February 2022

Lilongwe Council says no to pro-Chizuma demos

Feb 28, 2022 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Lilongwe District Council has made a U-turn on the authorization it granted to Malawians who want to hold demonstrations in support of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma. The group calling itself 'Citizens Against… ...

Mota Engil giving people of political influence gifts

Feb 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mota Engil constructed a house for Nicholus Dausi, a politician who served as a cabinet minister in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration. Dausi was dragged to court by his ex-wife Veronica Nyirenda over matrimonial… ...

Three men jailed for tampering with ESCOM transformer

Feb 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Three men have been jailed 6 years each after the First Grade Magistrate's court sitting at Mponela in Dowa District found them guilty of vandalizing Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) transformer. Mponela police prosecutor… ...

A housewife is entitled share of matrimonial property – Court tells Dausi

Feb 28, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A court in Mzuzu has ruled that a housewife is entitled to matrimonial property since she contributes to the family through cooking, washing, cleaning the house, looking after the husband and children. The Principal Resident… ...

Activists want DPP Kayuni fired

Feb 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Human Rights activists and Concerned Citizens have demanded President Lazarus Chakwera to fire Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Steve Kayuni, alleging that he is a stumbling block in the fight against corruption. The activists, including… ...

NRB Data Clerk arrested for selling National IDs

Feb 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dedza have arrested a National Registration Bureau (NRB) data clerk who was working with a village headman to sell 190 national identity cards at K14,000 each. Dedza police deputy publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda… ...

NRB staff asked to desist from corrupt practices

Feb 28, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By Raphael Likaka Principal Secretary for National Registration Bureau in the Ministry of Homeland Security, Mphatso Sambo, has advised NRB officers in the Southern and Eastern Regions to desist from corrupt practices when discharging their… ...

Mzuzu Stadium fails to meet estimated renovation budget

Feb 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Sopani Ng'ambi Mzuzu Stadium Manager, Paul Machilika, says less than 30 percent of the estimated eight hundred million budget was raised for the renovation of the oldest northern region soccer cathedral, Mzuzu Stadium, ahead… ...

Deputy Minister urges Malawi Army to continue operating Chilumba military checkpoint

Feb 27, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Deputy Minister Harry Mkandawire has commended Chilumba Barracks for establishing a permanent military checkpoint in the area and has further encouraged the barracks to continue operating it to the benefit of Malawians. Mkandawire made statement… ...

My oil heals HIV – Liabunya

Feb 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Prophet Austin Liabunya has made outrageous claims that his miracle oil has healed a person of HIV – a claim that is likely to land him in trouble with the law. Liabunya, a Malawian prophet… ...

Prison officer dupes Malawi police officer out of K326,000

Feb 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A Malawi Prison officer has been arrested after he connived with a prisoner to steal K326,000 from a Malawi Police Service officer. A Police report from Limbe Police Station indicate that the money was stolen… ...

Can Bitcoin Help with Wealth Redistribution?

Feb 27, 2022 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

Bitcoin has an immense potential to drive development and innovation. Here’s how it helps with wealth redistribution. Many people criticized Bitcoin as a disruptive currency that would only benefit a few wealthy elites and disadvantage… ...

Ministry of Health gets recommendations on Covid-19 booster shots

Feb 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandondo Chiponda says the Malawi Immunization Technical Advisory Group (MAITAG) has now submitted its recommendations to the Ministry of Health to encourage people to get a booster dose of the COVID-19… ...

‘I cannot abandon my people’: Ukraine leader Zelensky refuses evacuation offer

Feb 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Gracious Zinazi As men between the ages of 18-60 are prohibited from leaving Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has turned down an offer from the United States to evacuate him from the capital city Kyiv.… ...

Moyale Barracks unveil 2022 kit

Feb 27, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Moyale Barracks Football Club on Saturday unveiled its official home and away kits for 2022 season sponsored by Medhealth company. Chairperson for the Board of Trustees for Medhealth, Bright Kamanga, said his insurance company is… ...