Month: March 2020 Posts

Teacher commits suicide after failing to quit drinking

Mar 10, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A teacher aged 32 has hanged himself to death in Chitipa over failure to stop excessive beer drinking. The man identified as Said Mwanguku was a teacher at Ilinga Private Secondary School in Chitipa district.… ...

MCP to hold anti-Mutharika demos

Mar 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says it will hold nationwide demonstrations on Thursday to protests against President Peter Mutharika and his government’s failure to uphold the rule of law. The party has written district commissioners… ...

March to State House still on, says Mtambo before being arrested

Mar 10, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Rights activist Timothy Mtambo has handed himself to Police in Lilongwe but has insisted that the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) will still lead protesters to State House later this month. Mtambo who was being… ...

FAM awards licenses to 8 Super League Clubs

Mar 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Football Association of Malawi has awarded full licenses to Eight Super League Clubs who met the Club Licensing B Criteria grading system under the green range. FAM Club Licensing First Instance Body (FIB) met… ...

111 under self-quarantine in Malawi – Coronavirus committee

Mar 10, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Cabinet Committee on Coronavirus says 111 people who came from countries affected by the COVID-19 are under self-isolation or quarantine in Malawi. Minister of Health Jappie Mhango, who heads the committee, said this in… ...

Likuni Girls given human trafficking books

Mar 10, 2020 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Anti-human trafficking activist, Maxwell Matewere, has handed over 100 books worth K500,000 to Likuni Girls Secondary School. Matewere who is the author of the book titled "Human Trafficking in Malawi:  The untold story" gave copies… ...

Court orders Malawi Police to transfer activists’ case to Lilongwe

Mar 10, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has ordered the Malawi Police to transfer the case of the arrested Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) members to Lilongwe. Activists McDonald Sembereka and Gift Trapence were arrested in Lilongwe… ...