The Department of Disaster Management (Dodma) has ordered all councils and clusters to stop spending their Covid-19 resource allocation and…
DPP demands audit of Covid-19 billions
The former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has demanded an immediate audit into the K6.2 billion which was allocated to…
Govt suspends National Clean-up Day activities amid Covid-19
Government has suspended large gatherings during the National Clean-up Day initiative effective February 12, 2021. In a statement jointly signed…
Tea Association of Malawi, ILO sign agreement to combat child labour
ln a bid to eliminate child labour in the country, the International Labor Organization in conjunction with the Tea Association…
Govt in need of K10.8bn to support hungry Malawians
Government has a shortfall of about K10.8 billion to support a population of 2.6 million people who are food insecure…
Two Parliamentarians die
Two members of Parliament, John Chikalimba of Zomba Changalume Constituency and Jacqueline Chikuta of Ntchisi North Constituency have died. Confirming…
Zomba State House Covid-19 Hospital work to commence soon
Zomba District Health Office says construction of the new covid-19 hospital at Zomba State House will commence soon. Zomba DHO…
GoFundMe initiative raises K30 million for COVID-19
The fundraising initiative for urgent Covid-19 relief in Malawi has raised funds amounting to K30 million within four days. The…
Ombudsman declares 2019 teachers’ promotions illegal
Ombudsman Martha Chizuma says the promotion of 20,000 primary and secondary school teachers in April 2019 was illegal and politically…
MUB pleads with government to implement Marrakesh Treaty
The Malawi Union of the Blind (MUB) has expressed displeasure over government’s failure implement the Marrakesh Treaty it adopted in…
Parliament to engage Judiciary on defilement penalties
The Parliamentary Committee on Social Welfare and Community Services says it will engage stakeholders on the possibility of reviewing penalties…
African Continental Free Trade Area will improve networking, says Nasme
The National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (Nasme) say is optimistic that the African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA)…