Month: January 2018 Posts

Falling tree kills man

Jan 29, 2018 Martha Chikoti 5 &

A 36-year-old man in Chikwawa has died after he was hit by a falling tree. Peter Hesten died on Thursday at Zalera Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Ndakwera in the district. According… ...

Man kills another over sex worker

Jan 29, 2018 Pemphero Malimba 2 &

A man aged 18 in Chikwawa has killed a fellow man over a sex worker. Chikwawa police public relations officer Foster Benjamin identified the murder suspect as Malora Fulingi. According to Benjamin, on Thursday Fulingi… ...

CICOD in fight against armyworms

Jan 29, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Circle for Integrated Community Development (CICOD) has donated pesticides and sprayers to farmers in Dowa district to help them deal with fall armyworms. In early January, the organisation also gave out maize and soya… ...

Chavura’s arrest will affect music content – musicians

Jan 29, 2018 Lyonike Mughogho 31 &

Local musicians have expressed worry that the legal action against hip hop artist Mwiza Chavura will have an effect on their lyrical content. Chavura was arrested for production of a song titled Nzakupanga rape (I… ...

Jumbe skips NEC meeting over safety concerns

Jan 29, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 43 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament Felix Jumbe has said he did not go to the meeting organised by the party's president Lazarus Chakwera because he feared for his safety. Jumbe who is also… ...

Kabwila confident of MCP victory in 2019

Jan 29, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 26 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) publicity secretary has expressed confidence that the party will win the general elections next year regardless of the internal wrangles in the party. Kabwira said this during an interview with the… ...

Kaliwo, Msowoya suspended

Jan 29, 2018 Bright Malenga 59 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) National Executive Committee (NEC) has suspended the party’s first vice president Richard Msowoya and secretary general Gustave Kaliwo. The two will face disciplinary action over the role they played in… ...