April 2017 | Malawi 24

Speak the truth with charity, Malawi journalists told

Apr 30, 2017 Luke Bisani 17 &

A Roman Catholic Bishop from Karonga diocese has urged journalists in Malawi to uncover the truth for the country to develop. Speaking during the annual general meeting Catholic journalists had in Salima district on Saturday,… ...

FMB increases U-20 league sponsorship

Apr 30, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 4 &

First Merchant Bank (FMB) has increased sponsorship of the FMB U-20 league and has expanded the competition to eight districts. The announcement was made on Wednesday at a cocktail organised by FMB in Blantyre. FMB… ...

War within: Chakwera under pressure to organise convention

Apr 30, 2017 Luke Bisani 69 &

Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera is facing fresh calls to organise a convention as wrangles continue in the party. Members of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) have urged the MCP president… ...

Rapist gets 12 years

Apr 30, 2017 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 35 &

A court in Machinga has sentenced a 62-year-old man to 12 years in prison for raping a 17-year-old girl. According to Machinga police publicist Davie Sulumba, the convict sexually abused the girl who is a… ...

Man kills sister in-law’s lover

Apr 30, 2017 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 35 &

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in Machinga for killing his sister in-law’s boyfriend. Police in the district confirmed the development with Malawi24 and identified the suspected murderer as Elias Jalasi and the deceased as… ...

Chakwera will never rule Malawi

Apr 30, 2017 Bright Malenga 290 &

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) will never rule the country under its current leader Lazarus Chakwera. This was said by DPP Secretary General Glezelder Jeffrey… ...

Flames crash out of 2018 CHAN

Apr 29, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 135 &

Flames will not be present at the 2018 Championship of African Nations (CHAN) after their faint hopes of qualification were extinguished on Saturday at Bingu National Stadium. Madagascar produced a stunning performance to record another… ...

Cecilia Khofi crowned Miss Malawi

Apr 29, 2017 Bright Malenga 23 &

Cecilia Khofi, a Blantyre based beauty queen was on Friday crowned Miss Malawi at a splashy event held in Lilongwe. The Ministry of Health employee beat 13 other contestants to claim the crown. Khofi who… ...

In Mutharika’s world, ACB is independent

Apr 29, 2017 Bright Malenga 13 &

President Peter Mutharika has insisted that the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is independent amid claims from various quarters that the bureau acts selectively. Mutharika made the remarks during the official launch of National Anti-Corruption Corruption Conference… ...

APM hails Commonwealth-Malawi relationship

Apr 29, 2017 Bright Malenga 1 &

President Arthur Peter Mutharika has hailed the Commonwealth saying it is a key player in the country’s development. Speaking when he met Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland at Kamuzu Palace, Mutharika said since Malawi’s independence… ...

Three attempt to sell boy with albinism

Apr 29, 2017 Martha Chikoti 16 &

Police in Ntchisi have arrested three men who were attempting to sell a two-year-old child with albinism in the district. Acting Public Relations Officer for Ntchisi police Peter Njiragoma said the three have been trying… ...

Mutharika’s government tend to ignore issues – analyst

Apr 29, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 17 &

A political analyst has said that it is the responsibility of government to resolve the Chancellor College impasse rather than ignore the issue as it usually does. At the moment the Chancellor College is yet… ...

Madagascar game a must-win for Flames

Apr 29, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 38 &

Malawi badly need to gain some ground in the continental game against Madagascar after losing 1-nil in the 2018 Championship of African Nations (CHAN) preliminary first leg clash in Antananarivo last week. Flames take on… ...

Catholic priest in sex scandal

Apr 29, 2017 Bright Malenga 399 &

A Roman Catholic Father has been arrested after he was found performing sexual acts on a 17 year-old girl. Dedza Police spokesperson Edward Kabango has identified the Father as 60-year-old Andrew Timpuza who is based… ...

Students demand Mutharika’s intervention on Chanco closure

Apr 28, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 13 &

Students from Chancellor College (Chanco), a constituent college of University of Malawi (UNIMA), have asked for President Peter Mutharika's intervention on the continued closure of the institution. Chanco was closed late last year after academic… ...