President Lazarus Chakwera has taken a strong drive to boost tourism in the country by lifting entry visa fees for travellers from over 79 countries across the world. Some of the countries include Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Jamaica, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Israel and the United States of America. This […]
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Office of the Ombudsman says that out of the 44 determinations released last year, only 15 were complied by the government ministries, departments and agencies. Spokesperson for the office Mandy Pondani has since said they will submit to Parliament through the Legal Affairs committee all determinations issued in 2023 and were not complied with for […]
Private practice lawyer John-Gift Mwakhwawa has advised Parliament against passing legislation that targets individuals as would be the case with the move by Mulanje Central legislator Kondwani Nankhumwa who is set to present a Private Member’s Bill proposing a constitutional amendment to make any person above 80 years of age ineligible to contest for the […]
Namibian President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82, his office has said, less than three weeks after it was announced he would undergo treatment for cancer. Geingob died on Sunday at Lady Pohamba Hospital in the capital Windhoek with his wife and his children at his side, acting president Nangolo Mbumba said […]
Blantyre, Malawi — Investigative journalist Gregory Gondwe, who exposed the Malawian government’s planned purchase of 32 armored vehicles from a company implicated in corruption, is in hiding, fearing arrest by the military. In a story published Monday, Gregory Gondwe, who works with Platform for Investigative Journalism, quoted unnamed military officials saying the Malawi Defense Force […]
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) has said the death toll from various disasters during this year’s rainy season has risen from five, as reported on January 9, to eight now. In a statement on Thursday, Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs Charles Kalemba says five out of the eight deaths were caused by lightning […]
There is good news for Malawi as the country has managed to eliminate two Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Trachoma and Elephantiasis. Deputy Minister of Health Halima Daud disclosed on Tuesday during the commemoration of World NTDs Day and the launch of Malawi NTDs Master Plan for 2023-2030 in Lilongwe under the theme: Unity, Act and […]
Blantyre, Malawi — The U.S. government handed over 66 secondary schools that it built for students in rural Malawi under the USAID-funded Secondary School Expansion for Development project, or SEED. The project is a partnership of the U.S. government through the United States Agency for International Development and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS […]
Prices of maize, the country’s staple grain, have shown a declining trend following increased availability attributed to relief efforts, functionally Admarc and the lifting of an import ban. Research done one of the country’s leading dailies, The Nation, found that availability of maize in Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) outlets and distribution of free […]
Blantyre, Malawi — The Malawi government and the World Health Organization launched a new COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Monday in 10 of the country’s 29 districts. This is partly in response to new cases confirmed in the past three weeks in several districts across the country. Nsanje District in southern Malawi currently leads in the […]
Deputy Minister of Health, Halima Daudi, has expressed satisfaction with the initiatives undertaken by mother care groups in Mzimba North to improve children’s health, particularly the Chikhwengwe mother care group. The mother care groups were established by the Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) through a government-funded project called the Health Systems Immunization project, which operates […]
Though there is an international travel ban, which is being adhered to, President Lazarus Chakwera’s DRC trip is a must and a necessity as Malawi has deeper security and investment engagements with DRC which demands the Malawi leader to meet his counterpart as he begins his second term, a governance expert has said. Weighing in […]
Tributes continue pouring for veteran politician, Nelson Mwambungu, who played a pivotal role in welcoming the country’s first Head of State Kamuzu Banda in 1958. The Chairperson for the Malawi Congress Party in the northern region, Kezzie Msukwa says the party is saddened over the passing of seasoned politician Nelson Mwambungu. In a statement, Msukwa […]
The world enters 2024 with soaring cases of cholera globally, with over 667,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths last year, UN agencies have reported. Eastern and southern African nations are among the worst affected, accounting for about 75 per cent of the fatalities and a third of the cases, as of 15 January, according […]
Malawi National Football Team mercurial striker Khuda Myaba has been given a new lease of life after South Africa top-flight league Richards Bay signed him on a five-month deal. The former Moyale Barracks and Silver Strikers burly striker left on Monday for South Africa to begin his life barely two months after terminating his contract […]
President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has called upon Malawians to emulate the life of the late Rev. John Chilembwe, whom he said sacrificed his own life for the sake of oppressed people in his country. Chakwera said this on Monday at Providence Industrial Mission (PIM) in Chiradzulu district, where he led Malawians in commemorating Chilembwe Day […]
Climate Change activists are excited with the rise of water levels on Lake Malawi, saying this will improve fish breeding in the lake. The National Water Resources Authority (NWRA) reported that the water level in Lake Malawi has reached 494.97 metres above sea level, which is the highest recorded in the last 12 years. Civil […]
Officials from the Ministry of Water and Sanitation say at least 33 rivers are either flooding or risk flooding due to heavy rains in most parts of the country. In a statement, the ministry says the rivers that are experiencing significant increase in water levels in the southern region include Likhubula, Likangala, Mkulumadzi, Lisungwe, Mtemang’ombe, […]