Macdonald Kaleso

I have lost everything due to Cyclone Freddy, says Gogo Aggie

Mar 25, 2023 0

Life has taken a difficult terrain for Gogo Agnes Magombo who is living at Thundu Primary School in Balaka as she has lost everything due to floods induced by Cyclone Freddy. ''Gogo" Aggie, as she… ...

Police arrest three people for stealing medical supplies at Balaka Hospital

Mar 24, 2023 0

Three people are in custody at Balaka Police Station on allegations of stealing medical supplies belonging to Balaka District Hospital. The three are Geoffrey Kachere, 42, a stores clerk, Davie Witmos, 72, a driver at… ...

Balaka Police arrest man for murdering his wife

Mar 23, 2023 0

A 42-year-old man identified as Geoge Lucius is in police custody at Balaka Police Station for allegedly killing his wife by hitting her with a stone. The districts' Police deputy public relations officer Mphatso Munthali… ...

Road accident claims six lives in Balaka

Mar 23, 2023 0

A road accident in the wee hours of today has claimed lives of six people at Naming'azi in Phalula in Balaka District. Reports indicate that the accident occurred after a Toyota Ipsum registration number BR… ...

Cyclone Freddy: 2,300 households affected in Balaka

Mar 21, 2023 0

Balaka District Disaster Risk Management Officer, Blessings Kamtema, says 2,300 households have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Freddy in the district and the people are in need of relief items. Kamtema made the remarks at… ...

Balaka Secondary School students told to go back to school

Mar 20, 2023 0

Malawi's South-East Education Division (SEED) has has urged Balaka Secondary School to return to school, saying the institution will not be closed despite students vacating the school premises due to poor diet. Malawi24 understands that… ...

Ophunzira a Sukulu ya sekondale ya Balaka achoka pasukulu

Mar 19, 2023 0

Ophunzira pa sukulu ya sekondale yogonera konko ya Balaka achoka pa sukulupa ndipo ena afika kale m’makwawo ati kaamba ka kusakhutitsidwa ndi zakudya zomwe amapatsidwa pasukuluyi. Malawi24 yamvetsedwa kuti ana ena afika m’makwawo m'bandakucha wa… ...

Cyclone Freddy claims one life, displaces thousands of people in Balaka

Mar 17, 2023 0

Authorities in Balaka have disclosed that Tropical Cyclone Freddy has claimed the life of a man aged 19 in the district. The deceased, from the area of Sub-Traditional Authority Chakanza was reportedly missing after being… ...

Cyclone Freddy: Two injured, over 80 houses damaged in Balaka

Mar 15, 2023 0

File photo In Balaka, two people have been injured while 82 houses have collapsed following a deadly storm. Public Relations Officer for Balaka District Council, Mary Makhiringa, said 40 of the damaged houses are within… ...

Tony Ngalande akhazikitsa ntchito yogulitsa chimanga m’misika yoyendayenda

Mar 04, 2023 0

Phungu wa nyumba yamalamulo wa dera la kumpoto m'boma la Balaka, Tony Ngalande, wakhazikitsa ndondomeko yogulitsa chimanga cha bungwe la boma logulitsa mbewu la Admarc kudzera mu misika yoyendayenda. A Ngalande adauza nyumba yofalitsa nkhani… ...

Admarc workers ‘selling maize to vendors’

Mar 03, 2023 0

People waiting to buy maize at Balaka Admarc depot The reopening of Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) markets has been marred by allegations of corruption as people allege that Admarc workers are selling the… ...

Cholera: People with disabilities say they are at great risk

Mar 01, 2023 0

Peter Kanowa, a representative of people living with disabilities in Balaka District, says people with various forms of disabilities are at great risk of contracting cholera as most of them do not have adequate information… ...

Balaka DHO making headway in cholera fight

Feb 25, 2023 0

The Balaka District Health Office says it is optimistic of containing the cholera outbreak in the district within a period of a month. The districts' Health Promotion and Public Relations Officer,Mercy Nyirenda, said a number… ...

Legislator Ngalande commits to promotion of hygiene in markets

Feb 19, 2023 0

Member of Parliament for Balaka North constituency, Tony Ngalande, has pledged to promote sanitation standards in markets in a quest to combat the cholera outbreak. The parliamentarian made the remarks on Saturday after leading a… ...

Mponda Primary School defies government’s part-time policy

Feb 16, 2023 0

Parents whose children learn at Mponda Primary School in Balaka have complained that they are being forced to pay fees for extra lessons which contravenes the Government's ban on provision of part-time lessons in public… ...