Chikondi Magalasi, Author at Malawi 24

No national ID, no medical services in Phalombe

Apr 16, 2020 0

Members of Phalombe District Council have resolved that people without national identity cards will not be allowed to get medical services in some of the health facilities in the district. The resolution was made on… ...

Convict escapes from police custody on sentencing day

Mar 27, 2020 0

A 19-year-old boy convicted of sexually abuse and impregnating a 14-year-old girl escaped from police custody in Phalombe on the day when a court was expected to deliver its sentence. Our investigations have revealed the… ...

Phalombe girl escapes hunger through tailoring

Mar 25, 2020 0

At a time when hunger has hit many parts of the country, twenty-two year-old Elizabeth Kamoto in Phalombe is using tailoring to feed her family of six. Kamoto who stays with her divorced mother and… ...

Health personnel accused of taking kickbacks from Mozambicans

Mar 24, 2020 0

Medical Assistants and Nurses at Nambazo Health Centre in Phalombe district have been accused of taking sweeteners from Mozambican nationals in exchange with health services. Members of the communities around the health facility have confided… ...

Women asked to include spouses in land registration

Mar 03, 2020 0

Women in Phalombe district have been asked to include their husbands as joint owners of their land during land registration under the Customary Land Act which requires people to register their land for ownership purposes.… ...

Communities trained on gender based violence

Feb 22, 2020 0

People from different Traditional Authorities in Phalombe have been taught on issues of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in order to curb cases of GBV in the district. These orientation programmes were organised by Phalombe Youth… ...

Youths cautioned ahead of road construction project

Feb 21, 2020 0

Youths around Mpata, an area between Michesi and Mulanje mountains, have been warned about the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS as a road construction project is about to commence in the area.… ...