September 2020

Teachers threaten strike over risk allowances

Sep 01, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Concerned teachers who are also Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) members have asked Government through the Ministry of Education Science and Technology to provide Coronavirus risk allowances to teachers before reopening schools on September 7,… ...

Luanar student gets five years in jail for child sexual abuse

Sep 01, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

A 21-year-old Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) student has been sentenced to five years in jail for sexually abusing a child aged 16 and impregnating her. Pilirani Mataka who is a second-year… ...

Ministry Education ‘prepared’ to protect learners, teachers

Sep 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Joseph Mbughi Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima has said the ministry is well prepared to protect learners and teachers from Covid-19 as the schools reopen on 7th September, 2020.… ...

Man sets ablaze 7 houses over land dispute

Sep 01, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

A 54-year-old man is in Police custody in Kasungu after he demolished seven houses and set them on fire due to a land dispute. The man has been identified as Bilija Mtholo and the incident… ...

Devotion: Are you in the book of life?

Sep 01, 2020 Pastor Daniel Walusa 0 &

Revelation 20:12,15 "I saw the dead, both unimportant and important, standing in front of the throne, and books were open. Another book was opened—the Book of Life. The dead were judged according to their actions,… ...

Thousands of girls get pregnant during schools closure

Sep 01, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

As schools are set to reopen in Malawi, thousands of girls will not be able to go back to school immediately as they are pregnant. Schools which were closed schools in March are set to… ...

Residents protest plans to turn ground into estate

Sep 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Mulanje residents on Monday held protests against plans by Chitakale Plantations Limited owned by Mulli Brothers Limited to turn a football ground into an estate. The demonstrations by residents led to running battles between residents… ...