Thula Chisamba, Author at Malawi 24

Malawi’s Vocalist Lick C beaten in Tanzania: Collabo with Lava-Lava halted

Feb 26, 2021 0

Malawian artist, Vocalist Lick C, was on Thursday night assaulted at a show at Tunduma in Tanzania. According to his manager, Dungwi Third, Lick C has been in Tanzania for a month where, among others,… ...

Baby escapes horrific accident in Rumphi, mother dies on spot

Feb 25, 2021 0

In a tragic unfolding of events, a 56-year-old woman had to throw her baby away before being hit to death by a speeding car in Rumphi on Wednesday. “The woman had a baby in her… ...

Teachers face massive deductions from their salaries effective February

Feb 25, 2021 0

As the Tonse alliance government continue to corner teachers in the country, it has been revealed that councils have rolled out massive deductions from teachers' already meagre perks effective February month-end. A leaked document, seen… ...

Teachers raise tough questions on risk allowances

Feb 23, 2021 0

Teachers in the country may not proceed prodding for risk allowances if some of their questions can be addressed adequately and soberly, they say. In a WhatsApp panel discussion monitored by this reporter, the disgruntled… ...

Farmers to hold anti-govt demos: ADMARC yet to pay them

Feb 22, 2021 0

Some farmers in the country have hinted of staging massive anti-government demonstrations over failure by the Agriculture Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) to pay them in time. According to the farmers, ADMARC just got their… ...

Teacher succumbs to Covid-19 in Kasungu

Feb 20, 2021 0

Sombre mood engulfed education zone in Kasungu on Friday where a teacher has succumbed to Covid-19. The deceased identified as Alfred Kanyenda was a headteacher at Chitalala school in Mziza zone. According to a letter… ...

Malawian escapes ‘Nyaope’ death trap in SA

Feb 17, 2021 0

A Malawian from Makhosikazi in Mzimba has escaped with neck injuries after wrestling with armed assailants who wanted to chop off his head in South Africa. Witnesses have confided in this reporter that the man,… ...

Xenophobic Malawians wants Asians out

Feb 16, 2021 0

Black Malawians plying their businesses in Mzuzu have called for the removal of all Asians living in the city's Central Business District. The call follows the sweeping out of local vendors from undesignated places some… ...

Ngilimbo: Drug from Malawi selling like hot cakes in Tanzania and SA

Feb 16, 2021 0

A local intoxicative drug popularly termed, in Karonga as 'Ngilimbo' is fast becoming favorite for drug addicts in Tanzania and South Africa. The 'Malawian cocaine' as celebrated by its darlings, has made its way to… ...

Piracy: COSOMA cracking down on offenders

Feb 13, 2021 0

Under Malawi's copyright laws enacted in 2016, possession of pirated materials is an offense that attracts a penalty of MK5 million and 2 years in prison with hard labour. In line with this legal directive,… ...

Road to Mwazisi in Rumphi rendered impassable

Feb 12, 2021 0

Constant rains in some parts of Rumphi have rendered the road to Mwazisi, home to Malawi's first lady Monica Chakwera, impassable. Passengers are spending nights on the road, a situation most of them have described,… ...

Abandoned Malawian wives suffering in South Africa

Feb 11, 2021 0

The tendency by some Malawian men of inviting their wives from Malawi and later disowning them upon arrival in South Africa is sending many of such women into ungodly ways of survival in the foreign… ...

Contraceptives killing libido: Women urge men to embrace ‘withdrawal method’

Feb 08, 2021 0

Some women in Malawi have attributed their low bedroom voltage to contraceptives which they claim extinguishes their powerlines. Reacting to a Facebook complaint by a man who lamented his wife's matrimonial underperformance, women disclosed that,… ...

K-Man first memorial show cancelled amid COVID surge

Feb 02, 2021 0

What would have been the first memorial show for northern region Urban Music pioneer, K-MAN, has been cancelled owing to public gathering restrictions, organizers say. K-MAN, Nkhwima Moyo died on February 4, 2020 at Mzuzu… ...

Govt not paying 450 intern health workers: Frontline medics starving

Jul 24, 2020 0

About 450 intern health workers in the country are struggling due to government's failure to pay them. During spot check findings in hospitals that these frontline health workers are serving, it was established that… ...