Month: May 2021 Posts

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… ...

MCP parliamentary candidate survives car accident in Chikwawa

Mar 25, 2021 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary candidate for Chikwawa East, Foster Thipiwa, on Wednesday afternoon escaped with minor cuts after a vehicle he was driving overturned three times at a place called Monjo. The accident occurred… ...

MCP candidate in Chikwawa East promises road, police unit

Mar 22, 2021 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary candidate for Chikwawa East has mentioned the construction of a police unit and construction of Thabwa-Livunzu-Fatima road as his development priorities for the area if he gets elected in the… ...

Mobile phone network challenges in Chikwawa worry chiefs

Mar 17, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Chiefs at Thelere in Chikwawa say mobile phone network challenges are negatively affecting the economic wellbeing of people in the area. Speaking during an interview on Tuesday, Group Village Headman (GVH) Thelere said such is… ...