Month: December 2020 Posts

Council sells school land: HRDC says land should be given back

Dec 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) Zomba chapter is demanding Zomba City Council to give back to Chilunga Community Day Secondary School land which the council sold to individuals. On Friday, the coalition… ...

Activist in Malawi says eliminating GBV goes beyond stiff penalties

Dec 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Emily Banda Eliminating gender-based violence against women, girls and babies, some as little as six months old, goes beyond stiff penalties, an activist has said. Condemning the high rate of violence against women and… ...

Public urged to adhere to safety measures during rainy season

Dec 13, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police have appealed to the public to adhere to safety precautions to avoid drowning or being struck by lightning during the rainy season. The appeal comes to remind the public during engagements such as farming… ...

Talking Blues: Kantoletole! Osatolayo! Samwa mkaka!

Dec 13, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Chilima were at Capital Hill on Friday, leading this month’s environmental clean-up activity. This is the president’s second clean-up excursion since Cabinet resolved that the campaign be institutionalised… ...

Prophet taken to court for grabbing plot in exchange for prayer

Dec 13, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

One of the well-known prophets in Blantyre has been dragged to court for grabbing a plot of land in exchange for prayer for a sick person. According to a court document which Malawi24 has in… ...

Cassper given the Chakwera treatment: he will fly home tomorrow

Dec 12, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 1 &

South African artist Cassper Nyovest has had a day to forget in Malawi following delay of his flight back home. The South African jetted into the country on Friday for a performance at Bar B… ...

Soldiers share points in Mzuzu

Dec 12, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Brothers in arms Moyale Barracks and Mafco on Saturday shared the spoils in a goalless draw at Mzuzu Stadium. The Super League game was a feisty affair as Gasten Simkonda was tackled several times before… ...