World News Posts

Being gay in Malawi

Dec 28, 2015 Benjamin Ngoma* 366 &

About being gay in Malawi. John 8:7, "Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." If we hate one sin we should hate all sin.… ...

Mutharika succumbs to US pressure

Dec 19, 2015 Aubrey Makina 322 &

...forgives two gay men Malawi24 has been duly informed that on instructions from President Peter Mutharika, Malawi government has decided to drop all the charges against two men who were arrested in Lilongwe for having… ...

Open letter to Virginia Palmer: we are not gays in Malawi

Dec 18, 2015 Beaton Galafa* 405 &

I pray this letter finds you in good health. Virginia Palmer, we have been disappointed and highly offended by your meddling in our country’s affairs. We still do not understand why you Americans, being civilized… ...

PP changes tune on homosexuality

Dec 18, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 61 &

….fires warning shots at Mutharika Former ruling Peoples’ Party (PP) under whose leadership the laws that criminalise homosexuality were suspended has changed its stance on the contentious issue. In an interview with Malawi24, PP publicity… ...

MCP says no to homosexuality

Dec 18, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 260 &

…tells donors to stop focusing on useless things Malawi Congress Party has told off bilateral partners over their insistence on gay issues. In an interview with Malawi24, MCP spokesperson Jessie Kabwila who used to back… ...

US orders Malawi to free gay pair

Dec 15, 2015 Baxter Mkumba 379 &

The United States of America government through its embassy in Lilongwe has ordered Malawi Government to drop charges against Cuthbert Kulemela, 19, and Kelvin Gonani, 39, the two gay people arrested recently for having sex with… ...

Pack up and go – US ambassador to Malawi told

Dec 15, 2015 Aubrey Makina 521 &

…warned to take ‘Gay agenda’ with her as she goes US ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer has been told to pack up her things and Malawi. This comes after she made comments on Facebook expressing… ...

Let us not over-praise Magufuli, at least not yet!

Dec 11, 2015 Lyson Sibande* 109 &

Lately, the newly elected President of Tanzania, John Magufuli, who was sworn in early last month, has received a lot of praises. In most cases, I am sure the praises have been exaggeratedly heaped on… ...

Malawians shun uninspiring Mutharika, turn to Tanzania’s Magufuli

Nov 25, 2015 Aubrey Makina 332 &

Newly elected Tanzanian President John Magufuli has become a social media sensational after his approach to work in the neighbouring country. According to an observation by Malawi24, a section of Malawians on social media have… ...

Malawians mourning Paris attacks

Nov 15, 2015 Aubrey Makina 257 &

…Critics call it acting out of ‘peer pressure’ A cross section of Malawians have expressed their solidarity with France after terrorist attacks that saw at least 120 people dead. On social media, a number of… ...

‘Forget Shire-Zambezi waterway,’ Mozambique tells Malawi

Sep 29, 2015 Aubrey Makina 156 &

…Mutharika seething with anger at the decision Former President, late Bingu wa Mutharika’s wet dream has to come to an end, Mozambique government has told the Malawi government. According to media reports, the neighbouring government… ...

Mugabe tells the UN: ‘we are not gay’ in Africa

Sep 29, 2015 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 996 &

Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe, took a very bold position during his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) by deviating from his prepared speech to tell world leaders that the people of Africa ‘are… ...

Malawi’s Prophet Bushiri caught with pants down, again

Feb 25, 2015 Mike J. Kangwele 141 &

Major Prophet Shepherd Bushiri of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) who has earned himself a reputation as a man of God with succinct prophecies yet has attracted controversies to himself ranging from sex scandals to… ...