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WaterAid joins government in Coronavirus response

March 30, 2020

Maravi Express As many countries face the risk of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), WaterAid in Malawi joins the government of Malawi to effectively respond to the threats of the pandemic. Although there are no detected cases yet in Malawi, prevention of the spread of the disease through increasing awareness about the disease and supporting the people who work to improve and sanitation and hygiene in public spaces and institutions. “In our response, we go beyond Health Care facilities,” says WaterAid…

Ndirande-Malabada residents skeptical of explanation on decomposed human body found on BWB water chamber

March 30, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Residents of Ndirande-Malabada are totally not convinced that the decomposed body that was discovered on Thursday, March 26 in a water chamber at Blantyre Water Board’s Chamber 79 in the area did not contaminate the supply to the residents. In a statement after pressure from the residents for an explanation, BWB explains it had been working on Chamber 79 after receiving complaints from its customers that there was no water flow. BWB explains that after finishing…

Health Minister Jappie Mhango elevated as Malawi Olympic Committee president

March 29, 2020

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Maravi Express At the Malawi Olympic Committee (MOC) annual general meeting held in Lilongwe held in Mangochi on Saturday, Jappie Mhango, who is also Minister of Health & Population, was elected unopposed as president. He has been elevated to this post from that of secretary general he was holding and reports say former MOC president Oscar Kanjala withdrew his candidature on personal grounds. The post of secretary general has now gone to Malawi Defence Force Captain, John Kaputa, also unopposed. Flora…

Minibus operators accept 2 per seat against COVID-19

March 29, 2020

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Glory Msowoya, MANA Minibus Owners Association of Malawi (MOAM) has agreed to reduce passengers capacity to two people per sit in a quest to protect citizens from Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. MOAM together with officials from Road Traffic Directorate made the resolution on Thursday during a meeting aimed at finding ways of protecting passengers from the deadly virus despite the country not registering a single case. MOAM national chairperson Felix Mbonekera told Malawi News Agency (MANA) on Friday that effective…

Coronavirus alert: Ministry of Transport suspends all cross-border passenger travel

March 29, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Among several precautionary measures against the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Ministry of Transport & Public Works has suspended all cross-border passenger travel is effective April 1st, 2020 A statement from Minister Ralph Jooma, says this is in line with the declaration of Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by World Health Organization (WHO), and in line with the declaration of a National State of Disaster by President, Prof Peter Mutharika. All international flights are suspended…

Blantyre DHO appeals for beds for quarantine facility

March 29, 2020

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By Loness Gwazanga, MANA Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) is appealing to partners to assist the office with beds to be used at the quarantine facility at Kameza. Blantyre District Medical Officer (DMO) Dr. Miriam Jere revealed on Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting which attracted a cross section of health partners that the facility only has 10 beds. “In the event that there are a number of COVID-19 confirmed cases, we will have a big problem to accommodate them,”…

Muslim Youth United supports Queens’ neurosurgical and orthopaedic Ward’s with health products in fight against Coronavirus

March 29, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Muslim Youth United (MYU), who adopted and takes care of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (Queens) neurosurgical and orthopaedic wards of the Pediatric section, has donated health products for better care of the patients against Coronavirus (COVID-19). The donated items include 1,000 face masks, 50 washing stations, liquid dispensers and disinfectant fluids. Muslim Youth United is supporting Pediatric section under the WE CARE program, in which they are expected to be supplying the neurosurgical and orthopaedic wards’…

CODESRIA community deeply mourns Malawian economist late Thandika Mkandawire

March 28, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Council for the Development of Social Science in Africa (CODESRIA) has described Malawian economist, late Thandika Mkandawire a brilliant economist and prodigious scholar whose works on African political economy challenged dominant ways of seeing the African continent on a wide range of issues. Late Thandika, who died on Friday, March 27 in Stockholm, Sweden aged 79, was former chairman of African Development and professor of African Development at the London School of Economics and was…

Malawi women’s national football team drop four steps on FIFA rankings

March 28, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Ranked at 145 in the world and 24 in Africa, Malawi women’s national football team have dropped four steps on FIFA rankings for the month of March. In Africa, Nigeria are first and 38th in the world followed by Cameroon on second place; South Africa (third); Ghana (5th); Côte d’Ivoire (6th); Equatorial Guinea (7th); Tunisia (8th); Morocco (8th); Mali (9th) and Algeria (10th). The USA at the top of the women’s game at world stage, followed by…

Ras Chikomeni, two others collect presidential nomination papers from MEC

March 27, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Ras Chikomeni Chirwa, who was barred from contesting for the May 21, 2019 tripartite elections because he failed to meet several of the conditions need, is one of the three presidential candidates who collected their nominations papers from Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for the fresh presidential elections scheduled for July 2. Once again, Ras Chikomeni is intending to run as an independent as well as Smart Swira while the third one is from New…