Malawi24 Correspondent

Mutharika pledges support for Chakwera

Oct 23, 2020 0

Former President Peter Mutharika says he will give President Lazarus Chakwera all the support to develop Malawi. Speaking at a press briefing today, Mutharika said he wishes Chakwera well for the benefit of the country.… ...

Nankhumwa tells Chakwera to take action against corrupt officials in Tonse

Oct 23, 2020 0

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has urged President Lazarus Chakwera to ensure that action is taken against corrupt officials in the Tonse Administration. He was speaking in Parliament today at the end of the first… ...

Scorchers ready to face any team at COSAFA – Kazuwa

Oct 23, 2020 0

Malawi National Women’s Football team Coach McNelbert Kazuwa says his team is ready to face any team at the 2020 COSAFA Senior Women’s Championship scheduled for South Africa next month. Kazuwa was reacting to the… ...

Thugs exhume remains of person with albinism: Body parts missing

Oct 22, 2020 0

Thugs in Ntcheu have exhumed the remains of a woman with albinism and some of her body parts are missing. Ntcheu Police Publicist Hastings Chigalu said the woman with albinism is Edna Zakaria who died… ...

Chiefs petition government over underdevelopment

Oct 22, 2020 0

By Synd Kalimbuka Community members from Chingale area in Zomba led by chiefs have petitioned Zomba District Council to consider restoring the area as a Sub-District saying it is the only way to fully develop… ...

Police condemn vandalism of Police Unit in Mangochi

Oct 22, 2020 0

By Synd Kalimbuka The Commissioner of Police responsible for Eastern Region Arlene Baluwa has called upon the public to desist from vandalizing police property and from taking the law into their hands. Baluwa made the… ...

Bishop Malasa threatens to close Anglican schools over Hijab saga

Oct 22, 2020 0

By Synd Kalimbuka Bishop Brighton Vital Malasa of Anglican Diocese of Upper Shire has threatened to close all Anglican schools in the diocese if people continue to threaten diocesan priests and teachers over the prohibition… ...

Pope Francis backs gay marriage

Oct 22, 2020 0

Pope Francis has backed gay marriages saying "homosexual people have a right to be in a family" and that the Catholic Church should back a civil union law that recognises same sex marriage. The Pope said… ...

Bushiri to spend 2 more nights in custody

Oct 21, 2020 0

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Prophetess Mary Bushiri will spend two more nights in custody following their arrest yesterday for fraud and money laundering about K5 billion. The two appeared before Pretoria Magistrates Court… ...

Man rapes 11-year-old child in Chikwawa

Oct 21, 2020 0

A man aged 38 has been arrested for raping an 11-year-old child in Chikwawa. According to a police report, the child was raped on Tuesday at around 11:00 hours at Mulomba area. The girl’s father… ...

Two arrested for killing 70-year-old woman in Dedza

Oct 21, 2020 0

Police have arrested two men over the murder of 70-year-old Stella Chigule who was stoned to death after being accused of practicing witchcraft in Dedza. National Police publicist James Kadadzera said the two are believed… ...

Minibus driver gets seven years in jail for raping woman

Oct 21, 2020 0

A court in Lilongwe has sentenced a 22-year-old minibus driver to seven years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a woman. The Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court handed the sentence to the driver Gift Mailosi on Monday.… ...

Parliament restricts 50%+1 to presidential elections

Oct 20, 2020 0

Malawi Parliament has passed a bill which restricts the use of 50%+1 system to presidential elections while the winner in Parliamentary and Local Government election will be the candidate who obtains the greatest number of… ...

Bushiri arrested, again! Accused of fraud and money laundering K5b

Oct 20, 2020 0

Police in South Africa have re-arrested Malawian Prophet, Shepherd Bushiri, and his wife Prophetess Mary Bushiri allegedly for fraud and money laundering about K5 billion (R102 million). Bushiri’s spokesperson Ephraim Nyondo has confirmed the arrest… ...

Delay to prosecute suspects irks magistrate

Oct 20, 2020 0

A magistrate in Lilongwe has expressed worry over delays by the state to prosecute suspects. Principal Resident Magistrate Viva Nyimba expressed the concern on Tuesday after adjourning the case in which former Minister of Information… ...