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Chikwawa senior citizens provided with COVID-19 prevention kits

May 20, 2020

By Lawrence Chilomo, MANA Centre for the Alternatives for Victimised Women and Children (CAVWOC) has distributed COVID-19 prevention kits to 60 households headed by elderly people in Ngabu in Chikwawa District. CAVWOC presented the items it received from one of its partners that included buckets and soap valued at K650,000, to the elderly on Monday at Mthandizi Community Based Organisation in the district. One of the beneficiaries, Zamkinyu Seda from Malemia II Village commended CAVWOC for the gesture, saying…

Nsanje blames COVID-19 for not meeting tree planting target

May 20, 2020

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By Martin Chiwanda, MANA Nsanje District Forestry Office has attributed its failure to meet the target on trees which were planned to be planted in 2019-2020 tree planting season to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Forestry Officer, Noel Moyo said in an interview on Tuesday that the district targeted to plant about 1.2 million trees but only managed about 1.1 million. Moyo said the district, through partners such as Care Malawi, put in place several initiatives to ensure they achieve…

Balaka DHO warns journalists of COVID-19 during campaign rallies

May 20, 2020

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By Andrew Mukhuwa, MEC Stringer Balaka District Office (DHO) has advised journalists to conduct themselves with utmost care as they discharge their duties during the fresh presidential election campaign going on in the country in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The DHO’s Community Health Coordinator, John Chiwaya said this on Tuesday at Balaka Stadium after a review meeting organised to update the media of how the district has fared since activities in response to COVID- 19 threat. “We understand…

UNICEF, Airtel Africa partner to support children and families affected by COVID-19

May 20, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira As millions of children are affected by school closures due to COVID-19, UNICEF announced a new partnership with Airtel Africa aimed at providing children with access to remote learning and enable access to cash assistance for their families via mobile cash transfers. Under this partnership, UNICEF and Airtel Africa will use mobile technology to benefit an estimated 133 million school-age children currently affected by school closures in 13 countries across sub- Saharan Africa during the COVID-19…

Mzuzu Central Hospital intensifies COVID-19 measures

May 20, 2020

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By Wisdom Ngwira, MANA Mzuzu Central Hospital has opened a new guardian shelter and carpark as a new drive to contain further spread of the Coronavirus. The new facility has limited number of guardians and visitors in gaining entry into the hospital’s wards and the mortuary. Mzuzu Central Hospital spokesperson, Arnold Kaira said with more COVID-19 cases being registered, it was necessary for the hospital to ensure that new measures are introduced and adhered to by all people. “In…

MHRC engages MACRA for equal media access to political parties ahead of fresh polls

May 20, 2020

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By James Mwale, MANA Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) on Tuesday engaged Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) and Ministry of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology, urging them to ensure broadcasters adhere to responsibility and moral ethics ahead of the forthcoming fresh presidential election. After the interface which took place at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe, MHRC chairperson Rev. Patrick Semphere told journalists that among the topics of discussion, was the importance of non-discriminatory access of all…

MEC suspends voter verification exercise in Mchinji following attacks

May 20, 2020

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By Aaron Banda, MANA Voter Verification exercise at Mzenga Centre in Mchinji North Constituency has been suspended following an attack from angry villagers who protested against forestry officers for allegedly destroying their crops. It is reported that Mchinji forestry officials on Monday destroyed crops at Mzenga Village, accusing the communities of cultivating in forest reserve area, which angered the villagers and resorted to vent their frustrations by disturbing the voter verification exercise. According to Mchinji Police Station Officer in…

Chikwawa Council awards teachers, schools for best performance

May 20, 2020

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By Lawrence Chilomo, MANA Chikwawa District Council on Tuesday awarded primary schools, their teachers and education zones for their best performance in the number of leaners selected to national secondary schools across the country in the 2018/2019 Primary School Leaving Certificate Examinations (PSLCE). Speaking during the award ceremony at Chikwawa Primary School under Boma Zone, Chikwawa Council’s director of education youth and sports, Chrissie Chimsale said the awards were to acknowledge their performance and inspire them to continue working hard….

Medical doctors livid against each other following leakage of whatsapp chat criticism on Chisi

May 20, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira There is a huge divide amongst medical doctors following the leakage of their WhatsApp chat that strongly criticized the conduct of Medical Council of Malawi (MCM) chairperson, Prof. John Chisi over his presence at mass political rally despite deep concerns that these large gatherings can be a bleeding ground for further infections of the Coronavirus pandemic. Chisi, who is president of Umodzi Party, was seen at the Tonse Alliance mass rally in Lilongwe on Sunday, which…

Blantyre City East MP John Bande rejoins DPP

May 20, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Member of Parliament (MP) for Blantyre City East, John Bande — who was re-elected into the august House as an independent, has decided to rejoin the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that propelled him to prominence since 2005. Bande was warmly welcome into the DPP fold by his Blantyre City East constituents at meeting held at their office in Makhetha where they merged Constituency committee with the one he worked with during the campaign so that they…