Month: June 2021 Posts

The UK is Malawi’s key partner in tackling climate change – Mkaka

Jun 19, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Mkaka says Malawi Government will intensify engagements with the UK and the Commonwealth to advance its position and harness resources for climate change adaptation and resilience building at the UN… ...

UK pledges £430 million for children’s education

Jun 13, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The United Kingdom has announced £430 million (about K485 billion) of new UK aid to help children in 90 lower income countries, such as Malawi, access education. The funding announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson… ...

UK to donate 100 million excess Covid-19 vaccine doses

Jun 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the United Kingdom will donate 100 million surplus coronavirus vaccine doses to the world’s poorest countries within the next year. The pledge comes ahead of the G7 Summit, which begins… ...

Development partners welcome Chizuma appointment

May 20, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Development partners have welcomed the hiring of new Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma and have said they are committed to continue engaging the bureau in the fight against serious and organized corruption. Ambassadors… ...

History of politics in United Kingdom and recent updates

May 19, 2021 Peter Manda 0 &

The United Kingdom is a unified country ruled by a constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. The king (now Queen Elizabeth II) is the head of state, and the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is… ...

Tobacco giants aim to strike out claims by Malawi farmers

May 19, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Tobacco company giants, British American Tobacco and Imperial, want a court in the United Kingdom to throw out a case in which the tobacco companies are accused of exploiting Malawian farmers and their children. The… ...

UK leaves Malawi on red list: Malawians banned from getting into the UK

Apr 26, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) has banned travellers from Malawi due to Covid-19. The UK categorize Malawi among 40 countries from which entry to the UK is banned. The red… ...

UK urged to intervene in Thyolo land issues

Mar 23, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The United Kingdom has been asked to intervene in the land issues in Thyolo and Mulanje district where estate owners are being demanded to give idle land to residents. Centre for Democracy and Economic Development… ...

Malawi to get donation of 1.5 million Covid vaccine doses  

Feb 03, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi will receive about 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for free under COVAX global vaccines facility which makes sure developing countries can access coronavirus vaccine. Today, the Global Vaccines Alliance (GAVI) has announced… ...

New global coalition to address impacts of climate change

Jan 25, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A new global coalition involving Malawi and aimed at tackling the impacts of climate change is set to be launched. The coalition has been developed by the UK in partnership with Egypt, Bangladesh, Malawi, the… ...

Travellers from Malawi banned from entering UK

Jan 09, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The United Kingdom has banned travellers from Malawi from entering the European country. A statement posted by Heathrow Airport says the UK Government has halted travel from Malawi and all southern African countries to England… ...

UK provides income relief to Malawian families affected by Covid-19

Dec 02, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The United Kingdom has contributed to a new fund which will provide income relief to more than 8,000 families affected by a drop in remittances from South Africa due to the negative impacts of COVID-19.… ...

‘British druglord’ arrested in Malawi

Nov 07, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

A 31-year-old man described by police as a British druglord has been arrested at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe after being found with about 6Kgs of dangerous drugs. The man identified as Mohammed Hamid… ...

Malawian footballer commits suicide in UK after being released by Manchester City

Oct 26, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Malawian youthful player Jeremy Wisten has taken his own life in the United Kingdom having fallen out of favour at Manchester City. The 17-year-old was released by Manchester City Academy after a four-year spell, a… ...

FAM monitoring UK based Kumwenda

Oct 14, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has said it is monitoring United Kingdom based soccer starlet Henri Kumwenda. According to the association, they are making efforts to establish if Kumwenda is willing to play for his… ...