Month: April 2023 Posts

Chakwera  pays tribute to Khondowe

Apr 20, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says Mathews Eliazere Khondowe who died on Tuesday aged 90 was visionary, development conscious, hardworking and lived his life with total humility, all of which are worth emulating. The president was speaking… ...

Cyclone survivors at Bangwe Camp get mental health support

Apr 20, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Mhango Humanitarian organisation Lifeline Malawi has provided mental health support to Cyclone Freddy survivors at Bangwe Youth Centre camp in Blantyre to help them deal with mental issues. The organisation was on Monday at Bangwe… ...

Man sentenced to 4 years Imprisonment with hard labour for burning niece’s hands

Apr 20, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Zomba has sentenced 22-year-old Ronnex Bandawe to 4 years in prison with hard labour for burning his niece's hand after claiming that the little girl stole his green maize. Bandawe… ...

Malawi in foundational learning poverty

Apr 20, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Minister of Education, Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima says Malawi has not done well on foundational learning leading to numeracy and literacy poverty. She was speaking in Lilongwe on Wednesday during the launch of the Foundation Learning… ...

Driver arrested after crash involving truck with abnormal load

Apr 20, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

The vehicle Kamowa was driving Kasungu Police is keeping in custody a truck driver identified as Manuel Zakaliya aged 32 after his truck carrying abnormal load allegedly caused the death Steven Kamowa aged 25. On… ...

ACB arrests transport ministry official for awarding contract to Mota Engil

Apr 20, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Chief Procurement Officer in the Ministry of Transport and Public Works, Michael Mbewe, for fraudulently awarding tender to Mota Engil on Marka-Bangula railway project. In 2021, the Ministry of… ...

Southern Region Water Board admits facing challenges in supplying water

Apr 20, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Southern Region Water Board has admitted that it is facing huge challenges in supplying adequate water in most areas as existing schemes have outlived their design life and are unable to meet the present demand.… ...