September 2015

Malawi youths into ‘serious’ early marriages, Minister outcries

Sep 24, 2015 Martha Chikoti 39 &

Malawi Minister of Sports and Member of Parliament for Nkhatabay West constituency, Grace Chiumia says she is concerned with the number of girls who are getting married early in her constituency. In the constituency especially… ...

ESCOM wins big

Sep 24, 2015 Hajira Halilu 56 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it has collected penalty fees amounting to K305 million from 1528 fraudulent customers the electricity supplier found bypassing or tampering with its billing system to get free electricity… ...

Mulanje Police arrest five in a sweeping exercise

Sep 24, 2015 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 11 &

Malawi Police in Mulanje district have arrested five suspected thieves in a sweeping exercise the law enforcers conducted in the district. Southern Region police deputy spokesperson Widson Nhlane identified the suspects as Kondwani Edward 22,… ...

Malawians detained in South Africa

Sep 24, 2015 Baxter Mkumba 35 &

Malawians who were arrested in a mass crackdown on illegal immigrants soon after the xenophobic attacks in South Africa are still detained at Lindela Repatriation Centre, Malawi24 has learnt. Malawi24 spoke to several Malawians on… ...

Malawi Police arrest woman for dumping newborn baby

Sep 24, 2015 Martha Chikoti 31 &

Malawi Police in Dedza district have arrested Tiwonge Gowelo 18, for dumping her new born baby in a bush on September 20 this year. According to the detective inspector Pindani of the Malawi police in Dedza, the mother… ...

Confirmed: Chiukepo out for four weeks

Sep 23, 2015 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 26 &

Big Bullets forward Chiukepo Msowoya is expected to be sidelined for a month with a hamstring problem, the Malawi Fa has confirmed. Msowoya, who was in Flames camp in readiness for the 2018 FIFA World… ...

Tea association in Malawi hikes minimum wage

Sep 23, 2015 Timothy Kachedwa 15 &

Players in the tea industry operating under the Tea Association of Malawi (Taml) have agreed to increase the daily minimum wage for workers in the sector from K600 to K850. The increase which will see… ...