February 2017

MDF soldier nabbed for stealing under false pretence

Feb 03, 2017 Bright Malenga 85 &

Police in Karonga district are keeping in custody a 27 year-old Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier based at Cobbe Barracks in Zomba for obtaining money from secondary school students by lying that he would get… ...

Mponda sticks to his young guns

Feb 03, 2017 Orton Nyirenda 15 &

Premier Bet Wizards technical director Peter Mponda has said he has no plans of changing his football approach as he still has trust in his young players. Mponda has maintained that he still believes in… ...

Fedoma wants sign language interpreters in hospitals

Feb 03, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 6 &

Federation for Disability Organisations in Malawi (Fedoma) has appealed to government to take measures that should ensure that people with various disabilities are having easy access to health services. Project Coordinator for Fedoma, Naomie Msungeni,… ...

Nankhumwa shuts down his critics: claims donation came from his K1.2 million salary

Feb 03, 2017 Bright Malenga 75 &

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has hit back at his critics saying that the donation he recently made to people in his constituency came from his 1.2 million kwacha monthly salary.… ...

Malawi Police set up Roadblock at Parliament to Arrest Kabwila

Angry residents beat three Police officers

Feb 03, 2017 Luke Bisani 134 &

Three police officers have sustained serious injuries after being beaten by angry people from Dedza district following the arrest of a suspected thief. According to reports, the police arrested Samalani Chikwita, 44, whom they suspected… ...

Namadingo’s Ba Yesu, an old song in a new language

Feb 03, 2017 Mbalume Ziwiri 18 &

I am writing using a pen-name because I know how averse Malawian artists are to honest hard-hitting criticism. Not to create a meal of myself on social media from Namadingo and team, I will remain… ...

Malawi’s First Lady to attend youth conference in Kenya

Feb 02, 2017 Bright Malenga 15 &

The African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) has invited Malawi First Lady Gertrude Mutharika to be the keynote speaker at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference in Nairobi Kenya scheduled for March this year. AMREF… ...

Stone Mwamadi to go unopposed in Bullets supporters’ elections

Feb 02, 2017 Orton Nyirenda 13 &

The incumbent Nyasa Big Bullets supporters chairman Stone Mwamadi is facing no challenger in the club’s supporters committee elections slated for 4th of February at Gymkhana Club in Zomba. According to information reaching this publication,… ...

Joy Nathu irked by accusations of favouritism

Feb 02, 2017 Lyonike Mughogho 45 &

Award winning radio personality Joy Nathu has expressed disappointment over claims by some artists that he is biased in his choices of songs to premier on a Monday night program which he hosts on MBC… ...

MP sings praises for Mutharika: claims the Malawi leader has developed Mzuzu

Feb 02, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 160 &

Member of Parliament (MP) for Mzuzu City Leonard Njikho has claimed that President Peter Mutharika is a man of development who has changed the city. Speaking to Malawi24, Njikho said the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)… ...

Rwandan national murdered at Dzaleka refugee camp

Feb 02, 2017 Bright Malenga 36 &

A Rwandan national has been brutally murdered at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa, Malawi24 has learnt. Dowa Police spokesperson Richard Kaponda has identified the man as Misigalo Kamiziyo who has been murdered by unknown thugs… ...

Lilongwe mayor reveals his dreams for the city

Feb 02, 2017 Bright Malenga 6 &

The newly elected Lilongwe city mayor Desmond Bikoko has disclosed that he has got big dreams of making the city a good place for all residents. According to Bikoko, there are a lot of things… ...

MANEB in anti-cheating campaign

Feb 02, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 2 &

In a bid to sensitize the public about the evils of examination fraud, the Malawi National Examination Board (MANEB) is conducting an anti-exam cheating campaign. MANEB Public Relations Officer, Simeon Maganga, told the local media… ...

MCHS students to resume classes on Monday

Feb 02, 2017 Bright Malenga 4 &

Students who are proceeding their education at Malawi College of Health Sciences (MCHS) at Lilongwe Campus can now smile as they will resume their studies at the college on Monday, two months after the colleges… ...

Mother, son die in road accident

Feb 02, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 24 &

A mother and her son have died in a road accident involving a cyclist and a motor vehicle in Ntcheu district. Confirming the incident was the district's Police Publicist Hastings Chigalu who said the accident… ...