May 24, 2025
Provide protective gear to health workers – Wolrec
Women’s Legal Resources Centre (Wolrec) has asked the Ministry of Health to address demands by health workers in the wake…
Govt bans timber harvesting along Zombas’ Mulunguzi Dam
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment has banned the harvesting of pine trees along Mulunguzi Dam at Zomba…
Health workers’ risk allowances up
Government has bowed down to pressure from healthcare workers to revise risk allowances amid coronavirus pandemic. According to the revised rates,…
Father kills son in Dowa
Police in Dowa have arrested a 68-year-old man for allegedly killing his 27-year-old biological son. Dowa police spokesperson Sub Inspector…
YONECO strengthens child protection platforms
Youth Net and Counselling Organisation (YONECO) has urged people to report issues of online child sexual abuse, cyber bullying and…
Lack of protective gear worries Zomba City Council
The Zomba City Council (ZCC) says it is failing to procure enough Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health workers because…
CFT wants probe on Mec’s SA lawyers contract
Citizens for Transformation Movement (CFT), has lodged a formal complaint to the Legal Practice Council (LPC) of South Africa against…
Court grants HRDC injunction against Malawi lockdown
High Court Judge, Kenyatta Nyirenda, has granted Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) a seven day injunction stopping government from implementing…
Malawi registers one more Covid-19 case
Malawi has recorded one more Covid-19 positive case, bringing the number of cases to 17. Minister of health, Jappie Mhango,…
Budget meeting of Parliament postponed
Parliament has postponed a budget meeting which was scheduled to start on May 8, 2020. According to an internal memorandum…
PAUM threatens to take legal action against employers
Physician Assistants Union of Malawi (PAUM) has issued a stern warning that it will take a legal action against directors…
Sex workers blame government for luck of consultation on lockdown
Female Sex Workers Association (FSWA) has faulted government for imposing a 21 day lockdown, saying it has been made in…