Month: March 2020 Posts

Mutharika warns against fake news on coronavirus

Mar 21, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

… Tells opposition leaders not to politicize pandemic President Peter Mutharika has advised Malawians to avoid creating panic and spreading fake news on the coronavirus. In a statement on Friday, Mutharika said fake news about… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi imposes travel ban

Mar 20, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

… SADC countries exempted Malawi has imposed a travel ban on foreign nationals from countries affected by the Covid-19 disease. President Peter Mutharika announced the ban on Friday when he also announced other measures put… ...

Mutharika closes schools, bans public gatherings

Mar 20, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has declared Malawi a State of Disaster, ordered the closure of all schools and banned public gatherings due to the threat of coronavirus. Mutharika announced this in a statement delivered Friday evening… ...

Kamlepo accepts ministerial post: “I will be in office on Monday”

Mar 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Kamlepo Kalua, a former fierce critic of President Peter Mutharika, has confirmed that he has accepted the ministerial role in Mutharika’s administration saying he will be in office on Monday. Kalua who is also Member… ...

Chimunthu says no thanks to ministerial role

Mar 20, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) parliamentarian Henry Chimunthu Banda has rejected a ministerial role in the President Peter Mutharika administration. Mutharika on Thursday appointed Chimunthu Banda as Minister of Natural Resources and Mining. But in an… ...

Mutharika appoints new cabinet: Kamlepo and Atupele in, Kutsaira out

Mar 19, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has appointed a new 32-member cabinet, roping in former fierce critic Kamlepo Kalua and United Democratic Front leader Atupele Muluzi. A statement from the Office of the President and Cabinet says the… ...

NGO wants Mutharika to be held in contempt of court

Mar 18, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

One of Malawi's Non-Governmental Organizations, Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI), has penned the High Court to determine whether President Peter Mutharika has acted in contempt of court or not. This follows Tuesday’s… ...