February 2017

Bullets star retires

Feb 26, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 46 &

Nyasa Big Bullets right back Chikumbutso Kanyenda popularly known as Jet Lee has retired, bringing to an end a 13-year football career at the club, Malawi24 can confirm. Kanyenda, who made his name during Bullets's CAF… ...

NAM, Rach Family Trust sign a multi-million sponsorship deal

Feb 26, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 7 &

The Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) and Rach Family Trust have officially signed a K600 million sponsorship deal for the Malawi National Netball team. The signing ceremony of the five-year deal took place in Lilongwe… ...

Police fatally shoot thief at Budget Director’s house

Feb 26, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 188 &

A thug has been shot dead by police at the house of Budget Director in the Ministry of Finance Chauncy Simwaka, Malawi24 has learnt. According to reports reaching Malawi24, the thief together with other thugs… ...

Magistrate Trust-God Mkandawire suspended over corruption

Feb 26, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 22 &

Edingeni Third Grade Magistrate, Trust-God Mkandawire, has been suspended over corruption. This has been confirmed in a letter dated February 17 2017 and signed by Registrar of the High and Supreme Courts, Jack N’riva, on… ...

Woman kills husband in Neno

Feb 26, 2017 Enock Naphazi 75 &

Police in Neno district have arrested 22 year-old Linly Nkomazinja for killing her husband over family disagreements. Neno Police Public Relations Officer Raphael Kaliati confirmed the arrest of the woman who was apprehended by villagers… ...

Gerald Phiri Jnr stars in Platinum win

Feb 26, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 24 &

...bangs two quick free kicks On loan Bidvest Wits winger Gerald Phiri Jnr produced a man of the match performance to inspire Platinum Stars to a comfortable 3-nil victory over John Maduka's Bloemfontein Celtic in… ...

Child labour behind high school dropouts in Malawi

Feb 26, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Catholic Development Commission of Malawi (CADECOM) has blamed rise in child labour cases on high primary school dropout rates arguing that the dropouts resort to cheap labour for survival. CADECOM Acting Diocesan Secretary for Lilongwe… ...

DPP government shivers at the prospect of investigating Mutharika’s cabinet

Feb 26, 2017 Luke Bisani 63 &

The Malawi Government has brushed aside calls by the opposition for the Anti-Corruption Bureau to probe all cabinet ministers on suspicions of corruption. Members of Parliament during the week suggested that all cabinet ministers must… ...

Stolen items worth K11m recovered in Balaka

Feb 26, 2017 Bright Malenga 19 &

Balaka Police have recovered eleven solar panels, two water pumps, and Yamaha DT motorcycle worth K11 million which were stolen from Nankhono Irrigation Scheme and CADECOM offices respectively at Ulongwe in Balaka. Balaka Police Deputy… ...

Man gets 12 years for raping niece

Feb 26, 2017 Martha Chikoti 14 &

A court in Kasungu has sentenced a 27-year-old man to 12 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping his 14 year-old niece. Deputy spokesperson for Kasungu police Harry Namwaza identified the rapist as Elisa Chakulangila.… ...

Bullets executive committee polls on March 18

Feb 26, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 5 &

Nyasa Big Bullets Board of Trustees committee meeting has agreed to hold main executive committee polls next month, Malawi24 can reveal. After weeks of disagreements between the newly elected supporters executive committee and some of… ...

Malawi pastor takes talent to high level

Feb 26, 2017 Luke Bisani 11 &

Despite his Global United Believers (GUB) ministry centering on winning souls to God, Pastor Daniel Walusa has turned his ministry to be a forum of promoting talent in Malawi. The church organised a talent show … ...

Devotion: Do the Word

Feb 26, 2017 Pastor Daniel Walusa 12 &

James 1:22-25 "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves." As seen above, it is the desire of God that we do His word and not just hear… ...

Chakwera accuses Mutharika of shielding Chaponda

Feb 25, 2017 Bright Malenga 63 &

Leader of opposition Dr Lazarus Chakwera has accused President Peter Mutharika of publicly lying to Malawians that in his cabinet there is no minister involved in any sort of corruption activities. Chakwera was speaking on… ...

The idiocy of MCP: An opposition party with no principle

Feb 25, 2017 Chinsinsi Muchitanji 102 &

Yesterday I was watching the Parliamentary proceedings as they were discussing the issue of inviting Scotland Yard to investigate the death of Issa Njauju and other related matters that unsurprisingly remain unresolved in this country.… ...