Month: January 2020 Posts

Malawi protesters give anti-corruption body 72 hours to arrest bribery suspects

Jan 16, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Protesters led by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have given the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) 72 hours to arrest people who attempted to bribe Constitutional Court judges presiding over the presidential elections case. HRDC chairperson… ...

Tigris releases song about floods

Jan 16, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Musician Angela Mizinga also known as Tigris has released a song titled “Ndizothekera” which highlights the effects of climate change, floods in particular. The song's theme is centered on best practices to mitigate the effects… ...

Muslims demand arrest of killers of police officer

Jan 16, 2020 Richard Jimu 1 &

Muslims in Machinga protested on Thursday demanding the arrest of people who killed a police officer last year. Chairperson of the Muslim Supreme Council of Malawi Sheik Yasin Katungwe presented the petition to Machinga District… ...

18 arrested for looting during demos

Jan 16, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Chitipa on Wednesday arrested 18 people for breaking into shops and stealing various items during last week’s demonstrations in the district. Public relations officer for Chitipa Police Gladwell Simwaka said the looters broke… ...

Nine arrested for damaging road

Jan 16, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Phalombe have arrested nine men for digging a drainage across the newly constructed Zomba-Jali-Phalombe Road. According to Phalombe Police spokesperson Innocent Moses, the incident occurred on January 15 around 09:00 hours along Zomba-Jali-Phalombe… ...

Mchacha slams MCP ‘stunt’: No sane person can quit the ruling DPP for an opposition party as Chilima smirks

Jan 16, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Regional governor for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the South Charles Mchacha has laughed off reports that hundreds of people in the Lower Shire have defected to the main opposition Malawi Congress Party… ...

Boyfriend, two others nabbed over Kottana Chidyaonga’s death

Jan 16, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Lilongwe on Wednesday night arrested three suspects in connection to the death of 23-year-old Kottana Maria Chidyaonga. Chidyaonga was reported to have died as a result of a snake bite but an autopsy… ...