It get sweeter that this! Malawi President Peter Mutharika’s top security aide, Norman Chisale has taken campaign against the coronavirus pandemic to a new level by promoting hygiene among street children. He started the campaign in Blantyre last week with the feeding and dressing 25 vulnerable children in Blantyre before taking the initiative to Zomba […]
By Rose Mahorya As different stakeholders continue with various interventions to prevent coronavirus in the country, Mzuzu City Council (MCC) has appealed for more financial support to enable them effectively scale up the efforts. Speaking at the council offices on Friday where Grand Palace Hotel donated assorted hand washing facilities, MCC Mayor Kondwani Nyasulu said […]
By Modester Kayange, MANA Karonga District Forestry Office has expressed concern over increased dwindling of forest in the district due to wanton cutting down of trees for charcoal production. In an interview on Friday Assistant District Forestry Officer Isaac Manda said despite the interventions applied to stop the malpractice, charcoal production has left a number […]
By Elizabeth Mandala, MANA Minister of Information, Civic education and Communications Technology, Mark Botomani has called on the Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) to be patient on the release of the report on the abduction and killings of people with Albinism. The Information Minister Botomani made the statement on Saturday during a […]
Dear UTM supporters, not everything is about money. EVERY SINGLE TIME a United Transformation Movement (UTM) supporter or member switches allegiance to Democratic Progressive People’s Party (DPP) the reaction from other UTM supporters is ALWAYS the same: – “Umphawi si zinthu” – “YOU HAVE STOPPED THINKING!” – “Amugula” – “What a selfish man” It’s being […]
By Owen Zayambika, MANA Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has warned that the indefinite closure of learning institutions in the country as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of Coronavirus might derange learners if not construed rightly. CSEC Executive Director, Benedicto Kondowe has since advised parents and guardians to take a leading role to […]
By Elizabeth Mandala, MANA Malawian poets have reached out to their fans and the rest of the world with several messages on the deadly COVID-19 disease and the need for everyone to be vigilant in taking precaution measures against the disease. One of the poets Joseph Madzedze who has released a poem titled “Basopundi Corona […]
By Sellah Singini, MANA The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has set aside about K2 billion that will help to ensure that all the borders are closely monitored as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus into Malawi. Speaking to reporters after inspecting Dedza Border Post on Thursday, Director General for the […]
Glory Msowoya Minibus Owners Association of Malawi (MOAM) has agreed to reduce passengers capacity to two people per sit in a quest to protect citizens from corona virus pandemic. MOAM together with officials from road traffic made the resolution on Thursday during a meeting aimed at finding ways of protecting passengers from the deadly virus […]
The Judiciary and Ministry of Transport have announced a raft of measures in the national fight against the devastating coronavirus (Covid-19). The measures from the two departments are in response to a State of Disaster which President Peter Mutharika announced last week as the world grapples with the rampaging Covid-19. Among the measures, the Ministry […]