Month: February 2021 Posts

Man jailed 12 years for burglary and theft

Feb 19, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By: Topson Banda. First Grade Magistrate Court in Dowa has sentenced a 26-year old man identified as Chipiliro Chipengure Shuga to 12 years in prison for breaking into a house and stealing items worth K600,000.… ...

Medical expert says by-elections will take Covid-19 to rural areas

Feb 19, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A medical expert has faulted Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) over plans to hold by-elections in seven constituencies next month, saying the campaign for the polls will lead to spread of Covid-19 in rural areas. MEC… ...

UNIMA delinking to go on

Feb 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The government has decided to continue the process of delinking University of Malawi (UNIMA) into three universities. UNIMA will become Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences MUBAS through Act No. 19 of 2019; the… ...

Malawian seeks votes in Miss Jetset contest

Feb 18, 2021 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

United States of America based Malawian Chiku Nkosi is in the race for Miss Jetset honour and has urged people to vote for her. Nkosi, a nurse who serves in the labour, delivery unit and… ...

Man gets 21 years in prison for sexually abusing sister in-law

Feb 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Ntcheu on Wednesday sentenced a 32-year-old man to 21 years in prison for raping and impregnating his 16-year-old sister in-law. The man has been identified as… ...

DPP will be back in Govt in 2025, says Mwanamvekha

Feb 18, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 1 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Joseph Mwanamvekha says the party will bounce back in government in 2025 if members elect him as party leader at the next convention. Mwanamvekha, who is former Finance Minister and… ...

Youth workers trained on use of emergency contraceptive pills

Feb 18, 2021 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Stakeholders responsible for distributing family planning methods in Phalombe have been trained on the use of the emergency contraceptive pills to promote proper usage in the district which registered 3,000 teenage pregnancies last year. Family… ...