Thula Chisamba, Author at Malawi 24

Villagers sleeping in groups for fear of blood suckers in Chitipa

Mar 27, 2020 0

At a time the Malawi Police are describing blood suckers reports as mere paranoia, people in Chitipa are sleeping in groups to be each brother’s keeper in case blood suckers invade their homes. According to… ...

Teachers worried over confusion on fees abolition

Jan 02, 2019 0

Secondary school teachers teaching in rural areas have expressed fear that parents will accuse them of stealing money owing to rickety information on government's decision to abolish tuition fees. Government in September last year abolished… ...

Youth in Malawi don’t know how to use condoms

Dec 29, 2018 0

Many young people in Malawi have no clue how to use condoms due to lack of access to youth friendly health services (YFHS), something which is exposing them to sexually transmitted infections and teenage pregnancies.… ...

Lack of sanitation facilities for menstruating girls leading to school dropout

Dec 23, 2018 0

When menstruation begins, adolescent girls either absent themselves from school or attend classes in discomfort due to inadequate sanitation facilities at the institution. Some girls have, according to our snap survey at Chipongo Primary school… ...

Forex black market boom: Police warn of swindlers

Dec 22, 2018 0

To people who fancy shortcuts, black markets are ideal for their various business transactions. In Malawi, it is reportedly during festive seasons like Christmas, when these illegal markets experience a 'boom' because those based in… ...

MPs’ absenteeism irks Malawians

Dec 14, 2018 0

..Speaker urged to be calling register Malawians in Mzuzu have described the mass absenteeism of Members of Parliament in the august house as questionable. The concerned citizens, in random interviews this publication conducted on Thursday… ...

Young imbibers’ gang in unity of purpose

Dec 11, 2018 1

Alcohol drinkers under the age of 18 in Mzuzu have vowed that not even government policy interventions will ever stop them from patronizing drinking joints. They will, according to them, still booze despite the ban… ...