450 Cuffed in 3 Weeks for Violating COVID-19 Rules

At least 450 people have been arrested for contravening COVID-19 prevention and containment rules and regulations in three weeks across the country.

Lujeri Tea Pluckers Call Off Strike

A three-day strike by tea pluckers at Lujeri Tea Estate Company in Mulanje over alleged abuses by Operations Manager has come to an end with the company’s directorate and tea industry’s mother body, Tea Association of Malawi Limited (TAML) promising to discipline the manager.

Dry Spell Hits Lower Shire

Communities in Lower Shire have pleaded with government to provide them with long term measures for survival as most of their crops have wilted due to prolonged dry spells.

FDH Bank Launches Tiyeni Pa Agent Promotion

FDH Bank Plc has launched Tiyeni Pa Agent Promotion to encourage customers to bank with ease within their communities using Banki Pakhomo Agents found across the country.

Sotto Sopra Supplies Thyolo Hospital with Oxygen

Sotto Sopra Malawi has supported Thyolo District Hospital with five oxygen cylinders, days after Zodiak Online reported about the challenges choking the facility in the fight against COVID-19.

Court Fines 6 for Damaging Bank Notes

The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday convicted and ordered five women and a male to pay fines between K100, 000.00 to K350, 000.00 for damaging and soiling Malawi Kwacha banknotes which is contrary to section 54(2)(c) of the Reserve Bank of Malawi Act.

MZUNI Graduands Flash a Warning At School Management

Mzuzu University 2019 graduands have given until 12 February to the university management to release details of their graduation ceremony scheduled for February 26, saying they are forced to act because management is playing games.

Afikepo; Ending Wasting in Mzimba South

When 57-year-old Lufina Nyathi of Kayuni Nyathi village in the area of Inkosi Kampingo Sibande in Mzimba heard about the death of her daughter-in-Law in South Africa in 2017 she was utterly devastated.

Coalition Threatens to Withdraw Workers Over Attacks

The Human Resource for Health Coalition of Malawi says will withdraw front-line health workers in responding to COVID-19 if communities continue to harass the workers.

MAGGA, DAPP Embarks on "Keeping Girls in School" Initiative

Concerned with high unemployment rate among graduates, Malawi Girl Guides Association (MAGGA) in collaboration with Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) has embarked on training girls with technical skills in Dedza and Salima.

Experts Urge Govt To Tread Carefully on AstraZeneca Vaccine

Health experts have urged caution on Malawi’s decision to use the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after South Africa put on hold the roll-out of the vaccine.

"Cotton Industry on Death Bed" Say Farmers

Some cotton farmers in the country say government must trade carefully on the market issues this year else production of the crop will continue to go down.

Communities Foil Theft of Transformer

Communities at Khwisa Trading Centre in Balaka district have foiled an attempted theft of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM)’s transformer and apprehended two suspects and a vehicle.

ADMARC Under Fire Over Rotten Maize

Communities living around Mpinda ADMARC depot in Phalombe have expressed worry over rotten discolored maize which officers are selling at the depot.

Govt to Proceed With AstraZeneca Vaccine

Government says it will proceed with its plan to roll-out the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite being suspended in South Africa.

During the Daily Update on Covid-19 on Monday evening, Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda maintained 60% of the country's population needs the AstraZeneca vaccine.

"The vaccine will still be administered despite being suspended in South Africa, adding, experts have been working on the clock to ensure the vaccine is safe for the country," said Chiponda.

During the briefing, government spokesperson Gospel Kazazo said the situation in South Africa is still being monitored, urging the citizenry not to panic.

Kazako also condemned reports that health workers are being verbally assaulted in some parts of the country.

The minister of information also took time to assure the citizenry that the committee will act on the President's directive to receive reports on how the K6.2 Bn Covid-19 funds were spent.

As of Monday, the country has recorded 227 new cases, 155 recoveries, and 18 deaths.

Former MACRA Boss Case Adjourned

The Blantyre Magistrate’s Court has adjourned to March 5, 2021 for hearing a case in which former Malawi Communications Regulatory (MACRA) Director General, Godfrey Itaye, and two others are answering charges of fraud and abuse of office.

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