The Ministry of Health (MoH) has urged private hospitals in the country to treat cholera patients and not just refer them to government facilities. Minister of Health, Khumbize Chiponda, said this in Lilongwe during a media briefing on the state of cholera in the country. Chiponda said the country has been hit hard and continues […]
Machinga, December 10: Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati on Friday stormed the area of Traditional Authority Ngokwe to evict Group Village Head (GVH) Chilambe occupying Community Child Based Care Centre (CBCC) structures as his personal apartment. In an interview, Kaliati said it was naive for the chief to be staying […]
University of Malawi economics students emerged the winners over Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) students in a final debate organised by a consortium of OXFAM in Malawi, Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA) and LUANAR in Lilongwe yesterday on a topic of whether Malawi should continue borrowing from foreign agencies Four UNIMA students, […]
Authorities have justified why President Lazarus Chakwera should represent Malawi himself during the Second US-Africa Leaders’ Summit Meeting, from 13th to 15th December, in Washington DC; saying they are looking at the economic and trade opportunities the forum brings. “Members of the public may wish to know that with the coming into effect of the […]
President Lazarus Chakwera wants a report in 14 working days on circumstances leading to the questionable arrest of the Anti-Corruption Bureau-ACB director general, Martha Chizuma. Deputy Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr. Janet Banda says, in a statement, the inquiry shall begin from the day of the Committee’s swearing-in. The Commission is currently inviting […]
Delays to remove accumulated sand in a drainage system at the Nsanje Boma new market has irked over 100 vendors who are accusing authorities of ignoring the prevailing problem; a situation they say is negatively affecting their operations. One of the vendors describes the situation as sad; questioning the authorities’ silence despite their daily market […]
A Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina saw off a spirited Netherlands fightback to book their place in the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup after a thrilling contest in Lusail. The Albiceleste looked home and hosed late in the second half after their talismanic No.10 dispatched a penalty to follow up a barely believable assist for Nahuel […]
By Cedrick Ngalande THE BRITISH EMPIRE IS/WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AFRICA’S CURRENT STATE OF MALAISE I am writing as an African. In African social media, following the death of the British Queen Elizabeth II, there has been a lot of talk on how ‘evil’ the British empire was and how wrong it is for Africans […]
Over 20 thousand households in Mchinji district stand to benefit from at least K1 billion that the Department of Disasters Management Affairs-DODMA has set aside targeting the national figure of 4 million food insecure households. The exercise will run for three months beginning January 2023 and each household will be receiving K25, 000. DODMA Deputy […]
Malawi’s interest and investment towards the education sector need to be doubled if the nation is indeed committed to improving its contribution towards development and the long-term economic blueprint. Local education authorities have shared the observation following a study which found that 90 percent of children in Africa cannot read and write while the illiterate […]
