Month: January 2023 Posts

Four-year-old girl dies in house fire

Jan 27, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A four-year-old girl in Nsanje, southern Malawi, has died after the house she was in caught fire. The girl has been identified as Brandina Banda. Her father John Kaweta Banda has told Zodiak Online that… ...

NGO donates assorted items to children in Lilongwe

Jan 27, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

A Non-Governmental Organization called Reach the Needy has donated different items to needy children in Nathenje in Lilongwe district. The organisation donated different items which include soap, clothes, blankets, chlorine and also water buckets among… ...

Marymount bus accident: Driver fined K1.45 million

Jan 27, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The driver of the bus which was involved in an accident that led to the death of two Marymount Secondary School students has been ordered to pay a fine of K1.45 million. The driver identified… ...

12 arrested for beating up members of Neighbourhood Watch

Jan 27, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Soche Police Station in Blantyre, Malawi have arrested 12 people suspected to have beaten up members of Soche Quarry Neighbourhood after one of the members  allegedly killed a 17-year-old boy. Public Relations Officer for Blantyre… ...

Woman gets 7 years in jail for scalding mother in-law

Jan 27, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Rumphi Second Grade Magistrate's Court has sentenced a 24-year-old woman, Fyness Msiska, to 7 years imprisonment with hard  labour for pouring hot water over her mother in-law due to misunderstandings at Phwezi Area. The… ...

Man jailed for attempting to sell uncle for K150,000

Jan 27, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to a year in prison for attempting to sell his uncle for 150,000 Malawi Kwacha. The convict has been identified as Sekerani Brighton. State Prosecutor, Sub Inspector Thokozani Juziwell,… ...

Environmental activist condemns tendency of  dumping waste in drains

Jan 27, 2023 Gracious Zinazi 0 &

Environmental activist Maloto Chimkombero says the tendency of dumping household waste in drains when it is raining instead of using proper waste disposal methods is fuelling water and land pollution in Malawi. Speaking to Malawi24,… ...

Malawians’ satisfaction with governance has declined since 2012 – Report

Jan 27, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Chilima Malawians’ satisfaction with governance has deteriorated since 2012, according to the Ibrahim Index of African Governance. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation tracks leadership and democracy on the continent… ...

Erratic water supply amidst cholera worries Balaka residents

Jan 27, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Residents in Balaka District continue to express dismay with Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) over what they say is 'gross negligence' in the provision of water to its customers in the district. Malawi24 understands that… ...

Kamuzu Academy student found hanging in hostel

Jan 26, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 16-year-old student has been found hanging in the boys' hostel today at Malawi’s Kamuzu Academy in Kasungu. Kasungu police spokesperson, Joseph Kachikho has identified the student as Kevin Moses. According to Kachikho, police suspect… ...

CDEDI visits Central Poultry

Jan 26, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiative (CDEDI) today visited Central Poultry in Lilongwe to appreciate the progress of sanitation efforts at the company amidst the Cholera. The company was shut  down earlier this month… ...

Crocodile killed in Mangochi

Jan 26, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

People at Kwitambo village along the Shire River in Mangochi with help from rangers from Department of Parks and Wildlife on Thursday morning killed a crocodile which has been causing havoc in the area. In… ...

Mulanje based woman wins vehicle in Tecno promotion

Jan 26, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mulanje based business lady Martha Kunkeyani has emerged as the winner of the grand prize in Itel /Tecno Malawi 2022 Christmas Promotion. Kunkeyani was all smiles recently  when she was heading home driving a Toyota… ...

Maranatha Academy offers K500,00 over Cholera rumours

Jan 26, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Maranatha Academy has quashed rumours that its girls' campus at Machinjiri in Blantyre has been hit by Cholera and has said it will give K500,000 to anyone who will help in tracking the person who… ...

High Court Judge says he never lodged complaint against Chizuma

Jan 26, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

In a twist of events, High Court Judge Simeon Mdeza has denied lodging a complaint against Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau Director General Martha Chizuma who is expected to appear before court tomorrow to be charged for… ...