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Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has declared parts of the country disaster areas, after 19 people were killed in floods caused by tropical storm Ana. The deaths have been reported in at least five districts in southern Malawi, where more than 50 people also suffered various degrees of injuries. Up to …

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has sacked his entire cabinet which he has accused of corruption and promised to form a new cabinet in two days. In a televised address to the nation on Monday, the president vowed to “confront all forms of lawless conduct by public officials”. In the aftermath …

A statement from the Malawian health ministry said all health workers and journalists should be vaccinated against covid-19 from January, as the government tries to boost its vaccination campaign amid a spike in cases. Official statistics show that about 641,000 people are fully vaccinated in Malawi. This amounts to just …

Former Malawian Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamveka and former central bank boss Dalitso Kabambe have been arrested by police on charges of abuse of office and fraudulent accounting. A police spokesman said the two, while serving in their respective positions, allegedly procured and masterminded the falsification of financial records with intent …

Malawi’s Agriculture Minister Lobin Lowe wrote a letter to former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson asking him to be the country’s cannabis cultivation ambassador. According to Mr. Lowe, the legalization of cannabis last year in Malawi had created opportunities locally and internationally. The ministry said the United States Cannabis …

Overstone Kondowe, member of the Malawi Congress Party, has been sworn in as Malawi’s first Member of Parliament with albinism. People with the condition in Malawi have often been subjected to violence and discrimination and there have been 170 violent attacks against people with albinism in Malawi, including more than …

Charles Mchacha, Malawi’s former irrigation minister was arrested for paying his honeymoon expenses with public funds. He is alleged to have used ministry money for a top hotel suite for him and his bride in Blantyre after their wedding. Two other senior government officials were also arrested by the anti-corruption …

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has sacked the energy minister and his chief of staff who are facing corruption charges. The two and one other official, Enock Chihana, a partner in the governing Tonse Alliance were arrested on Monday for their alleged involvement in a state oil contract. They were reportedly …

Malawi’s Energy Minister Newton Kambala has been arrested for allegedly trying to influence the way that contracts for the supply of oil were awarded, the country’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has said in a brief statement. Two others, the president of the of Alliance for Democracy party, Enoch Chihana, and a …

Malawi’s President, Lazarus Chakwera, has declared two days of national mourning in honour of 21 people killed in a horrific road accident on Sunday. They were travelling on the main road connecting the capital, Lilongwe, to the southern city of Blantyre. The 18 women and three babies were killed when …