Covid, cholera cases on the rise
Authorities in the country have cautioned people not to relax Covid-19 preventive measures following a spike in cases for the...
Teen pregnancy in the face of disaster
Tropical Storm Ana that wreaked havoc in the Southern Region of Malawi displaced 5 313 women exposing them to a...
Flaws in cholera fight
Authorities seem to be helpless in the fight against cholera as the outbreak is getting out of hand despite efforts...
50% of diabetes patients unaware of condition
Poor service provision and lack of awareness remain the major challenges in the fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs), resulting in...
CSOs amplify calls for media freedom
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have asked government to uphold the principles of good governance and stop harassing the media in...
Roads expose budget flaws
It has emerged that the country’s four city councils received just K4.4 billion of the K24.9 billion collectively allocated for...
Escom admits challenges in resolving faults
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has admitted challenges in resolving faults in time attributing the drawback to logistical...
Toll gates raises K1.3bn
The Roads Fund Administration has from November 2021 to March 31 2022 collected K1.3 billion in toll gate fees from...
Malawi Ambassador to Ethiopia dies
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the death of Malawi’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union Commission Charles Msosa,...
Blantyre DHO dismisses polio scare
Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) has dismissed reports of a polio outbreak in its jurisdiction. The reports were fuelled by...
Macra suspends 5 managers
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) board of directors has suspended five officers, including four directors pending investigations. Macra board chairperson...
Police arrest MRA officer over K12m
Police in Dedza have arrested a Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) officer based at Domestic Taxes Station in the district for...
10 000 cases drag at labour court
Labour law experts have faulted the shortage of staff and lack of accountability in courts, saying it is delaying the...
More action needed in tackling climate change
A Study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) has analysed how climate change influenced weather patterns in Malawi, Mozambique and...
6 Malawians die in SA floods
Six Malawians have died and two others are missing following floods that have caused havoc in KwaZulu-Natal province in South...
New power station adds 3.4 MW to national grid
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) on Saturday signed a power transmission agreement with Cedar Energy, adding 3.4 megawatts (MW)...
Fuel price hike starts biting
Malawians yesterday started feeling the effects of Sunday’s average 22 percent fuel pump price increase after some minibus operators increased...
Chikwawa council secures land for the displaced
Chikwawa District Council has secured 34 hectares of land for people in flood-prone areas to move upland. In an interview,...
Scientists recommend Covid-19 self-testing
Scientists say Malawians are capable of using SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detection rapid diagnostic tests for Covid-19 self-testing. In an interview, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome...
Mtilatila appointed first woman Met director
The Office of the President and Cabinet has appointed Lucy Mtilatila as the new director of Department of Climate Change...
