April 2020 – Page 16 – Maravi Express – Your Kind of News. Clear and accurate.

Blantyre City Council clears off streets from vendors

April 1, 2020

By Abel Ikiloni and Duncan Mlanjira Blantyre City Council has now used the preventive measures set for the preventive measures on Coronavirus (COVID-19) to bite its teeth and clear off vendors from the streets of the Commercial City. The majority of the general public have been asking the City Council to act on the escalating vending situation and on Monday, March 30, the Council added to the list of bans that include street vending, bridal showers, night clubs, sporting…

WaterAid aims to supports 90 health care facilities in COVID-19 prevention

April 1, 2020

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Maravi Express WaterAid in Malawi has pledged to support a total of 90 health care facilities in Malawi with handwashing supplies to help in prevention of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and to inculcate a culture of hygiene. This was said by WaterAid in Malawi Country Director, Mercy Masoo on Tuesday when her organization handed over handwashing facilities and other supplies to Bwaila Hospital and Lilongwe Main Market. Although there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Malawi yet, WaterAid in Malawi…

Tobacco Association of Malawi scales up efforts on lifting Withhold Release Order ban

April 1, 2020

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By Mphatso Sam, MANA Tobacco Association of Malawi (TAMA) Farmers Trust has stepped up efforts to have the Withhold Release Order (WRO) which the United States of America instituted on tobacco export, be lifted. The USA banned tobacco export from Malawi in November last year on the basis that children were involved in cultivating the crop, a development that was contrary to US laws. Chief Executive Officer for the Trust, Felix Thole said on Tuesday they have since embarked…

Former Marseille FC president Pape Diouf dies of Coronavirus

April 1, 2020

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Ghanasoccernet.com Former Olympique Marseille President Pape Diouf, the man who mentored Ghanaian international stars, Andre and Jordan Ayew, died in his native Senegal on Tuesday night after being infected with the Coronavirus, Senegalese national television and his relatives confirmed. After contracting the virus, Diouf (68) was to be flown to France on Tuesday night for treatment but he could not stay long for the journey. He is still the only African to be the president of a major club…