Month: February 2021 Posts

SOBO “tippex” competition

Feb 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

SOBO (Southern Bottlers) allegedly tippexed results of social media competition against a candidate that had over 450 likes in favour of another entry with a handful of likes and comments. The company on December 30… ...

Journalist arrested over fake news

Feb 27, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Police have arrested a Chanco Radio Journalist, accusing him of spreading fake news that heads of the Police and Malawi Army have been interdicted over Covid-19 funds. Malawi Police spokesperson James Kadadzera has confirmed… ...

Two die, six injured in Nkhata Bay road accident

Feb 27, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Two people have died while six others have been seriously injured in Nkhata Bay after the motor vehicle they were traveling in left the road and hit a tree at Msomba area in the district… ...

Police officer arrested for receiving bribe

Feb 27, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A police officer working at Area 25 Police Unit in Lilongwe has been arrested for receiving bribe. Malawi Police Spokesperson James Kadadzera has revealed this today in a statement. According to Kadadzera, the police officer… ...

Parents say children losing interest in school

Feb 27, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Parents have expressed concern over the continued disruption of learning in public schools, saying children are losing interest in school. Malawi24 interviewed several parents on the sit-in that teachers have been conducting this week. The… ...

Free electricity and water connection pushed to next financial year

Feb 27, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Finance Felix Mlusu says Tonse Alliance Government expects to fulfill the free electricity and water connection promise during the 2021/22 financial year. The Tonse Alliance led by Dr Lazarus Chakwera promised remove fees… ...

ACB pleads for patience on corruption cases

Feb 27, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi's anti-graft body, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), has urged the public to refrain from pressurizing the body on some corruption cases, claiming most of such cases need a lot of time for investigations. This is according… ...