Month: October 2020 Posts

MASM boss arrested for raping 14-year-old girl

Oct 08, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Medical Aid Society of Malawi (MASM) Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Ngomwa has been arrested for raping his sister's child aged 14. Ngomwa is also suspected to have infected the child with HIV. According to reports,… ...

Chakwera ditches mask in Tanzania

Oct 07, 2020 Russell Kondowe 1 &

President Lazarus Chakwera did not wear a mask upon arrival in Tanzania on Wednesday and an epidemics expert says the Malawi leader should be quarantined when he returns to Malawi in accordance with his own… ...

UK gives Malawi K6 billion for COVID-19 response

Oct 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Visiting UK Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, has announced an additional £6 million (about MWK6 Billion) to Malawi for scaling up the country’s COVID-19 preparedness and response. The Minister made this announcement during his visit… ...

Mangochi independent candidate wins case against MEC

Oct 07, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The High Court in Blantyre has ordered the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to conduct November 10 by-elections in Mangochi North-East and West constituencies using the old voters' roll and maintain the candidates who competed in… ...

Bail granted for magistrate accused of corruption

Oct 07, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Third Grade Magistrate Harry Ngulube, who was arrested early on Monday for receiving bribes, has been released on bail. According to Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) spokesperson Egrita Ndala, Ngulube was taken to court on 6th October… ...

Affordable Input Programme to be launched next week

Oct 07, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Government through the ministry of agriculture has announced that it will next week launch the Affordable Input Programme (AIP). This is according to the minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe who announced the development in Parliament… ...

Namadingo loses Patience

Oct 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Enough is enough! Musician Patience Namadingo has pleaded with God to bite the church where it hurts the most. In his latest song called Tumani which means send, the BET award aspirant has made the… ...

Chakwera in Tanzania for second foreign trip in 2 days

Oct 07, 2020 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Malawi President, Lazarus Chakwera, is in Tanzania, the second neighboring country he has visited this week. Chakwera on Tuesday was in Mozambiwue where he held talks with President Felipe Nyusi. In Tanzania, Chakwera will hold… ...

The Growth of Sports in Malawi

Oct 07, 2020 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Malawi sports growth dates way back during its colonial times. Thanks to the British colonists who introduced sports into the country, Malawi now boasts some of the continent’s best sports teams, with football the most… ...

Government challenges K755 million compensation after backlash

Oct 07, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

After being criticized for agreeing to pay an ex-employee K755 million compensation, the government has challenged the settlement. Attorney General (AG) Chikosa Silungwe in August signed a consent order for compensation to former Local Government… ...

Gulewamkulu leads mob in vandalising police unit

Oct 07, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A mob led by gulewamkulu in Dowa on Tuesday vandalised Bowe Police Unit while baying for the blood of a habitual criminal who was under police custody. The incident happened in the area of Traditional… ...

International body approves vaginal ring

Oct 07, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dapivirine Ring (vaginal ring) for HIV prevention has been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), a European Union agency that regulates research and research products. The trials on the use of the vaginal… ...

Teenage boy dies at gold mining site

Oct 07, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 14-year-old boy has died after a big stone fell on him at a gold mining site in Kasungu. Public Relations Officer for Kasungu Police Station Inspector Harry Namwaza said the incident occurred on Monday… ...

The State of Legality of Cannabis and CBD in the UK

Oct 07, 2020 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Until recently, cannabis was heavily restricted across most of the world, including the UK. Today, marijuana is still considered a class B drug available only to certain medical patients under restrictive circumstances, while CBD is… ...

UK supports Malawi with K11 billion for anti-corruption fight

Oct 07, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The United Kingdom has committed £10.8m (approx. MWK11 billion) to support Malawi in tackling serious and organised corruption. The UK’s Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, made the announcement after his audience with President Lazarus Chakwera… ...