Malawi has for the first ever time confirmed three cases of the coronavirus on thursday afternoon. Speaking to the nation from Sanjika Palace in Blantyre in a televised broadcast that lasted for 1 minute 23 seconds, President Mutharika called for calm as he confirmed first three cases of coronavirus in the impovershed state of Malawi…
The decision made by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson, Timothy Mtambo to resign from civil society activism and form a new struggle for transformational leadership in the country has created a new political environment on the ground. While some quarters say Mtambo’s switch to active political struggle has created a huge gap in…
Chief Elections Officer at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), Sam Alfandika, has written President Peter Mutharika to consider hiring new commissioners as the tenure of the current cohort expires on June 5 2020 while the chairperson Jane Ansah expires in October 2020. Alfandika disclosed this development when he appeared before the Legal Affairs Committee of…
INTRODUCTION We are still compelled to respond to the Fools Day joke made by some disgruntled so called MCP and UTM youths yesterday in Lilongwe, led by a self-proclaimed IT specialist Daudi Suleman with dubious qualifications, and some other school drop-outs namely Bendulo and Lackson. We do not even think that our senior DPP elders…
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leader, Timothy Mtambo has resigned from the Coalition and formed the formation of a Liberation and Transformation Movement called, Ctizens for Transformation (CFT) founded on values of human rights approach, rule of law among other. Meanwhile, CFT is expected to campaign vigorously and campaign for transformation leaders who shall liberate…
The Malawi owned Yapoma Group based in Ireland has challenged Malawi local suppliers who can produce COVID-19 face masks using home made raw materials with full funding from Yapoma Group. The Group Chief, Vincent Yapoma has committed to fund any such development as early as next week. To accept this challenge write to; vincentyapomagroup@gmail.com
His Excellency the President Professor Peter Mutharika has called upon all Malawians to dedicate time on Thursday, 2nd April 2020 to pray to God in their homes as Malawi faces the threat of Coronavirus which has gripped the world. According to a statement issued by the State House Press Office, Professor Mutharika says it has…
The council has banned its earlier stance to ban weddings in the city due to Covid19. The council has simply urged wedding organisers to adhere to the precautionary measures of 100 guests and hand washing This is coming after the council has also failed to chase vendors from within the city as had earlier announced…
Police in Mchinji have arrested four people for allegedly assaulting three medical officials from Mchinji District Hospital who were suspected of being blood suckers. The suspects are Lemani Issa, 27, from Thyolonjo village Traditional Authority (T/A) Mduwa; Getrude Fayison,52, Matolino Mwale,59 and Leonard Potifala Kaunda,60, from Matutu Village, T/A Nyoka in the district. The arrest…
The Malawi Congress Party Youth league has warned the country’s leadership of their rigging schemes ahead of the fresh polls. Reading the letter addressed to the Malawi President at the Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe, Daudi Suleman, uncovered DPP’s rigging schemes through various ways such as; buying of registration cards in central and northern regions, using…
