Critics Dissect Tonse Alliance Full Cabinet
President Lazarus Chakwera’s first full list of cabinet members has received mixed reactions from critics some of who think it is not inclusive as it focuses on political appeasement that has seen members of the same families taken on board.
Thyolo Registers First COVID-19 Death
Thyolo district has registered first death of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
Google Balloon Causes Stir
Since morning a visibly white object has been seen flying in the sky and has mostly been seen by people in Mulanje, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Thyolo, Nsanje, Phalombe and Chiradzulu.
Rwandese Immigrants and Dzaleka Refugees Tussle over COVID-19 Funds
Misunderstandings have erupted between some Rwandese immigrants and refugees at Dzaleka camp over covid-19 response funds.
Health Rights Activist Sounds SOS over Uncertified Traditional Medicine
A health rights activist has appealed to the Tonse government to help in flushing out uncertified herbal medicine that has flooded the country’s markets.
President Chakwera Names 31 Member Cabinet
President Lazarus Chakwera Wednesday evening named a 31-member Cabinet, which comprises 23 full ministers and 8 Deputy Ministers.
Judge Kenyatta Adjourns Hearing of Area 18 Sewage Contaminated Water Case to Later Date
The High Court in Lilongwe has adjourned hearing of the Area 18 Water contamination case in which Leonard Phiri and others are suing government parastatals; Lilongwe Water Board, Lilongwe City Council and the Malawi Housing Corporation over consumption of sewage contaminated water in 2017.
US Government Pledges Support Towards COVID-19 Fight
The United States Government has pledged continued support towards the fight against the COVID19 pandemic.
Mzuzu Diocese Implores TONSE Admnistration to Employ New COVID-19 Preventive Techniques
Mzuzu Diocese has implored the new Government to employ a new approach in dealing with the COVID 19 pandemic as currently most peoples livelihoods have been affected.
Malawi Red Cross Society Pumps in K108m Towards Covid-19 Isolation Centers
Chakwera, Chilima Still Scrutinizing Cabinet List
President Lazarus Chakwera has asked Malawians to remain patient while the Tonse administration works around forming its new cabinet, as days have passed after his inauguration.
Cotton Farmers Cry Foul
Cotton farmers in the country have described this year as a tough one largely marred by lack of reliable markets to sell the farm produce.
Timothy Mtambo Says Prosecuting DPP Leaders Not Persecution
Citizen for Transformation, flamboyant leader, Timothy Mtambo, says he expects the new government administration in Malawi to prosecute all those who were involved in wrong doing such as corruption in the immediate-past administration.
ADB Predicts 3% Post Covid-19 Africa Economic Growth in 2021
The African Development Bank has implored on governments and development partners to respond in a more coordinated, targeted, and rapid manner to be effective in limiting Covid-19 impact.
Allan Ngumuya Warns: ‘Covid-19 is Real, I have Tested Positive’
Gospel music artist-cum-politician, Allan Ngumuya, has been admitted to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre where he is being treated for Covid-19.
Acting Vice President- Agriculture, Human and Social Development
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, July 6, 2020/ -- The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) is pleased to announce the appointment of Wambui Gichuri as Acting Vice President- Agriculture, Human and Social Development, effective 5 July 2020.