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Lilongwe City Council to enforce compulsory wearing of face masks by market vendors, customers

May 14, 2020

By Duncan Mlanjira In order to contain the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Lilongwe City Council will from Monday, May 18 enforce compulsory wearing of face masks by vendors as well as customers in the Central Market and others within the city. A public notice from the City Council signed by its chief executive officer, John Chome, says customers who will pitch up without a face masks will be required to buy them at the entrance. “The City Council is…

MEC opens bid for supply of COVID-19 protective materials

May 14, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is inviting sealed bids from eligible bidders for supply and delivery of COVID-19 personal protective materials ahead of the July 2 fresh presidential election. The materials include 100ml bottle hand sanitisers (367,000 of them); box of 50 surgical masks (81,800); box of 100 gloves (40,940); 500ml bottle with pump of liquid hand wash soap — anti bacterial (20,000); 175g tablet hand wash soap — anti bacterial (50,000); 20-litre plastic buckets with tap…

Hiannick Kamba’s alive!

May 6, 2020

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by Chris Bengel CBS Sports A former prominent soccer player has reappeared four years after being pronounced dead in a car accident, a report said. Hiannick Kamba’s former wife is being accused of fraud after she allegedly forged documents and collected a six-figure life insurance payment following the soccer player’s phony passing, German prosecutor Anette Milk told the Bild, a German tabloid. The former defender for the highly acclaimed Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga was said to have been killed…

Bullets, Wanderers agitate for FIFA’s proposal to use five substitutes per match

April 29, 2020

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By Elizabeth Mandala, MANA Malawi football giants, Nyasa Big Bullets and Mighty Be Forward Wanderers have termed Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)’s proposal to allow a team to have five substitutes per match as a very sound move. FIFA has come up with the proposal as a temporary measure to help players cope with potential fixture congestion in the aftermath of the Coronavirus outbreak. Nyasa Big Bullets head coach, Calisto Pasuwa said if the proposal passes, it will…

Inadequate quarantine places worries Chitipa DHO

April 29, 2020

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By Madalitso Phiri, MEC Stringer Chitipa District Hospital Office (DHO) has expressed fear of the pressure they might experience in the event that COVID-19 suspects begin to increase because the district lacks facilities to be created as isolation centres. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Chitipa DHO’s director of health and social services, Ted Bandawe revealed that some people are still operating their business with two neighboring countries, Zambia and Tanzania where the pandemic has not spared them despite…

Japan Olympic Games rescheduled to a date beyond 2020

March 24, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In the present circumstances and based on the information provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is “accelerating”, the International Olympic Committee IOC has announced that Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021. A joint statement from IOC and the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, including the Prime Minister of Japan, says the decision is to…

China breaks world record for constructing 1,000-bed coronavirus hospital within 2 days

February 1, 2020

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By Opera.com After employing over 500 workers to work, including electricians, the police and several other stakeholders, China finally opened a 1,000-bed capacity hospital in Huangzhou District to treat people infected with coronavirus. The hospital, which was built and completed in 48 hours caught the world by surprise and admired the responsiveness of the government to the out break of the coronavirus. The hospital was originally scheduled to open in May, but due to the urgency, resources, and…

Government preaches peace and unity in Karonga

January 27, 2020

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By Andrew Mkonda Karonga, January 27, Mana: Government has expressed concern over the behaviour of some people in the country who take laws in their hands, saying the tendency is counterproductive to the country’s development. Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Symon Vuwa Kaunda, made the remarks on Saturday in Karonga after meeting the business community and other stakeholders in the district. Kaunda’s remarks come barely few days after some angry pupils and teachers torched the district commissioner’s…

UK-Malawi investment summit lures investors

January 23, 2020

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By Patricia Kapulula In London, United Kingdom London, January 23, Mana: President Prof Arthur Peter Mutharika has described Malawi as having a great potential in creating wealth which can lure business people to invest in the country. He said among others as government Malawi has a conducive environment that offers incentives to investors such as tax incentive package. Mutharika made the remarks in London on Wednesday at the UK – Malawi Investment Forum where he spoke to over 50…

Court throws away Stay Order Application against incumbent Chief Chikulamayembe

November 21, 2019

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By Blessings Kaunda Mzimba, November 21, Mana: Mzuzu High Court has thrown away an application by Joseph Bongololo Gondwe to stop Walter Mtima Gondwe from practicing as Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe on legitimacy grounds. On November 8, lawyer for Joseph Bongololo Gondwe, solicited two injunctions, one stopping Mtima Gondwe from operating as Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe and the other, stopping him from conducting Gonapamuhanya celebrations. However, in its determination on November 20, the court maintained a decision by President Peter Mutharika…