April 2021

Man aged 70 arrested over rape of his granddaughter

Apr 06, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 70-year-old has been arrested in Mzimba over the rape of his 15-year-old granddaughter. The man has been identified as Chimtumbila Soko. Malawi News Agency reported that the grandfather raped the child last year. Mzimba… ...

Bingu was the best in Africa, Malawians issue their verdict

Apr 06, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawians says former President Bingu wa Mutharika was the best leader in Africa. Mutharika led Malawi from 2004 to 2012 – the year he died while in office at the age of 78. During his… ...

Two get 5 years in prison for stealing from motor vehicle

Apr 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Benjamin Chisale Two people in Phalombe have been sentenced to five years in prison each for stealing items worth K1. 4 million from a motor vehicle. The First Grade Magistrate's Court in Phalombe on… ...

Learners ask Chakwera to consider teachers’ demand

Apr 06, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Schoolchildren in Mzuzu have asked President Lazarus Chakwera's administration to give teachers Covid-19 risk allowances. The learners thronged the streets of Mzuzu with the aim of pushing government to end teachers' strike which has re-started… ...

Journalist detained by Police over article about Chakwera’s dithering

Apr 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Lilongwe this morning detained a Nyasatimes Journalist over a news story about President Lazarus Chakwera’s delay to announce a cabinet reshuffle. The Journalist Watipaso Mzungu was summoned and detained at Area 30 Police… ...

Education advocates ask Chakwera to declare Malawi a ‘state of educational disaster’

Apr 06, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Some education advocates in the country have urged President Lazarus Chakwera to declare Malawi a state of disaster due to the standoff between government and teachers The call comes amid a standstill in the education… ...

Police arrest mother of missing child with albinism

Apr 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police have arrested the mother of a 20-month child with albinism who went missing on March 26 this year. The law enforcers said in a Facebook post yesterday that the woman identified as Carolyn Sazio,… ...