gets Covid-19 vaccine

Mar 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former President Joyce Banda and former First Gentleman Richard Banda today received the Covid-19 vaccine in Zomba. Banda who ruled Malawi for two years from 2012 to 2014 was the only former president of Malawi… ...

Denmark, Norway suspends Covid-19 vaccine over blood clotting scare

Mar 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Denmark and Norway has suspended AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, similar to what Malawi got, over fears that some patients were having blood clots after the jab but European authorities say there is no evidence linking the… ...

Malawi president Chakwera gets AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine

Mar 11, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera and First Lady Monica Chakwera have today received the AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine. The two got the jab at the Malawi Vaccine roll-out launch at Zomba Covid-19 Field Hospital in Zomba. Former President… ...

DPP confident of retaining seats in by-elections

Mar 11, 2021 George Banda 0 &

Former governing Democratic Progressive Party  (DPP) has vowed to retain seats in the forthcoming March 30 by-elections. In an interview, DPP's spokesperson Brown Mpinganjira expressed optimism that the party will retain and also win some… ...

Mental hospital health workers protest against lack of security

Mar 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Health workers at Zomba Mental Hospital have closed the main entrance to the facility, saying they are being harassed by patients due to lack of security at the institution. According to the… ...

Bus carrying Malawian returnees detained at Mwanza

Mar 08, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

In an effort to minimise the importation and spread of Coronavirus into the country, immigration authorities at Mwanza border have detained a bus belonging Delta Coaches and have arrested its host for violating Covid-19 guidelines.… ...