March 2019

Interfaith Committee prays for free and fair elections

Mar 22, 2019 Takondwa Velemu - MEC Stringer 0 &

Phalombe District Interfaith Committee (DIAC) conducted prayers for free and fair tripartite elections at Phalombe Secondary School hall on Wednesday. DIAC's Chair Sheikh Sitolo said the prayers were organized to bring peace in the district… ...

Police seize 77 bags of Chamba

Mar 21, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Kasungu on Monday impounded a three tonner lorry carrying 77 bags of Indian hemp. The illegal drug was loaded in a Mitsubishi Canter registration number MN 4430. Police said the operation took place… ...

Cash from the bra: Malawian women not left out

Mar 21, 2019 Joseph Dumbula 1 &

As I board one public commuter in the commercial city of Malawi, Blantyre an argument starts. The conductor is on the neck of a female passenger asking for another bank note for the fare from… ...

Mwenifumbo, Mwalwanda clash

Mar 21, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A war of words ensued on Wednesday at Karonga Museum between Frank Mwenifumbo and Dr Cornelius Mwalwanda after the two accused each other of failing to bring development in the constituency. Speaking when he was… ...

The JB effect: Faustace Chirwa leaves PP after MCP deal

Mar 21, 2019 Richard Jimu 2 &

Just days after People's Party (PP) President Joyce Banda revealed that there were disagreements in the party on whether to settle for MCP or UTM, one executive member has called it quits over the series… ...

Isaac Chilemba: ‘I tried to kill myself three times’

Mar 21, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 1 &

...says he was addicted to alcohol, cigarettes and pornography... Malawi's Golden Boy Isaac Chilemba says he tried to kill himself on three occasions in a battle with depression. The 31-year-old former International Boxing Organisation (IBO)… ...

Police tighten security for people with albinism

Mar 21, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dowa have started making frequent visits to houses of people with albinism living in the district following increasing cases of abductions and killings reported in other districts of the country. On 16th March,… ...