June 2022

African solutions to African problems: Reframing science innovation

Jun 10, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By Quarraisha Abdool Karim, PhD Africa is plagued by many epidemics — from tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS to malaria and wild polio — but the continent has also worked for decades to fight these threats. The… ...

Two suspected robbers arrested in Mangochi

Jun 10, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Mangochi district have arrested two men on suspicion that they have been attacking businesspersons and robbing them of cellphones, laptops and cash. Publicist for Mangochi Police Station Sub Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi identified… ...

I didn’t know I am on the poster, Chakwera

Jun 10, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera, who appears on a poster as guest of honour for the 2022 Environmental Health Conference and General Meeting in Mangochi, has said he will not attend the meeting. A flier circulating on… ...

AfDB approves K9.5 billion in grants to Malawi

Jun 10, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants amounting to $9.25 million (K9.5 billion) for implementation of the Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme (ADRiFi) in Malawi which will boost… ...

Man commits suicide after fight between his fiancée and sex worker

Jun 10, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 25-year-old man in Lilongwe hanged himself to the roof of a toilet on Wednesday after his fiancée and a commercial sex worker he took home engaged in a fight over him. Sub-Inspector Foster Benjamin,… ...

William Kamkwamba visits school in US

Jun 10, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Kamkwamba autographs a copy of his book for Elizabeth Crimmins, 12, at Randolph Middle School in Charlotte (Photo: The Charlotte Observer) Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article262206322.html#storylink=cpy William Kamkwamba, the Malawian author behind “The Boy Who Harnessed… ...

#MaGear Makhadzi takes over TikTok

Jun 10, 2022 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Makhadzi is swiping over TikTok and other social media platforms with her yet to be released song, Tshintsha Magiya. A snippet of the song has scoped millions of TikTok views from over 12 thousand uploads.… ...