Martha Chikoti

CSOs form tax justice movement

Dec 16, 2020 0

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have formed a movement called Tax Justice aimed at monitoring use of taxpayer’s funds in the education sector where over one million children learn under trees. Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC)… ...

MHRC says more police officers needed to combat human trafficking

Dec 14, 2020 0

Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says there is need for more law enforcement officers to be recruited in order for Malawi to combat trafficking in persons. This has been said during an official opening of… ...

Woman drowns herself and baby in Lake Malawi

Dec 14, 2020 0

A 25-year-old woman identified as Brenda Francis has committed suicide by throwing herself and her 3-week-old daughter into the waters of Lake Malawi. The incident occurred in the morning of Sunday, at Mwawa Fishing dock… ...

Conservationist says mountains receive little attention in environmental conversations

Dec 12, 2020 0

Malawi joined the rest of the world in commemorating International Mountain Day on Friday and a conservationist says mountains need to get more attention and there should be more efforts to conserve the mountains. Chief… ...

EU urges Malawi to invest in youth

Dec 10, 2020 0

The European Union (EU) says the country owes it to the next generation to invest in skills training and education for young people so that they should have the skills to build a better future.… ...

Man gets five years in jail for raping four boys

Dec 04, 2020 0

The First Grade Magistrate's Court in Dowa has sentenced 21-year-old Innocent Poita to five years in prison with hard labour for sodomising four boys aged between 10 and 17. The court through state prosecutor Sub… ...

NGO concerned over abuse in workplaces

Dec 03, 2020 0

NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGO-GCN) says many workers today are highly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation due to high levels of unemployment and underemployment in the country. Chairperson of the organisation Barbara Banda said this… ...