Storm Freddy kills more than 100 on return to Mozambique, Malawi
Blantyre, Malawi/Maputo, MozambiqueReuters Mozambique and Malawi on Monday were counting the cost of Tropical Storm Freddy, which killed more than 100 people, injured scores and left a trail of destruction as it ripped through southern Africa for the second time in a month over the weekend. Freddy is one of the strongest storms ever recorded […]
Malawi cholera death toll crosses 1,300: health official
Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has crossed 1,300, a senior Malawian health official said on Thursday, as the southern African country battles its deadliest outbreak yet. As of Wednesday, Malawi had recorded 40,284 cholera cases and 1,316 deaths in an outbreak that started in March, 2022, with […]
Malawi delays reopening schools as cholera cases surge
Blantyre, Malawi Reuters Malawi has delayed the opening of public schools in the southern African country’s two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the health minister said Monday, to try to slow down a surge in cholera deaths. The total number of cases and deaths has accelerated to 17,824 and 595 respectively since cases were […]
Malawi cholera death toll crosses 400 as outbreak spreads
Lilongwe, Malawi Reuters The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has jumped to over 400, Health Minister Khumbize Chiponda said on Thursday, appealing to people in the worst-hit areas to get vaccinated. The total number of cases and deaths has accelerated to 13,837 and 410 respectively since cases were first reported in March, […]
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Religious leaders join in anti-corruption fight in Malawi
Nairobi, Kenya Malawi’s pastors, priests, imams, and other religious leaders are carrying out a nationwide campaign to fight corruption in a country where corruption is endemic. For decades, the landlocked country in south-eastern Africa has been characterised by rampant corruption. The nation of nearly 20 million people experiences various types of corruption, from politicians looting […]
Malawi detects polio, first wild case in Africa in over five years
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters Malawi has declared a polio outbreak after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe, the first case of wild poliovirus in Africa in more than five years, the World Health Organization said. Laboratory analysis showed the strain detected in Malawi was linked to one that has been […]
Catholic Church responds to devastation wrought by storm in Malawi
Nairobi, Kenya Over the past few weeks, Tropical Storm Ana has left a path of destruction in Malawi, killing dozens of people, displacing several hundred thousand people, and damaging schools, government buildings, churches, healthcare centers, roads, agriculture crops, animals, and homes. The storm that caused heavy rains and flooding affected the southern part of the […]
Storm Ana deaths rise to 88 as second storm brews to Africa’s east
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters Tropical Storm Ana has killed at least 88 people across southern and eastern Africa, with recovery operations still ongoing as another storm threatened more severe weather. Storm Ana passed over Madagascar on 22nd January, adding to days of already intense rainfall. The country declared a state of disaster on Thursday night, reporting […]
Poor nations pay highest debt service in 20 years – campaigners
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters Developing countries are paying more to service their debt than at any other time in the past two decades, with a heavier burden on the horizon if the United States raises interest rates this year as expected, a leading debt campaigner said on Monday. Many developing nations have been hit hard by […]