February 2021

Prophet arrested for inciting mob violence in Lilongwe

Feb 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawi Police have arrested a 40-year-old prophet in Lilongwe for inciting mob violence at Area 23 in the city. Police have identified the prophet as Kelvin Mwenyeheli, 40, of Christ Life Assembly Church in Area… ...

UN tells Govt to address root causes of attacks against person with albinism

Feb 04, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The United Nations (UN) has urged government to address the root causes of discrimination and violence against persons with albinism in order to stop the attacks against persons with albinism. The UN said this on… ...

Budget review meeting postponed over Covid

Feb 04, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi Parliament has postponed the mid-term budget review meeting which was scheduled to start on February 8. Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Gotani Hara said in a statement that the postponement is due to… ...

Coronavirus: 546 new cases, 35 deaths recorded

Feb 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi on Wednesday recorded 546 new COVID-19 cases, 296 new recoveries and 35 new deaths. Of the new case 542 are locally transmitted and they include 188 from Lilongwe, 153 from Blantyre, 100 from Mzimba… ...

Malawi’s ex-president loses son to Covid-19

Feb 04, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Former Malawi President Joyce Banda has lost her son Geoffrey Kachale Banda to Covid-19. Kachale Banda died yesterday at Bingu National Stadium Covid-19 field hospital in Lilongwe. “Death has been confirmed of Mr. Geoffrey Kachale… ...

Woman kills own child in Chitipa

Feb 04, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A woman aged 20 has been arrested for killing her one-year-old child in Chitipa district. The woman has been identified as Mphatso Kaonga. It is reported that the suspect had a one year and nine… ...

Malawi to get donation of 1.5 million Covid vaccine doses

Feb 03, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi will receive about 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for free under COVAX global vaccines facility which makes sure developing countries can access coronavirus vaccine. Today, the Global Vaccines Alliance (GAVI) has announced… ...