Month: December 2015 Posts

Roman Catholic Church calls for dialogue on gay rights

Dec 18, 2015 Luke Bisani 246 &

The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has called for dialogue so as to resolve the controversy surrounding minority rights in the country. The call follows the arrest of two gay people, Cuthbert Kulemela, and Kelvin… ...

Pittance salaries fueling corruption among Malawi cops.

Dec 18, 2015 Luke Bisani 36 &

Malawians say poor welfare of police officers is the drving force behind corrupti practices that the cops get involved in. According to a report by the Pan-African research network, Malawian law enforcers have been named to be… ...

Village savings loans are bad

Dec 18, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 39 &

A chief in Malawi’s Chiradzulu district has expressed worry over the increase of disputes from village savings groups in his court. In an interview with Malawi24, Traditional Authority Ntchema of the district explained that he… ...

Malawi hailed for using men in ending gender based violence

Dec 18, 2015 Lackson Kanyoza 12 &

Action Aid Ireland country director Siobhan McGee says her organisation is impressed with the involvement of men in ending gender based violence in Malawi. Speaking in Chiradzulu during activities on gender based violence, McGee said… ...

Musician Classick responds to reports that he got stabbed

Dec 18, 2015 Emmanuel N. Sokole 7 &

Malawian hip-hop artist, Classick of the “Bola kunthazi” fame has dismissed rumours that he was stabbed. Recently, the other member of the Home Grown African duo, Haze Engolah, posted on his Facebook page a picture… ...

Lilongwe City Mall under fire for failing to repair sewage

Dec 18, 2015 Martha Chikoti 1 &

The Lilongwe City Council in Malawi's capital, has given the owners of the City Mall a five day ultimatum to maintain the sewage tank which broke down some four months ago. The sewage which has been… ...

Malawi urban artists in cheating scandal

Dec 18, 2015 Richard Jimu 10 &

Some local urban artists have been caught pants down in a cheating scandal that is largely motivated by the desire to have their names remain stuck in people's minds for a long time. Malawi24 has… ...