February 2021

Man gets 21 years in prison for sexually abusing sister in-law

Feb 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Ntcheu on Wednesday sentenced a 32-year-old man to 21 years in prison for raping and impregnating his 16-year-old sister in-law. The man has been identified as… ...

DPP will be back in Govt in 2025, says Mwanamvekha

Feb 18, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 1 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Joseph Mwanamvekha says the party will bounce back in government in 2025 if members elect him as party leader at the next convention. Mwanamvekha, who is former Finance Minister and… ...

Youth workers trained on use of emergency contraceptive pills

Feb 18, 2021 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Stakeholders responsible for distributing family planning methods in Phalombe have been trained on the use of the emergency contraceptive pills to promote proper usage in the district which registered 3,000 teenage pregnancies last year. Family… ...

Chakwera adopts Trumps philosophy: Malawi cuts on Covid-19 testing

Feb 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Fewer cases of Covid-19 that Malawi has recently been reporting can be accredited to an alleged order to reduce the number of Covid-19 testing. The order, allegedly issued by those in authorities, is concealing the… ...

Mchacha insists he has not endorsed Kabambe

Feb 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South Charles Mchacha has insisted that he has not endorsed former Reserve Bank governor Dalitso Kabambe to replace party leader Peter Mutharika. Speaking at a rally… ...

MEC to hold by-elections on March 30

Feb 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By: Topson Banda. Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said it will hold by-elections in all vacant constituencies and wards on March 30, 2021. According to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa, by-elections will take… ...

Malawians urged to protect Pangolins

Feb 18, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

As Malawi prepares for the commemoration of World Pangolin Day on 20 February, Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) has called on the general public to join hands with the department in the protection… ...