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Cultural practices blamed for high illiteracy rate in Chikwawa

Apr 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Chikwawa District Youth Office says cultural practices have contributed to the 42 percent illiteracy rate among girls in the district. District Youth Officer Macnell Shire was speaking at Masanduko Primary School in the district recently… ...

Vidic is toughest defender I ever faced – Kanyenda

Apr 14, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Flames legend Esau Kanyenda has named former Manchester United centre back Nemanja Vidic as the toughest defender he ever faced. Kanyenda whose career took him from Dwangwa in Malawi to South Africa and later Russia,… ...

MEC agrees with AG: We do not have Constitutional mandate

Apr 14, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson, Justice Chifundo Kachale, has said the commission does not have the legal mandate as stipulated under Section 75(1) as advised by the Attorney General, Dr Chikosa Silungwe. Kachale made… ...

Mtambo calls on Malawians to get COVID-19 jab

Apr 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Civic Education and National Unity Timothy Mtambo has urged people in the country to get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab and ignore fake news about the vaccine. Speaking during COVID-19 daily briefing in Lilongwe… ...

There is no MEC – AG

Apr 14, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

...Is Malawi heading to the polls again? Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe says Malawi currently has no Electoral Commission and he has advised remaining commissioners to stop discharging their duties. Silungwe said this on April 13… ...

HRDC urges Govt to recover stolen Covid-19 funds

Apr 14, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has called on Government to ensure that people who stole Covid-19 funds are prosecuted and the resources are recovered. Chairperson of the grouping Gift Trapence said this in a… ...

Evangelist jailed for raping child

Apr 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Joseph Mbughi An evangelist in Chitipa has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a child aged 15. The convict has been identified as Mateyo Simbeye aged 21. State prosecutor Sub inspector… ...