March 2020

DPP accuses MCP of attacking innocent villagers

Mar 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

… Jeffrey says DPP supporters living in fear The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has accused the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) of attacking innocent villagers looking to benefit from MEDF loans, and targeting DPP leaders… ...

27 arrested over blood suckers saga

Mar 29, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in the North have arrested 27 people as they continue to crack down on perpetrators of violence heightened by rumours about blood suckers. The suspects have been arrested from different areas in the region.… ...

Alliance wants more awareness on nutrition

Mar 29, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Civil Society Organization Nutrition Alliance (CSONA) has urged for more awareness on nutrition as one way of fighting against malnutrition in the country. Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for CISONA Kate Sambani made the call in… ...

Ntcheu man on the run after raping biological daughter

Mar 29, 2020 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Police in Ntcheu are hunting for a man who raped his 16-year-old biological daughter last Tuesday in the district. This comes a few days after the Senior Resident Magistrate's court in Ntcheu sentenced a 40-year-old… ...

COVID-19: CSOs demand release of prisoners

Mar 29, 2020 Luke Bisani 0 &

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Malawi have demanded the release of inmates in the country’s prisons as one way of fighting the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The five CSOs namely Paralegal Advisory Service… ...

Coronavirus: 39 bus passengers quarantined after Malawian dies in transit from SA

Mar 29, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Passengers of a bus have been quarantined after a Malawian national died on the bus while in transit from the Republic of South Africa. Mwanza border public relations officer Pasqually Zulu confirmed that authorities at… ...

Malawi Red Cross launches mobile emergency operations centre

Mar 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) on Friday launched a K25 million mobile Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), which is a central control unit used for coordinating response operations during disasters. The launch was held in… ...