Month: October 2022 Posts

Deputy headteacher arrested after forcing child to kneel on concrete floor for over an hour

Oct 31, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Deputy headteacher at Majiga Primary School, Rafael Chikabwereza, has been arrested after a an 8-year-old Standard 3 learner sustained wounds on the knee due to corporal punishment which Chikabwereza handed out to the child. The… ...

First Lady hands over girls hostel worth K95 million in Rumphi

Oct 31, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera through her Shaping Our Future Foundation (SOFF) on Monday handed over an 80 bed girls' hostel worth K95 million to Katowo Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) in the area of… ...

Malawi anti-government protesters to spend one more night in custody

Oct 31, 2022 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Human rights activist Joshua Chisa Mbele and fellow activists will spend one more night police custody following their arrest on Friday over demonstrations they organised in Lilongwe against President Lazarus Chakwera’s government. The six activists… ...

Exit Buga enter Cough: Malawian singer Kizz Daniel rules the world

Oct 31, 2022 Lyonike Mughogho 1 &

Two months after declaring his Malawian citizenship,  musician Kizz Daniel has once again taken over the world with another banger entitled Cough. The song dropped into the public domain two weeks ago. According to music… ...

Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda snubs ACB

Oct 31, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

High Court judge Kenyatta Nyirenda will continue hearing the corruption related case involving former Police chief  George Kainja after the judge dismissed an application by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The bureau wanted Nyirenda to recuse… ...

Bankers part ways with Phodo

Oct 31, 2022 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Silver Strikers football club has parted ways with forward, Maxwell Gasten Phodo, following expiry of his contract earlier this month, the club has announced. In a statement released on Monday afternoon which has been signed… ...

New South African envoy presents letters of credence to Chakwera

Oct 31, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera  this morning received letters of credence from the new South African High Commissioner to Malawi, Her Excellency  Yvette Myakayaka Manzini. Speaking after presenting the letters, Yvette Manzini said in their meeting with… ...

Farmers want to be allowed to get fertilizer on loan from tobacco companies

Oct 31, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Chihana (C) and Kakhome (L) at Madise Health Centre Farmers in Mzimba have asked Parliament to amend the Tobacco Act to allow tobacco companies to provide loans to tobacco farmers for production of crops such… ...

TN Stars confirm relegation

Oct 31, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

TN Stars confirmed their relegation from the Super League following a 1-0 loss to Moyale Barracks on Sunday at Mzuzu Stadium. Gasten Simkonda scored the only goal of the game in the 33rd minute. TN… ...

Talking Blues: All leaders lead by example…whether they intend to or not

Oct 31, 2022 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

If you see a snake, just kill it - don’t appoint a committee on snakes. This quote is from Ross Perot, an American billionaire who shook up US presidential politics in the 1990s. Perot was… ...

Bullets’ long unbeaten run over

Oct 30, 2022 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Nyasa Big have finally been beaten in the TNM Super League-losing 1-0 away to Mafco FC at Dedza Stadium on Sunday afternoon, the first defeat for Kalisto Pasuwa’s side in nearly 37 matches across all… ...

21,000 hunger-affected households to get assistance in Balaka

Oct 30, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

At least 21,000 hunger stricken households in Balaka district are expected to receive assistance from  the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) under the 2022/2023 lean season food insecurity response programme. The Malawi Vulnerability Assessment… ...

Minister calls on chiefs to promote peace and unity

Oct 30, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Asimenye Sibale Minister of Local Government Blessings Chinsinga has urged traditional leaders in the country to be pillars of peace and unity in the community saying the two are cornerstones to development. He said… ...

HRDC calls for investigation into alleged assault of activist Mbele

Oct 30, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has asked Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) to institute investigations into the alleged assault of activist Joshua Chisa Mbele by Malawi Police officers. In a letter to MHRC, HRDC  Chairperson… ...

DoDMA calls for mindset change on disaster management

Oct 30, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) says if the country wants to reduce disaster risks, there is need for mindset change in the implementation of disaster risk management programmes. Charles Kalemba who is DoDMA… ...