Month: December 2020 Posts

Health Minister says new maternity wing is not licence for more pregnancies

Dec 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has advised women in Salima not to get pregnant just because of a desire to use the new maternity wing constructed at Salima District Hospital. Chiponda said this when… ...

Six arrested over mob killing

Dec 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda Police in Kasungu have arrested six people for allegedly killing a 29-year-old man over land issues. The suspects have been identified as Griff Chirambo aged 48, Justin Banda aged 38, Queen Masiku… ...

African Parks sees conservation success after involving communities

Dec 17, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The African Parks-run Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, to the east of Central Malawi and near Lake Malawi, is one of the two large wildlife areas which have suffered evils of poaching by surrounding communities. Over the… ...

MEC commissioner Kunje granted bail

Dec 17, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioner Linda Kunje has been granted bail in the case in which she is accused of instructing her driver to obstruct President Lazarus Chakwera’s convoy. Kunje who was arrested on Monday… ...

Man gets eight years in jail for theft, burglary

Dec 17, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court on Wednesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to 8 years in prison for burglary and theft. The court through state prosecutor Sub Inspector Triza Kalonjere heard that the thief Emmanuel… ...

Villagers kill man over land dispute in Kasungu

Dec 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda Police in Kasungu are hunting for villagers from Mphamba village under Traditional Authority Kaomba in the district who killed a 29-year-old man over land issues. The deceased has been identified as Big… ...

Two NEEF employees die in road accident

Dec 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda Two National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) employees have died while two others have sustained injuries after the vehicle they were traveling in overturned several times in Balaka. The deceased have been identified… ...