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Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:48:44 +0000
Politicians’ hypocrisy puts millions of lives in peril
By Yohane Simon In the past 12 months, politicians have shown they can sacrifice millions of lives to serve their individual interests. In terms of Covid-19 restrictions, they have not been equal to all other Malawians. In April 2020, former presiden...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:47:16 +0000
How it all started
By Yohane Simon On 2 April 2020, Malawi fell to an invisible terror called Covid-19.  In the run-up to the day, as world news channels and social media platforms pumped out news about the devastation the virus was causing, it was a period of apprehe...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:45:05 +0000
Psychologist worried over unhealed mental injuries
By Yohane Simon The past one year has been a period of sustained anxiety, fear, depression and trauma as Covid-19 terrorised the country. But while government put up a robust campaign to contain the pandemic, the country has not done enough to heal t...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:37:17 +0000
Drought hits over 200,000 farmers in Blantyre ADD
Blantyre Agriculture Development Division (ADD) says about 206,000 of its farmers have been affected by drought posing the threat of food insecurity. Assistant Programs Manager for the ADD Annley Msukwa confirmed the development on Friday, saying abo...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:32:09 +0000
Minister surveys Covi-19 measures at football matches
By Mabvuto Kambuwe Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has said she is impressed with Covid-19 preventive measures at football matches. Kandodo-Chiponda, who is also cochairperson of Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19, made the remarks after...

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 06:32:29 +0000
Lifestyle audit gains currency
The parliamentary monitoring committee has started the process of reviewing Declaration of Assets, Liabilities and Business Interests Act of 2013 to extend lifestyle audit of all public servants to business persons and managers of Non-Governmental Or...

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 06:28:01 +0000
Covid-19 breaks Way of the Cross
The tradition by Christians of conducting the Way of the Cross through street processions was again broken yesterday in most parts of the country because of the Covid-19 pandemic. In his brief Easter address Friday, President Lazarus Chakwera pointed...

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 06:24:24 +0000
New contract on the cards for Meck Mwase
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has proposed a two-year contract for Flames Coach Meck Mwase who steered the senior side to 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals. Fam president Walter Nyamilandu said Mwase deserves better after defying all odds to i...

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 06:19:07 +0000
Questions surround league restart
The Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 has questioned the resumption of the 2021 TNM Super League season, saying it was done without its consent. “The Taskforce has learnt with concern plans by the Super League of Malawi (Sulom) to resume Super Lea...

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 06:09:59 +0000
Smartphones: Curse or blessing to patient care?
Jennifer Tilindiyani, 36, lives at Lumbadzi in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mkukula’s area in Dowa District but travels over 13 Kilometres to access antenatal and postnatal healthcare services at M’bang’ombe Health Centre under T/A Chitukula in ...



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