November 2016

River swallows baby, epileptic woman

Nov 03, 2016 Luke Bisani 24 &

A 24 year-old woman and her baby have died after drowning in Likhubula River at Chileka township in the commercial city of Blantyre. The woman, Darani Ernest got drowned after she went to the river… ...

Miss Blantyre Contest ready for showdown this Friday

Nov 03, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 10 &

…as Lulu and Blaze headline performances How time flies. It’s already a year since Chisomo Machelo, then a fourth year Polytechnic Accounting Finale was crowned Miss Blantyre. Twelve months down the lane and it is… ...

Malawi farmers urged to grow more cotton

Nov 02, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 29 &

Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation of Malawi (Admarc) has urged farmers in the country to start growing more cotton as the crop is in demand on international markets. This is coming when government is being… ...

US gives Malawi K17 billion to fight hunger

Nov 02, 2016 Bright Malenga 146 &

The United States government has donated K17 billion to Malawi for humanitarian food assistance. Making the announcement, United States Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer said the donation is in response to the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment… ...

Just in: MCP claims 3 sits in Nov 1 by-elections

Nov 02, 2016 Bright Malenga 69 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has claimed three sits in the November 1 2016 by-elections with ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) getting two sits, official results from the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) have indicated. The… ...

18 year old drowns in a stream

Nov 02, 2016 Martha Chikoti 21 &

An 18 -year -old woman from Kasungu district was found dead after drowning in a stream where she went to fetch water to irrigate her farm. Deputy Public Relations Officer for Kasungu police Harry Namwaza… ...

New boss at FAM: Alfred Gunda takes over from Suzgo Nyirenda as CEO

Nov 02, 2016 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 72 &

The former Northern Region Football Association (NRFA) General Secretary has been recommended by the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) executive members to succeed the outgoing General Secretary Suzgo Nyirenda who has been appointed Deputy Chief… ...