Month: December 2020 Posts

Man jailed 7 years for attempting to sell son

Dec 30, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for attempting to sell his 14-year-old biological son for K4 million. The man has been identified as Kamfosi Nkhanyira. Police prosecutor Sergeant Emmanuel Namarwa… ...

Illovo Sugar Malawi engages community leaders on Gender Based Violence

Dec 30, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Illovo Sugar Malawi in partnership with Red Cross Malawi has called for community leaders in Chikwawa to join the noble cause of eliminating Gender Based Violence among communities in Malawi. Illovo partnered with Red Cross… ...

Youths empowered to demand sexual and reproductive health rights

Dec 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A network of local non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) that has been championing the Get Up, Speak Out (GUSO) Project in Chikwawa says the project has helped to empower the youth in the district to demand for… ...

Chilima orders Plem to redesign Chikwawa-Chapananga road

Dec 14, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has ordered Plem Construction to redesign and reconstruct part of Chikwawa-Chapananga-Mwanza road saying the current works are substandard. Chilima inspected the road on Monday morning and he deplored the poor and… ...

Family of Councillor shot by police pushes for compensation

Dec 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The family of former Makhwira South ward Councillor, late Manick Gannet, who was shot and killed by police while he was on duty in August this year, says it is yet to get compensation from… ...

NGO abandons borehole construction in Chikwawa

Dec 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A non-government organisation has abandoned borehole drilling projects in several schools in Chikwawa. This was disclosed recently during a one-day workshop for stakeholders implementing school led sanitation project in Chikwawa   organised by Habitat for Humanity.… ...

Malawians ask authorities to investigate Plem over Chapananga

Dec 08, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawians have demanded government and regulators in the construction sector to investigate Plem construction company over Chapananga Bridge. The demands follow the circulation of pictures on social media showing significant damage to the road and… ...

Tonse Govt plans to construct 900 health posts by 2022

Dec 08, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says government’s target is to construct 900 health posts in rural areas across the country by 2022. She made the remarks on Monday when she received Mwalija Health Post… ...

Two trucks carrying fertilizer intercepted in Chikwawa

Dec 02, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Chikwawa on Tuesday night intercepted two trucks carrying 913 bags of fertilizer. Police Officer in Charge, Senior Assistant Commissioner Jane Mandala, said the bags were intercepted at Kamuzu Bridge roadblock and the law… ...

NGO holds fathers camp on Sexual Reproductive Health in Chikwawa

Nov 03, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

A local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Coalition of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (COWLHA) recently held a fathers camp in Chikwawa to encourage parents to allow their children access Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) Services in the country.… ...

Lack of police unit, health centre dominate councillor debate in Chikwawa

Nov 02, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

Lack of police unit and health centre were the main issues during the Makhuwira South Ward councillor dabate organised by the National Initiative for Civic Education (Nice) Public Trust over the weekend. The debate was… ...

Chikwawa residents complain of being sidelined

Oct 30, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

People from two villages in Chikwawa, which are surrounded by Shire River and can only be reached using canoe, have complained that candidates in the November 10 by-elections are yet to visit the area. The… ...

Malawian musician Beanca to stage naked protest over rape

Oct 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Musician Beanca has said she will hold naked protests to demand action against the rise in rape cases in the country. In a Facebook post today, the Dancehall artist said she want to show her… ...

Chikwawa council seeks to transform district into modern town

Oct 20, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

Chikwawa District Council has formulated an Urban Structure Plan which seeks to transform the district into a modern town. The formulation of the Urban Structure Plan follows the launch of Chikwawa District Physical Development Plan… ...

Abida Mia opens K28 million mortuary at Ngabu hospital

Oct 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Deputy Minister of Lands, Abida Sidik Mia, who is also a member of Parliament for Chikwawa Nkombedzi constituency on Friday opened a new morgue worth K28 million at Ngabu Rural Hospital in the constituency. The… ...