Month: November 2020 Posts

FDH Bank clerk arrested for stealing customers’ money

Nov 27, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Zomba are keeping in custody 34-year-old Bank clerk for stealing over K2.7 million from customers'  bank accounts. The bank clerk Costa Maunje who works at Mulanje FDH Bank branch was arrested alongside Gift… ...

Woman stoned to death while sleeping outside house

Nov 27, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A woman aged 56 has been stoned to death in Dedza by unknown assailants. Dedza police deputy publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda has identified the woman as Iness Kamkuza. Manda said Kamkuza on Wednesday night together… ...

Mabedi to name final squad next week

Nov 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi U-20 National team Coach Patrick Mabedi will next week release his final 20-man squad for the 2020 Cosafa U-20 Youth Championship scheduled between December 3-13 in Port Elizabeth. The team has been in camp… ...

Stop hosting engagements, weddings in residential areas –  Blantyre Council tells residents

Nov 26, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Blantyre City Council (BCC) has warned that it will start confiscating equipment from people found hosting engagements and weddings or operating shebeens in residential areas. The council has issued the warning today saying it… ...

Chief Justice Nyirenda accused of nepotism

Nov 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Employees at the Malawi Judiciary have accused Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda of breaching recruitment procedures by hiring his son and nephew at the Judiciary. This is contained in a letter which the staff have written… ...

Three arrested over fake money in Mulanje

Nov 26, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police in Mulanje have arrested three men for allegedly being found in possession of fake Malawian currency amounting to K102,000. The three are Gift Sabola aged 19 of Mphusu Village, Mailosi Sande, 32, of Nkhakamila… ...

‘A true legend’: Tributes pour in for former Malawi Queens coach Griffin Saenda

Nov 26, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Tributes are pouring in for former coach of Malawi National Netball Team Griffin Saenda who has died at the age of 68. According to the Malawi National Netball Team Facebook page, Saenda died this morning… ...

Man rapes four boys over a period of four years

Nov 26, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Dowa have arrested a 21-year-old man for sexually assaulting four boys aged between 10 and 17 over a period of four years. The suspect, Innocent Poita, is alleged to have committed the offence… ...

Malawi Airlines workers down tools

Nov 26, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi Airlines employees are on strike as they protest against their management's decision to cut the workers' November salaries. The employees have expressed concern that the decision to cut the salaries was made unilaterally without… ...

Government committed to protecting persons with albinism

Nov 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by  Esnath Kalawe Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati has said government will keep on supporting persons with albinism in order to address challenges they encounter. She said this on… ...

Over 20,000 households to get food assistance in Zomba

Nov 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Over 20, 000 households are expected to get food assistance from government in Zomba district during the lean season. According to Relief and Rehabilitation Officer at Department of Disaster and Management Affairs… ...

Siku to renovate military museum in Zomba

Nov 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Siku Group has promised to assist government in preserving Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Museum in Zomba. The assurance was made when the company visited military monument in the old capital Zomba with… ...

South Africans say foreign truck drivers should not be hired in SA

Nov 26, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

South African Truck Drivers have demanded their government to stop the employment of foreigners in the trucking sector saying foreigners are hired at the expense of South Africans who have Code 14 driver's licences and… ...

Gamba humbled: loses FB to hackers

Nov 25, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Hip hop heavyweight Phyzix has fallen victim to cybercrime after hackers hijacked his Facebook page weeks ago. The 'Gamba wa Suit' as Phyzix is fondly known has revealed that he went silent on his Facebook… ...

Man aged 31 rapes 5-month-old baby

Nov 25, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 31-year-old man has been arrested in Zomba for raping a five-month-old baby. Zomba Police publicist Patricia Sipiliano has identified the suspect as Muderanji Kanjila who raped the child on November 21. According to Sipiliano,… ...