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Amnesty calls for swift prosecution of albino killers in Malawi

Jan 13, 2017 Martha Chikoti 31 &

Amnesty International says the recent killing of a person with albinism in Thyolo is a sign that Malawi should do more in prosecuting perpetrators of previous crimes against people with albinism. On Tuesday, a 19… ...

Malawi in crucial 2019 Afcon qualification group

Jan 13, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 80 &

The Flames should brace themselves for crucial qualification fixtures for the 2019 African Cup of Nations which will take place in Cameroon. Malawi have been drawn against hosts Cameroon and Morocco in group B of… ...

Will the ‘old Lucius Banda’ be possible in 2017?

Jan 13, 2017 Wonderful Mkhutche 110 &

On Monday, January 09, 2017, a nostalgic Lucius Banda, through a Facebook post on his account, reminded his fans of the year 1997. He was twenty seven years old then, released his fourth album, ‘Take… ...

Devotion: It’s your personal Word

Jan 13, 2017 Pastor Daniel Walusa 12 &

Acts 22:7-9 " Then I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?' I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am… ...

Of Noel Chalamanda’s downfall & Donald Trump’s rise

Jan 13, 2017 Pearson Nkhoma 18 &

Following Noel Chalamanda’s downfall in the mayoral elections, I committed to take a selfie along all roundabouts in the City of Blantyre. When I confided in a very close friend of this mission, he was… ...

Heavy rains continue to cause havoc in Malawi

Jan 12, 2017 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 38 &

…five people feared dead Heavy rains in Malawi are fast becoming a threat to people’s lives and property with the latest incident in Mwanza which has seen a bridge being swept away and the road… ...

Court has no power to suspend Chaponda – law expert

Jan 12, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 270 &

The Mzuzu High Court’s decision to grant an injunction stopping George Chaponda from exercising his duties could collide with the laws, a legal expert has told Malawi24. According to the lawyer Ritchie Katsichi of Kalua… ...

The Courts have overstepped mandate on Chaponda

Jan 12, 2017 Pearson Nkhoma 73 &

The news that Malawi High Court sitting in Mzuzu has ruled that Minister of Agriculture, Mr. George Chaponda, should be suspended pending outcome of the investigation into the maizegate scandal has been welcomed with jubilation.… ...

Gaba recounts failing JCE

Jan 12, 2017 Lyonike Mughogho 117 &

Malawi's soccer sensation Frank Gabadinho Mhango has excavated past events to pick up an embarrassing experience, failing Junior Certificate of Education (JCE) in 2013. Mhango who was by then playing for local giants Nyasa Bullets… ...

Flames one place up in latest FIFA rankings

Jan 12, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 31 &

Despite not being active, the Flames of Malawi have moved one place up in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday morning. The Malawi National football team is now on position 102 from position 103… ...

Terrible: Boy electrocuted when picking a ball on the roof

Jan 12, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 58 &

A boy believed to be in the age rages of 10 to 13 in Salima district has died after he was electrocuted by wires when he wanted to pick a ball on one of the… ...

Malawi Cashgate: Godfrey Dzanjalimodzi awaits sentencing in K338 million theft

Jan 12, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 39 &

…now remanded to prison, gets bail revoked As the crackdown into the Cashgate scandal rages on, renowned contractor Godfrey Dzanjalimodzi has been found guilty in a money laundering case involving K338 million, through his construction… ...

Pastor Fletcher Kaiya’s son shot by police

Jan 12, 2017 Lyonike Mughogho 283 &

Police in the commercial city of Blantyre have shot dead a son of Pastor Fletcher Kaiya who escaped from a police cell when he was probed on charges of armed robbery. The son Jonathan Kaiya… ...

Escom workers nabbed for stealing transformer

Jan 12, 2017 Luke Bisani 50 &

Police in the commercial city of Blantyre have arrested a stores clerk, driver, and guard working for Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) for stealing a transformer. The three workers, Godfrey Pontimo (29), Moses Paika… ...

Court suspends Chaponda

Jan 12, 2017 Luke Bisani 179 &

...Attorney general to appeal against ruling The Mzuzu high court has granted an injunction against minister of agriculture,irrigation and water development George Chaponda suspending him from discharging his duties. This follows a court summon by… ...