Month: March 2020 Posts

COVID-19: CSOs demand release of prisoners

Mar 29, 2020 Luke Bisani 0 &

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Malawi have demanded the release of inmates in the country’s prisons as one way of fighting the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The five CSOs namely Paralegal Advisory Service… ...

Coronavirus: 39 bus passengers quarantined after Malawian dies in transit from SA

Mar 29, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Passengers of a bus have been quarantined after a Malawian national died on the bus while in transit from the Republic of South Africa. Mwanza border public relations officer Pasqually Zulu confirmed that authorities at… ...

Malawi Red Cross launches mobile emergency operations centre

Mar 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) on Friday launched a K25 million mobile Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), which is a central control unit used for coordinating response operations during disasters. The launch was held in… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi Judiciary encourages out of court settlements

Mar 28, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

… Some court proceedings to be held via video conferencing The Judiciary has encouraged parties involved in various court cases to settle matters outside the courts due to the threat of the coronavirus in Malawi.… ...

18 teams to participate in Simso League

Mar 28, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Northern Region Football Association (NRFA) has released a list of 18 teams which meet requirements to participate in the 2020 Simso League. The number of teams varies each season but the association is allowed… ...

FAM mourns former Flames star

Mar 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is grieving with Nyasa Big Bullets Football Club and the entire local football fraternity following the loss of former Nyasa Big Bullets and Flames striker John Phiri. Phiri passed away… ...

Woman sent to prison for dumping baby in toilet

Mar 28, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Chisenjere Second grade magistrate court in Blantyre has sentenced a 20-year-old woman to 30 months in prison with hard labour for dumping her baby in a toilet. Confirming the development to Malawi24 was Chileka… ...