Malawi sacks heads of Covid-19 taskforce amid audit of use of funds

President Lazarus Chakwera fires several officials and warns 'no penny meant for saving lives will be stolen, abused or wasted' Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Malawi's president Lazarus Chakwera has fired the heads of his government's Covid-19 taskforce, in what is being seen as his first decisive move during the pandemic. The president fired the head of the disaster management department and the taskforce's co-chair, and suspended further officials, some "for fail...