Month: December 2015 Posts

‘Malawi only has 10 dentists’- Government says

Dec 04, 2015 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 18 &

Malawi government has admitted that the country has only ten active dentists and has one of the highest dentist-population ratios in the world. As the population is estimated at 16 million, Malawi may rank poorly… ...

Student robs MK6.3 million at Mzuzu University

Dec 04, 2015 Thula Chisamba 53 &

Malawi police in Mzuzu have nabbed a final year Biomedical student at Mzuzu University (Mzuni) on suspicions that he robbed MK6.3 million from the institution. Police publicist for the city, Martin Bwanali, identified the suspect… ...

Mzuzu’s Mapale Health Centre ‘pregnant’ with problems

Dec 03, 2015 Thula Chisamba 5 &

As the country’s public health services continue to collapse, Mapale Health Centre in Mzuzu has become a nightmare for pregnant women who are facing a lot of challenges due to lack of resources at the… ...

Bidvest Wits likely to release Gerald Phiri Jnr

Dec 03, 2015 Chikondi Magalasi 33 &

Malawian soccer star Gerald Phiri Jnr is likely to be released at Bidvest Wits in South Africa as the club has invited another player for trials, Malawi24 has learnt. The former Mighty Wanderers attacker has… ...

Man nabbed for abducting 5 children in Zomba

Dec 03, 2015 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 16 &

Malawi Police in the old capital city Zomba are keeping a man behind bars for allegedly abducting five children for over six months. Police have identified the man as Ernest Moses, 26. Speaking to Malawi24… ...

Flames slip with 12 places on FIFA rankings

Dec 03, 2015 Joseph Dumbula 50 &

Fresh from being booted out of the ongoing Cecafa tourney in Ethiopia, the Malawi national team has now been thrown out of the top 100 national football teams in the world with up to 12… ...

Health NGO stands firm against Bullets multi-million sponsorship

Dec 03, 2015 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 114 &

Drug Fight Malawi, a local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has petitioned the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to stop Nyasa Manufacturing Company from sponsoring Malawi's football heavy weights Big Bullets. Speaking during a press briefing in… ...