Month: July 2019 Posts

Persons with albinism given security alarms

Jul 06, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dedza on Thursday handed over security alarms to persons with albinism in Dedza. According to police, the security alarms being given to people with albinism can be heard to distances of up to… ...

Mangochi community college receives computers from Airtel

Jul 06, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Airtel Malawi Limited on Wednesday donated 10 state of the art computers and a router to Mangochi Community College. According to the institution's Airtel Money Marketing Manager Tione Kafumbu, the initiative is a bid to… ...

Malawi Army praised by Southern African countries for protecting protesters

Jul 06, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

People in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia have heaped praise on the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) officers who have been protecting anti-government and post-elections protesters. On social media pages, citizens of other Southern African… ...

MHRC condemns riots

Jul 06, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has condemned riots that happened in the country on Thursday and Friday during protests organized by Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC). This is contained in a press statement dated… ...

MDF, MPS not siding with any political grouping – Police IG

Jul 05, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service (MPS) Rodney Jose says the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) does not side with any political and the two security organs are only maintaining peace during demonstrations. Jose made… ...

Demonstrators torch Chiumia’s vehicles, police unit

Jul 05, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Protesters in Mzuzu have set on fire a police unit and two vehicles belonging to former Cabinet Minister Grace Chiumia. Chiumia is also a member of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party. Protesters stormed her house… ...

Botomani warns demo organisers

Jul 05, 2019 Thandeka Lizi 1 &

Minister of information, Civic Education and Communications, Mark Botomani has warned demonstration organisers against destabilizing peace in the country in the name of protests. Speaking on Thursday afternoon in Lilongwe where he held a press… ...