Month: December 2020 Posts

Covid: aletsa mowa ku Joweni, odwala afika 1 miliyoni, a Malawi ochuluka akubwelelako

Dec 29, 2020 Aubrey Makina 0 &

Nthenda yatisautsa mu chaka chino ya Covid yaluma mano ndi kupana mu dziko la South Africa kumene a Malawi ochuluka akubwelelako sabata ndi sabata. Malingana ndi malipoti ochokela mu dzikolo, anthu okwana 1 miliyoni tsopano… ...

My Church services will continue – Christian Bishop

Aug 10, 2020 Mike J. Kangwele 1 &

A Christian Church leader has reacted strongly to measures stopping Church meetings that have been announced by the government. In a series of Facebook posts, Bishop Yohane Tembo has challenged that members of his Church… ...

AG Kaphale goofed by not challenging anti-lockdown injunction – Judge Kenyatta

Apr 29, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda has described failure by Attorney General (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale to challenge the anti-lockdown injunction as a dereliction of duty. Nyirenda said this in a ruling delivered on Tuesday on the… ...

Lockdown without food is death sentence by hunger – Chilima

Apr 26, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima says restricting Malawians to their homes for three weeks without giving them food is condemning them to death by hunger. Chilima, who is also UTM leader, made the remarks today in… ...

Judge Kenyatta to rule on anti-lockdown injunction on Wednesday

Apr 24, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda has said he will deliver his ruling on the anti-lockdown injunction next week. Nyirenda granted the injunction last week and it restrains government from effecting a 21-day national lockdown. This… ...

Kaphale U-turns on challenge against lockdown injunction

Apr 23, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Attorney General has today withdrawn an application challenging  the anti-lockdown injunction. Kaphale filed the injunction on Tuesday but has withdrawn it today. “Take notice that the Defendants, having carefully considered their position, and no longer… ...

Livingstonia Synod supports anti-lockdown injunction

Apr 19, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The CCAP Livingstonia Synod has welcomed the injunction against the 21-day lockdown which has allowed the church to hold services today. Speaking to Malawi24 on Saturday, Synod General Secretary Rev Dr Levi Nyondo said the… ...

Asian Business Community says lockdown important in fight against Covid-19

Apr 18, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu Asian Business Community has backed government's plan to lock down the country due to the Coronavirus pandemic saying the measure is in the interest of people's health. In an interview, Asian Business Community member… ...

We don’t want Malawians to die of hunger – Trapence

Apr 18, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says it is not against lockdown but wants government to ensure that no person dies of hunger under a lockdown regime. Chairperson of the grouping Gift Trapence the remarks today,… ...

HRDC obtains injunction against lockdown

Apr 17, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has obtained an injunction restraining President Peter Mutharika’s administration from instituting a lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda granted the injunction to the rights group on… ...

Amalawi akanitsitsa m’bindikilo okakamiza

Apr 17, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Anthu m'dziko muno amenyetsa nkhwangwa pamwala kuti iwo sakugwirizana ndi ganizo la boma kuti akhale pa m'bindikilo okakamiza kwa masiku 21 kaamba ka nthenda ya COVID-19. Izi zikutsatira kulengezedwa kwa m'bindikilowu lachiwiri madzulo pomwe mtsogoleri… ...

Millions face hunger under COVID-19 lockdown regimes

Apr 17, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Amnesty International has called on governments to provide food to citizens under lockdown regimes, as millions of people in Southern African countries such as  Malawi face hunger. In a statement on Thursday, the rights group… ...

Analyst says Covid-19 lockdown not good for Malawi

Apr 17, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A social commentator has described as unfortunate the government’s decision to institute a 21-day lockdown in Malawi. On Tuesday, government said a lockdown over the Covid-19 will start on April 18 and end on May… ...

Malawians protest Covid-19 lockdown

Apr 16, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

People in the country have held protests today against the 21-day lockdown, saying government has not considered poor people who live hand to mouth with no savings. Traders in the city expressed concern over the… ...

Malawians worried about hunger during lockdown

Apr 15, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Malawians have asked government to reconsider the decision to lock down the country, saying people will die of hunger. President Peter Mutharika’s administration on Tuesday announced a lockdown which Mutharika said will start on April… ...