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MANEPO and MHRC condemn attacks against elderly persons

Mar 09, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Malawi Network of the Elderly Person's Organisation (MANEPO ) and Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) have condemned continued attacks and killings of elderly persons in the country over witchcraft allegations. In a press statement signed… ...

MANEPO wants stiff penalties for those who assault elderly persons

Dec 31, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Malawi Network of Older Persons Organisations (MANEPO) has called on courts in the country to mete out stiff punishments to those found guilty of assaulting or harassing elderly persons. MANEPO Country Director, Andrew Kavala, made… ...

Chakwera, Homeland Minister mum on abused older women

Dec 05, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera and Minister of Homeland Security Jean Sendeza have remained mum on the abuse of elderly women in Mzimba. Chakwera has not spoken out on the ill-treatment of the two women who were… ...

Trouble at St Andrews Primary: Parents drag school to court

Aug 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Guards at St Andrews manhandled a teacher Parents of learners at St Andrews International Primary School in Blantyre have dragged the school to court over the illegal appointment of the board of trustees which the… ...

Ex-BICC employee reveals unfair treatment

Oct 04, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A former worker at the Bingu International Convention Center (BICC) and President Walmont Hotel in Lilongwe has revealed details about the exploitation of workers at the hotel. The ex-employee, Emmanuel Yobe, who was amongst first… ...

TFAC hailed for fighting abuse against girls

Jul 15, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

The Ministry of Education has commended Theatre for a change (TFAC) for its initiatives which have helped in reducing violence against girls thereby increasing the number of school going girls in Phalombe district. Under consortium… ...

Higher court to sentence women convicted of assaulting fellow woman

Oct 25, 2017 Bright Malenga 243 &

Three women who stripped naked and assaulted another woman in Lilongwe will be sentenced by a higher court following their conviction on Wednesday. The Nkukula Second Grade Magistrate Court in Lumbadzi on Wednesday convicted the… ...

Children need platform to speak up on abuse – MHRC

Aug 15, 2017 Martha Chikoti 3 &

Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says providing a platform where children can be able to voice out issues is the best way of ending various abuses against children in the country. Director of child rights… ...

Kumbu breaks Malawi internet

Jul 04, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 171 &

He is only known as Kumbu but he is the current hottest thing on the Malawi internet. Information Malawi24 has gleaned claims that a male student by the name of Kumbu is owning the Malawi… ...

God save us from religion

Jun 03, 2017 Samuel Majamanda 13 &

While the World commemorated the International Nurses Day on May 12, 2017, four-year-old Dyson M’mangisa curled up in a hospital bed at Mulanje District Hospital praying for God to save him from the religion of… ...

More Kalibu Academy abuse Victims tell their stories

Jan 05, 2016 Happy Arnold Soko 92 &

...Pastors are engaging in witchcraft ...Headmaster Paisley Mavutula accused of beinrevealed as womanizer ...Additional reports of physical beatings As we continue to investigate the homosexual, physical and verbal abuse at Kalibu Academy, former employee who… ...