Malawi to destroy 19,000 expired Covid vaccines

Health authorities in Malawi are expected to destroy more than 19,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines later on Wednesday. They say the vaccines have expired and there is no sufficient data to know if they are safe for use, following guidance from the World Health Organization. It will become the first African country to […]
Court adjourns Assin North MP’s case over hearing of applications

A Cape Coast High Court has adjourned the dual citizenship case of James Gyakye Quayson, the Assin North Member of Parliament (MP) for the hearing of two applications filed by him. The legal team of Gyakye Quayson, the first respondent, led by Mr Abraham Amaliba, had filed a ‘stay of motion’ and ‘statement of appeal’ […]
Peace Council begins process to resolve Wesley Girls’ “No Fasting policy”

The National Peace Council (NPC) says it has commenced series of engagements with relevant institutions to resolve the “No Fasting” policy in Wesley Girls’ Senior High School. The Council has therefore reiterated its earlier call on all affected persons and organisations to remain calm and commit to the age-old peaceful coexistence among all the various […]
Ex-first lady accused of ‘improper’ Mugabe burial

Former Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, has been summoned to appear before a traditional court over the “improper” burial of the late President Robert Mugabe. The former first lady is being accused of having broken taboo by burying her husband at the family homestead, instead of a place “chosen by his relatives and mother”. In […]