The World Health Organization says a case of wild polio has emerged in Africa for the first time in five years. Malawian health authorities declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type one after a case was detected in the capital Lilongwe. The poliovirus paralysed a three-year-old girl. The last known case of wild polio in Africa occurred…
A former deputy speaker of the Malawi parliament, Clement Chiwaya, has killed himself right inside the parliament building. Reports say Clement Chiwaya had gone to the parliament for a meeting to discuss vehicle benefits meant for when he left office in 2019, but ended up shooting himself on the head. A police spokesperson James Kadadzera confirmed the…