Malawi Declared State of Disaster Due to COVID-19 Threat, Schools Ordered to Close

COVID-19 map as of March 19, 2020

Malawi State President Professor Peter Mutharika has declared the country a State of Disaster following COVID-19 threat.

The country has not yet registered any case but neighboring countries, Tanzania and Zambia have registered cases of COVID-19 which cause Coronavirus disease now pandemic.

Malawi Develops COVID-19 Guidelines for Education Institutions

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST), has developed guidelines on COVID-19 pandemic to help education institutions manage the disease during school time and on holidays. 

World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11 due to over 118,000 cases of illness in over 110 countries and territories around the world and the sustained risk of further global spread.

The education ministry in it's guidelines issued on yesterday, 17th March, 2020 has urged institutions to follow the prescribed checklist for the prevention and management of the Coronavirus in order to help the protection against infection of learners, students, staff and the general public.

Students Fight, Damages School Over Football Game

Police in Rumphi are hunting for students of Rumphi and Nyika Secondary Schools for damaging schools' properties in a fight over football match.  

Inspector Henry Mnjere, Rumphi Police Station  PRO said students clashed each other yesterday night March 16 and 17 today March 17, 2020 after a football match encounter on that took place on Saturday March 14 2020.

MISA Malawi Asks President Mutharika To Address Continued Harassment On Media

MISA Malawi Chapter has written President Peter Mutharika to make a public denouncement of acts of violence on journalists by his ruling party and police.

MISA Malawi Chairperson Teresa Ndanga said there is continued hostility towards the media through assault and intimidation by members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), United Democratic Front (UDF), police and some members of general public.

Selector Radio To Strengthen Cultural Relations Between Malawi, UK

Katie Weatherall

The British Council, has assured Malawians that the Selector Radio program set to hit airwaves on Capital FM will strengthen cultural relations between Malawi and the UK.

“People in Malawi can expect from Selector that there will be ways of finding connections between UK music and Malawi music.” Disclosed Katie Weatherall, Selector Radio Programme Manager and British Council Music Programme Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa

BBC Radio 1Xtra Presenter Jamz Supernova In Malawi to Launch Selector

Jamz Supernova
Arrives in Lilongwe

One of UK’s leading next generation DJ, Jamz Supernova, who hosts a weekly show on BBC Radio 1Xtra, is in the country to launch the Selector Radio program.

Through Selector show, Jamz shares the best new UK music with the world and the program is syndicated to over 30 countries around the world and it boasts of a global youthful audience of over 4million listeners. 

Diesel, Paraffin Prices Reduced; Petrol Price Maintained

Fuel pump station 

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has reduced prices of Diesel and paraffin while maintaining the pump price for petrol.

According to MERA, a litre of Petrol pump price remains at K930.00 while the recommended pump prices for Diesel is K887.00 per litre from a ruling pump price of K924.00. Paraffin is now at K693.60 per litre from K710.50.