Month: February 2021 Posts

Organisation empowers female headed households in Mzimba

Feb 03, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

An organisation in Mzimba has empowered female headed families looking after orphans and vulnerable children to be self-reliant in the long term through agribusiness. This comes as the ever-growing number of orphans and vulnerable children… ...

Four women fined for selling alcohol

Feb 03, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Four women in Dedza have been fined K30,000 each for selling alcohol at around 10AM. The women are Juliet Tobias, 20, Caroline Henry aged 18, Sofireti January aged 63 and Stella Falamani 56 both from… ...

MHRC condemns killing of person with albinism in Mangochi

Feb 03, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has expressed concern over the resurgence of attacks against persons with albinism following the brutal killing of a 26-year-old person with albinism in Mangochi. The victim, Saidi Futon Dayton,… ...

Former Maneb boss arrested over exam leakage

Feb 03, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police have arrested former executive director of Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) Gerald Chiunda over leakage of Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) exams. Eastern Region Police spokesperson Joseph Sauka has confirmed that police are… ...

Channel Covid donations to DODMA – Malawi Govt

Feb 03, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Government has urged individuals and organisations to send Covid-19 donations to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DODMA). In a statement on Tuesday, Commissioner for DODMA James Chiusiwa noted President Lazarus Chakwera declared a state… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi records 573 new recoveries

Feb 02, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi has today registered 538 new COVID-19 cases, 573 new recoveries and 14 new deaths. All new cases are locally transmitted and include 166 from Mzimba North, 142 from Blantyre, 101 from Lilongwe, 16 from… ...

Met warns of floods in Northern Region

Feb 02, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services says people in flood prone areas in Rumphi, Karonga and Nkhata Bay should watch out for flash floods between tonight and tomorrow. In a weather forecast for tonight… ...

Angola: Shooting spree by security forces kills at least 10 protesters

Feb 02, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Angolan security forces have shot and killed more than 10 protesters since 30 January, rights group Amnesty International says. The killings have been happening in the mining town of Cafunfo, Cuango municipality, Lunda Norte province,… ...

Drunk Police officer in viral clip to be punished

Feb 02, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Police Service (MPS) says it will discipline and make an example of the Police officer who got drunk while in uniform and was captured in a viral video clip. Police spokesperson James Kadadzera has… ...

Parliamentarian launches construction of youth resource centrer

Feb 02, 2021 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Newly elected Member of Parliament for Phalombe North Constituency Mabvuto Bokosi has launched the construction of a Youth Resource Centre in the constituency. The youth resource centre will be constructed in the area of the… ...

Two jailed for damaging trees worth K760,000

Feb 02, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A court in Dowa has sentenced two people to 30 months in prison for damaging trees at Kongwe Forest Reserve in the district. The two have been identified as Posiyano Wayinodi aged 21, and Mwayiwawo… ...

Where is Chilima, Malawians ask as SKC hibernates

Feb 02, 2021 Russell Kondowe 3 &

Malawians on social media are wondering why Vice President Saulos Chilima has been quiet in recent weeks, saying they want him to speak about the Tonse Alliance promises. After the Tonse Alliance’s win last year,… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi registers 402 new cases, 330 recoveries

Feb 02, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi has recorded 402 new COVID-19 cases, 330 new recoveries and 10 new deaths. The new cases include 190 from Blantyre, 158 from Lilongwe, 10 from Kasungu, seven from Dedza, five from Mwanza, four each… ...

Two arrested for theft in Kasungu

Feb 02, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By: Topson Banda. Police in Kasungu have arrested two men for allegedly breaking into houses in the district and stealing assorted items. The suspects have been identified as Chimwemwe Banda aged 27 and Jonathan Mlongoti,… ...

K-Man first memorial show cancelled amid COVID surge

Feb 02, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

What would have been the first memorial show for northern region Urban Music pioneer, K-MAN, has been cancelled owing to public gathering restrictions, organizers say. K-MAN, Nkhwima Moyo died on February 4, 2020 at Mzuzu… ...