April 2020 – Page 13 – Maravi Express – Your Kind of News. Clear and accurate.

A Forex Bureau teller at the centre of exposing wrong person as one of COVID-19 Blantyre case

April 10, 2020

By Duncan Mlanjira A message and an accompanying voice note have gone viral on social media, whose source is from a Forex Bureau teller, that identifies a business lady in Lunzu as being one of the three that the Minister of Health & Population Jappie Mhango announced on Tuesday as being new confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19). But the business lady (name withheld) says this is just a matter of mistaken identity and that the message has put her…

High Court rejects MEC’s application for suspension of February 3 judgement

April 10, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira The High Court of Malawi has asked the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to apply, is it so wishes, to the Supreme Court of Appeal the application it made asking for the directions on further compliance, variation or suspension of operations of the February 3 Constitutional Court judgement that ordered that fresh presidential elections be conducted. MEC submitted that Section 11(b) of the Courts Act provides that “without prejudice to any jurisdiction conferred on it by any…

Zomba City Council opts not to close bars and clubs

April 9, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira While Lilongwe City Council extended social gathering measures by issuing a temporary ban on all drinking joints with effective from Wednesday, April 8, Zomba City Council has opted not to close the bars and clubs but instead operators to strictly observe all relevant preventive measures within their premises. A communique from the City’s Mayor Benson Bulla and Chief Executive Officer Charles Thombozi, just urges the bar operators to observe the preventive measures one way of…

Malawi Law Society objects to the admission of SA lawyers to join the Constitutional Appeal case

April 9, 2020

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Maravi Express The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has objected the Malawi Electoral Commission’s application to admit Dumisa Buhle Ntsebeza SC to be part of the legal team for the Constitutional Appeal Cause No. 1 of 2020. In the sworn statement done in front of the High Court of Malawi, MLS secretary, Martha Kaukonde said, among other consideration, that while the Ntsebeza may have satisfied the professional qualification criteria in section 25(1)(a)-(e) of the Legal Education and Legal Practitioners Act,…

Prophet Bushiri to reach out to rural poor with COVID-19 intervention response

April 8, 2020

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Maravi Express South Africa-based Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, through his humanitarian arm Shepherd Bushiri Foundation (SBF), announced on Wednesday a COVID-19 intervention response worth K50 million in Malawi that targets distributing several preventive amenities among disadvantaged communities where essential public health services are not provided. A statement from the Foundation says this intervention for Malawi, his homeland, is just a continuation of what SBF is doing in other countries such as South Africa, USA and India in responding to COVID-19….

Lilongwe City Council extends social gathering bans on bottle stores, pubs, sports and night clubs

April 8, 2020

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Maravi Express With effective from Wednesday, April 8, Lilongwe City Council has extended social gathering measures by issuing a temporary ban on bottle stores pubs, night clubs and sports clubs including their services of gyms in observance of the Coronavirus (COVID-9) pandemic. The other suspensions include street processions, wedding receptions, bridal showers and send offs, birthday parties and any other social gatherings or public events. “The Council is making a strong appeal to all owners and operators of such…

Judge Ntaba admonish Chancellor College law students for attempting to compromise COVID-19 preventive measures

April 8, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In denying Chancellor College law students’ application for judicial review asking for the reopening of the institution that was closed on orders from the State President Peter Mutharika, Zomba High Court Judge, Justice Zione Ntaba has admonished the applicants that what they were asking may have compromised immune systems of those who can easily catch the COVID-19 virus. The four law students — Steven Mponda, Young Soko, Lonjezo Noel Banda and Precious Kalulu — were…

Judge Ntaba concurs with Judge Nyirenda on need to review the law on state of disaster

April 8, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Zomba High Court Judge, Justice Zione Ntaba, has denied Chancellor College law students’ application for judicial review that they were demanding for an order to quash State President Peter Mutharika’s directives issued on March 20, 2020 that led to the decision to close down Chancellor College. The leave for judicial review from the four students, among others issues, cited out that Section 32 of the Disaster Preparedness and Relief Act (‘DPRA’), Cap. 33:05 of the…

UN Malawi warns of dangerous myths and misinformation fueling vigilante attacks

April 8, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira The United Nations (UN) Malawi says dangerous myths and misinformation are fueling the alarming number of mob justice attacks against persons accused of being so-called “blood suckers” that are taking place across the country. A statement issued by UN Malawi Resident Coordinator, Maria Jose Torres quotes the media as reporting five deaths in the past three weeks — two persons murdered in Mzimba around March 23; two burnt to death in Chitipa around March 25 and…

COVID-19: Sunbird Hotels deploys special medical personnel to screen staff, guests

April 8, 2020

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Maravi Express In realizing the risk that tourism and hospitality industry faces but has to continue to operate despite the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Malawi’s Sunbird Hotels and Resorts pledges to be of service under very strict preventive measures service player by deploying special medical personnel. These special medical personnel will be screening all staff members and their guests by first checking their body temperatures and their behaviours before entry and if an individual shall exceed the prescribed normal body…