As the corporate world continues to support the survivors of Cyclone Freddy, Old Mutual in partnership with Red Cross have…
Freddy survivors cling to school classrooms
About 50 Cyclone Freddy displaced families who are living at Mbayani primary school camp in Blantyre have vowed not to…
Chilima urges Freddy survivors to rebuild in safe places
Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima has urged Tropical Cyclone Freddy survivors in Chiradzulu to consider rebuilding their homes in safe…
Chakwera concerned with impacts of natural disasters
President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says climate change has greatly impacted poor economies such as Malawi with various natural disasters hence…
Kenya proposes law changes to restrict protests
Kenya’s interior ministry is proposing changes to security laws that will make it more difficult for people to hold protests.…
Malawi on alert after Tanzania detects Marburg virus cases
Minister of Health Khumbize Chiponda said the country has capacity in all its entry points to screen and detect suspected…
Campaigners push for hike in healthcare funding
By Lucy Ng’andu Health rights campaigners have lamented government’s failure to fully implement the 2001 Abuja Declaration which rallies states…
Chakwera meets Muluzi, JB over Cyclone Freddy
President Lazarus Chakwera says former presidents Bakili Muluzi and Joyce Banda have pledged to support all efforts lined up by…
Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases
Equatorial Guinea has confirmed eight more cases of the Marburg virus disease, bringing the total to nine since February when…
Atupele Muluzi says flood survivors should be housed in stadiums
Former United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi has suggested the use of stadiums as evacuation camps. Writing on his…
Mozambique donates jet fuel to Malawi
The Mozambican government has donated 40,000 litres of jet fuel in response to President Lazarus Chakwera’s appeal for support following…
IFAD, RBM preach financial inclusion
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has reiterated on the need for the country to seriously step up efforts towards…