Malawi Transport Minister Sidik Mia succumbs to Covid-19

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Black day for Malawi! Transport Minister Muhamed Sidik Mia has today January 12, 2021 died of Covid-19.

Mia who was Malawi Congress Party (MCP) first vice president was last week tested positive to Covid-19.

He has become a second cabinet minister in Tonse administration succumbed to Covid-19 after another Local government minister Lingisoni Belekanyama died early hours of Tuesday.

Maravi Post will give more details in due course.

On Monday, January 11, 2020 Malawi recorded the highest Covid-19 cases of 452 from 97429 tests with 235 deaths.

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.