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Last minute flight cancellation leaves Malawi Airlines passengers stranded

Apr 07, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

About 118 Malawi Airlines passengers were stranded at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe this morning following last minute cancellation of their flight. The passengers were expected to board a Boeing 737-700 which was scheduled… ...

UNDP donates ICT equipment to Malawi Parliament

Apr 07, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over information and communication technology equipment to the Parliament of Malawi on Tuesday. The organisation has provided 377 ICT equipment ranging from laptops, desktops, MIFIs, TVs, Cameras, Audio-Visual equipment,… ...

Report paints grim picture of Malawi’s human rights situation

Apr 07, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Amnesty International in its report has mentioned harassment of rights defenders, overcrowded prisons, and attacks against people with albinism as some of the human rights violations happening in Malawi. The organisation has today released its… ...

Malawi Police urged to protect media freedom

Apr 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Romeo Umali Media Institute of Southern Africa, Malawi Chapter (MISA Malawi) says it is concerned with continued arbitrary summoning, arrests and detentions of journalists by the Malawi Police. The organisation issued a statement yesterday… ...

Tonse Govt. is failing: Activists lambast Chakwera’s leadership over education wrangles

Apr 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Romeo Umali Education activists in the country have bashed the Lazarus Chakwera administration for failing to resolve public school teachers’ grievances. The teachers have been demanding Covid-19 risk allowances since February but government is… ...

Atoht Manje drops “Ndalama”

Apr 07, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

By Michael Chiotcha Lilongwe based artist Atoht Manje, real name Elias Missi, has released his first single this year. The Tizipepeseko hitmaker has dropped, Ndalama, a local flavor song mixed with traditional beat of Manganje… ...

Company gives K5 million to Flames

Apr 07, 2021 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

A manufacturing company has honoured its pledge to give MK5 million to Malawi National Football Team for beating Uganda to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals slated for Cameroon next year. Capital… ...