August 2017

Mbolembole names Malawi National Women team for Cosafa preps

Aug 24, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi National Women Football Team will go into camp on Monday 28th August 2017 at the Mpira Village in Blantyre in preparation for the Cosafa Women Championship to be held in Zimbabwe next month.… ...

Road accident kills pedestrian

Aug 24, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

A 34-year-old man has died after being hit by a car as he was crossing a road in Dowa district. The man who has been identified as Jabesi Chipasula, was struck on Thursday at Chezi… ...

Fisherman drowns in Lake Malawi

Aug 24, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

A 37-year-old man known as Gilbert Samuel has been found dead after drowning in Lake Malawi at Manyamba fishing dock in Nkhotakota. Nkhotakota Police deputy spokesperson Paul Malimwe told Malawi24 that on the night of… ...

Police recover vehicle stolen from South African

Aug 24, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 3 &

Malawi Road Traffic officers in Machinga district have impounded a vehicle which is believed to have been stolen from South Africa. According to police report, the vehicle, a Toyota Fortuner registration number RU8817 was recovered… ...

By–laws to eradicate harmful cultural practices in Phalombe

Aug 24, 2017 Grecium Gama 0 &

Communities in Traditional Authority Jenala in Phalombe have designed by–laws to end some of the cultural practices that are contributing to the spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the rise in early pregnancies in the… ...

Wildlife trafficking worries Malawi journalists

Aug 24, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Association of Environmental Journalists in Malawi (AEJM) has expressed worry over increased cases of wildlife trafficking in the country. In a statement signed by AEJM general secretary Charles Mkoka, the association has condemned wildlife… ...

FMB slashes interest rates

Aug 24, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

First Merchant Bank (FMB) in Malawi has disclosed that it has slashed interest rates effective today. This follows the announcement of a cut in interest rate to 18 percent by Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM)… ...