Month: October 2021 Posts

Discrimination worsens poverty levels among elderly in Chikwawa

Oct 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Authorities in Chikwawa have revealed that high levels of systematic discrimination and stigma which the elderly people are being subjected to in the district have resulted into most of them becoming more vulnerable and poorer.… ...

Slow progress of Thabwa-East Bank road project worries MP

Oct 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Parliamentarian for Chikwawa East Constituency, Rodrick Khumbanyiwa, has expressed worry over the delay in completing the construction of the 60 kilometers Thabwa - Fatima East bank road which stalled earlier this year due to funding… ...

Chikwawa registers 12 percent increase in crime rate

Sep 30, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Chikwawa has registered 1,067 criminal cases from January to June this year, a jump from the 939 cases registered during the same period last year representing a 12 percent increase. This was disclosed at a… ...

Red Cross hands over CBCC, pay toilet to communities in Chikwawa

Sep 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) on Friday handed over a Community Based Child Care Center (CBCC) and a pay toilet to communities in Chikwawa district under its Community Resilient (COMREP) project being implemented in… ...

Organisation calls for equal access to maternal care among female inmates

Sep 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The International Alliance for Patients Organisations (IAPO) has called on government and other local stakeholders in the health sector to intensify efforts in ensuring equal access to quality maternal health services among female inmates. Speaking… ...

Sex worker demands child support from father

Sep 21, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 17-year-old sex worker from Chikwawa who got pregnant in Mzuzu is pushing for child support from the father of her three-month-old baby, saying she is struggling to fend for the child alone. The girl… ...

Chikwawa facing shortage of extension workers

Sep 09, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Chikwawa district is facing critical shortage of extension workers, a situation Agriculture authority in the district says has greatly affected agricultural output. Director of Agriculture, Environment and Natural resources for the District, Donald Ghambi has… ...

Chikwawa police warn communities over poaching

Sep 09, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Amid rising incidences of wildlife poaching, police in Chikwawa have seriously cautioned communities living near wildlife reserves against being involved in the vice saying all those found shall be prosecuted. The warning follows the arrest… ...

Former Deputy IG donates oxygen cylinders, wheelchairs to Chikwawa hospital

Aug 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former Deputy Inspector General of Malawi Police Service, Mary Manyusa on Thursday donated various items including two oxygen cylinders and two wheelchairs. The items also included gloves, face masks and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs)… ...

Nurse, driver arrested over K22 million armed robbery 

Jun 21, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A nurse and a driver in Chikwawa have been arrested for invading Afrisian Company offices and stealing K22 million. Police publicist for Chikwawa Dickson Matemba has identified the two as the company's driver Lawrence Likaswe,… ...

Man arrested for setting house ablaze with granny, 80, inside

Jun 01, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Chikwawa have arrested a man aged 37 for killing his 80-year-old grandmother after he set  a house on fire while the grandmother was inside. Chikwawa police spokesperson Dickson Matemba has identified the suspect… ...

Sex workers urged to report cases of sexual abuse

May 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Human Rights advocates in Chikwawa have urged female sex workers in the district to report any forms of rights abuse, including sexual abuse, they may encounter in the line of their duty, saying they are… ...

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… ...

Police arrest mother of missing child with albinism

Apr 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police have arrested the mother of a 20-month child with albinism who went missing on March 26 this year. The law enforcers said in a  Facebook post yesterday that the woman identified as Carolyn Sazio,… ...

Electoral stakeholders intensify efforts to ensure peace during by-elections

Mar 29, 2021 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

Electoral Stakeholders in Chikwawa have intensified efforts to ensure that  no incidence of violence is registered during Tuesday's by-elections and after the polls. This follows reports of some incidence of violence already registered in other… ...