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Defilement cases on the rise in Mangochi, Machinga

January 8, 2021

* Up by 78% in Mangochi * 55 cases recorded in 2019 while 2020 shot to 98 * Machinga registered 160 cases in 2020 compared to 123 in 2019 * Translating into a 30% increase By Kondwani Magombo & Chimwemwe Mphande, MANA The number of defilement cases have increased in Mangochi and Machinga as from the 2020 survey. According to Mangochi Police, the cases in the district have increased by 78.18 percent in the year 2020 as compared to…

Malawi amongst 11 other southern African nations England has slapped with travel ban over fears of second COVID-19 mutant strain

January 8, 2021

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* Health Secretary Matt Hancock said to be very worried about South African strain * Malawi registers four new COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday * There were 274 new COVID-19 cases and four new recoveries * This brings total number of active cases to 1,407 By Duncan Mlanjira ENGLAND has imposed a travel ban on 12 southern African countries including Malawi to prevent the spread of the new strain of COVID-19 that is coming from South Africa. A report by The…

227 new COVID-19 cases, 34 new recoveries, no new related death in past 24 hours

January 6, 2021

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* Bringing total active cases at 1,141 * Of the new cases, 212 are locally transmitted infections * 69 cases are currently admitted in 8 hospitals * 1,387 COVID-19 tests done in the past 24 hours * Blantyre and Lilongwe remain the pandemic’s hotspots By Duncan Mlanjira On New Year’s Day, there were a total of 604 active but as of Wednesday evening (January 6), the figure has risen to 1,141 — from 505 on New Year’s Eve; to…

Health Minister Kandodo-Chiponda assures to rectify serious non-functioning COVID-19 response services

January 6, 2021

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By Duncan Mlanjira In this second wave of COVID-19 that has hit the country in the past few days of this new year, some of the response services such as the emergency toll free numbers are not working, some of the test sites have run out of testing equipment while some testing centres are non-functional. Some of the isolation centers have only 20 beds. On Wednesday morning Ministry of Health spokesperson Joshua Malango confirmed to Times 360 Malawi that…

Mulanje conservation clubs in strong drive to restore Mulanje Mountain’s Cedar tree

January 6, 2021

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The national pride * Over 20,000 cedar trees planted since 2017 * Mulanje Cedar is a national pride By Sam Majamanda, MANA Environmental conservation clubs around Mulanje Mountain are set to create a thick forest reserve of the Mulanje Cedar (Widdringtonia Whytei) on Mulanje Mountain by the end of 2024 to grow and restore the cedar plantation. The clubs, that are operating on voluntary basis, started raising cedar nurseries and planting trees seedlings in some parts of the mountain…

China blocks WHO’s COVID-19 inspection mission

January 6, 2021

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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has criticised China * A team of scientists were already on their way to China By Euronews, AP China has failed to grant permission for international inspectors to visit Wuhan as part of a study into the origins of the deadly coronavirus, according to World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Speaking on Tuesday, Dr Tedros said that a number of the team of scientists were already on their way to the Chinese city where…

MRA unveils ‘Kuiphula ndi Lisiti Langa’ promotion

January 6, 2021

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By Memory Chatonda, MANA Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has unveiled ‘Kuiphula ndi Lisiti Langa’ campaign from January to March this year to encourage consumers to demand Electronic Fiscal Device (EFD) receipts for every transaction made to enhance collection of Value Added Tax (VAT). At the launch of the campaign at Msonkho House in Blantyre on Tuesday, MRA Deputy Commissioner General, Henry Ngutwa said tax collecting body believes that consumers are the best inspectors in Malawi in enforcing the compliance…

Africans can advocate for COVID-19 vaccine equity themselves

January 6, 2021

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Opinion by Ifeanyi M. Nsofor, allAfrica.com Now that COVID-19 vaccines are available, the richest countries in the world have effectively bought them up. African leaders have let them. As an African, I am disappointed at these leaders who have become so dependent on rich western nations to fund every aspect of healthcare delivery on the continent that they are willing to sit by and wait for the vaccines that can save African lives. Africans, it is time to take…

Heritage Buffs to hold Kite Festival in south Indian city of Hyderabad mid-January

January 6, 2021

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The kites to be used * Patriotic fervour keeps Chinese kites, thread away! * The Chinese thread is particularly harmful to flying birds By Dr Ahmed Mohiuddin Siddiqui The Heritage Buffs of south Indian city of Hyderabad met over a sumptuous breakfast hosted by eminent historian Dr. Mohammed Safiullah on a pleasant wintery morning. The functional group decided to hold Hyderabad Heritage Kite Festival in the middle of January under the guidance of Ruby Television Editor Syed Inam ur…

Embattled DPP secretary general Jeffrey back in business

January 6, 2021

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DPP Secretary General, Gelzeder Jeffrey * Announces that Mutharika to retire soon as party president * Encourages party leaders to attract as many people as possible * To announce soon the dates of the next National Convention * “Any registered member is welcome to contest for an NGC position, including that of the party president” By Duncan Mlanjira The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General, Gelzeder Jeffrey, who have been reinstated by the court to the position from which…