Month: August 2016 Posts

Peacock Seeds equip Malawian farmers with starter packs

Aug 14, 2016 Chris Loka 11 &

Peacock Seeds on Wednesday distributed Peacock MH30 drought tolerant hybrid maize seeds to over 500 farmers to enable them appreciate the seeds’ potency under irrigation and rain fed production. The farmers who were delegates to… ...

BYG donates blood on Youth Day

Aug 14, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

The Blantyre Youth Group (BYG) on Friday commemorated the International Youth Day in style by donating blood at Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) offices. According to the Vice Chairperson of BYG Maggie Tamara Banda, the… ...

Test, treat initiative way to go for HIV related diseases- NAPHAM

Aug 14, 2016 Cidrick Yusuf 1 &

The National Association for People Living with HIV and AIDS (NAPHAM) says the test and treat initiative is the only effective way of preventing opportunistic infections among HIV positive people. Unlike in the past whereby people… ...

Tsar Leo releases ‘The Other Side’ music video

Aug 14, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 8 &

Billed as Malawi's Drake, Tsar Leo has released the highly anticipated music video for The Other Side single. The Lilongwe based MC’s video was released over the weekend through Malawi24’s YouTube channel and it has… ...

Pregnant teen kills herself after getting dumped

Aug 14, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 126 &

A 16 year-old girl in Machinga district has committed suicide after the man responsible for her pregnancy left her for another girl. Machinga police have confirmed of the death and identified the deceased as Alinafe… ...

Lionel Messi makes a U-turn: To play for Argentina again

Aug 13, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 30 &

Lionel Messi has announced his return to Argentina's national team for their World Cup qualifiers in September, ending his short-lived retirement from international football. Messi, 29, announced his retirement after missing a penalty in the shootout… ...

Malawi Muslim women allowed to wear hijabs in license photos

Aug 13, 2016 Luke Bisani 305 &

The Malawi government through the directorate of Road Traffic has ruled that Muslims women can have their driving license photos without taking away the hijabs. Reports reveal that Muslim women have been failing to get… ...