Month: May 2020 Posts

HRDC, YAS and Livingstonia Synod want MBC temporarily closed

May 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Livingstonia Synod and two civil society organizations have demanded the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) to suspend the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation’s license by Friday this week. The organisations - Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC)… ...

Two die in Chiweta road accident

May 12, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Two people died while five others sustained various injuries after the motor vehicle they were travelling in fell into a gorge on Monday at Namiyashi Bend in Rumphi. Rumphi Police deputy spokesperson Sergeant Tupeliwe Kabwilo… ...

Man gets 12 years in jail for rape

May 12, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A man aged 25 has been sentenced to 12 years in prison with hard labour for raping a 14-year-old girl. According to prosecutor Sub Inspector Peter Fuluweza, the convict Harry Msiska forced himself on the… ...

Bishop Mary Nkosi leaves MEC

May 12, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Amid calls for Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioners to resign, Bishop Mary Nkosi has left the electoral body. Nkosi went on a three week leave on May 11, 2020 and her contract at the commission… ...

Chiefs advised against frontline politics

May 12, 2020 Chrissie Mainjeni - MEC Stringer 0 &

Chiefs in the country have been advised to be apolitical in the run up to July 2 fresh presidential polls, to serve Malawians better. Over the years, the nation has seen some chiefs indulge in… ...

Sex workers in Zambia hailed for helping Health Ministry locate contacts

May 11, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Ministry of Health in Zambia has praised sex workers as they are helping the ministry trace clients who have contracted coronavirus. The BBC news site reported that a rise in new infections at the… ...

Wakuda Kamanga rejoins DPP, says Mutharika is a true democrat

May 11, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former legislator Elias Wakuda Kamanga has rejoined the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), saying he has realized that President Peter Mutharika is a true democrat. Kamanga, who dumped the DPP in 2012 to join the People’s… ...