Month: November 2019 Posts

Strong winds displace people in Ntcheu

Nov 22, 2019 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Heavy winds have ripped off roofs of houses in Ntcheu, rendering 314 households homeless in areas under Traditional Authority Ganya in the district. The disaster occurred on Tuesday. A similar incident also occurred a few… ...

Cultural practices fueling child marriages – Navicha

Nov 22, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Mary Thom Navicha has said some cultural practices are fueling the increase of child marriages in the country. She made the remarks on Wednesday during the… ...

Govt confiscates thin plastics

Nov 22, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Government through the Department of Environment Affairs in the Ministry of Natural Resources Energy and Mining has confiscated tons thin plastics from a Chinese manufacturer in Lilongwe. Authorities have also seized a vehicle registration number… ...

Chitenje Changa: Our Vaginas Need New Names to be performed Saturday

Nov 21, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Chitenje Changa, an unapologetic monologue play for 16 days of activism directed by Zilanie Gondwe, will be performed in Lilongwe on Saturday. The play celebrates womanhood but also discusses culture, identity, pleasure, and violence among… ...

Rumphi man jailed for 14 years for raping 11-year-old girl

Nov 21, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate's Court in Rumphi has sentenced a 45-year-old man to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a girl aged 11. The rapist has been identified as Wakisa Lweya. State Prosecutor,… ...

Coaches cry foul over FAM nomination

Nov 21, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Coaches under the Northern Region Football Coaches Committee (NRFCA) have threatened to form a new executive committee saying the current committee did not nominate their preferred candidate for the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) elections.… ...

20 women arrested for selling liquor

Nov 21, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Blantyre on Wednesday executed an early morning operation during which they arrested 20 women for selling Kachasu at Limbe market. Limbe Police Station Deputy Publicist Widson Nhlane said police were informed that some… ...