Month: August 2021 Posts

Ronaldo returns to Manchester United United

Aug 27, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, 36,  has returned to Manchester United where he scored 118 goals in 292 games during his first spell. Manchester United have confirmed that the club legend is back at… ...

Chinese national found with ivory, rifles at his home

Aug 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Police raided the house of a Chinese national in Lilongwe where they found seven rifles and pieces of ivory. The suspect has been identified as Bin Liu who lives at the low-density Area 47 in… ...

Mchacha, two others granted bail

Aug 27, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Minister of Irrigation and Water Development Charles Mchacha has been granted bail following his arrest yesterday for using K539,000 public funds for his honeymoon. Mchacha, Principal Secretary Henrie Njoloma and Lilongwe Water Board Chief Executive… ...

Breaking news: Chakwera speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Aug 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has had a phone call with President Xi Jinping of China. Malawi24 understands that the two leaders talked about many issues including development projects which the Chakwera administration wants to implement in… ...

Musician Wyndham Chechamba dies

Aug 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Legendary musician Wyndham Chechamba has died this morning at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre. A family relation Ernest Mataka has confirmed. Chechamba, 86, was in hospital due to breathing problems. In 2017, the musician… ...

Driver freed of presidential convoy obstruction charge

Aug 27, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The state has failed to prove that a truck driver in Mzuzu obstructed President Lazarus Chakwera’s convoy. The driver, Lusungu Chibisa Chirwa, was arrested on Sunday after police accused him of not stopping for the… ...

Rapist gets 14 years in jail in Balaka

Aug 27, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Balaka First Grade Magistrate's Court has sentenced Erick Chimpeni, 33, to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) for raping a 13-year-old child. According to Balaka Police station spokesperson Sergeant Precious Makuta, state prosecutor… ...

Man arrested for killing friend over woman

Aug 27, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Mangochi have arrested Allie Rico Pilo, 23, who is suspected to have stabbed to death his friend, Mussah Dinde, 21, after the duo quarreled over a woman. Mangochi Police Station Publicist Amina Tepani… ...

Chakwera’s defamation case: Social commentator ordered to pay K3 million

Aug 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A social commentator has been ordered to pay K3 million in the case in which Nick Chakwera claimed damages for defamation. Chakwera, President Lazarus Chakwera’s son, initially demanded K270 million from social commentator Joshua Chisa… ...

Two die in Ntcheu accident

Aug 27, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Two people have died this morning while several other people have sustained injuries following a two-vehicle collision at Ngalande Trading Centre in Ntcheu. Ntcheu police spokesperson Hastings Chigalu said the accident involved a Speed Courier… ...

CDEDI demands Lowe’s resignation over AIP

Aug 27, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has called on Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe to resign, saying his ministry reduced the number of Affordable Input Programme (AIP) beneficiaries without consulting President Lazarus Chakwera… ...

Devotion: Refuse profane and old wives’ fables

Aug 27, 2021 Pastor Daniel Walusa 0 &

1 Timothy 4:7-8. “But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profited little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now… ...

Former RBM Governor Chuka dies  

Aug 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM), Charles Chuka, has died. RBM spokesperson Ralph Tseka has confirmed the sad news. He added that RBM mourns with the Chuka family and remembers Chuka as… ...

Bullets back to winning ways as title race heats up

Aug 26, 2021 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Nyasa Big Bullets bounced back from a disappointing Northern Region outing as they overcame a resilient Red Lions at Mpira Stadium on Thursday afternoon. The defending champions beat the soldiers 1-0. Bullets went into the… ...

 Honeymoon lands Mchacha in the cooler

Aug 26, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has today arrested former Minister Charles Mchacha over his honeymoon. Principal Public Relations Officer Egrita Ndala has confirmed the arrest. She said the bureau on 24th August 2020, received a complaint… ...